Defending Women’s World Cup champions Japan take on Cameroon in Vancouver in their second group game on Friday, in a fixture that could be a little more difficult than they’d anticipated. The African side recorded the biggest win in their history in their first-ever World Cup match against Ecuador on Monday, 6-0, and will be heading into this game with their tails well and truly up.
Japan vs. Cameroon, World Cup 2015: Start time, TV schedule and how to watch online
Defending WWC champions Japan take on a confident Cameroon side in Vancouver on Friday.
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Of course, Japan are still favorites to win this match, and they also opened their World Cup campaign with a victory -- downing a tricky Switzerland side, 1-0 -- but this game could prove to be closer than expected.
If you're looking for players to keep an eye on, watch out for Cameroon's record goal scorer Madeleine Ngono Mani -- who has been a fixture in the French top flight since the start of her professional career -- and Japan's Homare Sawa, who is 36 years old and still one of the best in the game. She won the Ballon d'Or on the back of her Golden Ball-winning performance at this tournament four years ago, with her keen eye for the goal matched by her creativity deeper in the midfield.
Match Date/Time: Friday, 10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. local
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. -- English), RDS, TSN (Canada), BBC Red Button (U.K.), NHK Japan (Japan)
Online
U.S.: If your TV provider has Fox Sports 1, you can catch the game for free on Fox Sports Go, assuming they give you access to the service. There's also Fox Soccer 2 Go, a paid service that requires no TV subscription. An online Spanish language option is provided by Telemundo's streaming service.
United Kingdom: BBC Sport Online
Listings via Live Soccer TV.
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