Friendly

Netherlands 2–2 Japan

Saturday 16 Nov 2013 · Genk, Belgium (neutral)

Netherlands2–2Japan

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Vaart Robben Osako Honda

12′1–0Rafael van der Vaart Netherlands
38′2–0Arjen Robben Netherlands
44′2–1Yuya Osako Japan
60′2–2Keisuke Honda Japan

Line-ups

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

Netherlands

Came on

15Jetro Willems↑45′
21Memphis Depay↑69′
16Jonathan de Guzmán↑78′

Japan

Came on

10Shinji Kagawa↑45′
7Yasuhito Endo↑45′
11Yoichiro Kakitani↑73′
3Gotoku Sakai↑73′
21Hiroki Sakai↑79′

Elo

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

Netherlands: 2041 → 2035
Japan: 1809 → 1815

Expected score for Netherlands: 79.2% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 4, 2009–2026.

Netherlands wins: 2
Draws: 2
Japan wins: 0

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

1–1 v Portugal 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
2–2 v Estonia 6 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–0 v Andorra 10 Sep 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
8–1 v Hungary 11 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
2–0 v Turkey 15 Oct 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

After

0–0 v Colombia 19 Nov 2013 · Friendly
0–2 v France 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
1–1 v Ecuador 17 May 2014 · Friendly
1–0 v Ghana 31 May 2014 · Friendly
2–0 v Wales 4 Jun 2014 · Friendly

Japan

Before

2–4 v Uruguay 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly
3–0 v Guatemala 6 Sep 2013 · Friendly
3–1 v Ghana 10 Sep 2013 · Friendly
0–2 v Serbia 11 Oct 2013 · Friendly
0–1 v Belarus 15 Oct 2013 · Friendly

After

3–2 v Belgium 19 Nov 2013 · Friendly
4–2 v New Zealand 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
1–0 v Cyprus 27 May 2014 · Friendly
3–1 v Costa Rica 2 Jun 2014 · Friendly
4–3 v Zambia 6 Jun 2014 · 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