I realized that Japan did very well against the Netherlands.

The Netherlands beat out Brazil. Brazil's performance seemed better than the Netherlands though.
Of course the Netherlands was also great. Especially Wesley Sneijder, Dirk Kuyt, to say nothing of Arjen Robben are excellent players!

I happened to find the photo of the 3 people.

In the Group E, the game the Netherlands vs. Japan was 1-0. Japan allowed the Netherlands to score only 1 goal. Watching the game The Netherlands vs. Brazil, I realized Japan played solid defense.

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I tried to use the new idiom "to say nothing of" in this article. I just learned it the other day. I think it is the same as "not to mention."