World Cup Diary Day 4: Double Dutch


By Jemma Tappenden
June 14 2010

So day four in South Africa finishes with a 1-1 draw between World Cup holders Italy and Paraguay. Cameroon on the other hand lost out by a single goal to Japan - the first time they have ever lost their opening game at the World Cup finals. Whilst the Netherlands netted twice against Denmark to go top of Group E.

Netherlands 2-0 Denmark (HT 0-0)

Venue: Soccer City

Referee: Lannoy

Attendance: 83,465

Netherlands (FIFA Ranking: 4)

  • 01 Stekelenburg
  • 02 Van Der Wiel
  • 03 Heitinga
  • 04 Mathijsen
  • 05 Van Bronckhorst (Captain)
  • 06 Van Bommel
  • 08 De Jong - Yellow card (De Zeeuw, 88)
  • 10 Sneijder
  • 23 Van der Vaart (Elia, 67)
  • 07 Kuyt GOAL 85 MINS
  • 09 Van Persie - Yellow card (Afellay, 77)

Denmark (FIFA Ranking: 36)

  • 01 Sorensen
  • 03 Kjaer - Yellow card
  • 04 Agger OWN GOAL 46 MINS
  • 06 Jacobsen
  • 15 Poulsen
  • 02 Poulsen
  • 10 Jorgensen (Captain)
  • 12 Kahlenberg (Eriksen, 72)
  • 20 Enevoldsen (Gronkjaer, 56)
  • 11 Bendtner (Beckmann, 62)
  • 19 Rommedahl

Japan 1-0 Cameroon (HT 1-0)

Venue: Free state stadium

Referee: Benquerenca

Attendance: 31,600

Japan (FIFA Ranking: 45)

  • 21 Eiji Kawashima
  • 03 Komano
  • 04 Tanaka
  • 05 Nagatomo
  • 22 Nakazawa
  • 02 Abe - Yellow card
  • 07 Endo
  • 08 Matsui (Okazaki, 68)
  • 17 Hasebe (Captain) (Inamoto, 88)
  • 18 Honda GOAL 38 MINS
  • 16 Okubo (Kisho Yano, 81)

Cameroon (FIFA Ranking: 19)

  • 16 Hamidou
  • 02 Assou-Ekotto
  • 03 N'Koulou - Yellow card
  • 05 Bassong
  • 21 Matip (Emana, 63)
  • 11 Makoun (Geremi, 75)
  • 18 Enoh
  • 19 M'bia Etoundi
  • 09 Eto'o (Captain)
  • 13 Choupo-Moting (Idrissou, 75)
  • 15 Webo

Italy 1-1 Paraguay (HT 0-1)

Venue: Green Point Stadium

Referee: Benito Archundia Tellez

Attendance: 62,869

Italy (FIFA Ranking: 5)

  • 01 Buffon (Marchetti, 46)
  • 03 Criscito
  • 04 Chiellini
  • 05 Cannavaro (Captain)
  • 19 Zambrotta
  • 06 De Rossi GOAL 63 MINS
  • 07 Pepe
  • 15 Marchisio (Camoranesi, 59 - Yellow card)
  • 22 Montolivo
  • 09 Iaquinta
  • 11 Gilardino (Di Natale, 72)

Paraguay (FIFA Ranking: 31)

  • 01 Villar (Captain)
  • 03 Morel Rodriguez
  • 14 Da Silva
  • 17 Torres (Santana, 60)
  • 21 Alcaraz GOAL 39 MINS
  • 06 Caceres
  • 13 Vera
  • 15 Caceres - Yellow card
  • 16 Riveros Nunez
  • 18 Valdez (Santa Cruz, 68)
  • 19 Barrios (Cardozo, 76)

Group EWDLGDPTS
Netherlands 100 23
Japan 100 13
Cameroon 001-10
Denmark 001-20

 

Group FWDLGDPTS
Italy 01001
Paraguay 01001
New Zealand 00000
Slovakia 00000

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