Denmark v Japan, 24 June 2010

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.