Japan come from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Dutch at World Cup
Japan came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands in their World Cup Group F opener on Sunday as they stretched an unbeaten run to eight matches to underline their role as a dark horse. Daichi Kamada deflected a header from Koki Ogawa into the net in the 88th minute to award the fighting Samurai Blue in a pulsating match.
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