Group E Odds: Netherlands 1.50; Denmark 5.50; Cameroon 5.50; Japan 15.00.
Group E Schedule: Netherlands v Denmark, Johannesburg, June 14, 1.30pm
Japan v Cameroon, Bloemfontein, June 14, 4pm
Netherlands v Japan, Durban, June 19, 1.30pm
Cameroon v Denmark, Pretoria, June 19, 8.30pm
Denmark v Japan, Rustenburg, June 24, 8.30pm
Cameroon v Netherlands, Cape Town, June 24, 8.30pm
*All times local

Group E Teams:
Netherlands: Ibrahim Afellay; Ryan Babel; Mark Van Bommel; Sander Boschker; Khalid Boulahrouz; Edson Braafheid; Giovanni Van Bronckhorst; Eljero Elia; John Heitinga; Klaas-Jan Huntelaar; Nigel De Jong; Dirk Kuyt; Joris Mathijsen; André Ooijer; Arjen Robben; Stijn Schaars; Wesley Sneijder; Maarten Stekelenburg; Robin Van Persie; Rafael Van der Vaart; Gregory Van Der Wiel; Michel Vorm; Demy de Zeeuw

Denmark: Daniel Agger; Stephan Andersen; Mikkel Beckmann; Nicklas Bendtner; Jesper Christiansen; Tomas Enevoldsen; Christian Eriksen; Jesper Gronkjaer; Lars Jacobsen; Daniel Jensen; Leon Jessen; Martin Jorgensen; Thomas Kahlenberg; Simon Kjaer; Per Kroldrup; Michael Krohn-Dehli; William Kvist; Soren Larsen; Jakob Poulsen; Simon Poulsen; Patrick Mtiliga; Dennis Rommedahl; Thomas Sorensen; Jon Dahl Tomasson.

Japan: Yuki Abe; Yasuhito Endo; Makoto Hasebe; Keisuke Honda; Junichi Inamoto; Daiki Iwamasa; Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi; Eiji Kawashima; Yasuyuki Konno; Yuichi Komano; Daisuke Matsui; Takayuki Morimoto; Yuto Nagatomo; Kengo Nakamura; Shunsuke Nakamura; Yuji Nakazawa; Seigo Narazaki; Shinji Okazaki; Yoshito Okubo; Keiji Tamada; Marcus Tulio; Tanaka Atsuto; Uchida Kisho.

Cameroon: Vincent Aboubakar; Benoit Assou-Ekotto; Sebastien Bassong; Gaëtan Bong; Aurélien Chedjou; Idriss Kameni; Eric Maxim; Choupo-Moting; Achille Emana; Eyong Enoh; Samuel Eto’o; Geremi Mohammadou Idrissou; Stephane Mbia; Jean Makoun; Georges Mandjeck; Joel Matip; Guy Ndy; Landry N’Guemo; Nicolas N’Koulou; Alexandre Song; Rigobert Song; Hamidou Souleymanou; Pierre Webó.

Group E Predictions:

Ron Patel: All eyes will be on the Dutch in this group. How can you avoid them since all they’re fans are in bright orange. No one expects the Dutch to stutter at the group stage (that will come later), and it’s down to Denmark, Cameroon and Japan for second. I can’t see Cameroon upsetting the Danes, especially with all the turmoil surrounding Samuel Eto’o. The Netherlands to win the group, and Denmark bounces back from an opening match loss to the Dutch to also advance.

Frank Finnegan: Holland is a real player in this World Cup. They have a very legitimate chance to challenge for the whole shootin’ match. Unfortunately, I have them playing Brazil in the quarterfinals, but in terms of this group, I think they take it in a walk. They will not miss Robben early, and have the opportunity of resting him until later on when he is needed. Cameroon, though not the best African side, has the best chance to make a run just due to matchups – they will come 2nd in this group and pull off the stunner of the tournament when they knock out Italy in the round of 16. Denmark and Japan are solid sides, and a threat to Cameroon, but the Lions will have just enough to get through…as long as Eto’o doesn’t up and quit the team.

Greg Neville: The Netherlands has the luxury of bringing key player Arjen Robben back into form from a left hamstring injury slowly. The path to the last eight for the Dutch appears fairly clear but once there they will need the likes of Champions League finalists Robben (Bayern Munich) and Wesley Sneijder (Inter) firing on all cylinders to have any chance of going deeper in the tournament. The crucial match of this group is Cameroon vs Denmark on June 19 – the winner there books a ticket into the knockout stages. I give the slight edge to Cameroon with Samuel Eto’o leading the Lions on African soil. The Inter striker is determined to give Cameroon new success and to erase comparisons to the 1990 side that reached the quarterfinals. With the captain’s armband, Eto’o is going to take this dysfunctional side to the knockout stages willingly or kicking and screaming … Netherlands and Cameroon advance.

Peter Howard: Group E will be dominated by the “Ds”: Denmark and the Dutch. Robben’s absence is certainly not ideal for the Netherlands, but it should not hinder their ability to ease out of the Group. Denmark is a solid club, and the Scandinavians should also move through with little trouble. For the oddmakers to put the Danes at even odds with Cameroon to advance is comical. Cameroon and Japan are outclassed in this group, and should enjoy their time in SA before catching flights home in a fortnight.

Alex Michaels: I’m expecting big things from the Dutch at this World Cup, and wouldn’t be at all surprised to see them go all the way. Always a threat, they have let their followers down in recent tournaments, but with an in-form and fresh Robin Van Persie, a hopefully fit Arjen Robben and the inspirational Rafael van der Vaart, this could be the Netherlands’ year. Denmark had a very impressive qualifying campaign, and should ease through to the second phase. Cameroon were disappointing in the 2010 African Cup of Nations, winning just one of their four matches before going out to eventual champions Egypt in the second round, and with Inter Milan’s Samuel Eto’o embroiled in a public spat with Lions legend Roger Milla, they will need more than just strong backing from their vuvuzela-blowing African fans to get out of this group. The Japanese will be fast on the break, but their biggest problem has been in front of goal, and their record of having never won a World Cup match on foreign soil could well be extended here.