MADGAON, India — Japan dominated Canada en route to a 4-0 win at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on Saturday, dropping the Canadians to the bottom of Pool D.
Mao Kubota, Uno Shiragaki, Momoko Tanikawa and Mio Takaoka scored for Japan in a lopsided contest at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
The win sent Japan (2-0-0) into the quarterfinals with one pool game, against France (0-1-1), to come. To continue at the tournament, Canada (0-1-1) must beat Tanzania (1-1-0) in its final opening-round game Tuesday in Navi Mumbai and hope Japan beats or ties France.
Should Canada and France both win, it would come down to goal difference, with the French currently at minus-one and Canada minus-four.
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