By Opta Analyst | Created at 2026-06-14 20:34:12 | Updated at 2026-06-15 20:23:40
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Follow the best facts and stats from the Group F game at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with our Netherlands vs Japan stats page.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Netherlands vs Japan stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F meeting at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas on 14 June.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Netherlands vs Japan: Selected Pre-Match Opta Facts
- Netherlands and Japan are meeting at the FIFA World Cup for the second time – their first encounter came in the 2010 group stage, where the Dutch won 1-0 with a goal from Wesley Sneijder. Overall, Japan have never beaten the Netherlands (D1 L2).
- Japan went unbeaten against European opposition at the last World Cup, beating Germany and Spain in the group stage and drawing with Croatia (1-1) in the round of 16 before being eliminated on penalties.
- This will be the Netherlands’ 12th World Cup appearance. No other team has finished runner-up as often as the Dutch without ever winning the trophy (three times – 1974, 1978, 2010).
- This will be Japan’s eighth consecutive World Cup appearance. It’s the second-longest run by an Asian nation behind South Korea’s current run of 11 straight tournaments.
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