LIVE Netherlands – Japan, in group F at the World Championship

Netherlands and Japan face off in a game that can have an important role in the fight for the first places in the group. The Dutch start with the status of favourites, but the Asians are going through an excellent period and come with high morale.

Netherlands – Japan, LIVE at 23:00

Netherlands – Japan, probable teams

Holland (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen – Dumfries, van Hecke, van Dijk, van de Ven – F. de Jong, Gravenberch – Summerville, Reijnders, Gakpo – Malen
coach: Ronald Koeman

Japan (3-4-3): Suzuki – Watanabe, Itakura, H. Ito – Doan, Sano, Kamada, Nakamura – Kubo, Ueda, J. Ito
coach: Hajime Moriyasu

Stadium: AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)

UPDATE 21:30 » Everything is ready at AT&T Stadium before the duel between Holland and Japan

The arena in Arlington looks immaculate shortly before the start of the game between Holland and Japan.

The stands are starting to fill up ahead of one of the most attractive matches of the 2026 World Cup group stage.

UPDATE 21:20 » Krul, Sneijder and Huntelaar came out with the Netherlands supporters before the match

The atmosphere around the stadium is also maintained by the glories of Dutch football. Wesley Sneijder, Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Tim Krul joined the fans of the Clockwork Orange and posed for a gallery ahead of the duel with Japan, being enthusiastically greeted by the thousands of fans present in Dallas.

Krul, Sneijder and Huntelaar stepped out with Holland supporters ahead of the match

UPDATE at 21:15 » The Dutch have turned Dallas into a sea of ​​orange

Spectacular atmosphere before the duel between Holland and Japan! Just a few hours before the starting whistle, thousands of Dutch fans invaded the streets of Dallas and Arlington, providing a true spectacle of color and song.

Dressed in the traditional orange, the fans marched into the stadium and created an impressive atmosphere ahead of one of the most anticipated games in Group F.

Scenes in Dallas as Netherlands get ready for their World Cup opener 🕺

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UPDATE 21:00 » Japan comes after six consecutive victories, the Netherlands impresses with the figures from the preliminaries

Japan is going through an excellent period before the duel with the Netherlands. Hajime Moriyasu's side have won six consecutive games in all competitions, scoring 11 goals and scoring important results, including against Brazil and England.

On the other hand, the Dutch had a solid run in the preliminaries. The “Mechanical Orange” won six of the eight games played, scored 27 times and conceded only four goals.

Netherlands – Japan, in group F at the World Championship

Japan are coming off a five-game winning streak, including 1-0 wins over England and 1-0 over Scotland.

On the other hand, the Netherlands had mixed results in the warm-up matches, with a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan, a 0-1 loss to Algeria and a 1-1 draw with Ecuador.

However, the representative team prepared by Ronald Koeman has the experience of major tournaments and remains one of the contenders in the final stages.

The selector Ronald Koeman stated before the game that Memphis Depay and Bart Verbruggen are fit to play, despite the medical problems of the last period.

On the other hand, Hajime Moriyasu considers it an opportunity for Japan to confirm the progress of recent years and reach a new level on the international stage.

The two representatives met before at the World Championship in 2010, when the Netherlands prevailed 1-0. In this year's edition, both selected have batch problems.

The Dutch are without Xavi Simons, Jerdy Schouten and Jurrien Timber, while Japan have Kaoru Mitoma and Takumi Minamino unavailable.

The current situation in group F from WC 2026

Netherlands squad for WC 2026

• Goalkeepers: Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen), Robin Roefs (Sunderland), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton)

• defense: Nathan Ake (Manchester City), Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Jurrien Timber (Arsenal), Micky van de Ven (Spurs), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), Mats Wieffer (Brighton)

• midfielders: Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth), Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus), Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City), Guus Til (PSV), Quinten Timber (Olympique Marseille)

• Forwards: Brian Brobbey (Sunderland), Memphis Depay (Corinthians), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Noa Lang (Galatasaray), Donyell Malen (Roma), Crysencio Summerville (West Ham), Wout Weghorst (Ajax)

Japan's WC 2026 squad

• Goalkeepers: Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Zion Suzuki (Parma)

• defense: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), Ko Itakura (Ajax), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich), Ayumu Seko (Le Havre), Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen), Junosuke Suzuki (FC Copenhagen).

• midfielders: Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Junya Ito (Genk), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen), Daizen Maeda (Celtic), Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United), Kaishu Sano (Mainz), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)

• Strikers: Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), Keito Nakamura (Stade de Reims), Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg), Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg), Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden)