| Netherlands | 1 - 0 | Japan | ||
| Wesley Sneijder, 53 | (0-0) | |||
| 01 Stekelenburg | 21 Kawashima | |||
| 02 Van Der Wiel Yellow card | 03 Komano | |||
| 03 Heitinga | 04 Tanaka | |||
| 04 Mathijsen | 05 Nagatomo | |||
| 05 Van Bronckhorst Captain | 22 Nakazawa | |||
| 06 Van Bommel | 02 Abe | |||
| 08 De Jong | 07 Endo | |||
| 10 Sneijder (20 Afellay, 82) | 08 Matsui (10 Nakamura, 64) | |||
| 23 Van der Vaart (17 Elia, 72) | 17 Hasebe Captain (09 Okazaki, 77) | |||
| 07 Kuyt | 18 Honda | |||
| 09 Van Persie (21 Huntelaar, 87) | 16 Okubo (11 Tamada, 77) | |||
| Venue: Durban Stadium | Saturday 19th June 2010 | |||
| Referee: Hector Baldassi (Argentina) | Group E | |||
| Attendance: 62,010 | Finals Match 24 | |||