YOKOHAMA -- Ireland qualified in second place in Group E for a spot in the Round of 16 -- where it will meet the winner of Group B -- after a 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Yokohama on Tuesday night.
Goals from Robbie Keane, Gary Breen and Damien Duff sealed the victory for Ireland to give it five points from the group, leapfrogging Cameroon, which lost 2-0 to Germany.
Ireland coach Mick McCarthy exclaimed: "The lads were brilliant. We settled down in the second half. We were a bit nervous in the first."