Netherlands v Japan: World Cup Group F Live
Live coverage of Netherlands against Japan from Dallas Stadium, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Netherlands 2-2 Japan
Full time at Dallas Stadium. Netherlands 2, Japan 2. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Yellow card: Micky Van De Ven (90'+1')
Micky Van De Ven is shown a yellow card for Netherlands in the 90'+1' minute.
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GOAL! Netherlands 2-2 Japan (88')
Daichi Kamada scores for Japan in the 88' minute. Netherlands 2, Japan 2.
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Substitution, Japan (84')
Kento Shiogai replaces Ayase Ueda for Japan.
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Substitution, Netherlands (84')
Brian Brobbey replaces Cody Gakpo for Netherlands.
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Yellow card: Memphis Depay (83')
Memphis Depay is shown a yellow card for Netherlands in the 83' minute.
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Substitution, Netherlands (81')
Nathan Ake replaces Ryan Gravenberch for Netherlands.
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Substitution, Netherlands (81')
Ryan Gravenberch replaces Nathan Ake for Netherlands.
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Substitution, Japan (75')
Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan for Japan.
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Substitution, Japan (75')
Koki Ogawa replaces Takefusa Kubo for Japan.
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Substitution, Japan (75')
Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Tsuyoshi Watanabe for Japan.
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Substitution, Netherlands (70')
Teun Koopmeiners replaces Crysencio Summerville for Netherlands.
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Substitution, Netherlands (70')
Quinten Timber replaces Tijjani Reijnders for Netherlands.
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Substitution, Netherlands (70')
Memphis Depay replaces Donyell Malen for Netherlands.
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Substitution, Japan (66')
Junya Ito replaces Daizen Maeda for Japan.
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GOAL! Netherlands 2-1 Japan (64')
Crysencio Summerville scores for Netherlands in the 64' minute. Netherlands 2, Japan 1.
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Yellow card: Crysencio Summerville (61')
Crysencio Summerville is shown a yellow card for Netherlands in the 61' minute.
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GOAL! Netherlands 1-1 Japan (57')
Keito Nakamura scores for Japan in the 57' minute. Netherlands 1, Japan 1.
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GOAL! Netherlands 1-0 Japan (50')
Virgil Van Dijk scores for Netherlands in the 50' minute. Netherlands 1, Japan 0.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: Netherlands 0-0 Japan
It is the break at Dallas Stadium.
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Kickoff at Dallas Stadium
We are under way. Netherlands get the 2026 World Cup Group F clash with Japan started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Netherlands and Japan. We are set at Dallas Stadium.
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Netherlands v Japan: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of the Netherlands against Japan at Dallas Stadium, a Group F fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Both sides open their Group F campaign here. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 50' ⚽ Virgil Van Dijk
- 57' ⚽ Keito Nakamura
- 61' 🟨 Crysencio Summerville
- 64' ⚽ Crysencio Summerville
- 66' ↔️ Junya Ito→ Daizen Maeda
- 70' ↔️ Memphis Depay→ Donyell Malen
- 70' ↔️ Quinten Timber→ Tijjani Reijnders
- 70' ↔️ Teun Koopmeiners→ Crysencio Summerville
- 75' ↔️ Takehiro Tomiyasu→ Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 75' ↔️ Koki Ogawa→ Takefusa Kubo
- 75' ↔️ Yukinari Sugawara→ Ritsu Doan
- 81' ↔️ Nathan Ake→ Ryan Gravenberch
- 83' 🟨 Memphis Depay
- 84' ↔️ Brian Brobbey→ Cody Gakpo
- 84' ↔️ Kento Shiogai→ Ayase Ueda
- 88' ⚽ Daichi Kamada
- 90' 🟨 Micky Van De Ven
Attendance · 69285
Squad
Lineup
Netherlands
4-1-2-3- 1 Bart Verbruggen
- 4 Virgil Van Dijk (C)
- 6 Jan Paul Van Hecke
- 15 Micky Van De Ven
- 22 Denzel Dumfries
- 8 Ryan Gravenberch
- 14 Tijjani Reijnders
- 21 Frenkie De Jong
- 11 Cody Gakpo
- 18 Donyell Malen
- 24 Crysencio Summerville
- 13 Robin Roefs
- 23 Mark Flekken
- 2 Lutsharel Geertruida
- 5 Nathan Ake
- 12 Mats Wieffer
- 25 Jorrel Hato
- 3 Marten De Roon
- 7 Justin Kluivert
- 16 Guus Til
- 20 Teun Koopmeiners
- 26 Quinten Timber
- 9 Wout Weghorst
- 10 Memphis Depay
- 17 Noa Lang
- 19 Brian Brobbey
Manager · Ronald Koeman
Japan
3-4-3- 1 Zion Suzuki
- 3 Shogo Taniguchi
- 16 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- 21 Hiroki Ito
- 8 Takefusa Kubo
- 10 Ritsu Doan (C)
- 11 Daizen Maeda
- 13 Keito Nakamura
- 15 Daichi Kamada
- 24 Kaishu Sano
- 18 Ayase Ueda
- 12 Keisuke Osako
- 23 Tomoki Hayakawa
- 2 Yukinari Sugawara
- 4 Kou Itakura
- 5 Yuto Nagatomo
- 20 Ayumu Seko
- 22 Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 25 Junnosuke Suzuki
- 7 Ao Tanaka
- 14 Junya Ito
- 17 Yuito Suzuki
- 6 Shuto Machino
- 9 Keisuke Goto
- 19 Koki Ogawa
- 26 Kento Shiogai
Manager · Hajime Moriyasu