Netherlands 2-2 Japan · World Cup 2026
Netherlands drew 2-2 with Japan in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Netherlands and Japan met in the World Cup 2026 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, 14 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Netherlands: V. van Dijk 51'; C. Summerville 64'. Japan: K. Nakamura 57'; D. Kamada 89'.
How the match went
Netherlands saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Netherlands had 10 shots with 6 on target, Japan 10 with 3 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to Netherlands and 4 to Japan. Netherlands conceded 7 fouls, Japan 7. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Netherlands, 0 for Japan).
Line-ups
Netherlands started in a 4-3-3: Bart Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Jan Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk, Micky van de Ven, Ryan Gravenberch, Frenkie de Jong, Tijjani Reijnders, Crysencio Summerville, Donyell Malen, Cody Gakpo.
Japan started in a 3-4-2-1: Zion Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Shogo Taniguchi, Hiroki Itō, Ritsu Doan, Kaishu Sano, Daichi Kamada, Keito Nakamura, Takefusa Kubo, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.