🚨 Wake up! Oranje v Japan is finally coming to life | OneFootball

There wasn’t much happening in the first half of the World Cup cracker between the Netherlands and Japan. Both teams largely canceled each other out. So a little nap in the stands at the stadium in Dallas was actually somewhat understandable. 

But things have really started to heat up by now. Within 15 minutes, there was a wild back-and-forth between Oranje and the Japanese. First, Virgil van Dijk headed the Elftal into the lead. Shortly after, Keito Nakamura fired home the equalizer.

But the Netherlands only needed a brief moment to regroup and, just before the hour mark, took the lead again through Crysencio Summerville. In classic Arjen Robben fashion, the World Cup debutant cut inside from the right wing and curled the ball low into the far corner. For the sake of entertainment, let’s hope it keeps going like this. 

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