NAGASAKI - Canada slumped to its fourth straight defeat Saturday, blanked 3-0 by Japan in a women’s soccer friendly.

Momoko Tanikawa, Mina Tanaka and Aoba Fujino scored for eighth-ranked Japan, which controlled play at the 20,000-capacity Peace Stadium.

Ninth-ranked Canada was outplayed for much of the game and it was one-way traffic for long stretches.

The two teams meet again Tuesday at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki in nearby Isahaya.

The Japan games are the last of the year for the Canadians, who fell to 6-5-1 in 2025.

Canada will be looking to turn the tide, having arrived on the back of 1-0 losses to No. 24 Switzerland and the 11th-ranked Netherlands last month after a disappointing 3-0 loss to the second-ranked U.S. in July.

The Canadians have not scored in 364 minutes since Emm

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