Sunday , 16 August 2026

Netherlands vs Japan, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Netherlands
2 – 2
Full Time
Japan
Sun 14 Jun 2026 · 20:00 UTC AT&T Stadium 69,285 HT 45' · FT 45'
Virgil van Dijk 51' 1–0
1–1 57' Keito Nakamura
Crysencio Summerville 64' 2–1
2–2 89' Daichi Kamada
Crysencio Summerville 61' Y
Memphis Depay 83' Y
Mickey van de Ven 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs Japan — Worldcup at AT&T Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Assistant 1 Corey Parker
  • Assistant 2 Kyle Atkins
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Japan
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-14 Netherlands 2–2 Japan

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Japan H 2–2 D
10 Jul England H 1–2 L
06 Jul Turkey H 2–1 W
02 Jul Romania A 3–0 W
25 Jun Austria H 2–3 L
21 Jun France H 0–0 D
Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Netherlands A 2–2 D
05 Dec Croatia H 2–4 L
01 Dec Spain H 2–1 W
27 Nov Costa Rica H 0–1 L
23 Nov Germany A 2–1 W
24 Jun Ecuador A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Netherlands Japan
#21 Position #22
7 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
10 Scored 7
4 Conceded 3
+6 GD +4
2.33 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
25% Clean Sheets
Japan this season

Netherlands are 21st (7 pts). Japan are 22nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Netherlands
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Japan
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Netherlands
Cody Gakpo 3 G 1 A
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Crysencio Summerville 2 G 2 A
Japan
Ayase Ueda 2 G 1 A
Daichi Kamada 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Netherlands is hosting Japan for another epic battle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Denzel Dumfries made 436 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The travelling Japan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Netherlands must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Netherlands are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Japan backline.
  • 40' Japan fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Japan looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Keito Nakamura scoring 1 goals.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cody Gakpo, as he is very good at scoring at AT&T Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 51' Virgil van Dijk doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' Ritsu Doan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' Keito Nakamura adds to his 1 season tally! Japan lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Crysencio Summerville catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 61.
  • 64' Goal! Crysencio Summerville scores his 29 goal in 95 matches.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Daizen Maeda as he leaves the pitch. Junya Ito steps in for Japan.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Memphis Depay. He replaces Donyell Malen on 70 minute.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Japan team. Tsuyoshi Watanabe is replaced by Takehiro Tomiyasu on 75 minute.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Netherlands and Japan are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 81' Nathan Ake gets the nod from Netherlands. He replaces Ryan Gravenberch and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Memphis Depay is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 84' Another substitution for Japan to replace Ayase Ueda by Kento Shiogai on 84 minute.
  • 85' Brian Brobbey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cody Gakpo on 85 minute.
  • 89' Daichi Kamada makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Japan are in front.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mickey van de Ven on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

Japan Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hajime Moriyasu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.17 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Japan xG
I would bet for: Netherlands or Japan 77% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Netherlands43% Draw23% Japan34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
67%
Draw or Japan
57%
Netherlands or Japan
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands34% Draw37% Japan29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push Japan covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Japan keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.