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Japan 1–0 Cameroon

Monday 14 Jun 2010 · Bloemfontein, South Africa (neutral)

Japan1–0Cameroon

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Honda

39′1–0Keisuke Honda Japan

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Japan

Came on

9Shinji OkazakiFW↑69′
12Kisho YanoFW↑82′
20Junichi InamotoMF↑88′

Cameroon

Came on

10Achille EmanaMF↑63′
8GeremiMF↑75′
17Mohammadou IdrissouFW↑75′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1765 → 1797
Cameroon: 1784 → 1752

Expected score for Japan: 47.3% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 5, 2001–2020.

Japan wins: 3
Draws: 2
Cameroon wins: 0

Form either side

Japan

Before

2–0 v Bahrain 3 Mar 2010 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2010
0–3 v Serbia 7 Apr 2010 · Friendly
0–2 v South Korea 24 May 2010 · Friendly
1–2 v England 30 May 2010 · Friendly
0–2 v Ivory Coast 4 Jun 2010 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Netherlands 19 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
3–1 v Denmark 24 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–0 v Paraguay 29 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Paraguay 4 Sep 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Guatemala 7 Sep 2010 · Friendly

Cameroon

Before

0–0 v Italy 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v Georgia 25 May 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Slovakia 29 May 2010 · Friendly
1–3 v Portugal 1 Jun 2010 · Friendly
3–4 v Serbia 5 Jun 2010 · Friendly

After

1–2 v Denmark 19 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–2 v Netherlands 24 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
3–0 v Poland 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
3–1 v Mauritius 4 Sep 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010
1–1 v DR Congo 9 Oct 2010 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2010

Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Netherlands	3	3	0	0	+4	9
2Japan	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3Denmark	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4Cameroon	3	0	0	3	-3	0

Road through the tournament

Japan

1–0 v Cameroon Group stage
0–1 v Netherlands Group stage
3–1 v Denmark Group stage
0–0 v Paraguay Round of 16

Cameroon

0–1 v Japan Group stage
1–2 v Denmark Group stage
1–2 v Netherlands Group stage

Every Japan v Cameroon match5

From Japan's side.


9 Oct 2020	Cameroon	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Jun 2010	Cameroon	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
22 Aug 2007	Cameroon	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Nov 2003	Cameroon	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
2 Jun 2001	Cameroon	2–0	Home	Confederations Cup 2001	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul