Men's World Cup · 2010 · group stage
Japan vs Cameroon
A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.
- Date
- Jun 14, 2010
- Stage
- group stage
- Group
- Group E
- Venue
- Free State Stadium
- City
- Bloemfontein
- Attendance
- Not recorded
Goal events
1 recorded goal
| Minute | Scorer | Credited team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39' | Keisuke Honda | Japan | — |
Player sheets
Lineups and squad entries
Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.
Japan
Starting lineup
- #2 Yuki Abe defensive midfielder
- #3 Yūichi Komano right back
- #4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka center back
- #5 Yuto Nagatomo left back
- #7 Yasuhito Endō center midfielder
- #8 Daisuke Matsui right midfielder
- #16 Yoshito Ōkubo left midfielder
- #17 Makoto Hasebe center midfielder
- #18 Keisuke Honda center forward
- #21 Eiji Kawashima goal keeper
- #22 Yuji Nakazawa center back
Substitutes who appeared
- #9 Shinji Okazaki forward
- #12 Kisho Yano forward
- #20 Junichi Inamoto midfielder
Cameroon
Starting lineup
- #2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto left back
- #3 Nicolas Nkoulou center back
- #5 Sébastien Bassong center back
- #9 Samuel Eto'o right winger
- #11 Jean Makoun center midfielder
- #13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting left winger
- #15 Pierre Webó center forward
- #16 Souleymanou Hamidou goal keeper
- #18 Eyong Enoh left midfielder
- #19 Stéphane Mbia right back
- #21 Joël Matip right midfielder
Substitutes who appeared
- #8 not applicable Geremi midfielder
- #10 Achille Emaná midfielder
- #17 Mohammadou Idrissou forward
Disciplinary record
2 recorded cards
| Minute | Player | Card | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72' | Nicolas Nkoulou | Yellow card | Cameroon |
| 90'+1' | Yuki Abe | Yellow card | Japan |
Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.