World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-15 05:00 JST
2 – 2
51' V. van Dijk 64' Crysencio Summerville 57' Keito Nakamura 89' D. Kamada
Match summary The World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 fixture between Netherlands and Japan was played on June 15. Netherlands and Japan traded goals in a 2-2 draw. It was 0-0 at half-time and 2-2 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Netherlands – V. van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville; Japan – D. Kamada and Keito Nakamura. Assists: Netherlands – R. Gravenberch; Japan – Takefusa Kubo and Koki Ogawa.
Possession: Netherlands 60%, Japan 40%. Shots: Netherlands 10, Japan 10. Yellow cards: Netherlands 3, Japan 0.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Verbrug 15 Ven 4 Dijk 6 Hecke 22 Dumf rie 14 Reijnde 21 Jong 8 Gravenb 11 Gakpo 18 Malen 24 Summerv
3-4-2-1 1 Suzuki 21 Ito 3 Taniguc 16 Watanab 13 Naka mur 15 Kamada 24 Sano 10 Dōan 11 Maeda 8 Kubo 18 Ueda
0.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.59
0.16 Goals prevented (xG) 0.16
View as table Netherlands Stat Japan 4-3-3 Formation 3-4-2-1 60% Possession 40% 0.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.59 10 Shots 10 6 Shots on target 3 3 Shots off target 6 1 Blocked shots 1 10 Shots inside the box 6 0 Shots outside the box 4 5 Corner kicks 4 1 Offsides 0 7 Fouls 7 524 Passes 341 463 Accurate passes 286 88% Pass accuracy 84% 1 Goalkeeper saves 4 0.16 Goals prevented (xG) 0.16 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Ismail Elfath, USA
Player stats Netherlands Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK B. Verbruggen 0 20(67%) 0 0 0 6 90 DF D. Dumfries 0 1 33(87%) 0 0 0 7 90 2 5(4) DF J. van Hecke 1 1 0 2 87(92%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 1 5(5) DF V. van Dijk 1 1 1 95(92%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 1 4(3) DF M. van de Ven 1 0 1(100%) 1 41(98%) 0 1 0 2 6.5 90 7(4) MF R. Gravenberch 0 2(67%) 22(88%) 2 0 0 7.2 81 2 6(3) MF F. de Jong 0 1(100%) 3 69(95%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.3 90 1 2 8(5) MF Tijjani Reijnders 0 19(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 70 2 2 2(1) FW Crysencio Summerville 1 1 1 1(100%) 25(86%) 0 1 0 1 3 8.3 70 7(5) FW D. Malen 2 2 0 2(40%) 4(50%) 0 0 0 6.7 70 8(4) FW C. Gakpo 2 1 0 1(100%) 1 27(75%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 85 1 1 10(7) MF Q. Timber 0 2 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.9 20 1 5(3) MF T. Koopmeiners 1 0 1 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 20 3(2) FW Memphis Depay 0 7(100%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 20 1 3(None) DF N. Aké 0 9(90%) 0 0 0 6.2 9 1(None) FW B. Brobbey 0 0 0 0 6.3 12 GK M. Flekken 0 0 0 0 GK R. Roefs 0 0 0 0 DF J. Hato 0 0 0 0 DF L. Geertruida 0 0 0 0 MF Mats Wieffer 0 0 0 0 MF G. Til 0 0 0 0 MF M. de Roon 0 0 0 0 FW J. Kluivert 0 0 0 0 FW W. Weghorst 0 0 0 0 FW N. Lang 0 0 0 0
Japan Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Z. Suzuki 0 10(50%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 DF T. Watanabe 0 2 17(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 75 1 10(5) DF S. Taniguchi 0 49(98%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1(1) DF H. Ito 1 0 1 37(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 7(1) MF R. Dōan 0 1 11(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 75 4(1) MF K. Sano 0 2 25(81%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1 11(3) MF D. Kamada 1 1 1 1(50%) 3 48(81%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1 1 9(4) MF Keito Nakamura 3 1 1 1(100%) 1 28(90%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.7 