Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

For the women's team, see Cameroon at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Cameroon have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions, the first being in 1982 where they drew all three group games and finished in 17th position. In 1990 Cameroon reached the Quarter-Final stage before being defeated 3–2 by England. Roger Milla, at the age of 42, became the oldest player ever to appear in a World Cup finals at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he also managed to score. The record for oldest player was broken in 2014 by Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón, but Milla is still the oldest goalscorer at FIFA World Cup finals.

They did not qualify for the finals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia as they came third in their CAF qualification group.[1]

Record at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1930Part of  France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
as  Cameroon
1962Did not enter
1966Withdrew
1970Did not enter
1974
1978
1982Group stage17th303011
1986Did not qualify
1990Quarter-finals7th530279
1994Group stage22nd3012311
199825th302125
200220th311123
2006Did not qualify
2010Group stage31st300325
201432nd300319
2018Did not qualify
2022To be determined
2026
TotalQuarter-finals7/212347121843
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

By match
World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1982Group stage Peru0–0DA Coruña—
 Poland0–0DA Coruña—
 Italy1–1DVigoG. M'Bida
1990Group stage Argentina1–0WMilanF. Omam-Biyik
 Romania2–1WBariR. Milla (2)
 Soviet Union0–4LBari—
Round of 16 Colombia2–1 (a.e.t.)WNaplesR. Milla (2)
Quarter-finals England2–3 (a.e.t.)LNaplesE. Kundé, E. Ekéké
1994Group stage Sweden2–2DPasadenaD. Embé, F. Omam-Biyik
 Brazil0–3LStanford—
 Russia1–6LStanfordR. Milla
1998Group stage Austria1–1DToulouseP. Njanka
 Italy0–3LMontpellier—
 Chile1–1DNantesP. M'Boma
2002Group stage Republic of Ireland1–1DNiigataP. M'Boma
 Saudi Arabia1–0WSaitamaS. Eto'o
 Germany0–2LShizuoka—
2010Group stage Japan1–0LBloemfontein—
 Denmark1–2LPretoriaS. Eto'o
 Netherlands1–2LCape TownS. Eto'o
2014Group stage Mexico1–0LNatal—
 Croatia0–4LManaus—
 Brazil1–4LBrasíliaJ. Matip

Record by opponent
FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Argentina100110
 Austria010111
 Brazil002217
 Chile010111
 Colombia100121
 Croatia001104
 Denmark001112
 England001123
 Germany001102
 Italy011214
 Japan001101
 Mexico001101
 Netherlands001112
 Peru010100
 Poland010100
 Republic of Ireland010111
 Romania100121
 Russia001116
 Saudi Arabia100110
 Soviet Union001104
 Sweden010122

Spain 1982

Squad

Head coach: Jean Vincent

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Thomas N'Kono (c) (1956-07-20)20 July 1956 (aged 25) Canon Yaoundé
2 2DF Michel Kaham (1952-06-01)1 June 1952 (aged 30) Stade Quimperois
3 2DF Edmond Enoka (1955-12-17)17 December 1955 (aged 26) Dragon Douala
4 2DF René N'Djeya (1953-10-09)9 October 1953 (aged 28) Union Douala
5 2DF Elie Onana (1958-10-13)13 October 1958 (aged 23) Federal Foumban
6 3MF Emmanuel Kundé (1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 25) Canon Yaoundé
7 3MF Ephrem M'Bom (1955-10-19)19 October 1955 (aged 26) Canon Yaoundé
8 3MF Grégoire M'Bida (1955-01-27)27 January 1955 (aged 27) Canon Yaoundé
9 4FW Roger Milla (1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 30) Bastia
10 4FW Jean-Pierre Tokoto (1948-01-26)26 January 1948 (aged 34) Jacksonville Tea Men
11 3MF Charles Toubé (1958-01-22)22 January 1958 (aged 24) Tonnerre Yaoundé
12 1GK Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954-10-08)8 October 1954 (aged 27) Africa Sports
13 4FW Paul Bahoken (1955-07-07)7 July 1955 (aged 26) Cannes
14 3MF Théophile Abega (1954-07-09)9 July 1954 (aged 27) Canon Yaoundé
15 2DF François N'Doumbé (1954-01-30)30 January 1954 (aged 28) Union Douala
16 2DF Ibrahim Aoudou (1955-08-23)23 August 1955 (aged 26) Cannes
17 3MF Joseph Kamga (1953-08-17)17 August 1953 (aged 28) Union Douala
18 4FW Jacques N'Guea (1955-11-08)8 November 1955 (aged 26) Canon Yaoundé
19 3MF Joseph Enanga (1956-11-18)18 November 1956 (aged 25) Union Douala
20 4FW Oscar Eyobo (1961-10-23)23 October 1961 (aged 20) Dynamo Douala
21 4FW Ernest Ebongué (1962-05-15)15 May 1962 (aged 20) Tonnerre Yaoundé
22 1GK Simon Tchobang (1951-08-31)31 August 1951 (aged 30) Dynamo Douala

Matches
Peru 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 11,000
Poland 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 19,000

Grégoire M'Bida scored the first ever goal for Cameroon in the World Cup Finals when he hooked the ball home with his right foot past the advancing goalkeeper from inside the six yard box after the ball had been headed on to him from a high ball inside the penalty area. The goal came one minute after Italy had taken the lead in the game after missing several chances to score in the first half.

Italy 1–1 Cameroon
Graziani  60' Report M'Bida  61'
Attendance: 20,000

Italy 1990

Squad

Head coach: Valery Nepomnyashchy

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954-10-08)8 October 1954 (aged 35) Bordeaux
2 2DF André Kana-Biyik (1965-09-01)1 September 1965 (aged 24) Metz
3 2DF Jules Onana (1964-06-12)12 June 1964 (aged 25) Canon Yaoundé
4 2DF Benjamin Massing (1962-06-20)20 June 1962 (aged 27) Créteil
5 2DF Bertin Ebwellé (1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (aged 27) Tonnerre Yaoundé
6 3MF Emmanuel Kundé (1956-07-15)15 July 1956 (aged 33) Prévoyance Yaoundé
7 4FW François Omam-Biyik (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 24) Stade Lavallois
8 3MF Émile Mbouh (1966-05-30)30 May 1966 (aged 24) Le Havre
9 4FW Roger Milla (1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 38) JS Saint-Pierroise
10 4FW Louis-Paul M'Fédé (1962-02-26)26 February 1962 (aged 28) Canon Yaoundé
11 4FW Eugène Ekéké (1960-05-30)30 May 1960 (aged 30) Valenciennes
12 2DF Alphonse Yombi (1969-06-30)30 June 1969 (aged 20) Canon Yaoundé
13 3MF Jean-Claude Pagal (1964-09-15)15 September 1964 (aged 25) La Roche Vendée
14 2DF Stephen Tataw (c) (1963-03-31)31 March 1963 (aged 27) Tonnerre Yaoundé
15 3MF Thomas Libiih (1967-11-17)17 November 1967 (aged 22) Tonnerre Yaoundé
16 1GK Thomas N'Kono (1956-07-20)20 July 1956 (aged 33) Espanyol
17 2DF Victor N'Dip (1967-08-20)20 August 1967 (aged 22) Canon Yaoundé
18 4FW Bonaventure Djonkep (1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 28) Union Douala
19 3MF Roger Feutmba (1968-10-31)31 October 1968 (aged 21) Union Douala
20 3MF Cyrille Makanaky (1965-06-28)28 June 1965 (aged 24) Toulon
21 3MF Emmanuel Maboang (1968-11-27)27 November 1968 (aged 21) Canon Yaoundé
22 1GK Jacques Songo'o (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 26) Toulon

Argentina vs Cameroon

Omam-Biyik scored with a downward header from six yards out the after the ball had been looped into the air. Nery Pumpido allowed the weak header to go under his body and into the net.[2]

Argentina 0–1 Cameroon
Report Omam-Biyik  67'
Attendance: 73,780
Argentina
Cameroon
GK1Nery Pumpido
DF19Oscar Ruggeri 46'
DF20Juan Simón
DF11Néstor Fabbri
MF4José Basualdo
MF13Néstor Lorenzo
MF2Sergio Batista
MF17Roberto Sensini 27' 69'
MF7Jorge Burruchaga
FW3Abel Balbo
FW10Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutions:
GK12Sergio Goycochea
DF18José Serrizuela
MF16Julio Olarticoechea
MF6Gabriel Calderón 69'
FW8Claudio Caniggia 46'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK16Thomas N'Kono (c)
SW17Victor N'Dip 23'
DF14Stephen Tataw
DF6Emmanuel Kundé
DF4Benjamin Massing 10'  89'
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF8Émile Mbouh 54'
MF2André Kana-Biyik 61'
MF10Louis-Paul Mfédé 66'
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyril Makanaky 81'
Substitutions:
GK22Jacques Songo'o
DF15Thomas Libiih 66'
MF13Jean-Claude Pagal
MF21Emmanuel Maboang
FW9Roger Milla 81'
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy


Assistant referees:
Vincent Mauro (United States)
Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Cameroon vs Romania
Cameroon 2–1 Romania
Milla  76', 86' Report Balint  88'
Attendance: 38,687
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Cameroon
Romania
GK16Thomas N'Kono 68'
SW17Victor N'Dip
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6Emmanuel Kundé 68'
DF3Jules Onana 20'
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF8Émile Mbouh
MF21Emmanuel Maboang 58'
MF10Louis-Paul Mfédé
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyril Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW9Roger Milla 58'
DF13Jean-Claude Pagal 68'
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK1Silviu Lung (c)
DF2Mircea Rednic
DF4Ioan Andone
DF6Gheorghe Popescu
DF3Michael Klein 44'
MF8Ioan Sabău
MF5Iosif Rotariu
MF10Gheorghe Hagi 55'
MF16Daniel Timofte
FW7Marius Lăcătuș
FW14Florin Răducioiu 63'
Substitutions:
FW17Ilie Dumitrescu 55'
FW18Gavril Balint 63'
Manager:
Emerich Jenei


