🔴Netherlands vs Japan LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 Match At Dallas Stadium | Memphis Depay | N18G
Group F – Netherlands v Japan – Arlington, Texas, U.S. – June 14, 2026 Netherlands fans march towards the stadium with the orange bus ahead of the match
The Netherlands will have goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and top scorer Memphis Depay both ready to play in the team’s World Cup opener.
Coach Ronald Koeman said Saturday, on the eve of the Group F game against Japan, that his entire team is fit. That includes Verbruggen and Depay, though the coach wasn’t ready to reveal his starting lineup.
The status of Verbruggen was in question after he hurt his hip in a collision during a tune-up match with Uzbekistan on Monday, and then was held out of training Wednesday. But Koeman said the keeper returned to full practice Friday and Saturday.
Depay, the Netherlands’ all-time leading scorer with 55 goals, dealt with a thigh injury for several weeks before playing for Brazilian club Corinthians on May 24. That was only three days before the 26-man Netherlands roster for the World Cup was set.
Koeman said Depay has looked good since the start of the team’s tournament preparations.
Japan
Japan’s preparations have also been affected by injuries. Captain Wataru Endo was forced to miss the tournament after failing to recover from a foot injury and subsequently announced his retirement from international football.
The Samurai Blue are also without star winger Kaoru Mitoma, placing greater creative responsibility on Takefusa Kubo, Junya Ito and Ayase Ueda. The trio combined for 33 goal involvements during qualifying and will be central to Japan’s attacking ambitions.
Veteran defender Yuto Nagatomo could make history if he features, becoming the first Asian footballer to appear at five separate FIFA World Cups.
Predicted Starting XI
Netherlands (4-2-3-1)
Verbruggen (if fit); Dumfries, Van Hecke, Van Dijk, Van de Ven; De Jong, Gravenberch; Summerville, Reijnders, Gakpo; Depay.
Japan (3-4-2-1)
Suzuki; Taniguchi, Watanabe, H. Ito; Doan, Kamada, Tanaka, Nakamura; J. Ito, Kubo; Ueda.
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