| Denmark | 1 - 3 | Japan | ||
| Jon Dahl Tomasson, 81 | (0-2) | Keisuke Honda, 17 | ||
| Yasuhito Endo, 30 | ||||
| Shinji Okazaki, 87 | ||||
| 01 Sorensen | 21 Kawashima | |||
| 04 Agger | 03 Komano | |||
| 06 Jacobsen | 04 Tanaka | |||
| 13 Kroldrup Yellow card (18 Larsen, 56) | 05 Nagatomo Yellow card | |||
| 15 S Poulsen | 22 Nakazawa | |||
| 02 C Poulsen Yellow card | 02 Abe | |||
| 10 Jorgensen (14 J Poulsen, 34) | 07 Endo Yellow card (20 Inamoto, 90+1) | |||
| 12 Kahlenberg (21 Eriksen, 63) | 08 Matsui (09 Okazaki, 76) | |||
| 09 Tomasson Captain | 17 Hasebe Captain | |||
| 11 Bendtner Yellow card | 18 Honda | |||
| 19 Rommedahl | 16 Okubo (15 Konno, 89) | |||
| Venue: Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | Thursday 24th June 2010 | |||
| Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa) | Group E | |||
| Attendance: 27,967 | Finals Match 43 | |||