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World Cup 2026 - Netherlands vs Japan Full Match ( ⚽ 2nd Half )
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00:00Andy, it looks as though we haven't got any.
00:01Yeah, no, I wouldn't have Martin, no, not at this stage.
00:04Very tight game.
00:06And it'll be interesting to see who blinks first in that respect,
00:09whether it is Ronald Koeman or his opposite number,
00:12but no surprises to me at the moment.
00:17He's a real perfectionist, Ronald Koeman,
00:19in the way he expects his team to prepare,
00:22and obviously had a long playing career
00:24because he did all the right things.
00:27He's got a blue plan in this story
00:30who gave us a half-time interview here.
00:31He's a part of the coaching to have a new appointment, relatively.
00:35Din Yonk is there,
00:37of Ronald Koeman's vintage, really, as a player.
00:43And also his brother, Irwin.
00:49Off we go for the second half.
00:51Nothing outstanding, really, in the first half.
00:53A couple of good stops by Sion Suzuki
00:56probably would be the centrepiece of a highlights package.
01:03I do feel it's bubbling under because of the way
01:10that the Netherlands players have dominated the ball,
01:13but need to find a way.
01:16Counter-attacking, of course, is a good way to get in if they can.
01:19That boat coming in at the far post.
01:26Retrieve by Reinders.
01:28Great run, Somerville again.
01:29That's his pace.
01:31Sprinting away from the defenders there.
01:33They can do nothing about it.
01:34Just that ball across the box.
01:35Van Hecker, Dravenberg.
01:39In the end, passing him when he checked the first time,
01:42he might have shot.
01:47Van Hecker.
01:49Nakamura trying to steal it away.
01:53To Somerville with those dancing feet.
01:56Here's Marlon.
01:59Sano, a replacement for Matara Endo.
02:04Showing that he's got plenty of ambition in his play
02:08from sitting pretty deep in midfield.
02:11He's had to do that, Andy, hasn't he?
02:12Because they've just come on all the time.
02:15Yep.
02:17Again, they haven't been particularly expressive
02:19with a ball in the middle of the park,
02:21I don't think, Japan so far.
02:23The first thought every time is getting into this shape
02:25they're in now.
02:26Well, they get back and they let
02:29the Netherlands have reasonable possession,
02:31allow them to creep forward
02:34and then try and pinch it.
02:35But it's risky.
02:40Just needed, maybe,
02:42if Ruud van Neffsaroy was out there as a player,
02:45he'd have been flashing into
02:47connect with that cross.
02:50Clever play again, though.
02:52Ryan Gravenberg, this time,
02:53making that really nice run.
02:56It's not the worst cross in the world.
02:58He's got to hit it hard.
02:59He's got to put tons of pace on it.
03:00Otherwise, he doesn't beat the defenders
03:02at the near post.
03:03But it just was too big for anybody.
03:09Lueda
03:11wanted to get the Dutch up the field
03:12and he's done quite well in that respect.
03:14Gets a
03:17hand clap from
03:19Moriasu, the coach.
03:24Mike Koeman has an international playing career.
03:2635 camps for Japan
03:29in the 90s.
03:37There was a bit of space there
03:38had that been
03:39just
03:41clubbed a little bit better.
03:56Salmonville headed on.
03:57Marlon tried to make a news of himself.
04:00And that by Dumfries.
04:06It's an odd thing to say,
04:07and maybe I'm wrong, Andy,
04:08but
04:09the scrappier the game
04:10comes, it suits Japan.
04:12But they're not a scrappy team.
04:14No, they're a very accomplished team.
04:16They are, but
04:17it's stopping the Dutch, isn't it?
04:18Yes, exactly.
04:19If it knocks
04:20the Dutch team out there
04:22stride a bit,
04:22then that helps.
04:24It's too long for
04:27Bueda,
04:27who is a threat,
04:29and the Dutch know it
04:30better than any other country.
04:35I need to play from Frankie de Jong.
04:38Here's Gravenberg.
04:47Gap.
04:49It's going down the line
04:50this time.
04:51Maybe that was a message
04:52you got at halftime.
04:54He's got a free kick from it.
04:57Yeah, and Doane there
05:00is trying to stand him up.
05:02It does really well.
05:04Cody Gap.
05:04Just to
05:06knock it in behind him.
05:07And then a bit of obstruction
05:09and now a free kick
05:10chance for Rinders again.
05:22Still in the first
05:23five minutes
05:23of the second half.
05:27Bajani Rinders.
05:34Plenty of this
05:35on the training ground.
05:39It's fired in.
05:40Low was obviously
05:41the intention,
05:43but too low.
05:50And it's in.
05:56Virgil van Dijk
05:57puts his trademark
05:59on the opening game
06:01for the Netherlands
06:03in the 2026 World Cup.
06:08We've talked about
06:09his goal-scoring capabilities
06:11and he's shown it
06:12to the world again.
06:15But he's such a threat.
