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What time is Japan v Scotland kick-off on TV? Team news and how to live stream

After a week of major doubt and much controversy, Japan v Scotland has survived Typhoon Hagibis and will be played on Sunday.

It's a crucial game in Pool A with Scotland needing victory to have a chance of making the quarter-finals.

Here's what you need to know.

What time is kick-off?

Japan v Scotland will be held at Yokohama Stadium, with kick-off commencing at 11.45am UK time.

What TV channel is i t on?

The match will shown live on ITV1, with the coverage starting at 11.20am UK time after the Wales v Uruguay match.

Viewers can also stream the game on the ITV Hub.

What the two teams need to make the quarter-finals

Scotland enter the match four points adrift of Japan who are currently on 14 points, two behind Pool leaders Ireland.

A Japan win, or a draw, or even two losing bonus points would see them top the group and play South Africa in the quarter-finals. That would mean Ireland facing New Zealand in the last eight.

Scotland have to win but need to get four more match points than Japan to finish second. They can't catch Ireland at the top of the group.

So, if Japan pick up one bonus point in defeat, Scotland will have to secure a winning bonus point of their own by scoring four tries or more.

If Japan get two bonus points (by losing by seven points or less and scoring four tries) then Scotland are out no matter what.

The team news

Japan: Tupou; Matsushima; Lafaele, Nakamura; Fukuoka; Tamura; Nagare; Inagaki, Horie, Koo; Thompson, Moore; Leitch, Labuschagne, Himeno.

Replacements: Sakate, Nakajima, Ai Valu, Helu, Tui, Tanaka, Matsuda, Yamanaka

Scotland: Hogg; Seymour, Harris, Johnson, Graham, Russell, Laidlaw; Dell, Brown, Nel, Gilchrist, Gray, Bradbury, Ritchie, Thomson.

Replacements: McInally, Reid, Fagerson, Cummings, Wilson, G Horne, P Horne, Kinghorn.

What the coaches are saying

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph: "My team is motivated by achieving something that is great - not avoiding an embarrassment. We all want to earn the right to be considered one of the elite teams in the world. It's important for us to wake up on Monday morning and understand that we are a worthy top eight team or we are not quite good enough."

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend: "This is the game a lot of people are looking forward to. We have talking about it as one of the rare occasions where we get to play in a straight shoot-out for the quarter-finals. It is a game you dream to be involved in."

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