Daichi Kamada scored a header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick in the 88th minute, giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup opener on Sunday. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
The match took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. While the Dutch extended their unbeaten streak to 16 games in group play, the orange-clad Oranje supporters were stunned by the late goal. Virgil van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored off each post for the Netherlands early in the second half, while Keito Nakamura had a goal between those as part of a three-goal flurry in just 14 minutes.
An uneventful first half changed quickly after the break for a crowd evenly split at AT&T Stadium.