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Every time Japan fell behind and came back, minute by minute and in numbers.

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ComebackFIFA World Cup · Sun 14/6

Japan trailed by one goal, then came back to draw

Netherlands2-2Japan
Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT51'57'64'89'Lowest pointEqualiser
Behind by one goal in minute 64Equaliser in minute 89

Remontada Japan vs Netherlands in detail

FIFA World Cup · Sun 14/6

Why they came back

Drawn from the match data

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 64 to the final whistle: Japan had 6 shots (2 on target), Netherlands only 5.

Changes by coach H. Moriyasu

Ogawa came on for Kubo (75') and assisted, Ito came on for Maeda (66'), Tomiyasu came on for Watanabe (75').

The last 15 minutes

One of Japan's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 28% of fans backed Japan to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

The line runs with the minutes from left to right, from Japan's point of view
Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT51'57'64'89'Substitution 66'Substitution 75'Substitution 75'Substitution 75'Substitution 84'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadJapan goal Netherlands goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Japan chances, below: Netherlands. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
JapanNetherlands04590

Match story

Every goal and what it changed
  1. 51'

    van Dijk opened the scoring for Netherlands, assisted by Gravenberch, putting Netherlands ahead 1-0.

  2. 57'

    Nakamura equalised for Japan, assisted by Kubo, to make it 1-1.

  3. 64'

    Summerville put Netherlands back in front, assisted by Gravenberch, putting Netherlands ahead 2-1.

  4. 89'

    Kamada equalised for Japan, assisted by Ogawa, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

NetherlandsJapan
60%Possession40%
0.78Chance quality (xG)0.59
10Shots10
6On target3
0Big chances0
5Corners4
524Passes341

Top players

1
GravenberchNetherlands · Midfielder
8.0
2
van DijkNetherlands · Centre Back
7.9
3
NakamuraJapan · Left Forward
7.8
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Netherlands 59%Draw 13%Japan 28%
from 148,554 votes

Japan's record after falling behind

Last 4 competitive matches, since June 2026
1times came back from behind
0ended in a win
1points won from behind
1 goalbiggest deficit overturned
1times led and lost it

Turned against Japan

Matches they led before the opponent came back
RemontadaFIFA World Cup · Mon 29/6

Brazil trailed by one goal, then came back to win

Brazil2-1Japan
Behind by one goal in minute 29Winner in minute 90+5

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