The Netherlands maintained their 100 percent record at the World Cup after beating already-eliminated Cameroon 2-1 at the Green Point Stadium.
The Dutch went ahead after 36 minutes when Robin van Persie played a neat one-two with Rafael van der Vaart before firing between Souleymanou Hamidou's legs.
Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o leveled with a 65th-minute penalty after van der Vaart was penalised for handballing Geremi's free-kick.
But the Indomitable Lions were denied a point as sub Klaas-Jan Huntelaar tucked home the winner in the 83rd minute after Arjen Robben's long-range blast cannoned off the post.
Lineups:
Cameroon: Souleymanou Hamidou; Geremi, Nicolas N'Koulou (Rigobert Song, 73), Stéphane Mbia, Benoît Assou-Ekotto; Jean Makoun, Aurélien Chedjou, Landry N'Guémo, Gaëtan Bong (Vincent Aboubakar,56); Eric Choupo-Moting (Mohammadou Idrissou, 72), Samuel Eto'o
Netherlands: Maarten Stekelenburg; Khalid Boulahrouz, John Heitinga, Joris Mathijsen, Giovanni van Bronckhorst; Nigel de Jong, Mark van Bommel; Dirk Kuyt (Eljero Elia, 66), Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart (Arjen Robben, 73); Robin van Persie (Klaas Jan Huntelaar, 59)
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The Dutch went ahead after 36 minutes when Robin van Persie played a neat one-two with Rafael van der Vaart before firing between Souleymanou Hamidou's legs.
Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o leveled with a 65th-minute penalty after van der Vaart was penalised for handballing Geremi's free-kick.
But the Indomitable Lions were denied a point as sub Klaas-Jan Huntelaar tucked home the winner in the 83rd minute after Arjen Robben's long-range blast cannoned off the post.
Lineups:
Cameroon: Souleymanou Hamidou; Geremi, Nicolas N'Koulou (Rigobert Song, 73), Stéphane Mbia, Benoît Assou-Ekotto; Jean Makoun, Aurélien Chedjou, Landry N'Guémo, Gaëtan Bong (Vincent Aboubakar,56); Eric Choupo-Moting (Mohammadou Idrissou, 72), Samuel Eto'o
Netherlands: Maarten Stekelenburg; Khalid Boulahrouz, John Heitinga, Joris Mathijsen, Giovanni van Bronckhorst; Nigel de Jong, Mark van Bommel; Dirk Kuyt (Eljero Elia, 66), Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart (Arjen Robben, 73); Robin van Persie (Klaas Jan Huntelaar, 59)
Statistics:
| Cameroon | Netherlands | |
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 6 | Corners | 1 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 51 | Ball possession (%) | 49 |
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