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Japan will take on China in the World Cup qualifier at the Xiamen Egret Stadium on Tuesday.
Japan are leading the standings after five rounds with a seven-point lead at the top already. They will be confident of picking up what could be their ninth win in 10 games and keep their nine-game unbeaten run going.
China are fourth in the standings with six points but the two teams above them are also on the same tally. A win over the leaders will boost their chances going forward.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
How to watch China vs Japan online - TV channels & live streams
| Country | TV channel / live stream |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | NA |
| United States | NA |
| Australia | Paramount+ |
| China | IQiyi |
| Japan | DAZN Japan |
| India | FanCode |
| Saudi Arabia | beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD, Shoof, beIN Sports HD 1 |
| Bahrain | beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD, Shoof, beIN Sports HD 1 |
| UAE | beIN Sports Connect |
The match will not be shown live on UK or US. DAZN will stream the game in Japan whereas in China, fans can tune in to IQiyi. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.
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China vs Japan kick-off time
The match will be played at the Xiamen Egret Stadium on Tuesday, with kick-off at 12pm GMT / 7pm ET.
Team news & squads
China vs Japan lineups
4-3-1-2
Formation
3-4-2-1
JPNCHN-Line up
CHN- 14
D. Wang
- 16
S. Jiang
79’
- 23
Z. Yang
- 13
H. Hu
- 5
C. Zhu
- 6
S. Wang
- 7
H. Xu
- 19
Y. Cao
28’
63’
- 20
W. Xie
24’
90’ + 2’
- 10
S. Wei
60’
79’
- 11
L. Lin
48’
63’
Substitutes
- 3
Z. Wei
79’
- 2
T. Browning
- 12
D. Liu
- 1
J. Yan
- 4
Z. Wang
- 18
P. Han
- 15
J. Cheng
- 17
Z. Huang
- 8
Y. Li
63’
- 21
H. Wang
90’ + 2’
- 22
Z. Wang
79’
- 9
Y. Zhang
63’
Manager
Branko Ivankovic
JPN-Line up
JPN- 1
Z. Suzuki
- 16
K. Machida
- 4
K. Itakura
45’ + 6’
- 22
A. Seko
68’
- 14
J. Ito
77’
- 13
K. Nakamura
65’
- 8
T. Minamino
64’
- 17
A. Tanaka
- 20
T. Kubo
84’
- 6
W. Endo
- 19
K. Ogawa
39’, 54’
77’
Substitutes
Manager
Hajime Moriyasu
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
China team news
Shangyuan Wang and Lei Li were forced off due to injuries during China’s narrow 1-0 win over Bahrain.
They both are doubtful for selection in this game.
There are no other injury concerns in the China squad ahead of their crucial clash against the leaders.
Japan team news
Meanwhile, the visitors cruised to a dominant 4-0 victory over Indonesia in their previous outing, and coach Hajime Moriyasu may choose to field a largely unchanged lineup for this encounter.
There are no injury concerns in the Japan squad ahead of Tuesday's clash.
Form
CHN-Form
CHN- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 5/13
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 4/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5
JPN-Form
JPN- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 19/1
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 1/5
Head-to-Head Record
CHNLast 4 matches
JPN0
Wins
0
Draws
4
Wins
Goals scored
13- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/4
- Both teams scored
- 1/4