FIFA World Cup

Netherlands vs Japan, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Netherlands
  • 51': Virgil van Dijk
  • 64': Crysencio Summerville
FT
2 - 2
Japan
  • 57': Keito Nakamura
  • 89': Daichi Kamada

Kamada scores late equaliser as Japan hold Netherlands to draw

Japan hit back twice to start their World Cup campaign with an entertaining 2-2 draw against the Netherlands.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 3': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.
  • 6': Keito Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).
  • 8': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
  • 14': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 21': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
  • 21': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
  • 31': Delay in match (Netherlands).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Handball by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tsuyoshi Watanabe with a cross.
  • 44': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daichi Kamada with a through ball.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Keito Nakamura.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Netherlands 0, Japan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 0, Japan 0.
  • 50': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
  • 51': Goal! Netherlands 1, Japan 0. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Goal! Netherlands 1, Japan 1. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
  • 60': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ayase Ueda.
  • 61': Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands).
  • 61': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
  • 64': Goal! Netherlands 2, Japan 1. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 65': Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
  • 66': Offside, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Daizen Maeda.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
  • 67': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Donyell Malen.
  • 70': Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Crysencio Summerville.
  • 70': Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 73': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Zion Suzuki.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
  • 74': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 75': Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
  • 75': Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  • 75': Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Takefusa Kubo because of an injury.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinten Timber.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Koki Ogawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Junya Ito.
  • 81': Substitution, Netherlands. Nathan Aké replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  • 83': Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
  • 83': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Ayase Ueda.
  • 84': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
  • 84': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Netherlands. Brian Brobbey replaces Cody Gakpo.
  • 86': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
  • 87': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 88': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Koki Ogawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
  • 89': Goal! Netherlands 2, Japan 2. Daichi Kamada (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Koki Ogawa following a corner.
  • 90': Delay in match (Netherlands).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).
  • 90'+1': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Japan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Netherlands 2, Japan 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
40.2 Possession 59.8
10 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
286 Accurate Passes 463
341 Passes 524
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 8
23 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 35
13 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 11
0.9 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 7
32 Effective Clearances 23
32 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Attendance: 69,285

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Netherlands 3 +6 7
2 Japan 3 +4 5
3 Sweden 3 0 4
4 Tunisia 3 -10 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NED Netherlands (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
6 Jan Paul van Hecke
15 Micky van de Ven Yellow Card
22 Denzel Dumfries
21 Frenkie de Jong
14 Tijjani Reijnders
8 Ryan Gravenberch
18 Donyell Malen
11 Cody Gakpo
24 Crysencio Summerville Yellow Card
Netherlands Substitutes:
Mats Wieffer, Lutsharel Geertruida, Justin Kluivert, Teun Koopmeiners, Guus Til, Robin Roefs, Quinten Timber, Nathan Aké, Wout Weghorst, Mark Flekken, Memphis Depay, Noa Lang, Marten de Roon, Jorrel Hato, Brian Brobbey.

JPN Japan (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Zion Suzuki (GK)
3 Shogo Taniguchi
21 Hiroki Ito
16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
15 Daichi Kamada
24 Kaishu Sano
13 Keito Nakamura
10 Ritsu Doan
18 Ayase Ueda
11 Daizen Maeda
8 Takefusa Kubo
Japan Substitutes:
Junya Ito, Koki Ogawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Kento Shiogai, Keisuke Goto, Yuito Suzuki, Ayumu Seko, Tomoki Hayakawa, Shuto Machino, Kou Itakura, Junnosuke Suzuki, Keisuke Osako, Ao Tanaka, Yukinari Sugawara, Takehiro Tomiyasu.

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