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Japan face off against France in Internationals on Fri 8th July 2022 at Japan National Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:50. In South Africa it’s at 07:50 SAST, 17:50 NZST in New Zealand, 15:50 AEST in Australia and 22:50 EST in the US.
France won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the rankings with France in position 4 and Japan in position 9, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Japan vs France will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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