Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder — and current NOS TV commentator — Rafael van der Vaart apologized Wednesday after making an ill-advised comment while breaking down Netherlands 2-2 draw with Japan on Sunday.

Relive all the action from Sunday's World Cup matches, with features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition.

After a scoreless first half, the World Cup group stage match between the Netherlands and Japan burst into life in the second 45 minutes, with Japan twice rallying and securing a 2-2 draw thanks to an 88th-minute header from Daichi Kamada.

Yuto, a 22-year-old student from Japan studying in the US, decided to bike his way from Pittsburgh to Dallas to watch his home country play the Netherlands in the World Cup.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking over North America this summer and there's still time to see the action in person when Tunisia and Japan meet on June 20 at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Nuevo León. Japan is the No.

Following the final whistle during a World Cup match between the Netherlands and Japan on Sunday, Japanese fans immediately got to work—not finding a place to keep the party going, but by cleaning up trash in the Dallas Stadium.