Netherlands v Japan: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ Kick-off time: 3pm local/4pm EDT/9pm BST/6am AEST
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Hello, how do you do and welcome to live, minute-by-minute coverage of Netherlands v Japan in Texas. This is one of the most enticing games of the group stage, a cruiserweight contest between two teams who are desperate to break new ground at the World Cup.

The Netherlands are probably the best team never to win the World Cup and definitely the only team to lose three finals without winning one. Japan are surely the best team never to reach the quarter-finals.

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