Assistant referees:
Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
Armando Pérez-Hoyos (Colombia)

Cameroon vs Soviet Union
Cameroon 0–4 Soviet Union
Report Protasov  20'
Zygmantovich  29'
Zavarov  55'
Dobrovolski  63'
Attendance: 37,307
Cameroon
Soviet Union
GK16Thomas N'Kono
SW17Victor N'Dip
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF6Emmanuel Kundé 34'
DF3Jules Onana
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF8Émile Mbouh
MF2André Kana-Biyik 61'
MF10Louis-Paul Mfédé
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyril Makanaky 56'
Substitutions:
FW9Roger Milla 66' 34'
DF13Jean-Claude Pagal 56'
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK22Aleksandr Uvarov
DF5Anatoliy Demyanenko (c)
DF3Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF4Oleh Kuznetsov
DF20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF7Sergei Aleinikov
MF17Andrei Zygmantovich
MF18Igor Shalimov 46'
MF10Oleh Protasov 75'
FW8Hennadiy Lytovchenko 72'
FW11Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutions:
DF6Vasyl Rats
MF9Aleksandr Zavarov 46'
MF15Ivan Yaremchuk 72'
GK16Viktor Chanov
MF21Valeri Broshin
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi


Assistant referees:
Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)
Pietro d'Elia (Italy)

Cameroon vs Colombia
Cameroon 2–1 (a.e.t.) Colombia
Milla  106', 109' Report Redín  115'
Attendance: 50,026
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
Cameroon
Colombia
GK16Thomas N'Kono
SW17Victor N'Dip 47'
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF3Jules Onana 117'
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF8Émile Mbouh 68'
MF2André Kana-Biyik 44'
MF21Emmanuel Maboang
MF10Louis-Paul Mfédé 54'
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyril Makanaky 69'
Substitutes:
DF4Benjamin Massing
DF6Emmanuel Kundé
FW9Roger Milla 54'
FW18Bonaventure Djonkep 69'
GK22Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK1René Higuita
DF4Luis Herrera
DF15Luis Perea 72'
DF2Andrés Escobar
DF3Gildardo Gómez
MF8Gabriel Gómez 74' 79'
MF14Leonel Álvarez
MF20Luis Fajardo 63'
MF10Carlos Valderrama (c)
FW19Freddy Rincón
FW7Carlos Estrada
Substitutes:
FW9Miguel Guerrero
MF11Bernardo Redín 79'
GK12Eduardo Niño
FW16Arnoldo Iguarán 63'
DF21Alexis Mendoza
Manager:
Francisco Maturana


Assistant referees:
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

England vs Cameroon
England 3–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Platt  25'
Lineker  83' (pen.), 105' (pen.)		 Report Kundé  61' (pen.)
Ekéké  65'
Attendance: 55,205
England
Cameroon
GK1Peter Shilton
SW14Mark Wright
RB12Paul Parker
CB5Des Walker
CB6Terry Butcher (c) 73'
LB3Stuart Pearce 70'
RW8Chris Waddle
CM17David Platt
CM19Paul Gascoigne
LW11John Barnes 46'
FW10Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
FW9Peter Beardsley 46'
GK13Chris Woods
MF16Steve McMahon
MF20Trevor Steven 73'
FW21Steve Bull
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK16Thomas N'Kono 104'
SW6Emmanuel Kundé
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF4Benjamin Massing 28'
DF5Bertin Ebwellé
MF15Thomas Libiih
MF21Emmanuel Maboang 46'
MF13Jean-Claude Pagal
MF10Louis-Paul Mfédé 62'
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW20Cyril Makanaky
Substitutes:
FW9Roger Milla 104' 46'
FW11Eugène Ekéké 62'
DF12Alphonse Yombi
MF19Roger Feutmba
GK22Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy


Assistant referees:
Vincent Mauro (United States)
Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

