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Netherlands 1–0 Japan

Saturday 19 Jun 2010 · Durban, South Africa (neutral)

Netherlands1–0Japan

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Sneijder

53′1–0Wesley Sneijder Netherlands

Line-ups

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

Netherlands

Came on

17Eljero EliaFW↑72′
20Ibrahim AfellayMF↑83′
21Klaas-Jan HuntelaarFW↑88′

Japan

Came on

10Shunsuke NakamuraMF↑64′
9Shinji OkazakiFW↑77′
11Keiji TamadaFW↑77′

Elo

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

Netherlands: 2076 → 2086
Japan: 1796 → 1786

Expected score for Netherlands: 83.4% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 4, 2009–2026.

Netherlands wins: 2
Draws: 2
Japan wins: 0

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

2–1 v United States 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Mexico 26 May 2010 · Friendly
4–1 v Ghana 1 Jun 2010 · Friendly
6–1 v Hungary 5 Jun 2010 · Friendly
2–0 v Denmark 14 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

2–1 v Cameroon 24 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Slovakia 28 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–1 v Brazil 2 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
3–2 v Uruguay 6 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–1 v Spain 11 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

Japan

Before

0–3 v Serbia 7 Apr 2010 · Friendly
0–2 v South Korea 24 May 2010 · Friendly
1–2 v England 30 May 2010 · Friendly
0–2 v Ivory Coast 4 Jun 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Cameroon 14 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

3–1 v Denmark 24 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–0 v Paraguay 29 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Paraguay 4 Sep 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Guatemala 7 Sep 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Argentina 8 Oct 2010 · Friendly

Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Netherlands	3	3	0	0	+4	9
2Japan	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3Denmark	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4Cameroon	3	0	0	3	-3	0

Road through the tournament

Netherlands

2–0 v Denmark Group stage
1–0 v Japan Group stage
2–1 v Cameroon Group stage
2–1 v Slovakia Round of 16
2–1 v Brazil Quarter-final
3–2 v Uruguay Semi-final
0–1 v Spain Final

Japan

1–0 v Cameroon Group stage
0–1 v Netherlands Group stage
3–1 v Denmark Group stage
0–0 v Paraguay Round of 16

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: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul