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How to watch today's China vs Japan World Cup qualification game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

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

CountryTV channel / live stream
United KingdomNA
United StatesNA
AustraliaParamount+
ChinaIQiyi
JapanDAZN Japan
IndiaFanCode
Saudi ArabiabeIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD, Shoof, beIN Sports HD 1
BahrainbeIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD, Shoof, beIN Sports HD 1
UAEbeIN 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

ChinaHome team crest

4-3-1-2

Formation

3-4-2-1

Home team crestJPN

CHN
-Line up

Substitutes

Manager

  • Branko Ivankovic

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

Goal Scored (Conceded)
5/13
Games over 2.5 goals
4/5
Both teams scored
3/5

JPN
-Form

Goal Scored (Conceded)
19/1
Games over 2.5 goals
3/5
Both teams scored
1/5

Head-to-Head Record

CHN

Last 4 matches

JPN

0

Wins

0

Draws

4

Wins

1

Goals scored

13
Games over 2.5 goals
2/4
Both teams scored
1/4

Standings

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