Japan come from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Dutch at World Cup
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<p><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/japan/">Japan</a> came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands in their World Cup Group F opener on Sunday as they stretched their unbeaten run to eight matches.</p>
<p><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/players/822306/">Daichi Kamada</a> deflected a header from <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/players/1504130/">Koki Ogawa</a> into the roof of the net in the 88th minute to award the fighting <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/japan/">Samurai Blue</a>.</p>
<p>Captain <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/players/380942/">Virgil van Dijk</a> headed the Dutch ahead in the 51st minute off <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/players/1595045/">Ryan Gravenberch</a>&#8216;s cross and <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/players/1842311/">Crysencio Summerville</a> restored the lead in the 64th with a classy shot into the far left corner.</p>
<p>Japan had levelled for the first time from <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/players/4026328/">Keito Nakamura</a>&#8216;s low shot in the 57th as the game came to live after the break following a cagey first half in which chances were sparse.</p>
<p>The Japanese maintained their unbeaten streak even though the draw ended a run of six victories, including against <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/brazil/">Brazil</a> and at Wembley against <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/england/">England</a>.</p>
<p>They had also not conceded in five matches until Liverpool&#8217;s van Dijk ended that run. They are considered dark horses and finally want to win a knock-out match after four last 16 defeats when they got out of the group.</p>
<p>The Dutch are three-time finalists and went out on penalties in the quarter-finals against eventual champions <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/argentina/">Argentina</a> in 2022.</p>
<p>The other teams in the group are <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/tunisia/">Tunisia</a> and <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/teams/sweden-women/">Sweden</a> who meet later on Sunday at the Mexican venue of Monterrey.</p>

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