Friendly

Netherlands 3–0 Japan

Saturday 5 Sep 2009 · Enschede, Netherlands

Netherlands3–0Japan

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Persie Sneijder Huntelaar

69′1–0Robin van Persie Netherlands
73′2–0Wesley Sneijder Netherlands
87′3–0Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Netherlands

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Netherlands

Came on

16Piet VelthuizenGK↑46′
19Eljero EliaFW↑46′
18Klaas-Jan HuntelaarFW●↑63′
17Demy De ZeeuwMF↑64′
15Rafael van der VaartMF↑78′

Japan

Came on

20Keisuke HondaMF↑47′
13Shinzo KorokiFW↑70′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Netherlands: 2042 → 2047
Japan: 1830 → 1825

Expected score for Netherlands: 85.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 2009–2026.

Netherlands wins: 2
Draws: 2
Japan wins: 0

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

3–0 v Scotland 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
4–0 v North Macedonia 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–1 v Iceland 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–0 v Norway 10 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v England 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Scotland 9 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–0 v Australia 10 Oct 2009 · Friendly
0–0 v Italy 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly
0–0 v Paraguay 18 Nov 2009 · Friendly
2–1 v United States 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly

Japan

Before

4–0 v Chile 27 May 2009 · Kirin Cup 2009
4–0 v Belgium 31 May 2009 · Kirin Cup 2009
1–0 v Uzbekistan 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–1 v Qatar 10 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–2 v Australia 17 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

After

4–3 v Ghana 9 Sep 2009 · Friendly
6–0 v Hong Kong 8 Oct 2009 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2009
2–0 v Scotland 10 Oct 2009 · Friendly
5–0 v Togo 14 Oct 2009 · Friendly
0–0 v South Africa 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly

Every Netherlands v Japan match4

From Netherlands's side.


14 Jun 2026	Japan	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
16 Nov 2013	Japan	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
19 Jun 2010	Japan	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
5 Sep 2009	Japan	3–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN