The Netherlands progressed with ease to the top of Group E, while Japan caused an upset by beating Cameroon and Denmark to second place. The rank outsiders faced the Danes in the last round of matches with qualification all to play for. They impressively outplayed Denmark to win 3-1 in what has been their best performance ever on foreign soil. Arsene Wenger said before the tournament that Japan’s Coach Takeshi Okada should deserve a st...More

Pride was the order of the day for Cameroon as they said farewell to South Africa, playing out their last game of the World Cup against the Netherlands managing to net a consolation. The West Africans showed spirit in defeat displaying a bittersweet performance showing strength but also resignation. Joining the Indomitable Lions in the African autopsy report are hosts South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria and almost certainly Ivory Coast, wh...More

CAMEROON 1Eto'o (pen) 65 NETHERLANDS 2Van Persie 36, Huntelaar 83 The Netherlands made it three wins out of three as they topped Group E with victory over Cameroon. Goals from Robin van Persie and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar were enough to beat the Indomitable Lions, for whom Samuel Eto’o scored a penalty. The Dutch now play Slovakia in the Round of 16. Van Persie had a great chance to open the scoring after 19 minutes, chesting the ball...More

The 2010 World Cup has been hailed as a momentous occasion being the first finals to be held in Africa. It is then somewhat ironic that Cameroon, Africa’s most successful team at the World Cup , became the first side to exit the tournament. Amidst the vuvuzela horns, the Indomitable Lions can now only hope for a calm taming against the Netherlands. Since arriving, the Lions have looked anything but indomitable, failing to win one g...More

Despite possessing a whole host of defensive and midfield talent as well as attacking brilliance, it was Cameroon who became the first team to exit this year’s World Cup after defeat against Denmark yesterday. A squad of Cameroon’s potential must surely be kicking themselves as their ranks teemed with superb young players, such as Sebastien Bassong, Stephane Mbia and Alexandre Song, mixed with a blend of much-needed wise and experienc...More

The ninth day of the tournament saw Group E take shape, while Ghana failed to capitalize on a glorious opportunity to make it two wins from two. The Netherlands got the job done with a narrow 1-0 victory over a resilient Japanese side while Denmark set up a deciding encounter with Japan, coming from behind to defeat Cameroon 2-1, knocking the Africans out of the World Cup. HOLLAND 1 Sneijder 53 JAPAN 0 Holland maintained their ...More