![Yasuhito Endo, right, is congratulated by his Japan teammates after his free-kick put them 2-0 up against Denmark.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XK6BEF3J4GLZHVHJHXQIBV6Y3A.jpg?smart=true&auth=3239178a780acce3d7df3d78c0f04f325fd882c2797bd64cfab0c239986cc4c6&width=400&height=225)
Yasuhito Endo, right, is congratulated by his Japan teammates after his free-kick put them 2-0 up against Denmark.
Yasuhito Endo, right, is congratulated by his Japan teammates after his free-kick put them 2-0 up against Denmark.
Refreshing Japan slice through Danes
Long criticised for being predictable, the side record only their second World Cup victory on foreign soil, and reach the last 16.
Jonathan Wilson
25 June, 2010