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Jun 14 · 20:00 UTC
Group F MD1
Match Highlights
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Virgil van Dijk 51' 🇳🇱
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Keito Nakamura 57' 🇯🇵
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Crysencio Summerville 64' 🇳🇱
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Daichi Kamada 89' 🇯🇵
Head-to-Head
🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 meetings Japan 🇯🇵
1
Last Meeting 2010-06-19 11:30:00
Netherlands 1-0 Japan
Netherlands 1-0 Japan (Netherlands won after full-time.)
Netherlands and Japan have met 1 times. Netherlands leads with 1 wins to 0, with 0 draws. Netherlands won after full-time.
Venue Context
AT&T Stadium 80,000 capacity
Retractable roof — if open, extreme Texas heat drains pressing intensity. Closed conditions favor possession teams.
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