FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage

Netherlands 2–2 Japan

Sunday 14 Jun 2026 · Arlington, United States (neutral)

Netherlands2–2Japan

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Dijk Nakamura Summerville Kamada

51′1–0Virgil van Dijk Netherlands
57′1–1Keito Nakamura Japan
64′2–1Crysencio Summerville Netherlands
88′2–2Daichi Kamada Japan

Line-ups

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

Netherlands

Came on

20Teun Koopmeiners↑70′
26Quinten Timber↑70′
10Memphis Depay↑70′
5Nathan Aké↑81′
19Brian Brobbey↑85′

Japan

1Zion SuzukiGK
3Shogo TaniguchiDF
16Tsuyoshi WatanabeDF ↓75′
21Hiroki ItoDF
10Ritsu DoanMF ↓75′
13Keito NakamuraMF●
15Daichi KamadaMF●
24Kaishu SanoMF
8Takefusa KuboFW ↓75′
11Daizen MaedaFW ↓66′
18Ayase UedaFW ↓84′

Came on

14Junya Ito↑66′
19Koki Ogawa↑75′
2Yukinari Sugawara↑75′
22Takehiro Tomiyasu↑75′
26Kento Shiogai↑84′

Elo

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

Netherlands: 2004 → 2002
Japan: 1978 → 1980

Expected score for Netherlands: 53.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 4, 2009–2026.

Netherlands wins: 2
Draws: 2
Japan wins: 0

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

4–0 v Lithuania 17 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Norway 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–1 v Ecuador 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–1 v Algeria 3 Jun 2026 · Friendly
2–1 v Uzbekistan 8 Jun 2026 · Friendly

After

5–1 v Sweden 20 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
3–1 v Tunisia 25 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–1 v Morocco 29 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Japan

Before

2–0 v Ghana 14 Nov 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025
3–0 v Bolivia 18 Nov 2025 · Kirin Cup 2025
1–0 v Scotland 28 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v England 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v Iceland 31 May 2026 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Tunisia 20 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–1 v Sweden 25 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–2 v Brazil 29 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Road through the tournament

Netherlands

2–2 v Japan Group stage
5–1 v Sweden Group stage
3–1 v Tunisia Group stage
1–1 v Morocco Round of 32

Japan

2–2 v Netherlands Group stage
4–0 v Tunisia Group stage
1–1 v Sweden Group stage
1–2 v Brazil Round of 32

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: martj42 · Scorers: martj42 · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN