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Japan ended a dismal run of results to record their first World Cup victory on foreign soil on Monday with surprise 1-0 Group E victory over one of Africa's brightest hopes Cameroon at the Free State stadium. Makeshift striker Keisuke Honda's 39th minute goal ended a dismal five-match winless run with just one goal scored while Cameroon's Indomitable Lions proved toothless and skipper Samuel Eto'o had a largely ineffective game. Indeed, the Japanese fans who wore blue T-shirts with the slogan "Eto'o Who?" were proved right. Japan join the Netherlands as the day's Group E winners after the Dutch beat Denmark 2-0 in the early match.