SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Japan fans celebrate as they beat Cameroon in first World Cup match victory on foreign soil

Record ID: 455022

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Japan fans celebrate as they beat Cameroon in first World Cup match victory on foreign soil
  • Date: 15th June 2010
  • Summary: MANGAUNG, NEAR BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA (JUNE 14, 2010) (REUTERS) (NIGHTSHOTS) VARIOUS OF JAPAN FANS REJOICING OUTSIDE THE FREE STATE STADIUM IN MANGAUNG, FOLLOWING THE MATCH BETWEEN JAPAN AND CAMEROON (SOUNDBITE) (English) KONO MUASAFUMY, JAPANESE SUPPORTER, SAYING: "We always worry that Japan will concede a goal in the last ten minutes, but their defence line did very well." (SOUNDBITE) (English) EIJI NAKAI, JAPANESE SUPPORTER, SAYING: "I think the strategy by the coach, Okada went very well." TWO JAPAN SUPPORTERS EXITING THE STADIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) MUTSUMI OKAGAWA, JAPANESE SUPPORTER, SAYING: "Because they think more and they work more, that's why." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LEAVING STADIUM TWO CAMEROON SUPPORTERS WAILING (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNNAMED CAMEROON SUPPORTER, SAYING: "The don't run fast, they must run and the goalkeeper must not come ahead. The goalkeeper must stay still in the goal because I'm so angry with the goalkeeper. Please I'm just praying for my boy, play nice. I'm so disappointed, the next time I know they're going to do better." (SOUNDBITE) (English): CAMEROON SUPPORTER, GUY, SAYING: "Actually he (the coach) picked people that we didn't believe could play. We expected Kameni to play, our goalkeeper. He put a new, I don't know who that is, but it was just unfortunate." CROWD LEAVING THE STADIUM
  • Embargoed: 30th June 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA4B5QT77NWEZWGJ86YJNH0QK95
  • Story Text: A goal by Honda Keisuke in the 39th minute sealed Japan's first win in the 2010 World Cup Finals in Mangaung, Free State on Monday (June 14).
    Fans outside the stadium, like Muasafumy Kono, were ecstatic.
    "We always worry that Japan will concede a goal in the last ten minutes, but their defense line did very well," said Muasafumy.
    After skepticism at Japan coach Okada's strategy for the tournament, one fan was pleased with the outcome.
    "I think the strategy by the coach, Okada went very well," said Nakai Eiji.
    Cameroon fans were sorley disappointed that regular goalkeeper, Idriss Kumeni did not play and some blamed the loss on goalkeeper Hamidou Souleymanou.
    "The goalkeeper must stay still in the goal, because I'm so angry with the goalkeeper. Please I'm just praying for my boys, play nice. I'm so disappointed, the next time I know they're going to do better," wailed one distraught fan.
    "We expected Kameni to play, our goalkeeper. He put a new, I don't know who that is, but it was just unfortunate," said another Cameroon supporter named Guy.
    Monday's win gave Japan its first World Cup opening-match victory.
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