Japan Women and Sweden Women will continue their incredible run in the 2023 Women's World Cup as the two nations are set to clash in a quarter-final tie on Friday.
The 2011 winners conceded their first goal in the 3-1 win over Norway in the round of 16, after Futoshi Ikeda's side scored a combined 11 unanswered goals in the group stage including a 4-0 win over European side Spain.
As Japan look to book their place in the semi-finals for the third time in the history of the tournament, 2003 runners-up and 2019 semi-finalists, Sweden overcame defending champions USWNT on penalties in the last-16. Peter Gerhardsson's side also come into the tie on the back of a perfect record.
Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Japan Women vs Sweden Women kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | Aug 11, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 3:30 am EDT |
| Venue: | Eden Park |
The FIFA Women's World Cup match between Japan and Sweden is scheduled for August 11, 2023, at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
It will kick off at 3:30 am EDT in the United States (US).
How to watch Japan Women vs Sweden Women online - TV channels & live streams
 | fuboTV | Watch here |
 | UNIVERSO | Watch here |
 | Peacock | Watch here |
 | Telemundo | Watch here |
 | FOX | Watch here |
 | Sling TV | Watch here |
The game will be broadcast live on TV on Sling TV, FOX, Telemundo, UNIVERSO and fuboTV. It is also available to stream online live through Peacock.
GOAL will have live updates of the game on its Live Match Center page.
Team news & squads
Japan Women team news
It's mostly likely going to be an unchanged Japan lineup against Sweden, with a back three consisting of Hana Takahashi, Saki Kumagai and Moeka Minami.
The top scorer at the 2023 Women's World Cup, Hinata Miyazawa, will look to further add to her tally of five goals.
Japan Women possible XI: Yamashita; Takahashi, Kumagai, Minami; Shimizu, Hasegawa, Nagano, Endo; Miyazawa, Fujino, Tanaka.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Yamashita, Tanaka, Hirao |
| Defenders: | Shimizu, Minami, Kumagai, Miyake, Takahashi, Seike, Moriya, Ishikawa |
| Midfielders: | Sugita, Miyazawa, Naomoto, Endo, Hasegawa, Fujino, Hayashi |
| Forwards: | Ueki, Nagano, Tanaka, Hamano, Chiba |
Sweden Women team news
No surprises if Gerhardsson sticks with the same team that held out USA to a goalless draw before winning 5-4 on penalties.
At the heart of the defence, Amanda Ilestedt will be joined once again by Magdalena Eriksson, as the duo would want to record a fourth straight clean sheet.
Barcelona's Fridolina Rolfo has scored twice at the tournament and should be the one to continue going ahead.
Sweden Women possible XI: Musovic; Bjorn, Ilestedt, Eriksson, Andersson; Angeldahl, Rubensson; Rytting Kaneryd, Asllani, Rolfo; Blackstenius.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Musovic, Falk, Enblom |
| Defenders: | Andersson, Sembrant, Lennartsson, Sandberg, Eriksson, Ilestedt, Bjorn |
| Midfielders: | Asllani, Angeldahl, Seger, Rytting Kaneryd, Bennison, Schough, Rubensson |
| Forwards: | Janogy, Hurtig, Jakobsson, Blackstenius, Blomqvist, Rolfo |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2021 | Sweden Women 3-1 Japan Women | Olympics Women |
| Jul 21, 2016 | Sweden Women 3-0 Japan Women | Friendlies Women |
| Mar 10, 2014 | Japan Women 2-1 Sweden Women | Algarve Cup |
| Jul 28, 2012 | Japan Women 0-0 Sweden Women | Olympics Women |
| Jun 20, 2012 | Sweden Women 0-1 Japan Women | Friendlies Women |