Denmark v Japan 2010 World Cup Picks Group E Odds: Rustenburg, South Africa and the 38,646 lucky fans in Royal Bafokeng Stadium will see a great final match of Group E. On June 24th at 2:30 PM EST, the two teams tied for second place will meet in a deciding match of who will join the Dutch in the next round of the 2010 World Cup betting. Bodog.com as well as many soccer predictions have Denmark as a +120 favorite with a +2000 to win the group.

Denmark: This is a scrappy bunch of guys who fight for each other and for their country. The team showed tremendous desire while at the same time silencing their doubters when they came from behind to defeat Cameroon. The Danes’ meeting with Japan is a do-or-die match for the team since only a win will see Denmark through to the next round. As one of the longest tenured managers for any country, Morten Olsen promises that his soccer odds and World Cup odds 34th ranked team will play a physical match with the intent to bully the Japanese players around.

Japan: Team manager Takeshi Okada has urged his players to put everything on the line for their June 24th showdown with Denmark. The Japanese must stay focused, for a tie will also see them into the knockout stage because they have a better differential than Denmark. A draw might be harder to achieve than it looks. The Danes will come out swinging, taking advantage of their long passes and of their height in set pieces. Understanding this will be a physical and bruising battle; the Japanese will use one striker keeping the rest of their players close to their goal to protect against what will seem to be a relentless attack by the Danes throughout the match. Before the first game of group play, the Japanese had slightly over a 10% chance of advancing to the next round according to most World Cup predictions, now the percentage has jumped to just above 50%.

KGB Sports Free Sports Picks: Denmark (+120) 2 Unit