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Netherlands 2–2 Japan match report
Official Lineup
Official Lineup
Official Lineup
Official Lineup
Netherlands
No earlier lineup in this competition to compare.
Japan
No earlier lineup in this competition to compare.
Fan predictions9 lineups
Top fan accuracy
Anonymous9/11on Netherlands
Netherlands
5 predictionsAvg 7.4/11Best 9/11
Only 40% called the 4-3-3 shape
Just 20% had Crysencio Summerville starting
60% backed Aké, left on the bench
Japan
4 predictionsAvg 5.8/11Best 8/11
Only 0% called the 3-4-2-1 shape
Nobody saw Shogo Taniguchi starting
100% backed Itakura, left on the bench
About this match
Netherlands vs Japan lineups
Updated
Confirmed lineups for Netherlands vs Japan in the World Cup on 14 Jun 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.
Netherlands confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, Hecke, Dijk, Ven; Gravenberch, Jong, Reijnders; Summerville, Malen, Gakpo.
Japan confirmed lineup (3-4-2-1): Suzuki; Watanabe, Taniguchi, Ito; Dōan, Sano, Kamada, Nakamura; Kubo, Maeda; Ueda.
- How did Netherlands and Japan line up?
- Netherlands confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, Hecke, Dijk, Ven; Gravenberch, Jong, Reijnders; Summerville, Malen, Gakpo. Japan confirmed lineup (3-4-2-1): Suzuki; Watanabe, Taniguchi, Ito; Dōan, Sano, Kamada, Nakamura; Kubo, Maeda; Ueda. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Netherlands vs Japan are shown above.
- What was the score in Netherlands vs Japan?
- Netherlands vs Japan finished 2–2 on 14 Jun 2026.