2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™11 June - 11 July

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Royal Bafokeng StadiumRustenburg (RSA)
24 Jun 2010 - 20:30 Local time
First stage - Group E
Denmark
DenmarkDEN
Japan
JapanJPN
Full-time
FT
1-3

Overview

Match summary

Yasuhito Endo (2R) of Japan celebrates scoring

Clinical Japan cruise past Danes

Japan made history by reaching the Round of 16 for the first time on foreign soil, eliminating Denmark in the process with a 3-1 win in Rustenburg.

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The final whistle sounds.
90'+HONDA (Japan) sees an effort go off target.
90'+ROMMEDAHL (Denmark) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on HONDA (Japan).
90'+ROMMEDAHL (Denmark) commits a foul.
90'+LARSEN (Denmark) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on TULIO (Japan).
90'+J. POULSEN (Denmark) swings in the corner.
90'+J. POULSEN (Denmark) takes a corner kick.
90'+AGGER (Denmark) sees one of his shots blocked.
90'+ INAMOTO (in) comes off the bench to replace ENDO (out) (Japan)
90'LARSEN (Denmark) commits a foul.
89'LARSEN (Denmark) sees an effort go off target.
88' KONNO (in) comes off the bench to replace OKUBO (out) (Japan)
87' OKAZAKI (Japan) scores!!
86'SØRENSEN (Denmark) blocks the shot.
86'OKUBO (Japan) sees his effort hit the target.

Man of the Match

HONDA
JapanJPN
Midfielder

Statistics

Ball possession
56
%
44

Attempts

19Attempts15
7On-Target10
6Off-Target4

Disciplinary

23Fouls Committed10
3Yellow cards2
0Red Cards0

Attacking

7Corners2
0Offsides5
0Free kicks0
7Saves5

Line-ups

Denmark
DenmarkDEN
Japan
JapanJPN
1
SØRENSEN
(GK)Misses next match if booked
21
KAWASHIMA
(GK)
2
C. POULSEN
2
ABE
Misses next match if booked
4
AGGER
3
KOMANO
6
L. JACOBSEN
4
TULIO
9
TOMASSON
(C)
5
NAGATOMO
10
JØRGENSEN
34'
7
ENDO
90'+1
11
BENDTNER
8
MATSUI
74'
12
KAHLENBERG
63'
16
OKUBO
88'
13
KRØLDRUP
56'
17
HASEBE
(C)
15
S.B. POULSEN
18
HONDA
19
ROMMEDAHL
22
NAKAZAWA
SubstitutesSubstitutes
16
ANDERSEN
(GK)
1
NARAZAKI
(GK)
22
CHRISTIANSEN
(GK)
23
KAWAGUCHI
(GK)
3
KJÆR
Not eligible to play
6
UCHIDA
5
KVIST
9
OKAZAKI
74'
7
JENSEN
10
NAKAMURA
8
GRØNKJÆR
11
TAMADA
14
J. POULSEN
34'
12
YANO
17
BECKMANN
13
IWAMASA
18
LARSEN
56'
14
K. NAKAMURA
20
ENEVOLDSEN
15
KONNO
88'
21
ERIKSEN
63'
19
MORIMOTO
23
MTILIGA
20
INAMOTO
90'+1
CoachCoach
Morten Per OLSEN (DEN)Takeshi OKADA (JPN)

Match Facts

Phokeng

SSI Err

Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace

The sun sets behind the Royal Bafokeng Stadium before the start of the highliy anticipated South Africa - New Zealand match.
  • Stadium nameRoyal Bafokeng Sports Palace
  • CityPhokeng

Weather

  • Clear Night
  • 12° CTemperature
  • 22 m/sWind
  • 29 %Humidity

Officials

  • Referee: Jerome Kelvyn DAMON
    South Africa
    South AfricaRSA
  • Assistant Referee 1: Celestin NTAGUNGIRA (RWA)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Enock MOLEFE (RSA)
  • Fourth official: Martin HANSSON (SWE)

Groups

Group E
TeamsTeamsTeamsMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
NED
33005149
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
JPN
32014226
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
DEN
310236-33
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon
CMR
300325-30

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