2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

Football tournament group stage June 2018 Group E of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 14 June and ended on 24 June 2010.Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/64/42/24/fifawc2010matchschedulefinalversion.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20091228213032/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/64/42/24/fifawc2010matchschedulefinalversion.pdf dead 28 December 2009 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 6 December 2009 The group consisted of the Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon. None of these teams had 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. The Netherlands and Japan would then meet again in the same group in the 2026 edition. Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 NED JPN DEN CMR KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 3 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 4 2 1 0 2 3 6 0 0 3 2 5 NED JPN DEN CMR Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Netherlands advanced to play Slovakia (runner-up of Group F) in the round of 16. Japan advanced to play Paraguay (winner of Group F) in the round of 16. Matches All times local (UTC+2) Netherlands vs Denmark main e1 2010 6 14 y 13:30 NED 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E#Netherlands vs Denmark 2–0 DEN Agger 46 o.g. Kuyt 85 Soccer City, Johannesburg 83,465 Stéphane Lannoy (France) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061478 Netherlands vs Denmark First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061478/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Netherlands v Denmark FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002227/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061478/report.html 22 September 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/458cc3be7b0828fd/original/hm8ehnqa7hhlihr5r7fw-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group E – Netherlands v Denmark FIFA 14 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055432/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/458cc3be7b0828fd/original/hm8ehnqa7hhlihr5r7fw-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _ned10h _ned10H _ned10h _manutd1011a _band_black FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 000000 FF5F00 Netherlandshttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/11b1e20fb5313ab9/original/j2nr4wzbzzrs7sltpkoq-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Netherlands v Denmark FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 14 June 2010 14 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172019/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/11b1e20fb5313ab9/original/j2nr4wzbzzrs7sltpkoq-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _den10a _den10a _den10a _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_red FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF Denmark GK 1 Maarten StekelenburgRB 2 Gregory van der WielCB 3 John HeitingaCB 4 Joris MathijsenLB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)CM 6 Mark van BommelCM 8 Nigel de Jong 44 88RW 7 Dirk KuytAM 10Wesley SneijderLW 23Rafael van der Vaart 67CF 9 Robin van Persie 49 77Substitutions:FW 17Eljero Elia 67MF 20Ibrahim Afellay 77MF 14Demy de Zeeuw 88Manager:Bert van Marwijk300px GK 1 Thomas SørensenRB 6 Lars JacobsenCB 4 Daniel AggerCB 3 Simon Kjær 63LB 15Simon PoulsenRM 20Thomas Enevoldsen 56CM 2 Christian PoulsenCM 12Thomas Kahlenberg 73LM 10Martin Jørgensen (c)SS 19Dennis RommedahlCF 11Nicklas Bendtner 62Substitutions:MF 8 Jesper Grønkjær 56FW 17Mikkel Beckmann 62MF 21Christian Eriksen 73Manager:Morten Olsen thumb|Netherlands vs Denmark Man of the Match: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) Assistant referees:https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/25/49/47/referee_designagtions_48_matches.pdf 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Match Appointments 24 June 2010 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 25 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100705072219/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/25/49/47/referee_designagtions_48_matches.pdf 5 July 2010 dead Eric Dansault (France) Laurent Ugo (France) Fourth official: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) Fifth official: Paolo Calcagno (Italy) Japan vs Cameroon On the 39th minute, from a surprising Daisuke Matsui cross from the right wing, Keisuke Honda chipped in and delivered home to give Japan the lead, a lead which Japan would successfully defend for the remainder of the match. 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. This defeat was a huge shock at the time, due to Japan's poor friendly results and their relatively unknown squad versus to that of Cameroon. main e2 2010 6 14 y 16:00 JPN 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E#Japan vs Cameroon 1–0 CMR Honda 39 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 30,620 Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061477 Japan vs Cameroon First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061477/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Japan v Cameroon FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210101730/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061477/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/740afeb63669a4b9/original/l3mwte3dv1dggkrpm9wb-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group E – Japan v Cameroon FIFA 14 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055446/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/740afeb63669a4b9/original/l3mwte3dv1dggkrpm9wb-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _jap10h _jap10h _jap10h _adidasonwhite _3_stripes_white 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 Japanhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/34a6c03fbcba04ca/original/gyn9tm2ljdlgarxv06qf-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Japan v Cameroon FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 14 June 2010 14 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172034/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/34a6c03fbcba04ca/original/gyn9tm2ljdlgarxv06qf-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _cam1012a _cameroon2010a _cam1012a _cam1012a _redtop 008000 008000 008000 008000 008000 Cameroon GK 21Eiji KawashimaRB 5 Yuto NagatomoCB 22Yuji NakazawaCB 4 Marcus Tulio TanakaLB 