2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 14 June and ended on 24 June 2010.[1] The group consisted of the Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon. None of these teams have previously met in a World Cup group stage.

Cameroon was the first team to be eliminated in the World Cup, following their 2–1 defeat by Denmark on 19 June 2010.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times local (UTC+02)

Netherlands vs Denmark
Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 83,465
Netherlands[3]
Denmark[3]
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB2Gregory van der Wiel
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM6Mark van Bommel
CM8Nigel de Jong 44' 88'
RW7Dirk Kuyt
AM10Wesley Sneijder
LW23Rafael van der Vaart 67'
CF9Robin van Persie 49' 77'
Substitutions:
FW17Eljero Elia 67'
MF20Ibrahim Afellay 77'
MF14Demy de Zeeuw 88'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB4Daniel Agger
CB3Simon Kjær 63'
LB15Simon Poulsen
RM20Thomas Enevoldsen 56'
CM2Christian Poulsen
CM12Thomas Kahlenberg 73'
LM10Martin Jørgensen (c)
SS19Dennis Rommedahl
CF11Nicklas Bendtner 62'
Substitutions:
MF8Jesper Grønkjær 56'
FW17Mikkel Beckmann 62'
MF21Christian Eriksen 73'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
Netherlands vs Denmark

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Eric Dansault (France)[2]
Laurent Ugo (France)[2]
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)[2]
Fifth official:
Paolo Calcagno (Italy)[2]

Japan vs Cameroon
Japan 1–0 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 30,620
Japan[4]
Cameroon[4]
GK21Eiji Kawashima
RB5Yuto Nagatomo
CB22Yuji Nakazawa
CB4Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB3Yūichi Komano
DM2Yuki Abe 90+1'
RM8Daisuke Matsui 69'
CM18Keisuke Honda
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c) 88'
LM7Yasuhito Endō
CF16Yoshito Ōkubo 82'
Substitutions:
FW9Shinji Okazaki 69'
FW12Kisho Yano 82'
MF20Junichi Inamoto 88'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB19Stéphane Mbia
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou 72'
CB5Sébastien Bassong
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM21Joël Matip 63'
CM11Jean Makoun 75'
LM18Eyong Enoh
RW9Samuel Eto'o (c)
LW13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 75'
CF15Pierre Webó
Substitutions:
MF10Achille Emana 63'
MF8Geremi 75'
FW17Mohammadou Idrissou 75'
Manager:
Paul Le Guen

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
José Cardinal (Portugal)[2]
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)[2]
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)[2]
Fifth official:
Abraham González (Colombia)[2]

The win for Japan was their first World Cup win away from home soil, and it was also the first time Cameroon was defeated in a World Cup opening match.

Netherlands vs Japan

The first clear chance of the game came from midfielder Wesley Sneijder when he shot over the bar from a long-range free-kick. When Japan broke up the Netherlands' passing, midfielder Daisuke Matsui was positive, helping a move that set Yuto Nagatomo up for a shot that he hit wide. The Netherlands became frustrated, as they struggled to incorporate forward Robin van Persie. Towards the end of the first half, Japan had two chances: defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka heading wide and Matsui with a powerful shot at the goalkeeper.[5]

Throughout the second half, Van Persie managed to break free twice. In the 52 minute, as the ball came into the penalty area, the Dutch number 9 moved the ball towards Sneijder, who shot the ball powerfully towards the goal, scoring via a deflection from the goalkeeper, Eiji Kawashima. Substitute Shunsuke Nakamura later managed to make a cross into the six-yard box, which was cleared by Van Persie. Dutch substitute Eljero Elia, managed to set up Ibrahim Afellay with a one-on-one with goalkeeper Kawashima, but Kawashima prevented him from scoring a goal. One minute before the end of the game, Shinji Okazaki missed a shot from 10 yards (9.1 m); shooting over the bar. Soon after this, Yuto Nagatomo went down in the penalty area claiming a penalty, from a challenge by Dutch Nigel de Jong, but the referee turned down his appeals.[5]

The result was the Netherlands' second win in the competition, which meant that they would progress to the knockout stage if they did not lose their last match

Netherlands 1–0 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 62,010
Netherlands[6]
Japan[6]
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB2Gregory van der Wiel 36'
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM6Mark van Bommel
CM8Nigel de Jong
RW7Dirk Kuyt
AM10Wesley Sneijder 83'
LW23Rafael van der Vaart 72'
CF9Robin van Persie 88'
Substitutions:
FW17Eljero Elia 72'
MF20Ibrahim Afellay 83'
FW21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 88'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK21Eiji Kawashima
RB3Yūichi Komano
CB22Yuji Nakazawa
CB4Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB5Yuto Nagatomo
DM17Makoto Hasebe (c) 77'
CM2Yuki Abe
CM7Yasuhito Endō
RW8Daisuke Matsui 64'
LW16Yoshito Ōkubo 77'
CF18Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
MF10Shunsuke Nakamura 64'
FW9Shinji Okazaki 77'
FW11Keiji Tamada 77'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
Hernan Maidana (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