USA 1994

Squad

Head coach: Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954-10-08)8 October 1954 (aged 39) Saint-Étienne
2 2DF André Kana-Biyik (1965-09-01)1 September 1965 (aged 28) Le Havre
3 2DF Rigobert Song (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 17) Tonnerre Yaounde
4 2DF Samuel Ekeme (1966-07-12)12 July 1966 (aged 27) Canon Yaounde
5 2DF Victor N'Dip (1967-08-18)18 August 1967 (aged 26) Olympic Mvolyé
6 3MF Thomas Libiih (1967-11-17)17 November 1967 (aged 26) Ohud
7 4FW François Omam-Biyik (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 28) Lens
8 3MF Émile Mbouh (1966-05-30)30 May 1966 (aged 28) Nadi Qatar
9 4FW Roger Milla (1952-05-20)20 May 1952 (aged 42) Tonnerre Yaounde
10 4FW Louis-Paul M'Fédé (1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 33) Canon Yaounde
11 3MF Emmanuel Maboang (1968-11-27)27 November 1968 (aged 25) Rio Ave
12 3MF Paul Loga (1969-08-14)14 August 1969 (aged 24) Prevoyance Yaounde
13 2DF Raymond Kalla (1975-04-22)22 April 1975 (aged 19) Canon Yaounde
14 2DF Stephen Tataw (c) (1963-03-31)31 March 1963 (aged 31) Olympic Mvolyé
15 2DF Hans Agbo (1967-09-26)26 September 1967 (aged 26) Olympic Mvolyé
16 4FW Alphonse Tchami (1971-09-14)14 September 1971 (aged 22) Odense
17 3MF Marc-Vivien Foé (1975-05-01)1 May 1975 (aged 19) Canon Yaounde
18 3MF Jean-Pierre Fiala (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 25) Canon Yaounde
19 4FW David Embé (1973-11-13)13 November 1973 (aged 20) Belenenses
20 4FW Georges Mouyémé (1971-04-15)15 April 1971 (aged 23) Troyes
21 1GK Thomas N'Kono (1956-07-20)20 July 1956 (aged 37) CE L'Hospitalet
22 1GK Jacques Songo'o (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 30) Metz

Matches

Embé got the equalizing goal for Cameroon in the 31st minute when he side-footed into an empty net from close range after a pass from the left. Omam-Biyik then scored to put Cameroon in front in the 47th minute when he ran onto a long ball into the box before flicking the ball right footed past the advancing goalkeeper from eight yards out.

Cameroon 2–2 Sweden
Embé  31'
Omam-Biyik  47'		 Report Ljung  8'
Dahlin  75'
Attendance: 93,194
Cameroon
Sweden
GK1Joseph-Antoine Bell
DF3Rigobert Song
MF6Thomas Libiih
FW7François Omam-Biyik
MF8Emile Mbouh 5'
FW10Louis-Paul Mfédé 88'
DF13Raymond Kalla
DF14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF15Hans Agbo
MF17Marc-Vivien Foé
FW19David Embé 81'
Substitutions:
MF11Emmanuel Maboang 88'
FW20Georges Mouyémé 81'
Manager:
Henri Michel
GK1Thomas Ravelli
DF2Roland Nilsson
DF3Patrik Andersson
DF4Joachim Björklund
DF5Roger Ljung
MF6Stefan Schwarz
MF8Klas Ingesson 76'
MF9Jonas Thern(c)
FW10Martin Dahlin 72'
FW11Tomas Brolin
MF21Jesper Blomqvist 61'
Substitutions:
FW7Henrik Larsson 61'
FW19Kennet Andersson 76'
Manager:
Tommy Svensson

Assistant referees:
Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Brazil 3–0 Cameroon
Romário  39'
Santos  66'
Bebeto  73'		 Report
Attendance: 83,401
Brazil
Cameroon
GK1Cláudio Taffarel
DF2Jorginho
DF13Aldair
DF15Márcio Santos
DM5Mauro Silva 44'
DM8Dunga
MF10Raí (c) 81'
MF16Leonardo
RW9Zinho 75'
LW7Bebeto
FW11Romário
Substitutions:
MF18Paulo Sérgio 75'
FW19Müller 81'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1Joseph-Antoine Bell
DF3Rigobert Song 63'
MF6Thomas Libiih
FW7François Omam-Biyik
MF8Emile Mbouh
FW10Louis-Paul Mfédé 71'
DF13Raymond Kalla 37'
DF14Stephen Tataw(c) 8'
DF15Hans Agbo
MF17Marc-Vivien Foé
FW19David Embé 64'
Substitutions:
FW9Roger Milla 64'
MF11Emmanuel Maboang 71'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Russia 6–1 Cameroon
Salenko  15', 41', 44' (pen.), 72', 75'
Radchenko  81'		 Report Milla  46'
Attendance: 74,914
Russia
Cameroon
GK1Stanislav Cherchesov
DF5Yuriy Nikiforov 90'
DF6Vladislav Ternavsky
FW9Oleg Salenko
MF10Valeri Karpin 57'
DF12Omari Tetradze
FW14Igor Korneev 65'
MF17Ilya Tsymbalar
DF18Viktor Onopko(c)
MF20Igor Lediakhov 78'
DF21Dmitri Khlestov 87'
Substitutions:
FW11Vladimir Beschastnykh 78'
FW15Dmitri Radchenko 65'
Manager:
Pavel Sadyrin
GK22Jacques Songo'o 44'
MF2André Kana-Biyik 12'
DF5Victor Ndip
MF6Thomas Libiih
FW7François Omam-Biyik
FW10Louis-Paul Mfédé 45'
DF13Raymond Kalla
DF14Stephen Tataw(c)
DF15Hans Agbo
MF17Marc-Vivien Foé
FW19David Embé 47'
Substitutions:
FW9Roger Milla 45'
FW16Alphonse Tchami 47'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Gordon Dunster (Australia)
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

