Arlington, Texas ¨C Japan came back from a goal down twice to secure ?a 2-2 World Cup draw with the Netherlands on Sunday as Daichi Kamada¡¯s 88th-minute deflection earned Hajime Moriyasu¡¯s side a point in the Group F clash at Dallas Stadium.
The game came to life after a tense opening 45 minutes, with Virgil van Dijk giving the Dutch ?the lead with a pinpoint header in the 51st minute before Keito Nakamura leveled ?six ?minutes later.
But while Crysencio Summerville looked to have won all three ?points for Ronald Koeman¡¯s side with a curling strike in the 64th minute, Japan evened the score again?when Kamada deflected Koki Ogawa¡¯s powerful header into the net.
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