06:18If the delivery is good.
06:19If the delivery's got
06:20some pace on it.
06:22He's always liable
06:24to cause problems.
06:26That one from Rinders
06:27was poor.
06:27But when he goes out
06:28on the other side
06:29to Denzil Dumfries.
06:32Then this one coming in
06:34with pace on it.
06:35Virgil van Dijk is good.
06:36There's no offside
06:38there at all.
06:39And it's such an accurate
06:40head of that.
06:41Look, he's totally unmarked.
06:43It's just whether he gives
06:44anybody a little nudge
06:46because he's got
06:46so much room there.
06:48But the header
06:49has got tons
06:50of accuracy behind it.
06:52It's looking like
06:53a golfer
06:53wondering whether
06:54the putt will go in.
06:56Yeah, exactly.
06:58Great ball in
06:59and just beautifully
07:00controlled and guided
07:01into that far corner.
07:04And they deserve
07:05their lead.
07:06They have been
07:06the better team.
07:08Maybe now
07:09we'll see
07:09a more aggressive
07:10Japan,
07:11a team that wants
07:12to get on the front foot
07:13a bit more
07:14because
07:15I think
07:15they've spent
07:16too long in the game
07:17just sitting back
07:18and believing
07:19that they can
07:20shut the door
07:21permanently
07:22on the Netherlands.
07:23Well,
07:24I'm afraid
07:25that plan
07:25has gone out
07:26the window.
07:27They've got to come up
07:27for something else.
07:30And Dyke
07:31six minutes
07:32into the second half
07:32his 13th goal
07:33for the Netherlands.
07:34He's only one
07:35behind Ronald Koeman
07:36now
07:37as the top scoring
07:38defender
07:40of their country.
07:41This is how
07:42number 13
07:43happened.
07:44Unlucky for Japan.
07:45Yeah,
07:46there you can see
07:46well on side
07:47just times it perfectly.
07:49But again,
07:50it's a great ball
07:51and it's
07:53I like players
07:54when they get
07:54in wide areas,
07:55Martin.
07:55You don't have
07:55to pick people
07:56out.
07:56You don't always
07:57have to look
07:57for somebody
07:58but get it
08:00into an area
08:01where people
08:01can make something
08:02of it.
08:03And that's
08:03exactly what
08:05they did there.
08:06Beautifully
08:06controlled header.
08:07He planted it
08:08and they absolutely
08:09planted it.
08:11even using
08:12the natural fade
08:13as the ball
08:14goes that way.
08:16Cushion it in
08:16off the post.
08:28Japan were
08:29complaining.
08:30It was a little
08:31bit of a push
08:32as the ball
08:32came in.
08:33I didn't think
08:34it looked like
08:35it was enough
08:35did it?
08:36Not really.
08:37No, it doesn't
08:38take a lot
08:39sometimes to put
08:39you off
08:40and to disturb
08:40you as a
08:41defender
08:41but I don't
08:43think they're
08:43ever going
08:44to get that
08:44one.
08:48Virgil van Dijk
08:49will be doing
08:49plenty of that
08:50in his own
08:50penalty area
08:52in a subtle
08:53way.
08:54But you're
08:55absolutely right
08:56if you set
08:56yourself for
08:57something as
08:58the defender
08:58did and
09:00it's just
09:01it's only
09:02a small margin
09:03isn't it?
09:04A little touch
09:05and it wouldn't
09:05have been a
09:05goal
09:05even
09:06just
09:06skimming
09:07his hair.
09:09A goal
09:09it is.
09:11Sian
09:11Suzuki
09:12is beaten
09:12by the
09:13Dutch
09:13captain.
