Japan v Cameroon, 14 June 2010
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Olegario Benquerenca |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group E |
| Venue | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| Attendance | 30,620 |
View Japan v Cameroon head to head
Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST)
Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Assistant referees:
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Abraham González (Colombia)
The win for Japan was their first World Cup win away from home soil, and it was also the first time Cameroon was defeated in a World Cup opening match.
1
Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Keisuke Honda | 39 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Forward
Yoshito Okubo
Substitutions:
| Shinji Okazaki for Daisuke Matsui | 69 |
| Kisho Yano for Yoshito Okubo | 82 |
| Junichi Inamoto for Makoto Hasebe | 88 |
Cards:
| Yuki Abe | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Daiki Iwamasa
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender/Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward
Takayuki Morimoto
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Forward
Kisho Yano
0
Cameroon
Manager: Paul Le Guen
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Hamidou Souleymanou
Goalkeeper
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Defender
Sébastien Bassong
Defender
Nicolas Nkoulou
Defender
Stéphane M'bia
Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder
Eyong Enoh
Midfielder
Jean Makoun
Midfielder
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Midfielder/Forward
Samuel Eto'o
Forward
Pierre Webo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Achille Emana for Joël Matip | 63 |
| Geremi for Jean Makoun | 75 |
| Mohamadou Idrissou for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | 75 |
Cards:
| Nicolas Nkoulou | 72 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Guy N'Dy Assembé
Goalkeeper
Carlos Kameni
Defender
Gaëtan Bong
Defender
Rigobert Song
Defender/Midfielder
Aurelien Chedjou
Defender/Midfielder
Georges Mandjeck
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Song
Midfielder
Achille Emana
Midfielder
Geremi
Midfielder
Landry N'Guemo
Forward
Vincent Aboubakar
Forward
Mohamadou Idrissou