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Japan face off against Italy in Friendlies Round 1 on Fri 3rd July 2026 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 01:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 12:00 NZST in New Zealand, 10:00 AEST in Australia and 17:00 EST in the US.
Italy won the last encounter but Italy are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Italy in position 10 and Japan in position 12, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Japan vs Italy 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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