BW Arabia الجزائر - Netherlands vs Japan: World Cup Group F Round 1

The referee signals a free kick as Teun Koopmeiners from Netherlands trips Junya Ito

Junya Ito made the key pass for the goal!

Koki Ogawa provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Daichi Kamada Japan scores with a header.

Junya Ito from Japan swings in the corner from the right.

Denzel Dumfries from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Frenkie de Jong relieves the pressure with a clearance

Junya Ito swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Micky van de Ven relieves the pressure with a clearance

Micky van de Ven from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Brian Brobbey from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

The referee signals a free kick as Teun Koopmeiners from Netherlands trips Takehiro Tomiyasu

Virgil van Dijk from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

The cross by Keito Nakamura from Japan successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Teun Koopmeiners from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Virgil van Dijk relieves the pressure with a clearance

Zion Suzuki from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Netherlands take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ball possession: Netherlands: 62%, Japan: 38%.

Cody Gakpo is leaving the field to be replaced by Brian Brobbey in a tactical substitution.

Takehiro Tomiyasu is penalised for pushing Frenkie de Jong

Quinten Timber from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Ayase Ueda is leaving the field to be replaced by Kento Shiogai in a tactical substitution.

Memphis Depay commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book

Dangerous challenge by Memphis Depay from Netherlands. Shogo Taniguchi on the receiving end of that.

Virgil van Dijk from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Junya Ito wins an air challenge against Nathan Ake

Japan are in control of the ball.

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ryan Gravenberch is leaving the field to be replaced by Nathan Ake in a tactical substitution.

Japan are trying to create something here.

Good effort by Yukinari Sugawara as he directs a shot on target, but Bart Verbruggen saves it

Junya Ito creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Ball possession: Netherlands: 65%, Japan: 35%.

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Quinten Timber makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Japan are in control of the ball.

Virgil van Dijk from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Micky van de Ven relieves the pressure with a clearance

Koki Ogawa from Japan heads the ball, but it's a terrible effort nowhere near the goal.

The cross by Yukinari Sugawara from Japan successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Japan are trying to create something here.

Teun Koopmeiners from Netherlands concedes a foul on Daichi Kamada but the referee decides against stopping the play and waves play on!

Daichi Kamada makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Good effort by Teun Koopmeiners as he directs a shot on target, but Zion Suzuki saves it

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Goal kick for Netherlands

Keito Nakamura from Japan tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.

Junya Ito from Japan swings in the corner from the right.

Takefusa Kubo is injured and is replaced by Koki Ogawa.

Tsuyoshi Watanabe is leaving the field to be replaced by Takehiro Tomiyasu in a tactical substitution.

The captain is forced to give away his armband, because he is leaving the field.

Ritsu Doan is leaving the field to be replaced by Yukinari Sugawara in a tactical substitution.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 68%, Japan: 32%.

Micky van de Ven from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan are trying to create something here.

Jan Paul van Hecke sends a header towards goal, but Zion Suzuki is there to comfortably save it

Memphis Depay from Netherlands swings in the corner from the left.

Good effort by Cody Gakpo as he directs a shot on target, but Zion Suzuki saves it

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

The match resumes with a drop ball

Takefusa Kubo is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Daichi Kamada makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Netherlands start a counter attack

Denzel Dumfries makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Goal kick for Netherlands

The game is restarted

Tijjani Reijnders is leaving the field to be replaced by Quinten Timber in a tactical substitution.

Crysencio Summerville is leaving the field to be replaced by Teun Koopmeiners in a tactical substitution.

Donyell Malen is leaving the field to be replaced by Memphis Depay in a tactical substitution.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 70%, Japan: 30%.

Water break. It's hot out there today and the game is paused so the players can take some liquids on-board.

Takefusa Kubo fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Micky van de Ven wins an air challenge against Ayase Ueda

Daizen Maeda is leaving the field to be replaced by Junya Ito in a tactical substitution.

Cody Gakpo from Netherlands is ruled offside

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Ayase Ueda is penalised for pushing Jan Paul van Hecke

Ball possession: Netherlands: 70%, Japan: 30%.

Ryan Gravenberch provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Crysencio Summerville scores with the left foot!

Ryan Gravenberch creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Tsuyoshi Watanabe wins an air challenge against Cody Gakpo

Takefusa Kubo is penalised for pushing Crysencio Summerville

Ryan Gravenberch from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

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After a tactical foul, Crysencio Summerville sees no other way than stopping the counter and receives a yellow card.

The referee signals a free kick as Crysencio Summerville from Netherlands trips Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Japan start a counter attack

Ayase Ueda relieves the pressure with a clearance

Tijjani Reijnders swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Ayase Ueda relieves the pressure with a clearance

Keito Nakamura from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ball possession: Netherlands: 70%, Japan: 30%.

Daichi Kamada relieves the pressure with a clearance

A player from Netherlands takes a long throw into the opponent's box

With that goal, Japan equalised. Game on!

Takefusa Kubo provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Keito Nakamura from Japan beats the keeper from outside the box with the right foot!

Takefusa Kubo creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Virgil van Dijk from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Japan

Shogo Taniguchi relieves the pressure with a clearance

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 70%, Japan: 30%.

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Tsuyoshi Watanabe relieves the pressure with a clearance

Japan are in control of the ball.

Netherlands are in control of the ball.

Netherlands take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Netherlands managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?

Frenkie de Jong made the key pass for the goal!

Ryan Gravenberch provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Virgil van Dijk Netherlands scores with a header.