09:24and it is
09:24Camara
09:27and
09:27seem to
09:27remember
09:28in their
09:28wins over
09:29Germany and
09:29Spain in
09:30the last
09:30world cup
09:31they came
09:31from behind
09:32in both
09:35in that
09:36position again
09:40they need
09:41the ball
09:41first Japan
09:42they can't
09:42get it
09:43they can't
09:43get it
09:43for the
09:44long enough
09:44either at
09:45the moment
09:45to make
09:46anything
09:47worthwhile
09:47anything
09:47really
09:48significant
09:49that's got
09:50to change
09:54that was a
09:55lovely shot
09:55of him
09:56looking at
09:57the line
09:58of the
09:58header
09:59really the
10:00precision of
10:00it
10:00emphasised
10:01the precision
10:02of it
10:02here's
10:03Van de Ven
10:05the Dutch
10:06lead
10:06and there's
10:07no disputing
10:08the value
10:09that they
10:10have
10:13it's a
10:14territorial
10:14supremacy
10:15doesn't
10:16always
10:17produce
10:17the
10:19what seems
10:20like a
10:20result of
10:22justice
10:22but
10:23they certainly
10:24deserve to
10:25be in the
10:25lead here
10:25and Dallas
10:26has seen
10:27its first
10:27goal
10:29of this
10:30tournament
10:44here's the
10:45man of the
10:45moment
10:45again
10:51well that's
10:52the stat
10:52that matters
10:54just to add
10:55to Virgil
10:56van de
10:56he played
10:57every minute
10:58of every
10:59Premier League
10:59game for
11:00Liverpool
11:00the oldest
11:01player
11:02the age of
11:0334
11:03to do
11:04that
11:06not just
11:07for Liverpool
11:08in the
11:08Premier League
11:08here's
11:09Somerville
11:09just behind
11:10Marlon
11:12fabulous ball
11:13in behind
11:13Japan again
11:14there
11:16and Somerville
11:17is electric
11:18as he gets
11:19onto that
11:20it's a great
11:21little clip
11:22ball in
11:22behind
11:25Daniel Marlon
11:25just can't
11:26get in front
11:27at the
11:27near post
11:28to maybe
11:28get something
11:29on target
11:29but
11:30great running
11:31power
11:31once more
11:39there it is
11:40this is the
11:40referee's
11:41shot of it
11:44he's got a
11:45lot of room
11:45there Martin
11:46didn't he
11:46had so much
11:47room he did
11:48and it wasn't
11:48the consequence
11:49of a big
11:49shot
11:49was it
11:50that angle
11:51showed what
11:51the referees
11:52saw
11:52and why he
11:53reacted as
11:54he did
11:58mention all
11:59those minutes
12:00he's played
12:00actually Van
12:01Dijk seemed
12:02to double
12:02figures for
12:03the season
12:05at 11
12:09as Kubo
12:10needs to
12:10impose himself
12:11on the game
12:12he's got the
12:12talent to do
12:13that
12:14Nakamura
12:17they're aiming
12:19for
12:21they need a
12:22rallying cry
12:23Japan
12:38they've got the
12:39rallying cry
12:50run
12:50run
12:50in Dallas
12:54but I said
12:55they've got to
12:55come up with
12:55something different
12:56now
12:56that's better
12:58that's a lot
12:58more like
12:59the Japan
13:00that all
13:02those fans
13:02in blue
13:03expected to see
13:03this afternoon
13:05great run
13:06really good run
13:08from Kubo
13:09then he shows
13:10a bit of
13:11composure
13:13you just feel
13:14that Nakamura
13:14there doesn't
13:15have the room
13:15for the shot
13:16he certainly
13:16does
13:17Dyson Maeda
13:17there
13:18he's very
13:18close
13:19it's his
13:19touch
13:19actually
13:21he's very
13:21close to
13:22being offside
13:22but I think
13:23Van Der Ven
13:23plays him
13:24on
13:25at the
13:25back post
13:26have a look
13:27here
13:29oh it's
13:30a defender
13:30it's Van
13:31Hecker
13:36certainly
13:37hits Van
13:37Hecker
13:37I think
13:38Martin
13:38as it
13:38flies past
13:39for Bruggen
13:39he's got
13:40no chance
13:40with it
13:41great strike
13:41and Nakamura
13:43take the
13:43chance
13:46yeah
13:47this is
13:48being
13:48looked at
13:48it looked
13:49as if
13:49Van
13:49Hecker
13:50got there
13:50first
13:51didn't it
13:51did
13:51otherwise
13:52it would
13:53be an
13:54offside
13:54call
13:54potentially
13:55and also
13:56it would
13:57have been
13:57Maeda's
13:58goal
13:58if it
13:58wasn't
13:59offside
13:59yes
14:00good point
14:00on the
14:01big screens
14:02it's
14:02Nakamura's
14:03face
14:03that's
14:04smiling
14:05and down
14:06on the
14:06pitch
14:06as well
14:08well the
14:08game
14:09was
14:09building up
14:10in the
14:11first half
14:11shall we
14:11say
14:12and now
14:13it's
14:13suddenly
14:13exploded
14:14into
14:14life
14:14yeah
14:17certainly
14:18has
14:21a long
14:22throw
14:24Kubo
14:25didn't
14:25keep it
14:26to
14:27Nakamura
14:27I mentioned
14:28he's got a
14:29good goal
14:29scoring record
14:30in the
14:30French
14:30second
14:31division
14:32he
14:32spurned
14:33a chance
14:33to hit
14:33one
14:33with his
