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Japan U17 vs France U17: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, Wednesday, 21 October 2026: Japan U17 vs France U17. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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Japan U17 vs France U17: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup
Round
Group D
Date
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Kick-off (UTC)
15:00
Venue
Mohammed VI Football Academy, Sale

Match overview

FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup action on Wednesday, 21 October 2026 sees Japan U17 take on France U17, with kick-off at 15:00 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Group D" in FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup.

The match is scheduled to be played at Mohammed VI Football Academy in Sale. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Japan U17 in 1st place (3 points from 1 match) and France U17 in 2nd place (3 points from 1 match). The two sides are level on 3 points in the standings.

Japan U17 are top of the table. Japan U17 have scored 5 goals and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of +5. France U17 have scored 2 goals and conceded 0 goals in the league, a goal difference of +2.

Where the teams stand
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1Japan U17110050+53
2France U17110020+23
3Venezuela U17100102-20
4Zambia U17100105-50

Recent form

Japan U17: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-D-W-L-W), scoring 13 goals and conceding 6 goals.

France U17: 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-L-D-D-W), scoring 6 goals and conceding 4 goals.

Japan U17 arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 8 for France U17.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Japan U1718 OctZambia U17H5-0W
Japan U171 NovNorth Korea U17A1-5L
Japan U1729 OctColombia U17H4-0W
Japan U1725 OctParaguay U17A1-1D
Japan U1722 OctZambia U17H2-0W
France U1718 OctVenezuela U17H2-0W
France U172 NovNetherlands U17H2-2D
France U1729 OctSpain U17A0-0D
France U1725 OctCanada U17A1-2L
France U1722 OctNigeria U17A1-0W

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for Japan U17, 0 wins for France U17 and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Tuesday, 18 October 2022: France U17 0-2 Japan U17.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 2 goals, an average of 2 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
18 OctFrance U170-2Japan U17

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Japan U17 averaged 2.6 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game, while France U17 averaged 1.2 scored and 0.8 conceded.

Japan U17 have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. France U17 have been harder to score against, conceding 0.8 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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This article is generated automatically from live match, standings and form data. Figures can change as data is updated.

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