2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 14 June and ended on 24 June 2010. 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+2)

Netherlands vs Denmark

Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
  • Agger 46' (o.g.)
  • Kuyt 85'
Report
Attendance: 83,465
Netherlands
Denmark
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM 6 Mark van Bommel
CM 8 Nigel de Jong Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 88'
RW 7 Dirk Kuyt
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 23 Rafael van der Vaart downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 9 Robin van Persie Yellow card 49' downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Eljero Elia upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 20 Ibrahim Afellay upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 14 Demy de Zeeuw upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
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GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 4 Daniel Agger
CB 3 Simon Kjær Yellow card 63'
LB 15 Simon Poulsen
RM 19 Dennis Rommedahl
CM 2 Christian Poulsen
CM 10 Martin Jørgensen (c)
LM 12 Thomas Kahlenberg downward-facing red arrow 73'
SS 20 Thomas Enevoldsen downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Jesper Grønkjær upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 17 Mikkel Beckmann upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 21 Christian Eriksen upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
Netherlands vs Denmark

Man of the Match:
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

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

Japan vs Cameroon

Japan 1–0 Cameroon
Report
Japan
Cameroon
GK 21 Eiji Kawashima
RB 3 Yūichi Komano
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
CB 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
DM 2 Yuki Abe Yellow card 90+1'
RM 8 Daisuke Matsui downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c) downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 16 Yoshito Ōkubo downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 18 Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 12 Kisho Yano upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 20 Junichi Inamoto upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
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GK 16 Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 19 Stéphane Mbia
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou Yellow card 72'
CB 5 Sébastien Bassong
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM 21 Joël Matip downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 11 Jean Makoun downward-facing red arrow 75'
LM 18 Eyong Enoh
RW 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
LW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 15 Pierre Webó
Substitutions:
MF 10 Achille Emana upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 8 Geremi upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 17 Mohammadou Idrissou upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
France 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)

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.

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.

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
Netherlands
Japan
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel Yellow card 36'
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM 6 Mark van Bommel
CM 8 Nigel de Jong
RW 7 Dirk Kuyt
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 23 Rafael van der Vaart downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 9 Robin van Persie downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Eljero Elia upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 20 Ibrahim Afellay upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 21 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
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GK 21 Eiji Kawashima
RB 3 Yūichi Komano
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
CB 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
DM 2 Yuki Abe
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō
RW 8 Daisuke Matsui downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 16 Yoshito Ōkubo downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 18 Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
MF 10 Shunsuke Nakamura upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 11 Keiji Tamada upward-facing green arrow 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
Cameroon
Denmark
GK 16 Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 19 Stéphane Mbia Yellow card 75'
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
CB 5 Sébastien Bassong Yellow card 49' downward-facing red arrow 72'
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
CM 8 Geremi
CM 18 Eyong Enoh downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 6 Alex Song
LW 10 Achille Emana
SS 15 Pierre Webó downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
MF 11 Jean Makoun upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 17 Mohammadou Idrissou upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 23 Vincent Aboubakar upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen
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GK 1 Thomas Sørensen Yellow card 86'
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 3 Simon Kjær Yellow card 87'
CB 4 Daniel Agger
LB 15 Simon Poulsen
CM 2 Christian Poulsen
CM 10 Martin Jørgensen downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF 7 Daniel Jensen upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 12 Thomas Kahlenberg upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 14 Jakob Poulsen upward-facing green arrow 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. 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. 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
Denmark
Japan
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 4 Daniel Agger
CB 13 Per Krøldrup Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 56'
LB 15 Simon Poulsen
CM 2 Christian Poulsen Yellow card 48'
CM 10 Martin Jørgensen downward-facing red arrow 34'
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)
LW 12 Thomas Kahlenberg downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner Yellow card 66'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Jakob Poulsen upward-facing green arrow 34'
FW 18 Søren Larsen upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 21 Christian Eriksen upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
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GK 21 Eiji Kawashima
RB 3 Yūichi Komano
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
CB 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo Yellow card 26'
DM 2 Yuki Abe
RM 8 Daisuke Matsui downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō Yellow card 12' downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
LM 16 Yoshito Ōkubo downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 18 Keisuke Honda
Substitutions:
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 15 Yasuyuki Konno upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 20 Junichi Inamoto upward-facing green arrow 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
Netherlands
GK 16 Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 8 Geremi
CB 19 Stéphane Mbia Yellow card 81'
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 73'
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
CM 14 Aurélien Chedjou
CM 7 Landry N'Guémo
RW 11 Jean Makoun
LW 12 Gaëtan Bong downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
CF 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Vincent Aboubakar upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 17 Mohammadou Idrissou upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 4 Rigobert Song upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
France Paul Le Guen
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GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 12 Khalid Boulahrouz
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) Yellow card 70'
CM 6 Mark van Bommel
CM 8 Nigel de Jong
RW 7 Dirk Kuyt Yellow card 17' downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder
LW 23 Rafael van der Vaart Yellow card 65' downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 9 Robin van Persie downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 17 Eljero Elia upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 11 Arjen Robben upward-facing green arrow 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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