3 Yūichi KomanoDM 2 Yuki Abe 90+1RM 8 Daisuke Matsui 69CM 18Keisuke HondaCM 17Makoto Hasebe (c) 88LM 7 Yasuhito EndōCF 16Yoshito Ōkubo 82Substitutions:FW 9 Shinji Okazaki 69FW 12Kisho Yano 82MF 20Junichi Inamoto 88Manager:Takeshi Okada300px GK 16Souleymanou HamidouRB 19Stéphane MbiaCB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou 72CB 5 Sébastien BassongLB 2 Benoît Assou-EkottoRM 21Joël Matip 63CM 11Jean Makoun 75LM 18Eyong EnohRW 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)LW 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 75CF 15Pierre WebóSubstitutions:MF 10Achille Emana 63MF 8 Geremi 75FW 17Mohammadou Idrissou 75Manager:FRA Paul Le Guen Man of the Match: Keisuke Honda (Japan) Assistant referees: José Cardinal (Portugal) Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Fourth official: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) Fifth official: Abraham González (Colombia) 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.Chris Whyatt Netherlands 1-0 Japan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_24 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 19 June 2010 19 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619185248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_24 19 June 2010 live 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 yard; 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. 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 or Cameroon did not defeat Denmark. Cameroon would later on lose to Denmark, which meant that the Dutch were through and Cameroon were out after two matches. main e3 2010 6 19 y 13:30 NED 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E#Netherlands vs Japan 1–0 JPN Sneijder 53 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 62,010 Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300111117 Netherlands vs Japan First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300111117/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Netherlands v Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210104015/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300111117/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/744a3160c269286d/original/cnfsau05noxkvtidbmzq-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group E – Netherlands v Japan FIFA 19 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055808/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/744a3160c269286d/original/cnfsau05noxkvtidbmzq-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _ned10h _ned10H _ned10h _manutd1011a _band_black FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 000000 FF5F00 Netherlandshttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/489182ec59346eb4/original/urkjdfqvbnbpm7jr3and-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Netherlands v Japan FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 19 June 2010 19 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172334/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/489182ec59346eb4/original/urkjdfqvbnbpm7jr3and-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _jap10a _jap10a _jap10a _adidaswhite _3_stripes_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 000080 Japan GK 1 Maarten StekelenburgRB 2 Gregory van der Wiel 36CB 3 John HeitingaCB 4 Joris MathijsenLB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)CM 6 Mark van BommelCM 8 Nigel de JongRW 7 Dirk KuytAM 10Wesley Sneijder 83LW 23Rafael van der Vaart 72CF 9 Robin van Persie 88Substitutions:FW 17Eljero Elia 72MF 20Ibrahim Afellay 83FW 21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 88Manager:Bert van Marwijk300px GK 21Eiji KawashimaRB 3 Yūichi KomanoCB 22Yuji NakazawaCB 4 Marcus Tulio TanakaLB 5 Yuto NagatomoDM 17Makoto Hasebe (c) 77CM 2 Yuki AbeCM 7 Yasuhito EndōRW 8 Daisuke Matsui 64LW 16Yoshito Ōkubo 77CF 18Keisuke HondaSubstitutions:MF 10Shunsuke Nakamura 64FW 9 Shinji Okazaki 77FW 11Keiji Tamada 77Manager:Takeshi Okada Man of the Match: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Ricardo Casas (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Fourth official: Martin Hansson (Sweden) Fifth official: Henrik Andrén (Sweden) Cameroon vs Denmark main e4 2010 6 19 y 20:30 CMR 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E#Cameroon vs Denmark 1–2 DEN Eto'o 10 Bendtner 33 Rommedahl 61 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 38,074 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061475 Cameroon vs Denmark First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061475/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Cameroon v Denmark FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210105242/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061475/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5a4e7d1f41f19e3b/original/deoqpe6tm8imqygbo8g0-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group E – Cameroon v Denmark FIFA 19 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413055836/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5a4e7d1f41f19e3b/original/deoqpe6tm8imqygbo8g0-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _cam1012h _cameroon2010h _cam1012h _cam1012h _redtop 008000 008000 008000 FF0000 FFFF00 Cameroonhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2b475f87498ee3a/original/t9gcssz0dncnapp44dgp-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon v Denmark FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 19 June 2010 19 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172344/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2b475f87498ee3a/original/t9gcssz0dncnapp44dgp-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _den10a _den10a _den10a _adidasred _color_3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Denmark GK 16Souleymanou HamidouRB 19Stéphane Mbia 75CB 3 Nicolas N'KoulouCB 5 Sébastien Bassong 49 72LB 2 Benoît Assou-EkottoCM 8 GeremiCM 18Eyong Enoh 46RW 6 Alex SongLW 10Achille EmanaSS 15Pierre Webó 78CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)Substitutions:MF 11Jean Makoun 46FW 17Mohammadou Idrissou 72FW 23Vincent Aboubakar 78Manager:FRA Paul Le Guen300px GK 1 Thomas Sørensen 86RB 6 Lars JacobsenCB 3 Simon Kjær 87CB 4 Daniel AggerLB 15Simon PoulsenCM 2 Christian PoulsenCM 10Martin Jørgensen 46RW 19Dennis RommedahlAM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) 86LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær 67CF 11Nicklas BendtnerSubstitutions:MF 7 Daniel Jensen 46MF 