Denmark ride luck to set up Japan showdown

After falling behind to an early Samuel Eto'o goal, Denmark hit back through Nicklas Bendtner and Dennis Rommedahl to send the Africans out of the tournament and sealing rivals Netherlands' place in the second round at the same time.

While a number of the early games at the World Cup failed to set pulses racing, this one continued the trend set over the last three days of more exciting encounters.

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