Cameroon, Denmark hope to rebound from losses

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06/18/2010 - Pretoria, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cameroon and Denmark will be aiming to rebound from opening losses when they meet in both teams' second Group E match in FIFA World Cup play on Saturday.

Denmark fell to the Netherlands, 2-0, in its opener on Monday thanks in large part to an own goal that was headed by Simon Poulsen off the back of teammate Daniel Agger just after halftime.

"In the first half everything went perfectly for us, our plan worked well," Poulsen said. "But right at the start of the second half I put through my own goal. I was looking to head the cross well clear, but unfortunately it skidded away from me and was deflected off Daniel Agger's back. That goal completely changed the game."

The goal, which was originally credited to Poulsen and later charged to Agger by FIFA, was the game's first tally.

"To start with the game went according to plan, but then we let in an unbelievable goal," Denmark coach Morten Olsen said. "That settled the game. But for that goal we would have got at least a point."

The Dutch added a Dirk Kuyt tally five minutes from time with Denmark pushing for the equalizer to close out the scoring.

Cameroon's loss came at the hands of the Japaneese, who got a 39th-minute goal from CSKA Moscow forward Keisuke Honda in a 1-0 victory.

Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen was disappointed in the result mainly because his team is clearly more talented, but played down to the level of the competition on Monday.

"My regret is that my players weren't able to play at the level they can. I think they were too nervous in the first half. They fought well afterwards but in an unorganized manner. We missed an incalculable number of easy balls. This is my biggest disappointment. It's very frustrating to see your team play at a level that's beneath them," Le Guen said.

Depending on the result of the Netherlands vs. Japan tilt, Denmark and Cameroon will be aiming to stay alive in the last game of the groups on Thursday. Denmark will take on Japan while Cameroon squares off against the Dutch.

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