Where national coach Ronald Koeman could live with Oranje’s 2-2 draw against Japan in its first World Cup match, the media was less charitable. They see the Dutch national team’s chances for winning the Cup dwindling,

Japancoach Hajime Moriyasu lauded his team's grit and determination in coming ‌twice from behind to draw 2-2 with the Netherlands at the World Cup on Sunday, but said he was unhappy not to take all three points.