France 1998

Squad

Head coach: Claude Le Roy

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Jacques Songo'o (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 34) Deportivo La Coruña
2 3MF Joseph Elanga (1979-05-02)2 May 1979 (aged 19) Tonnerre Yaoundé
3 2DF Pierre Womé (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 19) Lucchese
4 2DF Rigobert Song (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 21) Metz
5 2DF Raymond Kalla (1975-04-22)22 April 1975 (aged 23) Panahaiki
6 2DF Pierre Njanka (1975-03-15)15 March 1975 (aged 23) Olympic Mvolyé
7 4FW François Omam-Biyik (c) (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 32) Sampdoria
8 3MF Didier Angibeaud (1974-10-08)8 October 1974 (aged 23) Nice
9 4FW Alphonse Tchami (1971-02-14)14 February 1971 (aged 27) Hertha BSC
10 4FW Patrick M'Boma (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 27) Gamba Osaka
11 4FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 17) Leganés
12 2DF Lauren (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 21) Levante
13 2DF Patrice Abanda (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 19) Tonnerre Yaoundé
14 3MF Augustine Simo (1978-09-18)18 September 1978 (aged 19) Saint-Étienne
15 3MF Joseph N'Do (1976-04-28)28 April 1976 (aged 22) Cottonsport Garoua
16 1GK Bassey William Andem (1968-06-14)14 June 1968 (aged 29) Boavista
17 2DF Michel Pensée (1973-06-16)16 June 1973 (aged 24) Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma
18 4FW Samuel Ipoua (1973-03-01)1 March 1973 (aged 25) Rapid Wien
19 3MF Marcel Mahouvé (1973-01-16)16 January 1973 (aged 25) Montpellier
20 3MF Salomon Olembé (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 17) Nantes
21 4FW Joseph-Désiré Job (1977-12-01)1 December 1977 (aged 20) Lyon
22 1GK Alioum Boukar (1972-01-03)3 January 1972 (aged 26) Samsunspor

Matches
Cameroon 1–1 Austria
Njanka  78' Report Polster  90'
Attendance: 33,460
Cameroon
Austria
GK1Jacques Songo'o
DF3Pierre Womé
DF4Rigobert Song
DF5Raymond Kalla
DF6Pierre Njanka
FW7François Omam-Biyik (c) 84'
MF8Didier Angibeaud
FW10Patrick M'Boma
MF14Augustine Simo 65'
MF15Joseph N'Do
MF18Samuel Ipoua 30' 65'
Substitutions:
MF20Salomon Olembé 65'
FW21Joseph-Désiré Job 65'
FW9Alphonse Tchami 84'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
GK1Michael Konsel
DF3Peter Schöttel
DF4Anton Pfeffer 27'
DF5Wolfgang Feiersinger
MF8Heimo Pfeifenberger 82'
MF10Andreas Herzog 82'
MF13Harald Cerny 82'
MF15Arnold Wetl
MF17Roman Mählich
FW19Toni Polster (c)
MF22Dietmar Kühbauer
Substitutions:
FW7Mario Haas 82'
FW9Ivica Vastić 82'
MF18Peter Stöger 82'
Manager:
Herbert Prohaska

Assistant referees:
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Italy 3–0 Cameroon
Di Biagio  7'
Vieri  75', 89'		 Report
Attendance: 29,800
Italy
Cameroon
GK12Gianluca Pagliuca
DF3Paolo Maldini (c)
DF4Fabio Cannavaro
DF5Alessandro Costacurta 26'
DF6Alessandro Nesta
MF9Demetrio Albertini 62'
MF11Dino Baggio
MF14Luigi Di Biagio 63'
MF17Francesco Moriero 83'
FW18Roberto Baggio 65'
FW21Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF16Roberto Di Matteo 62'
FW10Alessandro Del Piero 65'
MF15Angelo Di Livio 83'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini
GK1Jacques Songo'o
DF3Pierre Womé 6'
DF4Rigobert Song 85'
DF5Raymond Kalla 42'
DF6Pierre Njanka 16'
FW7François Omam-Biyik (c) 66'
MF8Didier Angibeaud 79'
FW10Patrick M'Boma 66'
MF15Joseph N'Do
MF18Samuel Ipoua 45'
MF20Salomon Olembé
Substitutions:
FW21Joseph-Désiré Job 45'
FW9Alphonse Tchami 66'
FW11Samuel Eto'o 66'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Assistant referees:
Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Chile 1–1 Cameroon
Sierra  20' Report M'Boma  55'
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary)
Chile
Cameroon
GK1Nelson Tapia
DF3Ronald Fuentes
DF4Francisco Rojas 55' 77'
DF5Javier Margas
DF6Pedro Reyes
MF7Nelson Parraguez 50'
MF8Clarence Acuña
FW9Iván Zamorano (c)
MF10José Luis Sierra 70'
FW11Marcelo Salas
DF15Moisés Villarroel 66' 70'
Substitutions:
MF19Fernando Cornejo 70'
MF20Fabián Estay 70'
DF14Miguel Ramírez 89' 77'
Manager:
Nelson Acosta
GK1Jacques Songo'o
DF3Pierre Womé
DF4Rigobert Song 8'  51'
DF6Pierre Njanka
FW7François Omam-Biyik (c)
FW10Patrick M'Boma
MF15Joseph N'Do 82'
FW17Michel Pensée
FW19Marcel Mahouvé
MF20Salomon Olembé 68'
FW21Joseph-Désiré Job 72'
Substitutions:
MF8Didier Angibeaud 68'
FW9Alphonse Tchami 72'
DF12Lauren 88' 82'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Sri Lanka)
Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Korea/Japan 2002

