Here are the player ratings for Netherlands vs Japan from some of the big European sports newspapers. The Oranje vs Samurai Blue game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Netherlands 2 (Van Dijk, Summerville)
Japan 2 (Nakamura, Kamada)
Diario AS player ratings Netherlands 2-2 Japan 2026
No player on either side managed 3 stars- mostly 1 star ratings under the Spanish system with a bunch of two stars. A couple of the Japanese players- Taniguchi and Doan, weren’t even deemed worthy of a rating by the newspaper.
Gazzetta dello Sport player ratings Holland vs Japan 2-2 WC 2026
The Italian sports newspaper had West Ham forward Summerville as the pick of the Dutch players.
Kicker player ratings for Holland vs Japan
(Note German rating system- so 1 good, 6 bad)
No 1 star rating from Kicker here for this match- an indicator that no player really stamped their authority on the game. From the Dutch side, Van Dijk, Gravenberch and Summerville got 2.5
