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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Netherlands vs Japan Prediction: Dutch Edge in World Cup 2026 Opener
The 2026 World Cup kicks off for both sides on 14 June at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where Group F opens with what could be its most interesting match. Win here and you have immediate momentum in a group…
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- Week 1 of the 2026 World Cup sees Netherlands and Japan collide on 2026-06-14 at 21:00 GMT.
- Expect 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 26 fouls this match from Referee I. Elfath based on their last 10 games.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between R. Koeman and H. Moriyasu.
- No absentees for either Netherlands or Japan.
- We're predicting Netherlands to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and Japan are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
- Both sides left it all on the pitch: Netherlands won 2-1 against Uzbekistan, and Japan secured a victory 1-0 over Iceland.
- Both teams have been in great form: Netherlands 3-1-1 and Japan 5-0-0 over their last 5 matches.
- Dominance for Netherlands: across 1 clash, they've won 1 game and only lost 0 games to Japan, with 0 stalemates.
- 2-1 leads the pack at 16.2% of all our users' guesses, with 2-2 next on 12.1%.
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HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 51' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 57' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 61' | C. Summerville | ||
| 64' | 2 - 1 | ||
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| 83' | M. Depay | ||
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| 88' | 2 - 2 | ||
| 90+1' | M. van de Ven | ||
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Netherlands is going head to head with Japan on 14/6/2026 20:00 GMT for the WorldCup World Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Netherlands v Japan H2H statistics!