Netherlands vs Japan match stats & report
2–2 Full time
Netherlands stats & fixtures · Japan stats & fixtures
Netherlands drew with Japan 2–2 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1) on 14 June 2026. Expected goals finished 0.78–0.59. Netherlands had 60% of the ball.
Netherlands vs Japan match statistics
- 60% Ball possession 40%
- 0.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.59
- 10 Total shots 10
- 6 Shots on target 3
- 3 Shots off target 6
- 1 Blocked shots 1
- 10 Shots inside the box 6
- 5 Corners 4
- 7 Fouls 7
- 1 Offsides 0
- 3 Yellow cards 0
- 524 Passes 341
- 88% Pass accuracy 84%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 51' Goal V. van Dijk (assist R. Gravenberch) Netherlands
- 57' Goal K. Nakamura (assist T. Kubo) Japan
- 61' Yellow card C. Summerville Netherlands
- 64' Goal C. Summerville (assist R. Gravenberch) Netherlands
- 83' Yellow card M. Depay Netherlands
- 89' Goal D. Kamada (assist Koki Ogawa) Japan
- 90+1' Yellow card M. van de Ven Netherlands
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Netherlands
Bench M. Flekken , R. Roefs , M. Depay , Wout Weghorst , Q. Timber , B. Brobbey , M. Wieffer , M. de Roon , Nathan Aké , T. Koopmeiners , J. Kluivert , G. Til , N. Lang , L. Geertruida , J. Hato
Japan
Bench K. Osako , T. Hayakawa , Y. Nagatomo , K. Itakura , T. Tomiyasu , A. Seko , Y. Sugawara , S. Machino , Y. Suzuki , Junnosuke Suzuki , Keisuke Goto , Junya Ito , Koki Ogawa , A. Tanaka , K. Shiogai
Form guide
Netherlands at home
6–3–1 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.3 per game
- Conceded
- 0.9 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 6.1 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.0 per game
17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Japan away
3–1–1 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 5
- Corners
- 4.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.8 per game
33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.