FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, June 14, 2026
Japan WWWWW 2
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Netherlands WWDLW 2
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AT&T Stadium · 69,285 att. · FOX

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:56 Will Japan go further than the Netherlands at the World Cup? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NED leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 15Micky van de VenLB
  5. 22Denzel DumfriesRB
  6. 21Frenkie de JongCM
  7. 14Tijjani ReijndersLM
  8. 8Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 18Donyell MalenF
  10. 11Cody GakpoLF
  11. 24Crysencio SummervilleRF

JPN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD
  3. 21Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. 16Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD-R
  5. 15Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 24Kaishu SanoCM-R
  7. 13Keito NakamuraLM
  8. 10Ritsu DoanRM
  9. 18Ayase UedaF
  10. 11Daizen MaedaCF-L
  11. 8Takefusa KuboCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 31'
  6. 31' Delay in match (Netherlands).
  7. 31'
  8. 31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 61' Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 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.
  13. 66' Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Daizen Maeda.
  14. 67' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  15. 67'
  16. 69' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 69'
  18. 70' Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Donyell Malen.
  19. 70' Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Crysencio Summerville.
  20. 70' Substitution, Netherlands. Quinten Timber replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  21. 72' Delay in match because of an injury Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
  22. 72'
  23. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 72'
  25. 75' Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
  26. 75' Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  27. 75' Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Takefusa Kubo because of an injury.
  28. 81' Substitution, Netherlands. Nathan Aké replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  29. 83' Memphis Depay (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  30. 84' Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Ayase Ueda.
  31. 85' Substitution, Netherlands. Brian Brobbey replaces Cody Gakpo.
  32. 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.
  33. 90' Delay in match (Netherlands).
  34. 90'
  35. 90' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  36. 90'
  37. 90'+1' Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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