GROUP E: Ireland and Cameroon share spoils (1-1) * Taking a point from Group E favorite Cameroon puts an end to ''the worst week of my life'' for Ireland coach Mick McCarthy, who was referring to the saga of expelling Roy Keane from his team. * ''I was happy with our first-half performance but in the second half Ireland put us under a lot of pressure and we must be satisfied with the draw.'' — Cameroon coach Winfried Schaefer. June 1 in Niigata Ireland 1 Cameroon 1. Goals: Holland 52; Mboma 39. Ireland — Given, Kelly, Staunton, Harte (Reid, 78), Breen, McAteer (Finnan, 46), Holland, Kilbane, Kinsella, Duff, Keane Cameroon — Boukar, Kalla, Song, Tchato, Njitap, Wome, Foe, Olembe, Mayer, Etoo, Mboma (Suffo, 69) Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan) Att.: 34,000 GROUP A: Denmark downs Uruguay on late goal (2-1) * Feyernoord striker Tal Dahl Tomasson scored twice to put Denmark atop the the Group A standings — ahead of Senegal on goals scored. * Dario Rodriguez's goal for Uruguay marked the most spectacular strike of the tournament so far. He volleyed a 20-yard shot into to the top left corner of the goal after receiving a lobbed pass from a teammate who juggled the ball before dishing it off. * Danish midfielder Stig Tofting had to undergo X-rays following the game and fears a broken foot. June 1 in Ulsan Denmark 2 Uruguay 1. Goals: Tomasson 45, 83; Rodriguez 47 Denmark — Sorensen, Henriksen, Laursen, Heintze (Jensen, 58), Helveg, Tofting, Gravesen, Gronkjaer (Jorgensen, 70), Tomasson, Sand (Poulsen, 89) , Rommedahl. Uruguay — Carini, Mandez, Montero, Rodriguez (Magallanes, 87), Sorondo, Garcia, Guigou, Varela, Recoba (Regueiro, 80), Silva, Abreu (Morales, 89). Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait) Att.: 30,157 GROUP E: Germany routs Saudis (8-0) * The 8-0 win marks Germany's largest victory margin in World Cup history. It breaks the 6-0 (vs. Mexico) record of 1978. * Miroslav Klose won a starting spot after scoring hat tricks in two of Germany's pre-World Cup friendlies. He notched three against the Saudis. * Five of Germany's goals came on headers. June 1 in Sapporo Germany 8 Saudi Arabia 0. Goals: Klose 20, 25, 69, Ballack 40, Janker 45, Thomas Linke 73, Oliver Bierhoff 84, Bernd Schneider 90. Germany — Kahn, Linke, Metzelder, Ramelow, (Jeremies, 46), Ziege, Hamann, Ballack, Schneider, Frings, Janker, (Bierhoff, 67), Klose (Neuville, 77). Saudi Arabia — Al Deayea, Tukar, Zubromawi, Al Dossary, Sulimani, Noor, Al Dosari, (Al Shahrani, 46), Al Shahrani, Temyat, (Al Khathran, 46), Al Jaber, Al Yami (Al Dosary, 77) Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) Att.: 42,000