Cameroon vs Denmark
Cameroon 1–2 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 38,074
Cameroon[7]
Denmark[7]
GK16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB19Stéphane Mbia 75'
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou
CB5Sébastien Bassong 49' 72'
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
CM8Geremi
CM18Eyong Enoh 46'
RW6Alex Song
LW10Achille Emana
SS15Pierre Webó 78'
CF9Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
MF11Jean Makoun 46'
FW17Mohammadou Idrissou 72'
FW23Vincent Aboubakar 78'
Manager:
Paul Le Guen
GK1Thomas Sørensen 86'
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB3Simon Kjær 87'
CB4Daniel Agger
LB15Simon Poulsen
CM2Christian Poulsen
CM10Martin Jørgensen 46'
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) 86'
LW8Jesper Grønkjær 67'
CF11Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF7Daniel Jensen 46'
MF12Thomas Kahlenberg 67'
MF14Jakob Poulsen 86'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Daniel Agger (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)

Denmark vs Japan

Japan opened the scoring in the 17th minute from a direct free kick taken by Keisuke Honda – only the second goal scored from a free kick in the tournament.[8] Honda, standing to Danish keeper Thomas Sørensen's left, kicked the ball with great force; Sørensen initially moved to his left, and as the ball sailed past the wall, he shifted direction, but could not recover in time to make the save. Japan's second goal came thirteen minutes later, also from a direct free kick, this time by Yasuhito Endō. Standing outside the penalty area directly in front of the Danish goal, he curled the ball around the wall. Sørensen had been standing on the right side of his goal and could not move to his left fast enough. Endō almost scored from yet another free kick early in the second half. This time, Sørensen appeared to have difficulty judging the path of the ball, and was only able to palm it away at the last second, where it caromed off the goalpost.

Denmark needed to win this game in order to advance and increased their attacks accordingly. Late in the second half, Christian Eriksen put his shot over the goal and Søren Larsen hit the goalpost. They were finally able to score in the 82nd minute. When Makoto Hasebe was adjudged to have fouled Daniel Agger inside the penalty area, Denmark were awarded a penalty kick. Jon Dahl Tomasson took the shot, which was saved by Eiji Kawashima; the goalkeeper, however, was unable to control the rebound, which fell to Tomasson, and he was able to put it in the goal. Japan scored their final goal in the 87th minute. Honda dribbled into the penalty area, forcing Sørensen to attempt to block a potential shot, but Honda passed it to substitute Shinji Okazaki, who merely had to put the ball into an empty net.

The victory was Japan's second World Cup tournament victory on foreign soil, and only their second against a European team. Japan finished group play in second place with six points, and advanced to the knockout round for the second time in their history, and the first time on foreign soil.[9] Denmark ended in third with three points. This was the first time Denmark failed to get past the group stage in the World Cup.

Denmark 1–3 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 27,967
Denmark[10]
Japan[10]
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB4Daniel Agger
CB13Per Krøldrup 29' 56'
LB15Simon Poulsen
DM2Christian Poulsen 48'
RM10Martin Jørgensen 34'
LM12Thomas Kahlenberg 63'
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)
AM19Dennis Rommedahl
CF11Nicklas Bendtner 66'
Substitutions:
MF14Jakob Poulsen 34'
FW18Søren Larsen 56'
MF21Christian Eriksen 63'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK21Eiji Kawashima
RB3Yūichi Komano
CB22Yuji Nakazawa
CB4Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB5Yuto Nagatomo 26'
DM2Yuki Abe
CM8Daisuke Matsui 74'
CM7Yasuhito Endō 12' 90+1'
RW17Makoto Hasebe (c)
LW16Yoshito Ōkubo 88'
CF18Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
FW9Shinji Okazaki 74'
DF15Yasuyuki Konno 88'
MF20Junichi Inamoto 90+1'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)

Cameroon vs Netherlands
Cameroon 1–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 63,093
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Cameroon[11]
Netherlands[11]
GK16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB8Geremi
CB19Stéphane Mbia 81'
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou 25' 73'
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
CM14Aurélien Chedjou
CM7Landry N'Guémo
RW11Jean Makoun
LW12Gaëtan Bong 56'
CF9Samuel Eto'o (c)
CF13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 72'
Substitutions:
FW23Vincent Aboubakar 56'
FW17Mohammadou Idrissou 72'
DF4Rigobert Song 73'
Manager:
Paul Le Guen
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB12Khalid Boulahrouz
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) 70'
CM6Mark van Bommel
CM8Nigel de Jong
RW7Dirk Kuyt 17' 66'
AM10Wesley Sneijder
LW23Rafael van der Vaart 65' 73'
CF9Robin van Persie 59'
Substitutions:
FW21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 59'
FW17Eljero Elia 66'
FW11Arjen Robben 73'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
The Netherlands and Cameroon teams line up prior to the game.

Man of the Match:
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Patricio Basualto (Chile)
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

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