14:34right foot
14:34in the
14:34first
14:35half
14:36he did
14:45one
14:46one
14:46freeze
14:46again
14:46and the
14:47goalkeeper
14:47Bart
14:48for
14:48Bruggen
14:48the
14:48Bart
14:49man
14:50I beg your
14:51pardon
14:52Sion
14:52Suzuki
14:53comes out
14:54and makes
14:55a real
14:55strong catch
14:58but
14:58it's got to
14:59go again
15:00do
15:01do you like
15:01goalkeepers
15:02when you
15:02were playing
15:02Andy
15:03the goalkeeper
15:03to come
15:03and take
15:04charge
15:04well yeah
15:05if they can
15:06come and
15:06grab it
15:06Martin
15:07of course
15:08all you don't
15:08want them to
15:09do is spill
15:09it
15:11encouraged I
15:12think more
15:12nowadays to
15:13just try and
15:13get some
15:14height on it
15:14with a punch
15:16he doesn't
15:17come this
15:17time it's not
15:18quite thrown
15:18as long
15:21Japan
15:23wants to get
15:23into that
15:24counter-attacking
15:25mood
15:27Van Dijk
15:28still in the
15:28opposing penalty
15:29area
15:29he will stay
15:31there
15:31it's a corner
15:32yeah and
15:32they're a
15:33problem for
15:33Japan these
15:34corners and
15:35wide free
15:36kicks
15:38again I
15:38mentioned if
15:39you look at
15:39Van Dijk
15:40and Van Hecker
15:40you look at
15:41Gravenberg
15:42all of these
15:43guys done
15:44freeze the
15:44big lads
15:45and that's
15:46that
15:47Donald Marlin
15:48had the header
15:48in the first
15:49half
15:49yes
15:49exactly right
15:51Martin
15:51so
15:53they've got
15:53some good
15:54numbers there
15:57slight change
15:58of approach
15:58in terms of
15:59the set up
16:01near post
16:02Japan deal
16:03with it
16:03look to
16:04break
16:06and they
16:07are broken
16:08Samurai
16:09on the
16:10break
16:12stopped
16:14and Samurai
16:15will chase
16:16back
16:18and gets
16:19booked to
16:20that
16:22yeah
16:23he was
16:23always
16:23going to
16:23get a
16:23yellow
16:24card
16:24for
16:24that
16:24one
16:26there's
16:26a chance
16:26there
16:27so
16:28we
16:28have
16:28to
16:28man
16:29yeah
16:32I
16:32don't blame
16:32him for
16:33doing that
16:33I think
16:34many would
16:34have done
16:35the same
16:35the other
16:35the other
16:36has been
16:36issued
16:37to
16:37the other
16:39looks
16:39player
16:39number
16:3924
16:40right
16:41this
16:41is
16:41so
16:41he
16:43he
16:43he
16:43he
16:44he
16:44he
16:55he
17:10Kuba takes
17:15Nakamura again
17:22Kamada
17:29There's Maeda
17:31Squeezing across
17:32And the odds are against him
17:35Gohan was in there
17:42Much better I think though from Japan
17:44Actually just that couple of minutes
17:46Before they equalised
17:47They just started to pick it up a bit better
17:50That's the strike from Nakamura
17:53Yeah it is
17:54Van Hecker gets there first
17:58Would he have saved it
17:59It wouldn't have got there
18:00Because Maeda was in the way
18:02Might not have seen it yet
18:04Until it's flashed past him
18:05But
18:08Now we've got a proper game now
18:12I'm happy to say there's a good half an hour
18:14A good left
18:20Netherlands one
18:21Japan one
18:31Very much
18:33Overting to type
18:34Eight of their last nine World Cup goals
18:36Have come in the second half
18:37Including in those
18:39wins over Germany and Spain
18:50Good feet
18:51Good feet
18:52Robin Bess
18:53He gets into those positions
18:55He doesn't shoot as often as you might think
18:56But Somerville's having a crack here
19:00He's off and running
19:01Now the dutch are back in front
19:09His first goal
19:11In international football
19:14He left fly from a tightest angle really
19:25Great goal
19:26Initially started with that lovely work from Gravenberg
19:29And that Denzel Dumfries run on the overlap
19:32Allows Somerville to drag in on the left foot
19:35Which opens everything up
19:37And then it's just about hitting it hard enough
19:39And keeping it on target
19:40Yeah
19:41Bess a great finish
19:43A really good strike that
19:44The way he hits that
19:45Yeah
19:45Got enough pace on it
19:47Starts outside the post
19:48And brings it back in
19:49Great goal
19:51Great response
19:53Ronald Koeman told me yesterday
19:54When I asked him about Somerville
19:56As he would have played earlier
19:58But he had injuries in his time in England
20:00Now he only ever played for
20:03The Netherlands in this month of June 2026
20:08And he's now got a goal to add to a third cap
20:11I was about to tell you
20:17And the world
20:19That the dutch
20:21Hadn't lost a world cup game
20:24After scoring first
20:26Since 1978
20:28To Scotland
20:29Archie Gemmell
20:31Archie Gemmell's famous goal
20:33Yeah
20:33Well
20:35Good
20:37So Pan have got a lot to do
20:40To make that stand relevant
