Cameroon v Colombia (1990 FIFA World Cup)

Cameroon vs Colombia was a FIFA World Cup match that took place in the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy on 23 June 1990, during the 1990 World Cup. Cameroon won 2–1, thus becoming the first African team to win a World Cup knockout match.

1990 FIFA World Cup
Round of 16
The Stadio San Paolo held the match
Event1990 FIFA World Cup
Cameroon Colombia
2 1
After extra time
Date23 June 1990
VenueStadio San Paolo, Naples
RefereeTullio Lanese (Italy)
Attendance50,026

Overview

For both teams it was the first participation in the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup: Cameroon got there by winning Group B, Colombia instead obtained the qualification as one of the best third-placed teams. The race was decided in extra time; Milla, who came in the 54th minute, went to score after 106 and 109 minutes. In his second goal, Milla took the ball from the goalkeeper Higuita who was trying to dribble him near the halfway line. Redín pulled one back for Colombia after 115 minutes but it wasn't enough, Cameroon became the first African nation to reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup.

The match
Cameroon 2–1 (a.e.t.) Colombia
Milla  106', 108' 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
MF8Emile M'Bouh 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:
Valeri Nepomniachi
GK1René Higuita
DF4Luis Fernando Herrera
DF15Luis Carlos 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)

References
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