World Cup 2010 team news: Japan v Cameroon

Venue Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, Monday 3pm Referee O Benquerenca (Por) Odds Japan 3-1 Cameroon 15-13 Draw 23-10 TV BBC1 Radio BBC 5 Live Japan Manager Takeshi Okada Fifa ranking 45 Injured None Doubtful None Suspended None Cameroon Manager Paul Le Guen Fifa ranking 19 Injured None Doubtful None Suspended None Match pointers • Cameroon have played Japan on three previous occasions but have never scored against them • Japan's only previous World Cup meeting with an African side saw them win 2-0 against Tunisia in 2002 • Cameroon have never lost their opening match in a World Cup finals tournament, winning one and drawing four • Japan have never won a World Cup game outside their home country, losing five of their six games on foreign soil • Samuel Eto'o was the second-top scorer in African World Cup qualifiers with nine goals in 11 appearances. Moumouni Dagano of Burkina Faso scored 12.