The cross by Ryan Gravenberch from Netherlands successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Daizen Maeda relieves the pressure with a clearance

Ball possession: Netherlands: 69%, Japan: 31%.

Obstruction as Ritsu Doan cuts off the run of Cody Gakpo. A free-kick is awarded.

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Netherlands take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Kaishu Sano relieves the pressure with a clearance

Daizen Maeda relieves the pressure with a clearance

Tsuyoshi Watanabe from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Netherlands start a counter attack

Jan Paul van Hecke makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

The second half is underway

It's over! The referee blows for half time

Ball possession: Netherlands: 69%, Japan: 31%.

Tijjani Reijnders from Netherlands swings in the corner from the right.

Keito Nakamura relieves the pressure with a clearance

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Shogo Taniguchi from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Dangerous challenge by Hiroki Ito from Japan. Crysencio Summerville on the receiving end of that.

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added

Goal kick for Netherlands

Ayase Ueda from Japan sends an effort wide of target

Ayase Ueda goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Ayase Ueda but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Ayase Ueda finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Daichi Kamada creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

The game is restarted

Ball possession: Netherlands: 68%, Japan: 32%.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Dangerous challenge by Frenkie de Jong from Netherlands. Takefusa Kubo on the receiving end of that.

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Goal kick for Netherlands

Keito Nakamura from Japan sends an effort wide of target

Keito Nakamura goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Keito Nakamura but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Keito Nakamura finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

The cross by Takefusa Kubo from Japan successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Japan are trying to create something here.

Both sides are struggling to open up the opponent's defense

Japan are in control of the ball.

Goal kick for Netherlands

Japan start a counter attack

Kaishu Sano relieves the pressure with a clearance

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Daizen Maeda from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 70%, Japan: 30%.

Netherlands take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Netherlands are in control of the ball.

Daichi Kamada relieves the pressure with a clearance

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Netherlands take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Netherlands take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Goal kick for Japan

Cody Gakpo goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.

Denzel Dumfries wins an air challenge against Kaishu Sano

The cross by Tijjani Reijnders from Netherlands successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Keito Nakamura hand-balls

Keito Nakamura controls the ball with his hand

Virgil van Dijk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Ball possession: Netherlands: 68%, Japan: 32%.

Goal kick for Japan

A chance presents itself to Micky van de Ven from Netherlands but his header goes wide

The cross by Tijjani Reijnders from Netherlands successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Donyell Malen sends a header towards goal, but Zion Suzuki is there to comfortably save it

Donyell Malen wins an air challenge against Daizen Maeda

Tijjani Reijnders swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Shogo Taniguchi from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Donyell Malen makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Frenkie de Jong makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Shogo Taniguchi from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

The match resumes with a drop ball

The play is stopped for a brief moment, as the ball was touched by the referee.

Jan Paul van Hecke wins an air challenge against Daizen Maeda

Goal kick for Japan

The cross by Cody Gakpo from Netherlands successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Keito Nakamura from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 61%, Japan: 39%.

Hiroki Ito from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Cody Gakpo wins an air challenge against Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Goal kick for Netherlands

Hiroki Ito fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

The cross by Ritsu Doan from Japan successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan are trying to create something here.

Micky van de Ven from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Tsuyoshi Watanabe makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Japan take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The game is restarted

Ball possession: Netherlands: 68%, Japan: 32%.

Water break. It's hot out there today and the game is paused so the players can take some liquids on-board.

Takefusa Kubo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Keito Nakamura from Japan goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Crysencio Summerville

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 62%, Japan: 38%.

Tsuyoshi Watanabe relieves the pressure with a clearance

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ritsu Doan from Japan intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Netherlands take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Hiroki Ito relieves the pressure with a clearance

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Tsuyoshi Watanabe wins an air challenge against Cody Gakpo

Goal kick for Netherlands

Ball possession: Netherlands: 57%, Japan: 43%.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Micky van de Ven relieves the pressure with a clearance

Daichi Kamada swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Denzel Dumfries from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan are in control of the ball.

Frenkie de Jong relieves the pressure with a clearance

Japan are trying to create something here.

Virgil van Dijk from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Japan are trying to create something here.

Goal kick for Japan

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ritsu Doan relieves the pressure with a clearance

Netherlands are in control of the ball.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 77%, Japan: 23%.

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Shogo Taniguchi relieves the pressure with a clearance

Goal kick for Netherlands

Virgil van Dijk from Netherlands intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

The ref blows his whistle. Frenkie de Jong charged Ayase Ueda from behind and it's a free-kick

Japan take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Cody Gakpo wins an air challenge against Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Goal kick for Netherlands

Micky van de Ven from Netherlands goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Keito Nakamura

Keito Nakamura makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Netherlands are in control of the ball.

Ball possession: Netherlands: 92%, Japan: 8%.

Goal kick for Japan

Netherlands take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Shogo Taniguchi relieves the pressure with a clearance

Tijjani Reijnders swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Good effort by Donyell Malen as he directs a shot on target, but Zion Suzuki saves it

Cody Gakpo creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Netherlands are trying to create something here.

Netherlands are in control of the ball.

Shogo Taniguchi relieves the pressure with a clearance

Denzel Dumfries relieves the pressure with a clearance

Kaishu Sano wins an air challenge against Tijjani Reijnders

The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play

The weather only plays a minor part today, as the stadium roof has been taken into use

Netherlands kick-off, and the game is underway.

The referee starts the match

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Welcome to AT&T Stadium where the two teams take the field for the start of this match.

Welcome to AT&T Stadium where we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the two teams

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