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00:31right here on box forward to this one wow i mean it's a game one in the dutch quest
00:35for that elusive world are on the field though in dallas this after just in the tournament it's
00:42an early chance to see just how good the pen it's uh right over the cross center of this japanese
00:50back three in any part of the pitch really he scored 12 goals there's conflict in situations
00:57like that he's bored for the first time you would suspect so here's the first opportunity for japan
01:03to threaten with dyson maida so behind this trying to get it through well cody gagpo slides one in
01:11donio marlin's first involvement inside the japanese box and he's turned it's a brilliant
01:16save by suzuki when they turn the ball over want to get forward really quickly
01:20and they're good at that in english well he's just been relegated actually from the premier
01:25league with japan yeah those top players they certainly work
01:29he's lying in hooked away by van dyke mom cubo clearly waited and shouting for handball i think
01:44with a skimmer from virgil van dyke maida it was very very nippy nearly took it away from
01:51the vital in this world cup apart from the obvious his energy tell what i mean it's huge it certainly
01:58is
02:05that's a great pairing come free to somerville they've always had good techniques since they've
02:11had professional football and they've added some tenacity
02:19such an asset here's somerville guess it's truck west ham united
02:28and hecker
02:32really good ball there's no inferior he got injured and he hopes his form can return here there's the
02:39first put a defense always alert and lively it's a real sprinter it's a deep one has it gone out
02:53to get a significant result the big difference between the temperatures because there's an air
02:58conditioning in here
03:00they're again trying to feed it in
03:03great team
03:05some great teams in this competition
03:08and it's a back three and it's a counter attacking formation and when they get it they play forward
03:12very quickly but you also can't just sit off and allow teams to to fight
03:25good
03:26good
03:28good
03:29good
03:30good
03:30good
03:31and this pinch back by marlin
03:35he was looking to cross it, he's got a corner
03:38Amassia
03:40in by
03:41Ito
03:43Van Hecker
03:45starts the ref
03:5110 minutes, played a 1-2 here that
03:53could have got him in behind
03:56Rinders
03:58points set the world on fire at Manchester City
04:00is for him but Somerville
04:02I've changed his mind either, he's still an attempted crutch
04:05could possibly lead to the opening goal
04:09Marlon
04:09in by Gakpo
04:12Danfries round the back
04:14and you spotted it earlier Andy
04:16yeah, he's always
04:17some
04:20attempts at direct Dutch football
04:22and that's on his agenda for half time
04:27pressure on the ball yet
04:29and then they've got to try and shut that door
04:34and they should have scored, well maybe it was a bit of a stretch but
04:37the pressure
04:39not paying off, Ronald Koeman's been saying that
04:43Kamada
04:45in general
04:47we've seen the orange shirts in possession
04:49we've seen those
04:53it's going to work the 1-2
04:57almost throw a blanket over all the
04:59they really have and if that delivery is right
05:03that could work
05:04I've been saying we want to improve
05:06the percentage of possession we get
05:12set up for Nakamura
05:13wanted to get it onto his left foot, didn't have the time
05:17left foot was involved, family history there
05:20in by Gakpo
05:23in by Gakpo
05:23and Marlon
05:26Gakpo
05:28it's going down the line this time
05:30Japan looking to find a way to get
05:32the lead here
05:34yeah, there's that little
05:35he is
05:39of course it's a good way to get in if they can
05:42Gakpo coming in at the far post
05:46it's over Ueda
05:47and for Nakamura
05:50on his weaker foot
05:52moves
05:52trying to leave the defenders
05:55again
06:00Ueda
06:00the field
06:02Nakamura
06:02nice
06:04but not for the football fans
06:06especially at this moment
06:08that's the outside of the net
06:10from the scourge of
06:15Marlon
06:17it's risky
06:22just needed
06:23maybe
06:24if Ruud van Nesteroy was out
06:27Kamada again
06:28it's got plenty of touches
06:32and it's in
06:38Virgil van Dijk
06:40puts his trademark
06:42on the opening game
06:43for the Netherlands
06:45in the 2026 World Cup
06:50we've talked about his
06:51goal scoring capabilities
06:53and he's shown it to the world again
06:57well he's such a threat
06:59if the delivery is good
07:01if the delivery's got some pace on it
07:04he's always always liable
07:06to cause problems
07:08that one from Rinders was poor
07:09but when he goes out on the other
07:10great little clip ball in behind him
07:15not just for Liverpool
07:16in the Premier League
07:17here's Somerville
07:24Nakamura had the shot
07:27they've got the rallying cry
07:381-1
07:40in Dallas
07:43well I said they've got to come up
07:44with something different now
07:46that's better
07:47that's a lot more like
07:48the Japan
07:50that
07:50all those fans in blue
07:52expected to see this afternoon
07:55there's Maeda
07:57squeezing across
07:58the long throw
08:03on the break
08:08he doesn't come this time
08:09it's not quite thrown as long
08:10Kuber takes
08:14approach
08:15in terms of the set up
08:18near post
08:18counter attacking
08:20mood
08:22and Dykes
08:23doesn't shoot as often
08:24as you might think
08:24but Somerville's having a crack here
08:28he's off and running
08:30and the Dutch are back in front
08:37his first goal
08:39in international football
08:42he left fly from a tightest angle
08:45really
08:54right Tomiyasu
08:56steer it away
08:58Somerville coming in
08:59from the opposite side
09:00Gatko's still going
09:01Gatko's still going
09:02brilliant
09:04set it up
09:08that's that recovery
09:09and yeah
09:10Ito
09:11that's
09:11on the right hand side
09:14and he's
09:14it's a tactical switch
09:16rather than putting a
09:17line-for-line player
09:17on the top two goal
09:18scores in qualifying
09:19and they
09:21produce a goal here
09:22as soon as he picks that up
09:25tip line on the far side
09:26and Gatko's still going
09:27here
09:28trying to squeeze it in
09:32Tomura
09:39for some six minutes
09:43in that period
09:45ito
09:50it's 2-2
09:52it's
09:55it's
09:56it's
09:56Bedlam
09:56here in Dallas
09:59never write-off
10:01Japan
10:051-0 down
10:072-1 down
10:09additional football
10:10with great success
10:16twice Japan
10:17have
10:17begged them back
10:19and probably wouldn't
10:21go chasing it
10:22but he should get it
10:22because they have
10:23the last touch
10:24because they have the last touch
10:24because they have the last touch
10:24because they have the last touch
10:26because they have the last touch
10:26because they have the last touch
10:26because they have the last touch
10:26because they have the last touch
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