Sweet Wisdom

This group is composed of some very interesting teams, and the final outcome of the group at the end of stage-one seems pretty clear, but not quite clear enough. One of the best teams to never win the world cup, the Oranje, will most likely come out as the number one of this group, and it would appear as the Cameroon will be able to take the second seed and proceed to the next round, but the challenges that will be put up by very talented Danish side and Asia's powerhouse Japan cannot be ignored.

Roar of African Lions!

Arguably the strongest African nation in this tournament, Cameroon is hoping to carry the hopes of the continent onto the Round of 16. Composed of very talented players, they have the best record in the World Cup history amongst African nations, and they are willing to perform the best again in their mother-continent. All of the atmosphere surrounding South Africa will make these lions to roar even louder than ever before.

Player to Watch: Samuel ETO'O (FW) - This former Barcelona striker, once again, had a very successful year with his new club Inter Milan, winning the tremble. Now, he is ready to show off his world-class talent on the biggest stage of all, to represent his country.

Expected Result: Quarter-Finals

Last of the Vikings

Denmark is the only Scandinavian country to have advanced to World Cup 2010, and they are here to show everything they have! This team might not have as many "well-known" players on the squad compared to some of their competitors in the group as well as in the tournament, but they have many young talents who are rising to the challenge, and their qualifier stage proved that this team is not to be taken lightly. However, it does not seem likely that they are ready to shine this year. They are going to fall a little bit short to their top competitors and most likely going to remain on the third spot of the group.

Player to Watch: Nicklas BENDTNER (FW) - This young striker from Arsenal is a rising star for both his club and for his country. He had a very successful club with one of the English giants this year, and now he is ready to show himself to the world on the biggest stage of all.

Expected Result: Group Stage

Pride of the Samurais

Apart from the host nation, Japan was the very first country to advance to the World Cup 2010 taking an early first place from their group in Asia. However there remains a question as to if this Japanese squad is good enough to advance to the next round, there is also a question as to if this sqaud is even as good as their past squads. Surely, they do have a few talented players on the team but, especially as their recent results have shown, this team is not quite prepared enough for this tournament, and they will most likely taken an early flight back to their island.

Player to Watch: Shunsuke NAKAMURA (MF) - The Japanese #10 is not new to this stage, and he has had his share of competing against some of the world class players. His time as a Celtic in Scottish Premier League was probably the highlight of his career, and we'll see if he can bring the same light to his international career this time around.

Expected Result: Group Stage

The Oranje

Netherlands is one of those teams that were always considered as a heavy favorite going into the world cup yet never victorious. They are once again entering the tournament with abundunce of talented players on their side. I mean, where do I even start? Experience defender Giovanni Van Bronchost? A powerful captain Van Bommel? Dirk Kuyt? Wesley Schneider? There are just so many of them. However, they always had talented squads yet failed to show all of their worth, and it might just be the case that the history will repeat itself. Especially now with the possibility of their star player Arjen Robben, due to a hamstring injury.

Player to Watch: Robin VAN PERSIE (FW) - This Dutch striker had a very successful season with Arsenal, until he received a serious injury. However, he started to make recovery and now he's fitter than ever to compete. This player will be deadly from any areas within and surrounding the penalty box, and all the defenders should watch out for him.

Expected Result: Quarter-Finals


Match-Ups:
NED vs DEN - 3:1
JPN vs CMR- 0:2
NED vs JPN - 4:0
CMR vs DEN - 2:1
DEN vs JPN - 2:0
CMR vs NED- 1:2

Team	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	0	0	9	2	7	9
Cameroon	2	0	1	5	3	2	6
Denmark	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
Japan	0	0	3	0	8	-8	0