Rommed Home: Denmark 2-1 Cameroon 19/6/10

Denmark line-up: Sorensen, C.Poulsen, Kjaer, Agger, Jacobsen, Gronkjaer (Kahlenberg, 67'), Tomasson (c) (J.Poulsen, 86'), Jorgensen (Jensen, HT), Bendtner, S.Poulsen, Rommedahl
Cameroon line-up: Souleymanou, Assou-Ekotto, Nkoulou, Bassong (Idrissou, 72'), A.Song, Geremi, Eto'o (c), Emana, Webo (Aboubakar, 78'), Enoh (Makoun, HT), Mbia

After a dull-ish day of football this game revived the entertainment in the World Cup. Full of good passing moves, good saves, good shots and many defensive errors, the perfect ingredients for a good match. The game started off with Cameroon prominent in attack and with Eto'o back in his favoured centre forward role, they always threatened a goal. At the other Dennis Rommedahl, who was the best player on the pitch, sent a few reminders that Denmark were still in this game. However the Danish defensive mix-up against Holland returned with a lapse of concentration from C.Poulsen as he passed to Webo. Grateful with this gift he made sure he wasn't going to waste it, he played a neat ball back to Eto'o on the edge of the 18 yard box and Eto'o slotted home. Both teams still looked threatening on the attack, Jesper Gronkjaer, Rommedahl and Tomasson all seemed to be rolling back the years with injections of pace that caught the Cameroon defence by surprise. Whereas Cameroon's Geremi was a thorn in midfield and produced some fizzing crosses to Webo and Eto'o. But it was Denmark who were to get the equaliser on 33 minutes; when Rommedahl again beat the flustered Assou-Ekotto for pace and sent a beautiful ball into the path of Bendtner and the Arsenal man slided the ball home. Eto'o nearly restored Cameroon's lead before half-time but his shot hit the post and the scores were level at half-time.

The second-half continued in the same manner as the first with blistering football and another goal, or two, seemed inevitable. Webo had numerous chances of getting Cameroon back in front but Sorensen made sure he kept him out. Cameroon were then caught on the break just after the hour with Rommedahl bursting into the box, his blazed it past Souleymanou and got his deserved goal. This result would put Cameroon out and Holland through, Cameroon were well aware and coach Paul Le Guen threw all his attacking options on. Cameroon kept attacking Denmark and Idrissou or Aboubakar could have equalised and maybe took the lead again for Cameroon. Denmark also had no let up in front of goal and while Cameroon were attacking up front they had to make sure they kept Denmark out. Neither team scored again, meaning Cameroon face Holland with their fates already sealed. Denmark face Japan in a winner takes all match but the Danes will be without Kjaer, who was inspirational in defence, after he picked up a second booking of the tournament.