20:44Two walks
20:45Exploded to life in the second half
20:47He's probably been
20:48I think their most positive forward player
20:51Somerville
20:53Yes
20:53Whenever he's got the ball
20:54Even the first half
20:55Taking Nakamura on
20:56Trying to get some crosses in the box
20:58That was great for him
21:00From him
21:00Really good
21:03And here they come again
21:04Gakpo could well be offside
21:07Somerville coming in from the opposite side
21:09Gakpo still going
21:10Gakpo still going
21:12And then the flag is now given
21:14Yeah
21:14Flag went up actually
21:15A little bit before
21:16But
21:16Cody Gakpo wasn't to know
21:20He's always
21:22A little too keen there
21:23To get
21:23In behind
21:25And turn the ball over nicely
21:28Just
21:29He's just offside there
21:31We've got the advanced
21:33Semi-automated offside system
21:35Here haven't we
21:35Lots of cameras
21:37And data points
21:40So
21:41Maeda is off
21:44And
21:45Junior Ito is on
21:54Three goals
21:55In just over 13 minutes
21:57Here
21:58And
21:59Japan
21:59Were level
22:00For some
22:01Six minutes
22:02In that period
22:06They're looking for
22:07Second equal
22:07With Kuma
22:08Oh
22:12Wow
22:16Love it
22:17Why not
22:20As he picks that up
22:21Said it straight away
22:22Martin there
22:23Once he gets there
22:24All he's thinking about
22:25Is getting the shot away
22:26But it's always rising
22:28I think the Brooklyn
22:29Would have dealt with it
22:30Recently comfortably
22:31Had it been under the bar
22:32But
22:33It's a nice strike
22:35Well
22:35I know why we're having the
22:37Hydra
22:40Grab a drink
22:41Gets the hydration break
22:43We'll be right back
22:55Including
22:59Vince's move to Juventus
23:01Which he's enjoyed very much
23:02Actually
23:08And we are going to see
23:10Memphis to fight
23:12For Daniel Marlon
23:19That's an important player
23:20That
23:20Ronald Pittman
23:21Made a trip to Brazil
23:22To see what the level was
23:24He said
23:25To see what sort of level
23:26He'd been doing well
23:27Fight some injuries
23:29Very impressed
23:30With the level
23:31It's not the worst place
23:32To go on a Scouse
23:34That's an interesting call
23:35Martin
23:35Taking some of it off
23:36Yeah
23:37After just knocking
23:38One in like that
23:40That's
23:41That's a very interesting call
23:43Dijani Rinders
23:44Never really got involved
23:45Too much
23:47They're taking some of it off
23:48When he's flying
23:49And it's a big call
23:50Well the Timber
23:52Who's all of course
23:53Is not Jurian
23:54Who had to
23:55Pull out of the squad
23:57But his twin brother
23:58Quinton
24:00Plays from Marseille
24:02More of a midfield player
24:05They've had a few twins
24:06Haven't they had a
24:07Deboer twins
24:07They have
24:08Van der Kirchhoff
24:09Going way back
24:12Identical
24:14These two are identical
24:15As well
24:15The Timbers
24:21But
24:24Helpminers
24:25Has filled in a gap
24:27On the right hand side
24:28And he's
24:29There's a tactical switch
24:30Rather than putting
24:31A live for live player
24:32On
24:37He's just going to make sure
24:39That there's a
24:39Japanese player
24:40Actually injured
24:41On the far side
24:42I think he's going to make sure
24:43That they don't get down
24:44That left hand side
24:45And Nakamura's
24:46Capable of doing it
24:48I get that Martin
24:49But
24:50Just seeing
24:51That was that challenge
24:52From Dumfries
24:53How quickly
24:55Quickly got out
24:56To Kubo there
24:56To deny him
24:57And pinch the ball
25:01Yeah just coming back
25:02To that Somerville change
25:03I mean look yeah
25:04Putting copminers there
25:05And having experience
25:06And
25:07Making sure that
25:08You've always got good numbers
25:09Behind the ball
25:10I get that
25:11But
25:12If the Netherlands score again
25:13Then they're effectively
25:14Putting the game to better
25:15I think
25:33Nailed it by Van Dijk
25:37Elected by
25:38Dravenberg
25:46I think Kubo's race
25:48Is wrong
25:48It's dropped to the ground
25:50Over the
25:50Touch on the far side
25:52And Gatko still going here
25:53Trying to squeeze it in
25:58Everyone knows what
25:59Cody Gatko's going to do
26:01But
26:01Knowing it's not
26:03Gives you
26:04The ease of stopping him
26:05Correct
26:05Difficult to stop
26:06It's a really good save
26:08Actually this
26:08From Suzuki
26:09And goal
26:10Cuts inside though
26:11And then hits it hard
26:13Right into that near post
26:14That's going in
26:14That's creeping inside
26:15The near post
26:16Excellent goalkeeping
26:19We feel another goal here
26:21It's put
26:22The game to bed
26:23Even against
26:25Heisty folks like Japan
26:26For the Netherlands
26:28And