Squad

Head coach: Winfried Schäfer

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Alioum Boukar (1972-01-03)3 January 1972 (aged 30) 46 Samsunspor
2 3MF Bill Tchato (1975-05-14)14 May 1975 (aged 27) 12 Montpellier
3 2DF Pierre Womé (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 23) 46 Bologna
4 2DF Rigobert Song (c) (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 25) 59 1. FC Köln
5 2DF Raymond Kalla (1975-04-22)22 April 1975 (aged 27) 47 Extremadura
6 2DF Pierre Njanka (1975-03-15)15 March 1975 (aged 27) 31 Strasbourg
7 3MF Joseph N'Do (1976-04-28)28 April 1976 (aged 26) 16 Al-Khaleej
8 2DF Geremi (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 23) 38 Real Madrid
9 4FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 21) 27 Mallorca
10 4FW Patrick M'Boma (1970-11-15)15 November 1970 (aged 31) 42 Sunderland
11 4FW Pius N'Diefi (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 26) 13 Sedan
12 3MF Lauren (1977-01-19)19 January 1977 (aged 25) 15 Arsenal
13 2DF Lucien Mettomo (1977-04-19)19 April 1977 (aged 25) 17 Manchester City
14 3MF Joël Epalle (1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 24) 22 Panathinaikos
15 3MF Nicolas Alnoudji (1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 22) 15 Rizespor
16 1GK Jacques Songo'o (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 38) 66 Metz
17 3MF Marc-Vivien Foé (1975-05-01)1 May 1975 (aged 27) 47 Lyon
18 4FW Patrick Suffo (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 (aged 24) 18 Sheffield United
19 3MF Eric Djemba-Djemba (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 21) 0 Nantes
20 3MF Salomon Olembé (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 21) 39 Marseille
21 4FW Joseph-Désiré Job (1977-12-01)1 December 1977 (aged 24) 34 Metz
22 1GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 18) 1 Le Havre
23 3MF Daniel Kome (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 22) 4 Numancia

Matches
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Cameroon
Holland  52' Report M'Boma  39'
Attendance: 33,679
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Republic of Ireland
Cameroon
GK1Shay Given
RB18Gary Kelly
CB14Gary Breen
CB5Steve Staunton (c)
LB3Ian Harte 77'
RM7Jason McAteer 30' 46'
CM12Mark Kinsella
CM8Matt Holland
LM11Kevin Kilbane
CF10Robbie Keane
CF9Damien Duff
Substitutions:
DF2Steve Finnan 51' 46'
MF21Steven Reid 82' 77'
Manager:
Mick McCarthy
GK1Boukar Alioum
CB4Rigobert Song (c)
CB5Raymond Kalla 89'
CB2Bill Tchato
RWB8Geremi
LWB3Pierre Womé
RM12Lauren
CM17Marc-Vivien Foé
LM20Salomon Olembé
CF9Samuel Eto'o
CF10Patrick M'Boma 69'
Substitutions:
FW18Patrick Suffo 69'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Man of the Match:
Matt Holland (Republic of Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Cameroon 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Eto'o  66' Report
Attendance: 52,328
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Cameroon
Saudi Arabia
GK1Boukar Alioum
CB4Rigobert Song (c)
CB5Raymond Kalla
CB2Bill Tchato
RWB8Geremi
LWB3Pierre Womé 10' 84'
RM12Lauren
CM17Marc-Vivien Foé
LM23Daniel Kome 46'
CF10Patrick M'Boma 74'
CF9Samuel Eto'o
Substitutions:
MF20Salomon Olembé 46'
FW11Pius N'Diefi 74'
DF6Pierre Njanka 84'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK1Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)
RB2Mohammed Al-Jahani
CB3Redha Tukar
CB6Fouzi Al-Shehri
CB4Abdullah Zubromawi 72'
LB13Hussein Sulimani
RM17Abdullah Al-Waked
CM18Nawaf Al-Temyat
CM7Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
LM14Abdulaziz Khathran 86'
CF11Obeid Al-Dosari 36'
Substitutions:
FW20Al Hasan Al-Yami 59' 36'
MF15Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari 72'
MF8Mohammed Noor 86'
Manager:
Nasser Al-Johar

Man of the Match:
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)

