Japan & the Netherlands combined for the perfect introductory World Cup match in Arlington as the atmosphere created by the fans won the day

From Algerian fans everywhere to England players signing the Declaration of Independence - relive a week of the World Cup in Kansas City.

A passionate crowd of Dutch soccer fans has descended on Texas, throwing a massive block party in Dallas and driving a shipped-in double-decker bus across the state ahead of their match against Japan.

Japan and the Netherlands traded goals as a promising Group F opener to the 2026 World Cup delivered the goods and then some from Dallas Stadium in Texas.

Daniel Oordt travels all over the globe in his crisp orange suit, never missing a single Netherlands game and amassing fans and friends wherever he goes. Now he's got big plans for the World Cup

Fans have complaints about the shade of orange donned by the Dutch World Cup team. The Netherlands kicked off their tournament on Sunday with a draw against Japan, but their kits were the biggest topic of conversation.

The Netherlands is hoping to finally shed the label of “best team to never win the World Cup” over the next six weeks.

We never would have dreamt that, first of all, we’d get a World Cup here, and then your Dutch team plays here.”

The Dutch have gone deeper in more tournaments since but have not quite reestablished the place in the upper firmament of European nations that seemed to slip away from them after their failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.