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×	Japan	2nd in group E	lost to PAR 00-00 [F/OT; PEN: 03-05]

Draw places Brazil, Portugal into Group of Death
[SAT 05 DEC 2009]

The draw for the final tournament of the 2010 Men’s World Cup was kind to the defending finalists, but not the losing semifinalists. 2006 champions Italy face Paraguay, New Zealand, and first time qualifiers Slovakia in Group F, whilst France, who fell to the Azzurri in the 2006 final, were drawn against hosts South Africa, Mexico, and Uruguay in Group A. The Group of Death is widely considered to be Group G, which contains Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d’Ivoire, and Portugal. The tournament’s opening match will be South Africa-Mexico at Johannesburg’s new Soccer City stadium on FRI 11 JUN 2010. more...

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ROSTER

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Coach: Takeshi OKADA [JPN]
2	M	Yuki ABE	SUN 06 SEP 1981	Urawa Red Diamonds [JPN]	48	3
7	M	Yasuhito ENDO	MON 28 JAN 1980	Gamba Osaka [JPN]	98	9
17	M	Makoto HASEBE	WED 18 JAN 1984	VfL Wolfsburg [GER]	35	1
18	M	Keisuke HONDA	FRI 13 JUN 1986	CSKA Moscow [RUS]	19	6
20	M	Junichi INAMOTO	TUE 18 SEP 1979	Kawasaki Frontale [JPN]	82	5
13	D	Daiki IWAMASA	SAT 30 JAN 1982	Kashima Antlers [JPN]	2	0
23	G	Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI	FRI 15 AUG 1975	Júbilo Iwata [JPN]	117	0
21	G	Eiji KAWASHIMA	SUN 20 MAR 1983	Kawasaki Frontale [JPN]	14	0
3	D	Yuichi KOMANO	SAT 25 JUL 1981	Júbilo Iwata [JPN]	57	0
15	D	Yasuyuki KONNO	TUE 25 JAN 1983	FC Tokyo [JPN]	38	0
8	M	Daisuke MATSUI	MON 11 MAY 1981	Grenoble [FRA]	28	1
19	F	Takayuki MORIMOTO	SAT 07 MAY 1988	Catania [ITA]	6	1
5	D	Yuto NAGATOMO	FRI 12 SEP 1986	FC Tokyo [JPN]	30	3
14	M	Kengo NAKAMURA	FRI 31 OCT 1980	Kawasaki Frontale [JPN]	48	5
10	M	Shunsuke NAKAMURA	SAT 24 JUN 1978	Yokohama F Marinos [JPN]	98	24
22	D	Yuji NAKAZAWA	SAT 25 FEB 1978	Yokohama F Marinos [JPN]	109	17
1	G	Seigo NARAZAKI	THU 15 APR 1976	Nagoya Grampus [JPN]	76	0
9	F	Shinji OKAZAKI	WED 16 APR 1986	Shimizu S-Pulse [JPN]	32	17
16	F	Yoshito OKUBO	WED 09 JUN 1982	Vissel Kobe [JPN]	54	5
11	F	Keiji TAMADA	FRI 11 APR 1980	Nagoya Grampus [JPN]	72	16
4	D	Marcus Tulio TANAKA	FRI 24 APR 1981	Nagoya Grampus [JPN]	43	8
6	D	Atsuto UCHIDA	SUN 27 MAR 1988	Kashima Antlers [JPN]	31	1
12	F	Kisho YANO	THU 05 APR 1984	Albirex Niigata [JPN]	19	2
Cap and goal totals accurate as of MON 12 JUL 2010

GROUP PHASE

GROUP E		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
HOME		2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
AWAY		1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
»	Japan	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
HOME		1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
AWAY		2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
×	Denmark	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	3
HOME		1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
AWAY		2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
×	Cameroon	3	0	0	3	2	5	-3	0
HOME		2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0
AWAY		1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0

ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16

QUARTERFINALS

SEMIFINALS

THIRD PLACE AND FINAL

+		URU	02
		KOR	01

+	URU	01
	GHA	01
F/OT; PEN: 04–02

		URU	02
+		NED	03

FINAL
	NED	00
¤	ESP	01
F/OT

	USA	01
+	GHA	02
F/OT

+		NED	02
		SVK	01

+		NED	02
		BRA	01

+		BRA	03
		CHI	00

+		ARG	03
		MEX	01

		ARG	00
+		GER	04

		GER	00
+		ESP	01

+		GER	04
		ENG	01

+	PAR	00
	JPN	00
F/OT; PEN: 05–03

		PAR	00
+		ESP	01

+		ESP	01
		POR	00

THIRD
		URU	02
»		GER	03

Group E

MON 14 JUN 2010

Mangaung/Bloemfontein

14:00 UTC

01–00

v Cameroon

SAT 19 JUN 2010

Durban

11:30 UTC

00–01

at Netherlands

THU 24 JUN 2010

Rustenburg

18:30 UTC

03–01

at Denmark

Round of 16

TUE 29 JUN 2010

Tshwane/Pretoria

14:00 UTC

00–00
F/OT
PEN: 03–05

at Paraguay

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026	Qualified
	2022	Round of 16
	2018	Round of 16
	2014	Group phase
	2010	Round of 16
	2006	Group phase
	2002	Round of 16
	1998	Group phase
×	1994	[did not qualify]
×	1990	[did not qualify]
×	1986	[did not qualify]
×	1982	[did not qualify]
×	1978	[did not qualify]
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not qualify]
×	1966	[did not enter]
×	1962	[did not qualify]
×	1958	[did not enter]
×	1954	[did not qualify]
×	1950	[disqualified]
×	1938	[withdrew]
×	1934	[did not enter]
×	1930	[withdrew]

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