Watch: Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk opens the scoring for Netherlands with a brilliant header; Gravenberch with the assist

<div class&equals;"wp-block-wptelegram-widget-join-channel aligncenter">&NewLine;&Tab;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;me&sol;nairavoice" class&equals;"components-button join-link is-large has-text has-icon" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<svg width&equals;"19px" height&equals;"16px" viewBox&equals;"0 0 19 16" role&equals;"img" aria-hidden&equals;"true" focusable&equals;"false">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<g>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<path d&equals;"M0&period;465&comma;6&period;638 L17&period;511&comma;0&period;073 C18&period;078&comma;-0&period;145 18&period;714&comma;0&period;137 18&period;932&comma;0&period;704 C19&period;009&comma;0&period;903 19&period;026&comma;1&period;121 18&period;981&comma;1&period;33 L16&period;042&comma;15&period;001 C15&period;896&comma;15&period;679 15&period;228&comma;16&period;111 14&period;549&comma;15&period;965 C14&period;375&comma;15&period;928 14&period;211&comma;15&period;854 14&period;068&comma;15&period;748 L8&period;223&comma;11&period;443 C7&period;874&comma;11&period;185 7&period;799&comma;10&period;694 8&period;057&comma;10&period;345 C8&period;082&comma;10&period;311 8&period;109&comma;10&period;279 8&period;139&comma;10&period;249 L14&period;191&comma;4&period;322 C14&period;315&comma;4&period;201 14&period;317&comma;4&period;002 14&period;195&comma;3&period;878 C14&period;091&comma;3&period;771 13&period;926&comma;3&period;753 13&period;8&comma;3&period;834 L5&period;602&comma;9&period;138 C5&period;112&comma;9&period;456 4&period;502&comma;9&period;528 3&period;952&comma;9&period;333 L0&period;486&comma;8&period;112 C0&period;077&comma;7&period;967 -0&period;138&comma;7&period;519 0&period;007&comma;7&period;11 C0&period;083&comma;6&period;893 0&period;25&comma;6&period;721 0&period;465&comma;6&period;638 Z" ><&sol;path>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;g>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;svg>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;Join Nairavoice On Telegram&Tab;<&sol;a>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- Article Start --><strong>Liverpool duo Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van DIjk combined to help Netherlands break the deadlock against Japan in their World Cup 2026 opener&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Dutch opened the scoring five minutes into the second half&period; Gravenberch put in a teasing cross inside a crowded 6 yard area&comma; where his captain was waiting to meet it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Van Dijk showcased excellent technique to execute the header&comma; almost finessing it into the far right corner with his head&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Watch the goal below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>GOAL&excl;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;VirgilvDijk&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;VirgilvDijk<&sol;a> with a trademark header off the post and in&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&quest;&quest; Netherlands 1-0 Japan &quest;&quest;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;FIFAWorldCup&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;FIFAWorldCup<&sol;a> &vert; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;beINWC26&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;beINWC26<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;A1jRcBDb5N">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;A1jRcBDb5N<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>— beIN SPORTS &lpar;&commat;beINSPORTS&lowbar;EN&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;x&period;com&sol;beINSPORTS&lowbar;EN&sol;status&sol;2066267467542925647&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">June 14&comma; 2026<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- Article End --><&sol;p>&NewLine;