Netherlands 2-2 Japan player ratings: Bart Verbruggen disappoints as Daichi Kamada rescues late point

Netherlands and Japan kicked disconnected Group F of the World Cup 2026 with a thrilling 2-2 draw astatine the Dallas Stadium. 

Hajime Moriyasu's men doubly came from down to cancel retired goals from Virgil van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville, with Daichi Kamada's 89th-minute equaliser ensuring the points were shared.

Here, Sports Mole provides subordinate ratings from the Netherlands' gully with Japan.

Netherlands subordinate ratings vs. Japan: Verbruggen disappointment

GOALKEEPER

Bart Verbruggen - 3/10

The goalkeeper conceded much than helium stopped, and helium truly should person done amended for Japan's precocious equaliser, palming a alternatively tame effort into his ain apical corner.

DEFENCE

Denzel Dumfries - 6/10

Jan Paul van Hecke - 7/10

Virgil van Dijk - 7/10

Van Dijk netted a fantastic header to unfastened the scoring and besides made respective cardinal antiaircraft contributions, but a fewer moments wherever helium was caught somewhat disconnected the gait - peculiarly successful the archetypal fractional - detract from his eventual rating.

Micky van de Ven - 6/10

MIDFIELD

Ryan Gravenberch - 8/10

Gravenberch produced an all-round show successful the mediate of the parkland and provided the assists for some Netherlands goals, including a peculiarly awesome pinpoint transverse for Van Dijk's opener.

Frenkie de Jong - 7/10

Tijjani Reijnders - 6/10

ATTACK

Crysencio Summerville - 8/10

Summerville whitethorn not person had the liveliest crippled of his career, but the winger demonstrated his prime with a fantastic whipped effort to marque it 2-1 to the Netherlands.

Donyell Malen - 7/10

Cody Gakpo - 7/10

SUBSTITUTES

Memphis Depay - 5/10

Came on. Got Booked. That was astir the grade of Depay's interaction from the bench.

Quinten Timber - 6/10

Teun Koopmeiners - 6/10

Nathan Ake - N/A

Brian Brobbey - N/A

Japan subordinate ratings vs. Netherlands: Several shining lights for Japan

GOALKEEPER

Zion Suzuki - 7/10

Made aggregate beardown saves to support Japan successful the game, including a superb halt to contradict Malen conscionable minutes aft kick-off.

DEFENCE

Tsuyoshi Watanabe - 7/10

Shogo Taniguchi - 6/10

Hiroki Ito - 6/10

MIDFIELD

Ritsu Doan - 6/10

Kaishu Sano - 6/10

Daichi Kamada - 8/10

Kamada was a shining airy successful the mediate of the parkland for Japan, making 49 passes and creating 1 large chance. The midfielder's show was capped by scoring the precocious equaliser - albeit Kamada knew small astir it.

Keito Nakamura - 8/10

Nakamura was a changeless menace down the near flank for Japan, highlighted by taking much shots than immoderate different subordinate connected the pitch. The wing-back was rewarded for his hard enactment erstwhile helium scored Japan's archetypal equaliser, a almighty effort into the bottommost corner.

ATTACK

Takefusa Kubo - 7/10

Ayase Ueda - 5/10

Daizen Maeda - 4/10

SUBSTITUTES

Junya Ito - 7/10

Ito came disconnected the seat conscionable aft the hr people and had a large impact, creating much chances (three) successful 30 minutes than immoderate different subordinate crossed the full 90.

Takehiro Tomiyasu - 6/10

Yukinari Sugawara - 6/10

Koki Ogawa - 7/10

Ogawa's biggest publication from the seat came successful the last minutes, erstwhile the forward's goal-bound header deflected disconnected Kamada and into the backmost of the net.

Kento Shiogai - N/A