Netherlands v Japan, 14 June 2026
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Ismail Elfath |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group F |
| Venue | AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX |
| Attendance | 69,285 |
View Netherlands v Japan head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm local
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FIFA World Ranking: Netherlands 8th, Japan 18th
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The only previous meeting in the FIFA World Cup was a Group E game in Durban, South Africa on 19 June 2010. Netherlands won 1-0 with a goal from Wesley Sneijder.
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Netherlands
Manager: Ronald Koeman
Goals:
| Virgil van Dijk | 51 |
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| Crysencio Summerville | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bart Verbruggen
Defender
Micky van de Ven
Defender
Virgil van Dijk
(captain)
Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder
Denzel Dumfries
Midfielder
Frenkie de Jong
Midfielder
Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward
Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward
Crysencio Summerville
Substitutions:
| Memphis Depay for Donyell Malen | 70 |
| Teun Koopmeiners for Crysencio Summerville | 70 |
| Quinten Timber for Tijjani Reijnders | 70 |
| Nathan Aké for Ryan Gravenberch | 81 |
| Brian Brobbey for Cody Gakpo | 85 |
Cards:
| Crysencio Summerville | 61 | Y |
| Memphis Depay | 83 | Y |
| Micky van de Ven | 90+1 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mark Flekken
Goalkeeper
Robin Roefs
Defender
Nathan Aké
Defender
Jorrel Hato
Defender/Midfielder
Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder
Teun Koopmeiners
Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer
Midfielder
Marten de Roon
Midfielder
Guus Til
Midfielder
Quinten Timber
Midfielder/Forward
Memphis Depay
Midfielder/Forward
Noa Lang
Forward
Brian Brobbey
Forward
Justin Kluivert
Forward
Wout Weghorst
Comments:
Netherlands now remained unbeaten in 17 group games at FIFA World Cup tournaments since a 1-0 loss to Belgium on 25 June 1994 in Orlando, USA. . This was the first time that the Oranje had started a game at a FIFA World Cup finals without a player currently contracted to a club in the Dutch Eredivisie. . Captain and goalscorer Virgil van Dijk had now made 66 appearances in the 2025-26 season for club (55) and country (11) and started in all of them: the most by any European player in UEFA's big-five leagues.
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Japan
Manager: Hajime Moriyasu
Goals:
| Keito Nakamura | 57 |
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| Daichi Kamada | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Zion Suzuki
Goalkeeper
Hiroki Ito
Defender
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Defender
Shogo Taniguchi
Defender/Midfielder
Ritsu Doan
Midfielder
(captain)
Daichi Kamada
Midfielder
Kaishu Sano
Midfielder
Takefusa Kubo
Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda
Midfielder/Forward
Keito Nakamura
Midfielder/Forward
Ayase Ueda
Forward
Substitutions:
| Junya Ito for Daizen Maeda | 67 |
| Koki Ogawa for Takefusa Kubo | 75 |
| Yukinari Sugawara for Ritsu Doan | 75 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu for Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 75 |
| Kento Shiogai for Ayase Ueda | 84 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tomoki Hayakawa
Goalkeeper
Keisuke Osako
Defender
Ko Itakura
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Ayumu Seko
Defender
Yukinari Sugawara
Defender
Junnosuke Suzuki
Defender/Midfielder
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder
Ao Tanaka
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Midfielder/Forward
Shūto Machino
Midfielder/Forward
Yuito Suzuki
Forward
Keisuke Gotō
Forward
Koki Ogawa
Forward
Kento Shiogai