Netherlands
JapanGroup F
Megogo
Dallas - AT&T Stadium
Referee : Ismail Elfath (United States)
Summerville 64'
Kamada 89'
Netherlands: 1. Verbruggen - 6. van Hecke, 4. van Dijk, 15. van de Ven, 22. Dumfries - 21. de Jong F. - 8. Gravenberch R. (Ake, 81), 14. Reijnders (Timber Q., 70) - 11. Gakpo (Brobbey, 85), 18. Malen (Depay, 70), 24. Summerville (Koopmeiners T., 70)
Substitution: Koopmeiners T. (from 70); Depay (from 70); Timber Q. (from 70); Ake (from 81); Brobbey (from 85)
Bench: 13. Roefs, 23. Flekken - 25. Hato, 2. Geertruida - 3. de Roon, 12. Wieffer, 16. Til G. - 17. Lang N. - 7. Kluivert, 9. Weghorst
Yellow Cards: Summerville 61; Depay 83; van de Ven 91
Japan: 1. Suzuki Z. - 3. Taniguchi, 16. Watanabe T. (Tomiyasu, 75), 21. Ito H. - 24. Sano - 10. Doan (Sugawara, 75) - 8. Kubo T. (Ogawa, 75), 13. Nakamura, 15. Kamada - 18. Ueda A. (Shiogai, 84), 11. Maeda (Ito J., 67)
Substitution: Ito J. (from 67); Sugawara (from 75); Tomiyasu (from 75); Ogawa (from 75); Shiogai (from 84)
Bench: 12. Osako K., 23. Hayakawa - 4. Itakura, 20. Seko, 25. Suzuki J., 5. Nagatomo - 7. Tanaka A. - 17. Suzuki Yu. - 6. Machino, 9. Goto
The Netherlands will lift the FIFA World Cup trophy in 2026. Intrigued? Skeptical? You have every right to be, but you might want to hold your judgment. This prediction comes courtesy of Joachim Klement—a man whose forecasts have earned serious attention.
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