Ryn

Bleed blue always

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

Germany's attack

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📸 - KICK OFF!

THE NETHERLANDS vs JAPAN!

[CFCDaily @CFCDaily]

That Netherlands team looks unreal on paper. Predictions?

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu emotional singing his country's national anthem 🥺

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📸 - GAKPO ALMOST REACHED MALEN THERE!

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📸 - DONYELL MALEN ALMOST SCORED !!!!!!!

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📸 - SENSATIONAL SKILL FROM DONYELL MALEN !!!!!!!!! HE ALMOST SCORED !!!!!!!!!!

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📸 - THE NETHERLANDS AGAIN CLOSE !!!!

[CFCDaily @CFCDaily]

🚨 It is understood Alonso wanted to keep Cucurella at the club this summer. [@JackRosser_] https://t.co/EAMa8RQAhD

[Absolute Chelsea @AbsoluteChelsea]

Xabi Alonso wanted to keep Marc Cucurella at #Chelsea this summer.

[via @JackRosser_]

https://t.co/7gESWzBOE3

[Madrid Zone @theMadridZone]

🚨 Luis de la Fuente: “Marc Cucurella joining Real Madrid? It's good news for him and if he's happy, I'm happy.”

[Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol @SEFutbol]

🎙️ "Estamos viendo los partidos y hay gran igualdad. Eso demuestra el nivel de algunas selecciones que no tienen el reconocimiento mediático que merecen".

➡️ "Consideramos el reto inmediato el más importante".

🗣️ Luis de la Fuente.

#VamosEspaña | #CopaMundialFIFA

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Micky van de Ven made his senior debut under Ronald Koeman in October 2023 and mainly plays as a left-back to accommodate Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt for the Netherlands.

He starts in his preferred position against Japan though, with Jan Paul van Hecke on the left.

Excelling at this World Cup could have an impact on his future.

The 25-year-old's contract at Tottenham Hotspur expires in 2029, but there has been significant interest from big clubs in the Premier League and beyond.

📝 @jaydmharris

🔗 https://t.co/3HE2yTloDe

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🏅 OFFICIAL: Kai Havertz, Man of the Match for Germany vs Curaçao.

[Conn @ConnCFC]

Really excited for this Japan vs Netherlands game. Japan have a lot of hype coming into this tournament so be interesting to see how well they do tonight

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📸 - AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE NETHERLANDS VS JAPAN!

[Eduardo Hagn @EduardoHagn]

Kai Havertz, Man of the Match. 🇩🇪🥇

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

Frenkie de Jong has arrived to face Japan. 🔥

[GOAL @goal]

Germany make a statement with a huge victory in their opening game of World Cup 2026 😮‍💨

Curacao levelled things in the first half but Julian Nagelsmann's side showed their quality in the end 🔥

[Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews]

Here is your Japan and Netherlands starting XI for their World Cup clash 🇯🇵🇳🇱