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Football: Tanikawa Shines as Japan Overwhelm Canada in Home Friendly
Canada lost 3-0 to Japan, with goalkeeper errors key to defeat as Canada fell to 6-5-1 for 2025, missing key players due to injuries and club absences.
- On Nov. 29, 2025, Japan beat Canada 3-0 at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki in a women's international friendly.
- Club decisions and passport issues reduced Canada's available options, with Olivia Smith withheld by Arsenal, D.B. Pridham ineligible due to U.S. passport, and injured Buchanan, Carle, and Proulx absent.
- Critical goalkeeper errors and clinical finishing produced the 3-0 scoreline as Japan outshot Canada 9-2, with Momoko Tanikawa opening in the 43rd minute, Tanaka doubling after dispossessing goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan, and Aoba Fujino adding a third.
- The Canada women's national team’s last game of the year saw them lose 3-0 to Japan, with an ongoing 4-1 goal drought since June 27, while Fleming earned her 150th cap and Henderson managed the sideline in Stoney's absence.
- Historically, Canada has struggled versus Japan, without a win since 2018, despite an experienced starting 11 with 702 combined caps; the Japanese starting XI included eight players from English clubs.
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After this 3-0 defeat to Japan, the Canadian women's soccer team did not score in 364 minutes of play, that is, since June 27.
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