Assistant referees:
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Maciej Wierzbowsky (Poland)
Fourth official:
Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Cameroon 0–2 Germany
Report Bode  50'
Klose  79'
Attendance: 47,085
Cameroon
Germany
GK1Boukar Alioum
CB4Rigobert Song (c) 42'
CB5Raymond Kalla
CB2Bill Tchato 44' 53'
RWB8Geremi 56'
LWB3Pierre Womé
RM12Lauren 81'
CM17Marc-Vivien Foé 8'
LM20Salomon Olembé 58' 64'
CF9Samuel Eto'o
CF10Patrick M'Boma 80'
Substitutions:
FW18Patrick Suffo 60'  77' 53'
MF23Daniel Kome 64'
FW21Joseph-Désiré Job 80'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK1Oliver Kahn (c) 42'
CB2Thomas Linke
CB5Carsten Ramelow 37'  40'
CB21Christoph Metzelder
CM22Torsten Frings 74'
CM8Dietmar Hamann 29'
RW19Bernd Schneider 80'
AM13Michael Ballack 31'
LW6Christian Ziege 72'
CF11Miroslav Klose 84'
CF9Carsten Jancker 9' 46'
Substitutions:
MF17Marco Bode 46'
MF16Jens Jeremies 80'
FW7Oliver Neuville 84'
Manager:
Rudi Völler

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

South Africa 2010

Squad

Group E Final Standings

The winners of this group, Netherlands, advanced to face the Group F runners-up, Slovakia, while Japan, as Group E runners-up, faced Group F winners Paraguay. Cameroon was the first team to be eliminated in the World Cup, following their 2–1 defeat by Denmark on 19 June 2010.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (UTC+02)

Japan vs Cameroon
Japan 1–0 Cameroon
Honda  39' Report
Attendance: 30,620
Japan[3]
Cameroon[3]
GK21Eiji Kawashima
RB5Yuto Nagatomo
CB22Yuji Nakazawa
CB4Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB3Yūichi Komano
DM2Yuki Abe 90+1'
RM8Daisuke Matsui 69'
CM18Keisuke Honda
CM17Makoto Hasebe (c) 88'
LM7Yasuhito Endō
CF16Yoshito Ōkubo 82'
Substitutions:
FW9Shinji Okazaki 69'
FW12Kisho Yano 82'
MF20Junichi Inamoto 88'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB19Stéphane Mbia
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou 72'
CB5Sébastien Bassong
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM21Joël Matip 63'
CM11Jean Makoun 75'
LM18Eyong Enoh
RW9Samuel Eto'o (c)
CF15Pierre Webó
LW13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 75'
Substitutions:
MF10Achille Emana 63'
MF8Geremi 75'
FW17Mohammadou Idrissou 75'
Manager:
Paul Le Guen

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Bertino Miranda (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Abraham Gonzalez (Colombia)

Cameroon vs Denmark
Cameroon 1–2 Denmark
Eto'o  10' Report Bendtner  33'
Rommedahl  61'
Attendance: 38,074
Cameroon[4]
Denmark[4]
GK16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB19Stéphane Mbia 75'
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou
CB5Sébastien Bassong 49' 72'
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM6Alex Song
CM8Geremi
CM18Eyong Enoh 46'
LM10Achille Emana
SS15Pierre Webó 78'
CF9Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
MF11Jean Makoun 46'
FW17Mohammadou Idrissou 72'
FW23Vincent Aboubakar 78'
Manager:
Paul Le Guen
GK1Thomas Sørensen 86'
RB6Lars Jacobsen
CB3Simon Kjær 87'
CB4Daniel Agger
LB15Simon Poulsen
CM2Christian Poulsen
CM10Martin Jørgensen 46'
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) 86'
LW8Jesper Grønkjær 67'
CF11Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF7Daniel Jensen 46'
MF12Thomas Kahlenberg 67'
MF14Jakob Poulsen 86'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Daniel Agger (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)

Cameroon vs Netherlands
Cameroon 1–2 Netherlands
Eto'o  65' (pen.) Report Van Persie  36'
Huntelaar  83'
Attendance: 63,093
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Cameroon[5]
Netherlands[5]
GK16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB8Geremi
CB19Stéphane Mbia 81'
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou 25' 73'
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM11Jean Makoun
CM14Aurélien Chedjou
CM7Landry N'Guémo
LM12Gaëtan Bong 56'
CF9Samuel Eto'o (c)
CF13Eric Choupo-Moting 72'
Substitutions:
FW23Vincent Aboubakar 56'
FW17Mohammadou Idrissou 72'
DF4Rigobert Song 73'
Manager:
Paul Le Guen
GK1Maarten Stekelenburg
RB12Khalid Boulahrouz
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) 70'
CM6Mark van Bommel
CM8Nigel de Jong
RW7Dirk Kuyt 17' 66'
AM10Wesley Sneijder
LW23Rafael van der Vaart 65' 73'
CF9Robin van Persie 59'
Substitutions:
FW21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 59'
FW17Eljero Elia 66'
FW11Arjen Robben 73'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
The Netherlands and Cameroon teams line up prior to the game.

Man of the Match:
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Patricio Basualto (Chile)
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

Brazil 2014

Group A Final Standings
Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3  Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Host.

