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Enlarge PhotoMembers of the Netherlands' soccer team attend a training session at the Wits Rugby Stadium... Cameroon play Netherlands in their final Group E match of the World Cup on Thursday.Where: Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
Capacity: 66,000
When: Thursday June 24, 2030 local (1830 GMT)
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
World ranking: Cameroon 19, Netherlands 4
Teams: Likely formation, shirt numbers, age, caps, goals:
* misses next match if booked
Cameroon (4-4-2) Netherlands (4-5-1)
16-Hamidou Souleymanou 36-43-0 1-Maarten Stekelenburg 27-29-0
19-Stephane Mbia 24-33-3 *2-Gregory van der Wiel 22-12-0
5-Sebastien Bassong 23-10-0 3-John Heitinga 26-56-6
3-Nicolas Nkoulou 20-19-0 4-Joris Mathijsen 30-58-3
2-Benoit Assou-Ekotto 26-10-0 5-Giovanni v.Bronckhorst 35-101-5
11-Jean Makoun 27-53-3 7-Dirk Kuyt 29-65-16
18-Enoh Eyong 23-14-1 6-Mark van Bommel 33-58-10
6-Alexandre Song 22-24-0 10-Wesley Sneijder 26-63-15
20-Georges Mandjeck 21-7-0 *8-Nigel de Jong 25-44-1
9-Samuel Eto'o 29-94-43 23-Rafael van der Vaart 27-80-16
13-Eric Choupo-Moting 21-3-1 *9-Robin van Persie 26-46-18
Also available:
7-Landry Nguemo 24-20-2 12-Khalid Boulahrouz 28-29-0
4-Rigobert Song 33-136-4 13-Andre Ooijer 35-54-3
8-Geremi 31-117-13 14-Demy de Zeeuw 27-26-0
10-Achille Emana 28-37-5 15-Edson Braafheid 27-7-0
12-Gaetan Bong 22-2-0 16-Michel Vorm 26-4-0
14-Aurelien Chedjou 25-9-0 17-Eljero Elia 23-11-2
15-Achille Webo 28-44-17 18-Stijn Schaars 26-12-0
1-Carlos Kameni 26-55-0 19-Ryan Babel 23-39-5
17-Mohamadou Idrissou 30-33-6 20-Ibrahim Afellay 24-25-0
21-Joel Matip 18-5-0 21-Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 26-33-15
22-Guy Assembe 24-1-0 22-Sander Boschker 39-1-0
23-Vincent Aboubakar 18-3-0 11-Arjen Robben 26-47-13
Trainer - Paul Le Guen Bert van Marwijk
Injured - None None
Suspended - None None
Changes:
* Netherlands winger Arjen Robben is fit again after a hamstring injury but both sides are expected to name unchanged line-ups.
Key stats:
* This is Cameroon's 20th World Cup match, the most by any African side.
* Netherlands have never lost to African opposition at the World Cup but have always conceded a goal, winning two out of their three games.
Previous meetings:
27.05.98 Arnhem Netherlands 0 Cameroon 0
27.05.06 Rotterdam Netherlands 1 Cameroon 0
GROUP E STANDINGS:
P W D L F A PTS
* Netherlands 2 2 0 0 3 0 6
Japan 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
Cameroon 2 0 0 2 1 3 0
* qualified for the second round.
Group results
June 14
Netherlands 2 Denmark 0
Japan 1 Cameroon 0
June 19
Netherlands 1 Japan 0
Cameroon 1 Denmark 2
Fixture
June 24
Denmark v Japan, Rustenburg 1830 GMT
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(Compiled by Tom Pilcher, Editing by Patrick Johnston;
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