MANILA, Philippines — Japan survived a gritty Serbia side to eke out a come-from-behind 20-25, 26-24, 18-25, 32-20, 15-7 win and preserve a 5-0 record in the Volleyball Nations League women’s week 2 ...

Bart Verbruggen; Denzel Dumfries, Jan Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk, Micky van de Ven; Tijjani Reijnders, Frenkie de Jong, Ryan Gravenberch; Crysencio Summerville, Donyell Malen, Cody Gakpo. SUB: ...

Japan and the Netherlands traded goals as a promising Group F opener to the 2026 World Cup delivered the goods and then some from Dallas Stadium in Texas. The Dutch took 1-0 and 2-1 leads through ...

Japan hit back twice to start their World Cup campaign with an entertaining 2-2 draw against the Netherlands. The Dutch were denied a victory in their the World Cup Group F opener when Koki Ogawa's ...

Daichi Kamada scored a late equaliser as two fancied teams flexed their muscles in an entertainiing second half Match report: Netherlands 2-2 Japan The World Cup continued to produce the unexpected in ...

Match report as Daichi Kamada's late equaliser saw the points shared in Group F; Virgil van Dijk's header had earlier been cancelled out by Keito Nakamura;s low shot before Crysencio Summerville ...

Japan equalised twice to rescue a draw against Netherlands to kick off Group F at the 2026 World Cup. After a cagey first half, it was a terrific second period. Virgil van Dijk scored shortly after ...

DARK HORSES is how most described Holland and Japan ahead of kick-off. It was fitting, then, that they met in Dallas – the city of cowboys and culture – where weekly rodeos reign supreme, and you’d ...

American referee Ismail Elfath has been appointed to take charge of Wednesday's FIFA World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente said ...

Japan twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands in what proved to be an enthralling World Cup encounter in Group F in Dallas. After a rather cagey first half between arguably the ...

Japan had to find an equaliser twice against Netherlands in Group F to share the points after an enthralling second half in Arlington. The Dutch had never failed to win a World Cup match in which they ...

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