Cameroon 1 Denmark 2

Denmark ended Cameroon's hopes of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory today, a result which means Group E leaders Holland become the first team to qualify for the next round. Cameroon scored first when Samuel Eto'o coolly shot into...

Denmark ended Cameroon's hopes of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory today, a result which means Group E leaders Holland become the first team to qualify for the next round.

Cameroon scored first when Samuel Eto'o coolly shot into the corner of the net after 10 minutes after a pass from midfield was intercepted, but Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner struck back for the Danes, converting a cross in the 33rd minute.

Jon Dahl Tomasson was denied by a post shortly before half-time in a match full of defensive errors.

But Dennis Rommedahl gave Denmark the lead, curling a neat finish around Cameroon 'keeper Hamidou Souleymanou on 61 minutes.

Despite several scoring opportunities the west Africans saw their hopes of progressing further in the competition vanish.

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