26:30Good old ride
26:31At the far post
26:33Yeah
26:33It's Van Hecker
26:34He's backpedalling
26:35All the way
26:35And just can't really
26:36Get any genuine power
26:37On it
26:38Took a fair old
26:39Bang in the face
26:39There hasn't he
26:40At some point
26:41Yeah that was in
26:41The first half
26:42I think
26:43Unless he brought it
26:43With him
26:56Marias is
26:58Preparing
27:00His
27:00Rangers as well
27:09Danny Grouchy
27:11Doan
27:19Going again
27:20It's got to
27:22Onetabe
27:22Brilliant
27:23Setting up
27:27That's that recovery
27:28Place
27:29Of Nicky
27:30Van Der Ven
27:30There
27:31Because that's
27:32Lovely football
27:33From Japan
27:33Down the right
27:34So really good
27:37Well on time
27:38Look at Van Der Ven
27:39Has given him
27:39Three or four yards
27:40There
27:41He maybe
27:42Didn't need
27:43To quite
27:43Take that touch
27:46Rotanabe
27:46But
27:47It's a great
27:47No
27:49So we've got
27:50A triple substitution
27:51For Japan
27:54Doan coming off
27:58Sugawara
27:58Who's a
27:59Right side
27:59Player
27:59Right back
28:00Or right wing
28:01Back
28:05Rotanabe
28:06Off
28:06Kubo
28:07To me
28:09Yes
28:10Would be
28:11Irregulants
28:11Had a lot
28:11Of injuries
28:12He's been
28:12Playing
28:13For Ajax
28:13Recently
28:14In the Netherlands
28:32Vito takes
28:43Vito takes
28:45Stom is settling that one down before he hits that
29:04And number 10
29:15Yes
29:16A little bit of a reach for that from
29:20It's got miners wasn't it?
29:22Yeah it was
29:23Just
29:25Timber was in there as well
29:27Just couldn't have wrapped his foot around it to get anything significant on it but
29:34Lots of changes Martin now in both teams
29:38There will be a big going room out there
29:41Grab them there
29:44No foul
29:48Come it out
29:55They dug deep to get
29:58The first equalizer
30:02Follow on down to come up with a second
30:12Ito
30:13It's on that left hand side now
30:17Aganucci
30:22Siguara
30:30Ito
30:30That's
30:32The goalkeeper
30:34Thought about going tall
30:35And realised it was going to whizz on past him
30:37He couldn't cause the Dutch any great danger
30:52Ito
30:54Ito
30:58Ito
31:00Ito
31:08Ito
31:13Ito
31:14This is
31:15To
31:29Ito
31:30This is
31:33To
31:35Ito
31:36Ito
31:38It's at the wire as throw.
31:39The dike climbing.
31:45Let's go back to Sion Suzuki.
31:51It's come back well.
31:52He had a broken hand in the autumn.
31:55Have himself as quickly as possible with an injury like that.
32:21Yeah, Rogawa's gone up front alongside Ueda, really.
32:24They've not played with a number 10.
32:26It's kind of an area that they're usually blessed with some amazing players
32:29in that particular area of the field, Martin,
32:32but they didn't start the game with one there.
32:35Yeah, now they've got a little bit more in that Saluma presence up front in Japan
32:40if they can find them.
32:44Between them, they're the top two goals for us in qualifying.
32:47And they produce a goal here, Ito.
32:51And the semi-producer of a chance.
32:56Timmy Yasu, great run, just didn't hit it.
32:58Just didn't get it, did he?
33:08Well, that's what they'll do.
33:09They'll throw players forward.
33:13Not recklessly, they just seem to find an overdrive
33:16to the game that they're trying to play minute-by-minute.
33:20And that was not a such moment.
33:28Brougham was grateful the shot didn't carry much of a sting.
33:33Here's Tomi Yasu.
33:36And Sigoura, he hopes have played in England.
33:40Yasu with Arslaught, put a long spell until injury rather ruined it for him.
33:44He's gone to Ajax on a short-term deal.
33:52That's that cutback.
33:53It's actually Sugawara.
33:55Well, I think it was Tomi Yasu.
33:58And Sugawara got himself in a nice position,
34:00but he's kind of leaning back a little bit.
34:02The ball was just a fraction behind him there.
34:10Right, and okay.
34:11It's another what-we-have-we-hold move.
34:15I see Ryan Gravenberg, who's been excellent.
34:22And Rommel's not taking too many risks.
34:25And whether he's going to invite pressure here, we'll see.
34:28I think he's expecting it, Martin.
34:30I think he'll expect Japan now to...
34:32They've loaded their forward line a little bit more
34:35with Oogawa and Ito alongside Ueda.
34:39I think he sees them perhaps trying caution to the wind a bit,
34:43and he wants to match that.
34:49It's a pretty big back line he's got.
34:52It is five of them, really.
34:54All of them can play central defence.
34:57Go to the defence.
35:06Ueda coming short.
35:09Get involved.
35:11Wanted they play back for a run that he'd made.
35:15In behind.
35:17Kami Yasu.
35:20Sugawara, a nice touch from Joina Ito.
