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Group E
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban
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Team newsHolland have never won the World Cup although they were runners-up in 1974 and 1978, and are expected to turn on the style against Japan, as they never really got going in their opening match.
However, the Japanese may play for a point in the Moses Mabhida Stadium, and showed against Cameroon that they are confident in defence.
In their last encounter together, the Dutch beat Japan 3-0 in a friendly in Enschede in September, but the Blue Samurai dominated early on before conceding three goals in the last 20 minutes.
Arjen Robben is likely to miss out again as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury picked up in a pre-tournament win over Hungary.
Robben could return for the last group game against Cameroon, which means Rafael van der Vaart will continue in midfield.
Japan manager Takeshi Okada is widely expected to use the same first-team against the Dutch, with former Mallorca striker Yoshito Okubo and Grenoble midfielder Daisuke Matsui in support.