Japan v Cameroon, Monday 14th June, 3pm
| Full Time Result | |||
| Best Odds | Bookmaker | Free Bets | |
| Japan | 3/1 |  |
£20 |
| Draw | 23/10 |  |
£25 |
| Cameroon | 6/5 |  |
£200 |
The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein plays host to the second Group E match of the day and it’s the African team who are strong favourites to get the party started with a win. Cameroon are fancied by many to be the strongest performing team in their particular continent and you can currently back them at 11/10 (bet365) to enjoy a winning start.
Manager Paul le Guen has brought organisation to the wonderfully named Indomitable Lions and it appears that Samuel Eto’o is not going to follow through with a threat to leave the Cameroon camp. Instead, the Inter forward can play a big part for his team and could be worth a few quid at 5/1 (Sky Bet) on the First Goalscorer market. It’s been Pierre Webo that’s grabbed several headlines recently and the Mallorca forward is 13/2 (Sky Bet) to break the deadlock.
One thing you can guarantee about the Japanese is that they won’t give up and perhaps they were a little unlucky to lose a recent friendly against England, with two own goals proving their downfall after taking the lead. The Samurai Blue will again be full of running and William Hill offer 13/5 that they put themselves joint-top of Group E with a hard-earned three points.
Shinji Okazaki has a strike ratio of over a goal every two games for the national team and can be backed at 8/1 (Ladbrokes) to open the scoring. However, Takeshi Okada’s side have been shot-shy in recent matches, while their eight qualifying matches saw them manage just eleven goals. Perhaps we should be looking at Ladbrokes’ 23/10 that the Lions win to nil.