35:29the pie
35:31this fell in England with Manchester United didn't really work out for it
35:35but he's played around the world and it has worked out for him and he's played
35:38a lot of international football with great success
35:51okay it's good in the air so it's a very good challenge by Ito
35:57and that's the throw out of it
35:59good battle in there from Ito
36:02we've got his team that throws Sugawara again
36:05decide to put this one down quickly
36:09by Tomiyasu
36:11either way by Van Dijk the score on the first goal
36:16the crowd is out for
36:21for the pie
36:24taken over from Marlon up front
36:27we did have a little look
36:28that's the right call he's had a look at him yeah he's had a look at Taniguchi there
36:33that's it he always caught right in the face
36:35yeah
36:37hope he hasn't disturbed those contact lenses
36:40the yellow has been issued
36:43to never which player number 10
36:45Memphis Dubai
36:46and to
36:47Shio guy from Wolfsburg
36:49and his
36:50third cap
36:53on for
36:54Reuter
36:58used to play for
37:00Nijmegen
37:01and he's seen Nijmegen
37:02in Holland
37:11nice
37:14tidy work by
37:15yeah
37:16Frankie de Jong
37:21just to keep
37:22taking over
37:24he does
37:24he's always available
37:26Frankie de Jong
37:29he's not the best when his team go out of possession
37:31in terms of his defensive work
37:32but he's always always available
37:34and he's
37:35good reader of the game and situations
37:37no doubt about that
37:38and
37:39again clever to take the foul there
37:43the more they break the game up
37:45the Netherlands
37:45then the quicker
37:46they'll get all three points
37:48and
37:49Toby Gatto is off
37:50and
37:50Ryan Brobby
37:53played a
37:54big part in Sunderland's success
37:56they've got themselves into Europe for next season
37:58they've just been promoted for the Premier League
38:01but Brobby
38:02is a presence
38:10we have a situation
38:11we have a situation
38:12more than nothing
38:14number 11
38:16Woody
38:17Buck
38:17is being replaced by
38:19number 19
38:20Ryan Brobby
38:22look at him
38:23look at him
38:26come on guys
38:28come on guys
38:28come on guys
38:28come on guys
38:34catch in
38:35it's rather a wasted cross
38:40Dike
38:41got something on it
38:43complaining to the assistant
38:44he thought he was being fouled
38:46it didn't seem a great deal
38:47innit?
38:53Ito
38:57Siguara
39:00coming from
39:03Salo
39:12might just be in trouble yet
39:14the Netherlands
39:15they still might be in trouble
39:17back by Junito
39:22coming as you're trying to keep the pressure on with that little knock down header
39:25what a ball across the box wasn't it?
39:28stunning ball but just couldn't get a blue serve on the end of it
39:31that's where we are
39:33that's where we are
39:33in the countdown at the start
39:35we are counting down now to the
39:37final outcome here
39:42a contest that only in truth they really got going in the second half but boy did it get going
39:49and it isn't finished yet
39:50and it isn't finished yet
39:55you almost feel that come a time where Zara and Suzuki will go up himself
40:00he's a tall man the goalkeeper
40:04they've got a lot of big fellas at the back in orange
40:10Sano
40:11Son of
40:20Nia ito
40:21Not many answer
40:28Nia ito's done well
40:29Damada wins a corner.
40:36Van der Benz were happy with that decision, but...
40:41He's been sharp, Ito, since he's come on.
40:43He's always looked forward and been positive with the pull of his feet.
40:47It's exactly what Japan needed.
40:49Take the corner, score the winner against Scotland in Glasgow in March.
40:56Might get enough depth into the set play.
41:08Nakamura scored the first equaliser.
41:10Is there a second in the game?
41:14Tsugawara, the lovely ball.
41:17Ito is another corner.
41:18It's got to do it first time, Martin, it's a stunning goal.
41:21It's a brilliant pass to Ito there, but...
