Jon Dahl Tomasson of Denmark looks on after the first goal by Japan during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group E match between Denmark and Japan at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 24, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. (document.write(localMDY('June 23, 2010 16:00'));June 23, 20102010-06-23 16:00:00 - Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Europe) 
Shinji Okazaki of Japan in action during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group E match between Denmark and Japan at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 24, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. (document.write(localMDY('June 23, 2010 16:00'));June 23, 20102010-06-23 16:00:00 - Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images Europe) 
Yasuhito Endo (R) of Japan celebrates scoring his team's second goal from a free kick, with Yoshito Okubo and Keisuke Honda of Japan during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group E match between Denmark and Japan at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 24, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. (June 23, 2010document.write(localMDY('June 23, 2010 16:00'));2010-06-23 16:00:00 - Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Europe) 
Keisuke Honda of Japan celebrates scoring the opening goal from a free kick during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group E match between Denmark and Japan at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 24, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. (document.write(localMDY('June 23, 2010 16:00'));June 23, 20102010-06-23 16:00:00 - Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images Europe) FINAL STANDINGS:
| Group E | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | ||
 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | |
LINE UP:
Denmark: 1-Thomas Sorensen, 4-Daniel Agger, 13-Per Kroldrup (18-Soren Larsen 56'), 15-Simon Poulsen, 6-Lars Jacobsen, 10-Martin Jorgensen (14-Jakob Poulsen 34'), 2-Christian Poulsen, 12-Thomas Kahlenberg (21-Christian Kahlenberg 63'), 19-Dennis Rommedahl, 9-Jon Dahl Tomasson, 11-Nicklas Bendtner
Japan: 21-Eiji Kawashima, 4-Marcus Tulio Tanaka, 22-Yuji Nakazawa, 5-Yuto Nagatomo, 3-Yuichi Komano, 2-Yuki Abe, 7-Yasuhito Endo, 17-Makoto Hasebe, 16-Yoshito Okubo, 18-Keisuke Honda, 8-Daisuke Matsui (9-Shinji Okazaki 73')
