Italy Women face off against Japan Women in Women's Internationals Round 1 on Sat 30th September 2023 at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 18:00. In South Africa it’s at 19:00 SAST, 06:00 NZST in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST in Australia and 10:00 EST in the US.
Italy Women won the last encounter but Italy Women 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 Women in position 9 and Japan Women in position 11, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Italy Women vs Japan Women 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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