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⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
NETHERLANDS
2 2
JAPAN
✦ REFEREE: Ismail Elfath
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 51' Virgil van Dijk Header from a Gravenberch cross
  • 57' Keito Nakamura Cut inside from the left and finished low into the far corner from the edge of the box
  • 61'
  • 61' 🟨 Crysencio Summerville Foul
  • 64' Crysencio Summerville Cut in from the right onto his left foot and finished past Zion Suzuki
  • 66'
  • 70'
  • 70'
  • 75'
  • 75'
  • 75'
  • 81'
  • 83' 🟨 Memphis Depay Foul
  • 84'
  • 85'
  • 89' Daichi Kamada Late equaliser; Koki Ogawa's header from a right-side corner deflected off Kamada before going in
  • 90' 🟨 Micky van de Ven Tactical/professional foul
▶ MATCH STATS
NED 60% POSSESSION 40% JPN
NED 10 SHOTS 10 JPN
NED 6 SHOTS ON TARGET 3 JPN
NED 7 FOULS 7 JPN
NED 1 SAVES 4 JPN
NED 0 RED CARDS 0 JPN
▶ LINE-UPS
NETHERLANDS
STARTING XI
  1. GKBart Verbruggen
  2. CBVirgil van Dijk
  3. CBNathan Aké
  4. CBJan Paul van Hecke
  5. LBMicky van de Ven🟨
  6. RBDenzel Dumfries
  7. CMFrenkie de Jong
  8. CMTeun Koopmeiners
  9. CMQuinten Timber
  10. LWDonyell Malen
  11. STBrian Brobbey
SUBSTITUTES
  • Crysencio Summerville▲ 61'⚽🟨
  • Memphis Depay▲ 70'🟨
  • Tijjani Reijnders▲ 70'
  • Ryan Gravenberch▲ 81'
  • Cody Gakpo▲ 85'
JAPAN
STARTING XI
  1. GKZion Suzuki
  2. CBShogo Taniguchi
  3. CBHiroki Ito
  4. CBTakehiro Tomiyasu
  5. RWBYukinari Sugawara
  6. LWBKaishu Sano
  7. CMDaichi Kamada
  8. CMKeito Nakamura
  9. CAMKoki Ogawa
  10. CAMJunya Ito
  11. STKento Shiogai
SUBSTITUTES
  • Daizen Maeda▲ 66'
  • Takefusa Kubo▲ 75'
  • Ritsu Doan▲ 75'
  • Tsuyoshi Watanabe▲ 75'
  • Ayase Ueda▲ 84'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

NETHERLANDS
Oranje (The Flying Dutchmen)
EST. 1889
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H2H
2—0
NED LEADS · 2–0 (2 DRAWS)
DRAWS
2
MEETINGS
4
JAPAN
The Samurai Blue
EST. 1921
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