Great Danes send Cameroon packing
Cameroon became the first team to be knocked out of the World Cup after losing their second game 2-1 to Denmark. The Africans can't progress no matter how they fare in their final group game against the Dutch. It was an entertaining game with loads of chances thanks to very loose defending. The winning goal was a cracker from Dennis Rommedahl who cut in from the right hand side and cracked home a curling shot to the far post with his left foot. Denmark can also thank goalkeeper Thomas Sorenson for a brilliant save, diving low to his right to prevent Emana from scoring.
10-man Aussies cling to survival
Australia played most of the game without Harry Kewell, who was shown a red card after 24 minutes for a handball. The awfully titled Socceroos had been 1-0 up at that stage, but the resulting penalty tied up the game. Australia did well to keep Ghana at bay for the rest of the game, but while they could still progress, it looks unlikely. It's the second game in which the Australians finished with ten men - their star player Tim Cahill watched today's game from the stands after being sent off in their opening game against Germany.
Dutch overcome stubborn Japanese challenge
Wesley Sneijder scored the game's only goal on 53 minutes as the Netherlands put themselves on course for the last 16 with a 1-0 win over Japan. Holland are now unbeaten in 21 games and moving along quietly and efficiently in this tournament.
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