[GRPOUP E] Other top seeds have stumbled or failed to impress in the early stages, yet the Netherlands – without playing all that well — edged Japan,1-0, to notch a victory that was enough to clinch a spot in the round of 16 when Denmark eliminated Cameroon with a 2-1 victory. Here’s what we liked and didn’t like about Saturday’s Group Eaction …

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