Cameroon's final squad is steeped in controversy with the high profile captain and striker, Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan) picked despite threatening to walk out after criticism from Cameroonian legend Roger Milla. As if that wasn't enough, uncapped defender Gaetan Bong (Valenciennes) and midfielder Eric Choupo-Moting (Nuremburg) are picked but have still to receive FIFA approval that they can play full international football, having played for France and Germany respectively at junior level (Marcel Ndjeng of Augsburg is on stand-by). Two of the three home grown players, defender Patrick Abouna (Astres Douala) and midfielder Patrick Mevoungou (Canon Yaoundé) fail to make the final 23.
Striker Morten Rasmussen (Celtic), goalkeeper Kim Christensen (IFK Gothenberg) and midfielders Michael Silberbauer (Utrecht) and Michael Krohn-Dehli (Bronby) failed to make Denmark's squad, the surprise being the chance Morten Olsen is taking on the injured goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen (Stoke) and defender Simon Kjaer (Palermo).
Netherlands have cut defenders Vurnon Anita (Ajax) and Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord) and midfielder Orlando Engelaar and forward Jeremain Lens (both PSV Eindhoven) from their final squad.
Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (Yokohama Marinos) makes the squad after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out of the 2-1 loss to England on Sunday so there were no late changes for coach Takeshi Okada to implement.
Wednesday 2 June 2010
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