India, June 15 -- Netherlands and Japan put on a competitive show in Texas, with both teams appearing in top form. The Dutch side entered the game as favourites and looked threatening from the very first minute. But Japan firmly held their defence. They also opened a few goal-scoring opportunities in the first half but ended up wasting them all. The Netherlands were left frustrated as the score remained 0-0 at the break. It was a completely different story in the second half, as both Netherlands and Japan went all-out to break the deadlock.

The breakthrough finally came when Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk scored from a towering header to put his team in front. Japan responded quickly, with Keito Nakamura equalising with a brilliant long-r...