Netherlands vs Japan: result 2-2 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on June 14, 2026 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
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What was the result of Netherlands vs Japan?
Netherlands and Japan drew 2-2 on June 14, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 51′V. van DijkNetherlands
- 57′Keito NakamuraJapan
- 64′C. SummervilleNetherlands
- 89′D. KamadaJapan
Official lineup for Netherlands vs Japan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Netherlands
4-3-3- 11C. Gakpo
- 18D. Malen
- 24C. Summerville
- 14T. Reijnders
- 21F. de Jong
- 8R. Gravenberch
- 15M. van de Ven
- 4V. van Dijk
- 6J. van Hecke
- 22D. Dumfries
- 1B. Verbruggen
Japan
3-4-2-1- 18A. Ueda
- 11D. Maeda
- 8T. Kubo
- 13Keito Nakamura
- 15D. Kamada
- 24K. Sano
- 10R. Dōan
- 21H. Ito
- 3S. Taniguchi
- 16T. Watanabe
- 1Z. Suzuki
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Netherlands have 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat; Japan have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | Uzbekistan(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Algeria(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Ecuador(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Norway(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Lithuania(home) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | Iceland(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 31, 2026 | England(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Scotland(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Bolivia(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Ghana(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Netherlands win, 0 draws, 0 Japan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2010 | Netherlands 1-0 Japan | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Netherlands score 2.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Japan score 1.9 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Japan | 1.9 | 0.5 | 10 | 3/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Netherlands sit 3rd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Japan sit 2nd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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