World Cup 2010: Day 9

Three more matches will be played on Saturday as World Cup 2010 moves into its ninth day.

Three more matches will be played on Saturday as World Cup 2010 moves into its ninth day.

The first match of the day will be between Netherlands and Japan. Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk is expected to stick with the same line-up that faced Denmark in their opening game.

Takeshi Okada's team are being hailed as heroes in their homeland following their first-ever World Cup win over Cameroon on foreign soil. They they will go into today's encounter against the Netherlands in a confident mood.


Following Germany's defeat to Serbia, there is still hope for Australia in Group D as they square off with Ghana in the second match of the day. Also with Germany's defeat, Ghana could go clear at the top of the group with a victory over the Aussies, who were beaten 4-0 by Die Mannschaft in their opener.

The third match is between Cameroon and Denmark. Cameroon lost 1-0 to Japan and Denmark were beaten 2-0 by the Netherlands in their opening games.

Both sides desperately need a win at Pretoria's Loftus Versfeld Stadium to have a realistic hope of making the second round.
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