Group E

 Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

Pos	Team v t e	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

14 June 2010

13:30

Netherlands	2–0	Denmark
Agger  46' (o.g.) Kuyt  85'	Report

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Attendance: 83,465

Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)^[79]

14 June 2010

16:00

Japan	1–0	Cameroon
Honda  39'	Report

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Attendance: 30,620

Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)^[79]

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19 June 2010

13:30

Netherlands	1–0	Japan
Sneijder  53'	Report

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 62,010

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

19 June 2010

20:30

Cameroon	1–2	Denmark
Eto'o  10'	Report	Bendtner  33' Rommedahl  61'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 38,074

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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24 June 2010

20:30

Denmark	1–3	Japan
Tomasson  81'	Report	Honda  17' Endō  30' Okazaki  87'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Attendance: 27,967

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

24 June 2010

20:30

Cameroon	1–2	Netherlands
Eto'o  65' (pen.)	Report	Van Persie  36' Huntelaar  83'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Attendance: 63,093

Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)