Denmark v Japan, 24 June 2010
| Score | 3-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Jérôme Damon |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group E |
| Venue | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenberg |
| Attendance | 27,967 |
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Kick-Off: 20:30 Local (19:30 BST)
Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Henrik Andrén (Sweden)
The victory was Japan's second World Cup tournament victory on foreign soil, and only their second against a European team.
Japan finished group play in second place with six points, and advanced to the knockout round for the second time in their history, and the first time on foreign soil.
Denmark ended in third with three points. This was the first time Denmark failed to get past the group stage in the World Cup.
1
Denmark
Manager: Morten Olsen
Goals:
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | 81 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Thomas Sørensen
Defender
Daniel Agger
Defender
Lars Jacobsen
Defender
Per Krøldrup
Defender
Simon Busk Poulsen
Midfielder
Martin Jørgensen
Midfielder
Thomas Kahlenberg
Midfielder
Christian Poulsen
Forward
Nicklas Bendtner
Forward
Dennis Rommedahl
Forward
Jon Dahl Tomasson
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Jakob Poulsen for Martin Jørgensen | 34 |
| Søren Larsen for Per Krøldrup | 56 |
| Christian Eriksen for Thomas Kahlenberg | 63 |
Cards:
| Per Krøldrup | 29 | Y |
| Christian Poulsen | 48 | Y |
| Nicklas Bendtner | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stephan Andersen
Goalkeeper
Jesper Christiansen
Defender
Simon Kjaer
Defender
Patrick Mtiliga
Defender
Jakob Poulsen
Midfielder
Mikkel Beckmann
Midfielder
Thomas Enevoldsen
Midfielder
Christian Eriksen
Midfielder
Jesper Grønkjær
Midfielder
Daniel Jensen
Midfielder
William Kvist
Forward
Søren Larsen
3
Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Keisuke Honda | 17 |
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| Yasuhito Endo | 30 |
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| Shinji Okazaki | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
(captain)
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Midfielder
Yoshito Okubo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Shinji Okazaki for Daisuke Matsui | 74 |
| Yasuyuki Konno for Yoshito Okubo | 88 |
| Junichi Inamoto for Yasuhito Endo | 90 |
Cards:
| Yasuhito Endo | 12 | Y |
| Yūto Nagatomo | 26 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Daiki Iwamasa
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward
Takayuki Morimoto
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Forward
Kisho Yano