12Thomas Kahlenberg 67MF 14Jakob Poulsen 86Manager: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.Sam Sheringham Denmark 1-3 Japan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_43 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 24 June 2010 25 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100624033840/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_43 24 June 2010 live 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.Honda drives Japan through http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264059&cc=5739&ver=global ESPNsoccernet ESPN 24 June 2010 25 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628060817/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264059&cc=5739&ver=global 28 June 2010 dead Denmark ended in third with three points. This was the first time Denmark failed to get past the group stage in the World Cup. main e5 2010 6 24 y 20:30 DEN 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E#Denmark vs Japan 1–3 JPN Tomasson 81 Honda 17 Endō 30 Okazaki 87 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 27,967 Jerome Damon (South Africa) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061474 Denmark vs Japan First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061474/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Denmark v Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210103952/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061474/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/62a2ae49ba52d908/original/yob6rqd6jd3osinmeobd-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group E – Denmark v Japan FIFA 24 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060353/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/62a2ae49ba52d908/original/yob6rqd6jd3osinmeobd-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _den10h _den10h _den10h _adidasred _3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Denmarkhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/13fe0ec72c8dc80a/original/bmsuzgu1rlaafx0af7zj-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Denmark v Japan FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 24 June 2010 24 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172722/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/13fe0ec72c8dc80a/original/bmsuzgu1rlaafx0af7zj-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _jap10h _jap10h _jap10h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 Japan GK 1 Thomas SørensenRB 6 Lars JacobsenCB 4 Daniel AggerCB 13Per Krøldrup 29 56LB 15Simon PoulsenDM 2 Christian Poulsen 48CM 10Martin Jørgensen 34CM 12Thomas Kahlenberg 63AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)AM 19Dennis RommedahlCF 11Nicklas Bendtner 66Substitutions:MF 14Jakob Poulsen 34FW 18Søren Larsen 56MF 21Christian Eriksen 63Manager:Morten Olsen300px GK 21Eiji KawashimaRB 3 Yūichi KomanoCB 22Yuji NakazawaCB 4 Marcus Tulio TanakaLB 5 Yuto Nagatomo 26DM 2 Yuki AbeCM 8 Daisuke Matsui 74CM 7 Yasuhito Endō 12 90+1RW 17Makoto Hasebe (c)LW 16Yoshito Ōkubo 88CF 18Keisuke HondaSubstitutions:FW 9 Shinji Okazaki 74DF 15Yasuyuki Konno 88MF 20Junichi Inamoto 90+1Manager: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 main e6 2010 6 24 y 20:30 CMR 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E#Cameroon vs Netherlands 1–2 NED Eto'o 65 pen. Van Persie 36 Huntelaar 83 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 63,093 Pablo Pozo (Chile) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249722/300061473 Cameroon vs Netherlands First stage 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061473/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Cameroon v Netherlands FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171001165337/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061473/report.html 1 October 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6873471bac943ef6/original/hk9hudqxmvly67g8iskk-pdf.pdf Match Report – Group E – Cameroon v Netherlands FIFA 24 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060310/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6873471bac943ef6/original/hk9hudqxmvly67g8iskk-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _cam1012h _cameroon2010h _cam1012h _cam1012h _redtop 008000 008000 008000 FF0000 FFFF00 Cameroonhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6986c0dfc947582d/original/crtd0m44tqolmcreob80-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon v Netherlands FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 24 June 2010 24 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172749/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6986c0dfc947582d/original/crtd0m44tqolmcreob80-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ned10a _ned10A _ned10a _ned10a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Netherlands GK 16Souleymanou HamidouRB 8 GeremiCB 19Stéphane Mbia 81CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou 25 73LB 2 Benoît Assou-EkottoCM 14Aurélien ChedjouCM 7 Landry N'GuémoRW 11Jean MakounLW 12Gaëtan Bong 56CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)CF 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 72Substitutions:FW 23Vincent Aboubakar 56FW 17Mohammadou Idrissou 72DF 4 Rigobert Song 73Manager:FRA Paul Le Guen300px GK 1 Maarten StekelenburgRB 12Khalid BoulahrouzCB 3 John HeitingaCB 4 Joris MathijsenLB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) 70CM 6 Mark van BommelCM 8 Nigel de JongRW 7 Dirk Kuyt 17 66AM 10Wesley SneijderLW 23Rafael van der Vaart 65 73CF 9 Robin van Persie 59Substitutions:FW 21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 59FW 17Eljero Elia 66FW 11Arjen Robben 73Manager:Bert van Marwijk thumb|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) See also Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup Denmark at the FIFA World Cup Japan at the FIFA World Cup Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report E Group Group Category:Japan at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Cameroon at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Sports competitions in Johannesburg Category:2010s in Johannesburg Category:Sport in Bloemfontein Category:Sports competitions in the Free State (province) Category:Sports competitions in Durban Category:Sports competitions in Pretoria Category:Rustenburg Category:Sports competitions in North West (South African province) Category:Sports competitions in Cape Town Category:2010s in Cape Town