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Monday sees the first games of Group E take place, with Alex Song's Cameroon taking on Japan.
Alex Song
Japan v Cameroon, Group E
Monday June 14, 3pm (UK time)
Free State Stadium, Mangaung/Bloemfontein
After a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations earlier in the year Cameroon are keen to impress in South Africa this summer.
It's 20 years since The Indomitable Lions progressed beyond the Group Stage and they will be looking to kick their 2010 campaign off with victory over Japan on Monday.
| Japan wins - 2 | Draws - 1 | Cameroon wins - 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
| 1. | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TRIVIA TREBLE
- Japan have not conceded against Cameroon in three previous matches
- The last of Japan's two World Cup victories was registered eight years ago today when they beat Tunisia 2-0
- Cameroon have never lost their opening match at a World Cup. But they have drawn four of five such fixtures
[Monday, June 14, 2010]
