Go Japan!
Japan beat Denmark 3-1 to go through to 2nd round
RUSTENBURG, June 24 (Reuters) - Japan advanced to the second round of the World Cup on Thursday when they beat their direct rivals Denmark 3-1 in Group E.
Japan, needing only a draw with the Danes to reach the last 16, took a 2-0 halftime lead thanks to two direct free kicks, the first a spectacular long range effort from Keisuke Honda in the 17th minute, the second a curling shot from the edge of the box by Yasuhito Endo.
Denmark pulled back a goal 10 minutes from time when Japanese keeper Eiji Kawashima saved a Jon Dahl Tomasson but the Danish forward scored from the rebound. Japan scored a late third through Shinji Okazaki three minutes from time.
Denmark, who would have gone through themselves with a victory, started promisingly but soon lost control to Japan, the second Asian team after South Korea to qualify for the second round.
Japan, needing only a draw with the Danes to reach the last 16, took a 2-0 halftime lead thanks to two direct free kicks, the first a spectacular long range effort from Keisuke Honda in the 17th minute, the second a curling shot from the edge of the box by Yasuhito Endo.
Denmark pulled back a goal 10 minutes from time when Japanese keeper Eiji Kawashima saved a Jon Dahl Tomasson but the Danish forward scored from the rebound. Japan scored a late third through Shinji Okazaki three minutes from time.
Denmark, who would have gone through themselves with a victory, started promisingly but soon lost control to Japan, the second Asian team after South Korea to qualify for the second round.
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