41:25Maybe there wasn't anything available along the six yard line
41:28and he had to have that touch
41:29but you feel like he's got to play that first time
41:32it's a brilliant through ball
41:41Ito
41:41with the corner
41:45it's 2-2
41:48it's Ogawa
41:50it's Bedlam
41:52here in Dallas
41:55never right off Japan
42:001-0 down
42:022-1 down
42:04and here they are
42:05battling deep deep into the afternoon
42:08to make it 2-2
42:15well we'd expect nothing less of Japan
42:18than to keep going
42:19I just wonder whether McBruggen
42:21feels he's got to save that
42:23I do
42:23he's got to stop that one
42:25I mean it's a great leap
42:26there is a deflection
42:29but I think he helps that one
42:30into the roof of the net
42:34I think he's got to save that
42:35I really do
42:36he may not have seen it
42:37that deflection
42:39but smiles all around
42:40from Moriasa
42:41and everybody on the Japan bench
42:43and of course
42:44the stadium goes crazy
42:47well we talked about his record
42:49in qualifying
42:50six goals in qualifying
42:51he's got one
42:52on the big stage here
42:54and what a vital one
43:00he plays in the Netherlands
43:01how about that
43:17well the goal's been given to Kamada
43:19who must have got another touch
43:21but there was that deflection
43:22but there was that deflection Martin
43:24wasn't quite sure
43:25from the angles we saw
43:26exactly who it was
43:27who
43:28who it hit
43:32a 2-2
43:33that's all that matters
43:36what a second half of the match
43:44six minutes to go
43:46well they came back from 2-0 down
43:48to beat Brazil
43:49it was a friendly
43:50about 10 in October
44:00it's a yellow card
44:02for Nicky Vanda then
44:03absolutely there
44:04no complaints
44:05he's been great
44:06Junior Ito
44:07he really has number 14
44:09it's been terrific
44:10since he's come on
44:14he plays in Belgium
44:21a yellow card
44:22has been issued
44:23to Netherlands player
44:25number 15
44:26Tommy Yassel
44:27a yellow card
44:31has been posted
44:33for Nicky VandaVent
44:36and whether he was
44:37complaining about the corner
44:38the award of the corner
44:40yeah maybe Martin
44:41yeah
44:41and we didn't see
44:43any VAR check
44:44or we weren't informed
44:45of any VAR check
44:46so of course
44:46it had been a wrongly
44:47awarded corner
44:48the goal wouldn't have stood
44:50that's true
44:55but Ronald Koeman
44:57decided
44:59that 2-1
45:00was a defendable lead
45:01yeah
45:02and I think that's
45:03a mistake today
45:03I do
45:05because he took off
45:06the player that
45:07Japan were most fearful of
45:09and I'll tell you
45:10that makes such a difference
45:12to the momentum
45:13in the game
45:24still got 4 minutes
45:25to go
45:28the rip-roaring
45:30start to
45:33World Cup life
45:34in
45:34Dallas
45:35in cowboy country
45:44Acker
46:05Acker
46:06advantage
46:08Mike
46:09Coke Miners
46:10and Nathan Acker
46:11on 3-1
46:16crossings
46:17on the line
46:18list
46:18there
46:21decent ball in
46:22for sure
46:23but it was
46:23tough one to get
46:25over the top of
46:26that's that equalised
46:28he just hit Canada
46:29didn't it
46:29you see
46:30he didn't know
46:31anything about it
46:36but in those
46:38circumstances
46:40he's quite a
46:41difficult sort of
46:41person
46:42I'm sure he probably
46:43wouldn't go chasing
46:44it but he should get
46:44it because he had
46:45the last touch
46:54all happened in a flash
46:56but a flash of delight
46:59for Japan
47:16I'm not sure
47:16that was
47:17meant
47:17if it was
47:19it was just
47:19send the ball down
47:20the tile there
47:21on the far side
47:22yeah
47:27twice
47:27that's
47:28team have led
47:30twice
47:31Japan
47:31have
47:32pegged them back
47:35Sweden
47:35against
47:36Tunisia
47:36to come
47:37later today
47:38our time
47:48down of two halves
47:49Mr. Townsend
47:50against them
47:50yes
47:51certainly has been
47:52yes
48:10yes
48:10psychology of this game
48:11is extraordinary
48:12now Japan
48:12is just saying
48:13we're going to
48:13protect
48:142-2
48:142-2
48:17would that be
48:19a dangerous
48:21philosophy
48:25Van Dijk
48:29great ball
48:36and trying to get
48:37in the way
48:42terrific work
48:43between
48:44Dunfrees and
48:45Quinton Timberlere
48:46just get in behind
48:47just for a split
48:48second
48:48he felt
48:49across was coming
48:52away by
48:54have a good
48:55cheat
48:58there goes
48:58Van Hecke
49:04might yet be
49:05another goal
49:05this game
49:07even though we're
49:07out of dealing
49:09in seconds
49:15there's still a chance
49:16here
49:22Lito
49:37well we've seen
49:38some of what
49:39the Netherlands
49:40can offer
49:40always
49:42a team to reckon
49:44with in a major
49:44tournament
49:46but they've been
49:46pegged back twice
49:47that
49:48final little
49:49deflection
49:49by Daichi
49:50Kamada
49:52providing the
49:52second equaliser
49:55from
49:55Agawa's
49:56header
49:56it looks as
49:57though it would
49:58be Somerville
49:59summer's day
49:59in Dallas
50:00but his goal
50:01the 2-1 goal
50:04wasn't enough
50:05Virgil van Dijk
50:06opened the scoring
50:07it was so much
50:08better game
50:09in the second half
50:09all the goals
50:11coming
50:11in the second
50:12period
50:13and a point
50:14to peace
50:15in the start
50:15of group
50:16S
50:18in the
50:18second half
50:19get
50:19have in the
50:19next half
50:19the
50:19it
50:19if you
50:19in the
50:20comfortable
50:20way
50:20You
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