Netherlands vs Japan, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Netherlands vs Japan — Worldcup at AT&T Stadium.
- Netherlands 1 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
- Japan 1 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Assistant 1 Corey Parker
- Assistant 2 Kyle Atkins
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 1 3 2 South Korea 1 3 3 Czechia 1 0 4 South Africa 1 0 5 Switzerland 1 1 6 Canada 1 1 7 Qatar 1 1 8 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 1 9 Scotland 1 3 10 Morocco 1 1 11 Brazil 1 1 12 Haiti 1 0 13 United States 1 3 14 Australia 1 3 15 Turkey 1 0 16 Paraguay 1 0 17 Germany 1 3 18 Ivory Coast 1 3 19 Ecuador 1 0 20 Curacao 1 0 21 Sweden 1 3 22 Japan 1 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Jordan 0 0 39 Austria 0 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Congo DR 0 0 42 Colombia 0 0 43 Portugal 0 0 44 Uzbekistan 0 0 45 England 0 0 46 Ghana 0 0 47 Croatia 0 0 48 Panama 0 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Netherlands Japan #23 Position #22 1 Points 1 1 Played 1 0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0 2 Scored 2 2 Conceded 2 +0 GD +0 1.00 PPG 1.00 0% Win % 0% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season0% Clean Sheets
Japan this seasonNetherlands are 23rd (1 pts). Japan are 22nd (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Netherlands0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-601/161-751/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ ConcededJapan0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-601/161-75–/176+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds AT&T Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Netherlands and Japan.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score -.
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Lineups
Netherlands Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
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Donyell Malen ↓ Memphis Depay 70'
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Cody Gakpo ↓ Brian Brobbey 85'
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Ryan Gravenberch ↓ Nathan Ake 81'
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Bench
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Teun Koopmeiners ↑ 70'
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Nathan Ake ↑ 81'
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Memphis Depay ↑ 70'
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Brian Brobbey ↑ 85'
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Quinten Timber ↑ 70'
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Coach Ronald KoemanJapan Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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Ritsu Doan ↓ Yukinari Sugawara 75'
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Takefusa Kubo ↓ Koki Ogawa 75'
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Daizen Maeda ↓ Junya Ito 66'
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Ayase Ueda ↓ Kento Shiogai 84'
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Bench
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Takehiro Tomiyasu ↑ 75'
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Junya Ito ↑ 66'
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Koki Ogawa ↑ 75'
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Yukinari Sugawara ↑ 75'
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Kento Shiogai ↑ 84'
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Coach Hajime Moriyasu -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Keito Nakamura 1 Daichi Kamada 1 Virgil van Dijk 1 Crysencio Summerville 1 Head to Head
Netherlands Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.82 Netherlands xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.57 Japan xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 86%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.39Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 99% 1% ± 1.5 97% 3% ± 2.5 89% 11% ± 3.5 77% 23% ± 4.5 61% 39% Double Chance
Netherlands or Draw 65%Draw or Japan 55%Netherlands or Japan 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 Actual3 – 2 5.4%2 – 3 4.9%2 – 1 4.8%3 – 3 4.6%1 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 4.4%1 – 1 3.9%4 – 2 3.8%1 – 3 3.6%4 – 3 3.3%2 – 4 3.2%Asian Handicap — Netherlands
Handicap Netherlands covers Push Japan covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 13% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 16% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 15% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 11% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Netherlands keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Japan keeps clean sheet 7% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.