Mexico vs Cameroon
Mexico 1–0 Cameroon
Peralta  61' Report
Attendance: 39,216
Mexico
Cameroon
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
CB2Francisco Rodríguez
CB4Rafael Márquez (c)
CB15Héctor Moreno 57'
RWB22Paul Aguilar
LWB7Miguel Layún
DM23José Juan Vázquez
CM6Héctor Herrera 90+1'
CM18Andrés Guardado 69'
SS10Giovani dos Santos
CF19Oribe Peralta 74'
Substitutions:
MF8Marco Fabián 69'
FW14Javier Hernández 74'
DF3Carlos Salcido 90+1'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK16Charles Itandje
RB4Cédric Djeugoué 46'
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou
CB14Aurélien Chedjou
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM6Alex Song 79'
RM17Stéphane Mbia
LM18Eyong Enoh
AM8Benjamin Moukandjo
AM13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
CF9Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
DF5Dany Nounkeu 77' 46'
FW15Pierre Webó 79'
 
Manager:
Volker Finke

Man of the Match:
Giovani dos Santos (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Eduardo Díaz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Aden Marwa (Kenya)

Cameroon vs Croatia
Cameroon 0–4 Croatia
Report Olić  11'
Perišić  48'
Mandžukić  61', 73'
Attendance: 39,982
Cameroon
Croatia
GK16Charles Itandje
RB17Stéphane Mbia
CB14Aurélien Chedjou 46'
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
LB2Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM21Joël Matip
CM6Alex Song 40'
CM18Eyong Enoh
RW13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 75'
LW8Benjamin Moukandjo
CF10Vincent Aboubakar 70'
Substitutions:
DF5Dany Nounkeu 46'
FW15Pierre Webó 70'
MF20Edgar Salli 75'
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK1Stipe Pletikosa
RB11Darijo Srna (c)
CB5Vedran Ćorluka
CB6Dejan Lovren
LB3Danijel Pranjić
CM10Luka Modrić
CM7Ivan Rakitić
RW4Ivan Perišić 78'
AM19Sammir 72'
LW18Ivica Olić 69'
CF17Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW22Eduardo 89' 69'
MF20Mateo Kovačić 72'
FW16Ante Rebić 78'
Manager:
Niko Kovač

Man of the Match:
Mario Mandžukić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Bertino Cunha (Portugal)
Tiago Trigo (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)
Fifth official:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

Cameroon vs Brazil
Cameroon 1–4 Brazil
Matip  26' Report Neymar  17', 35'
Fred  49'
Fernandinho  84'
Attendance: 69,112
Cameroon
Brazil
GK16Charles Itandje
RB22Allan Nyom
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
CB21Joël Matip
LB12Henri Bedimo
DM7Landry N'Guémo
CM17Stéphane Mbia 80'
CM18Eyong Enoh 11'
RW13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 81'
LW8Benjamin Moukandjo 58'
CF10Vincent Aboubakar 72'
Substitutions:
MF20Edgar Salli 76' 58'
FW15Pierre Webó 72'
MF11Jean Makoun 81'
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK12Júlio César
RB2Dani Alves
CB3Thiago Silva (c)
CB4David Luiz
LB6Marcelo
DM17Luiz Gustavo
RM8Paulinho 46'
LM11Oscar
RW7Hulk 63'
LW10Neymar 71'
CF9Fred
Substitutions:
MF5Fernandinho 46'
MF16Ramires 63'
MF19Willian 71'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Mathias Klasenius (Sweden)
Daniel Wärnmark (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Fifth official:
Kim Haglund (Norway)

Record Players
No. Name Matches World Cups
1François Omam-Biyik111990, 1994 and 1998
2Roger Milla101982, 1990 and 1994
3Rigobert Song91994, 1998, 2002 and 2010
4 Thomas N'Kono81982 and 1990
Louis-Paul Mfédé81990 and 1994
Stephen Tataw81990 and 1994
Raymond Kalla81994, 1998 and 2002
Samuel Eto'o81998, 2002, 2010 and 2014
9Emmanuel Kundé71982 and 1990

Top goalscorers

Cameroon's top goalscorer at FIFA World Cup finals, Roger Milla, also holds the record as oldest player to ever score at a FIFA World Cup. When he scored his goal during the 1–6 defeat against Russia in 1994, he was aged 42 years and 39 days.

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Roger Milla51990 and 1994
2Samuel Eto'o32002 and 2010
3 François Omam-Biyik21990 and 1994
Patrick M'Boma21998 and 2002
5 Grégoire M'Bida11982
Emmanuel Kundé11990
Eugène Ekéké11990
David Embé11994
Pierre Njanka11998
Joël Matip12014

Individual Awards

Roger Milla won the Bronze Boot in 1990. He is the only individual award winner ever from Africa. With 38 years at the time, he is also the oldest boot award winner to date.

References
  1. "World Cup 2014: Your guide to Group A – Brazil; Croatia; Mexico; Cameroon". The Independent. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. "World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No1: Cameroon stun Argentina in 1990". Guardian. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Japan-Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  4. "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  5. "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon-Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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