Holland came through qualifying with a 100% record in an admittedly easy group - where Norway and Scotland were the main challengers.
Despite the relative lack of competition then, they should ease through this group too - with goals able to come from a number of areas in the team.
The Dutch are 4-5 with Victor Chandler to finish top, and 1-4 with the same firm to qualify. The cliche of splits in the camp will probably be trotted out as a potential stumbling block, but having reached the last eight in Euro 2008 and with their eight wins from eight - only two conceded - in qualifying, they should go far this time - they are 14-1 to win it with five firms including Paddy Power, Coral and Boylesports, and 6-1 to make the final (Sky Bet).
Fitness issues are likely to concern Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben, but there is strength elsewhere in attacking positions in the form of Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Any potential downfalls could come in the form of the goalkeeping and defensive positions - where they were rarely tested in the qualifiers. A shock failure to go through is a 10-3 shot with Sky Bet.
Cameroon are seeded as high as No. 11 by FIFA, and this will be their sixth finals - a record for an African side. Having been bottom of their final qualifying group after two games, new coach Paul Le Guen was able to steer his side to South Africa, inspired by skipper Samuel Eto'o. With Alex Song of Arsenal and Tottenham's Sebastien Bassong also in the ranks, they should be capable of getting through the group - they are noted as 5-1 to be top (Sky Bet, Bet Fred), 5-4 (Sky Bet) to finish in the top two.
They are 66-1 to make the final (Sky Bet) and 125-1 with the same firm to win it. Incidentally, they have not gone beyond round one since their quarter-final appearance in 1990, and are 4-7 (Sky Bet) to fail again this time.
Denmark are one of the unfancied European qualifiers, despite coming through a qualifying group ahead of Portugal and Sweden.
Although reaching a quarter-finals berth, as they did in 1998 looks a tall order, they have enough talent in the form of Nicklas Bendtner, Christian Poulsen and Daniel Agger to come through the group. Would a final appearance be of value at 33s (Sky Bet)? They are the same odds as Cameroon to finish top of the group (5-1 with Expekt.com), 6-5 (Tote Sport and Paddy Power) to go through to the knockout phase and evens (Sky Bet) to fall at this phase.
The first side to come through qualifying for South Africa, Japan are in their fourth successive finals -although they are unlikely to equal their second-round appearance of 2002 (they are 1-4 to fall at the first hurdle with Sky Bet). They finished runners-up to Australia in their group, but will need Shunsuke Nakamura to be on top form if they are to stand a chance of progression.
They have also lost to Holland as recently as September, going down 3-0 in a friendly in September. They are 75-1 (Sky Bet) to reach an unlikely final - and a massive 300-1 with Expekt.com to land the trophy. For the group they are 16-1 (Coral) to finish first - which they achieved in 2002 - and 11-4 (Sky Bet) to progress.
As well as the obvious combinations of Holland/Denmark (11-10) or Holland/Cameroon (9-4) to progress, the following group bets may be of more interest in terms of value: Holland first, Japan second 13-2; Cameroon/Holland 8-1; Denmark/Cameroon 18-1; Cameroon/Denmark 20-1; Holland first, Denmark second, Cameroon third, 9-2; Holland/Cameroon/Denmark 6-1; Denmark/Holland/Japan or Cameroon/Holland Denmark 12-1; Denmark/Japan/Holland 33-1; Holland and Japan to qualify 4-1; Cameroon and Japan to qualify 25-1 (all odds available at Sky Bet).
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