Canada vs. Czech Republic: What you need to know

The Canadian women’s team continues its final preparations for the Tokyo Olympics this month with a pair of high-profile friendlies, including a game against long-time rivals Brazil.

But first up is a battle vs. the Czech Republic on Friday.

Canada, No. 8 in the current FIFA world rankings, is using this contest against the Czechs (ranked No. 27) and next week’s contest vs. seventh-ranked Brazil to iron out the kinks and work on things before heading off to Japan.