90 1 1 5(3) FW Takefusa Kubo 1 0 12(75%) 1 0 0 1 1 6.6 75 1 1 3(1) FW D. Maeda 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.2 66 7(1) FW A. Ueda 1 0 1(100%) 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 84 1 8(3) FW Junya Ito 0 10(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 24 4 3(2) DF Y. Sugawara 1 1 0 11(92%) 0 0 0 7.2 15 1 1(1) DF T. Tomiyasu 0 1 19(95%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 15 4(2) FW Koki Ogawa 1 0 1 0 0 6.7 15 1 1(None) FW K. Shiogai 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 13 GK K. Osako 0 0 0 0 GK T. Hayakawa 0 0 0 0 DF Ayumu Seko 0 0 0 0 DF K. Itakura 0 0 0 0 DF J. Suzuki 0 0 0 0 DF Y. Nagatomo 0 0 0 0 MF A. Tanaka 0 0 0 0 MF Y. Suzuki 0 0 0 0 FW K. Goto 0 0 0 0 FW S. Machino 0 0 0 0
Lineups Netherlands Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 B. Verbruggen Starter DF 22 D. Dumfries Starter DF 6 J. van Hecke Starter DF 4 V. van Dijk Starter DF 15 M. van de Ven Starter MF 8 R. Gravenberch Starter MF 21 F. de Jong Starter MF 14 Tijjani Reijnders Starter FW 24 Crysencio Summerville Starter FW 18 D. Malen Starter FW 11 C. Gakpo Bench FW 10 Memphis Depay Bench MF 26 Q. Timber Bench FW 19 B. Brobbey Bench DF 5 N. Aké Bench MF 20 T. Koopmeiners
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 M. Flekken Bench GK 13 R. Roefs Bench FW 9 W. Weghorst Bench MF 12 Mats Wieffer Bench MF 3 M. de Roon Bench FW 7 J. Kluivert Bench MF 16 G. Til Bench FW 17 N. Lang Bench DF 2 L. Geertruida Bench DF 25 J. Hato
Japan Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Z. Suzuki Starter DF 16 T. Watanabe Starter DF 3 S. Taniguchi Starter DF 21 H. Ito Starter MF 10 R. Dōan Starter MF 24 K. Sano Starter MF 15 D. Kamada Starter MF 13 Keito Nakamura Starter FW 8 Takefusa Kubo Starter FW 11 D. Maeda Starter FW 18 A. Ueda Bench DF 22 T. Tomiyasu Bench DF 2 Y. Sugawara Bench FW 14 Junya Ito Bench FW 19 Koki Ogawa Bench FW 26 K. Shiogai
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 K. Osako Bench GK 23 T. Hayakawa Bench DF 5 Y. Nagatomo Bench DF 4 K. Itakura Bench DF 20 Ayumu Seko Bench FW 6 S. Machino Bench MF 17 Y. Suzuki Bench DF 25 J. Suzuki Bench FW 9 K. Goto Bench MF 7 A. Tanaka
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 2H 6' Netherlands ⚽ Goal V. van Dijk 1-0 2H 12' Japan ⚽ Goal Keito Nakamura 1-1 2H 16' Netherlands 🟨 Yellow card Crysencio Summerville 2H 19' Netherlands ⚽ Goal Crysencio Summerville 2-1 2H 21' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Maeda → IN Junya Ito 2H 25' Netherlands 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Malen → IN Memphis Depay 2H 25' Netherlands 🔄 Substitution OUT Tijjani Reijnders → IN Q. Timber 2H 25' Netherlands 🔄 Substitution OUT Crysencio Summerville → IN T. Koopmeiners 2H 30' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Watanabe → IN T. Tomiyasu 2H 30' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Dōan → IN Y. Sugawara 2H 30' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Takefusa Kubo → IN Koki Ogawa 2H 36' Netherlands 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Gravenberch → IN N. Aké 2H 38' Netherlands 🟨 Yellow card Memphis Depay 2H 39' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Ueda → IN K. Shiogai 2H 40' Netherlands 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Gakpo → IN B. Brobbey 2H 44' Japan ⚽ Goal D. Kamada 2-2 2H 45+1' Netherlands 🟨 Yellow card M. van de Ven
Match info Item Detail Match Netherlands vs Japan Competition World Cup Round Group Stage Matchday 1 Kickoff (JST) June 15, 2026 05:00 Venue AT&Tスタジアム Attendance 69,285 Humidity 0.64%
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