Japan vs. England: Date, Time, Live Stream for 2015 Women's Soccer World Cup

England and Japan are just one win away from a place in the World Cup final, and the pair face off for their last-four encounter in Edmonton on Wednesday.

England captain Steph Houghton has labelled the semi-final as "the biggest game in English women's football," per BBC Sport's Alistair Magowan, and she is not wrong. 

Mark Sampson's side have already exceeded expectations in Canada, but they now have the opportunity to seal their place in the history books. They face a huge challenge, though, against defending champions Japan.

Read on for a full preview of the match at the Commonwealth Stadium, along with full scheduling and live streaming information.

Date: Wednesday, July 1

Time: 5 p.m. local, midnight BST, 7 p.m. ET

TV Info: Live on BBC One (UK) and Fox Sports 1 (US)

Live Stream: BBC iPlayer, Fox Sports GO

Preview

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Sampson's Lionesses have already joined an elite club when it comes to England successes at World Cups, joining the men's teams of 1990 and 1966 as the only sides to reach a semi-final.

However, Houghton and her team will not be satisfied with simply making the last four; a final berth and World Cup glory is the goal.

After a poor, overly defensive start to their campaign in a 1-0 loss to France, England now have four 2-1 wins on the trot. Their knockout stage performances have been particularly impressive, as they came from behind to beat a strong Norway side and held off the challenge of Canada in the quarters.

As noted by Bleacher Report's Michael Cummings, England's defence were particularly good against Canada, and they will need to be solid again to hold off the Japanese challenge:

Errors must be kept to an absolute minimum in the semi-final, as Japan are clinical in their attack and will punish any mistakes.

Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley can ill-afford another mistake like the one against Canada in which she spilled the ball, allowing skipper Christine Sinclair to fire home and get her team back in the game.

Per BBC Sport, Bardsley had to be subbed off during the quarters, but despite her mistake, England need her fully fit to provide the experience between the posts:

As a team that, before this tournament, had never won a knockout match at a World Cup, England will need to handle the pressure of the occasion if they are to advance to the final.

Japan, on the other hand, have been here before, and they should be more comfortable in the semi-final environment.

Four years ago, they beat Sweden in the last four following their defeat of Germany and then went on to shock the USA with a penalty shootout victory in the final.

There is nothing shocking about their success this year, though, and they are the favourites to make it to the final once again.

Japan have a perfect record so far in this tournament, having won all their matches, and they have still not quite hit their best form.

Captain Aya Miyama will need to be shackled by England's defensive unit. If she is given space, she can create something out of nothing.

England's physicality may be their best bet of beating Japan, but the Asian side have shown in the past their terrific ability to outmanoeuvre opposition. You can listen to a full preview and player interviews below, via Audioboom:

The Lionesses are the underdogs, but they have done incredibly well to get this far and will not be blown away by Japan.

It is set to be a hugely tense, highly entertaining occasion, but as ever, one team will be left crushingly disappointed. The other, though, will have the opportunity to be crowned the best team in the world.