Netherlands 2-2 Japan: FIFA World Cup 2026. Netherlands 2-2 Japan: FIFA World Cup 2026 had to find an equaliser twice against the Netherlands in Group F to share the points after an enthralling second half in Arlington.
The Dutch had never failed to win a World Cup match in which they led twice, but that changed after a late Japan corner found the back of Bart Verbruggen‘s net.
The Dutch were denied a victory in the World Cup Group F opener when Koki Ogawa’s 88th-minute header took a deflection off Daichi Kamada before going in at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
A corner from Junya Ito saw fellow substitute Ogawa rise highest in the area, and his header took a final telling touch from Kamada, with Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen only able to parry into his net.