World Cup: Japan fights back in 2-2 Netherlands thriller

ARLINGTON, United States —Japan scored an 89th-minute equaliser as they twice fought back to rescue a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday to open their World Cup campaigns. A match in front of 69,285 spectators that had bubbled away in the first period sparked into life in the second half. Netherlands skipper Virgil van Dijk scored with a fine header, only for Keito Nakamura to quickly level, before winger Crysencio Summerville’s delicious curled finish into the bottom corner just after the hour. READ: World Cup: Brazil’s frailties laid bare in shaky opener vs Morocco The Dutch looked […]... Keep on reading: World Cup: Japan fights back in 2-2 Netherlands thriller