Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup explained

The FIFA 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.

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 eight occasions, the first being in 1982 where they drew all three group games and finished in 17th position. In 1990 Cameroon reached the quarter-finals 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 made their eighth appearance at the finals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[1]

Record at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
YearRoundPosition
Part of
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
as Cameroon
Did not enter
Withdrew
Did not enter
1974
1978
Group stage 17th 3 0 3 0 1 1
Did not qualify
Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 7 9
Group stage 22nd 3 0 1 2 3 11
25th 3 0 2 1 2 5
20th 3 1 1 1 2 3
Did not qualify
Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 5
32nd 3 0 0 3 1 9
Did not qualify
2022Group stage 19th 3 1 1 1 4 4
2026To be determined
2030
2034
Total Quarter-finals 8/22 26 5 8 13 22 47

By match

width=80Yearwidth=90Roundwidth=140Opponentwidth=50Scorewidth=50Resultwidth=90VenueCameroon scorers
1982Group 10–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DA Coruña
0–0align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DA Coruña
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DVigoG. M'Bida
1990Group B1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WMilanF. Omam-Biyik
2–1align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WBariR. Milla (2)
0–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBari
Round of 16align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WNaplesR. Milla (2)
Quarter-finalsalign=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LNaplesE. Kundé, E. Ekéké
1994Group B2–2align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DPasadenaD. Embé, F. Omam-Biyik
0–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LStanford
1–6align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LStanfordR. Milla
1998Group B1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DToulouseP. Njanka
0–3align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LMontpellier
1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DNantesP. M'Boma
2002Group E1–1align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DNiigataP. M'Boma
1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSaitamaS. Eto'o
0–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LShizuoka
2010Group E0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBloemfontein
1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LPretoriaS. Eto'o
1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LCape TownS. Eto'o
2014Group A0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LNatal
0–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LManaus
1–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBrasíliaJ. Matip
2022Group G0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LAl Wakrah
3–3align=center bgcolor="#ffffbb"DAl WakrahJ. Castelletto, V. Aboubakar, E. Choupo-Moting
1–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WLusailV. Aboubakar

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
OpponentWinsDrawsLossesTotalGoals scoredGoals conceded
100110
010111
102327
010111
100121
001104
001112
001123
001102
011214
001101
001101
001112
010100
010100
010111
100121
001116
100110
010133
001104
010122
001101

Participations

Squad

Head coach: Jean Vincent

Matches

--------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.

Squad

Head coach: Valery Nepomnyashchy

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]

GK 1 Nery Pumpido
DF 19Oscar Ruggeri
DF 20Juan Simón
DF 11Néstor Fabbri
MF 4 José Basualdo
MF 13Néstor Lorenzo
MF 2 Sergio Batista
MF 17
MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga
FW 3 Abel Balbo
FW 10Diego Maradona (c)
Substitutions:
GK 12Sergio Goycochea
DF 18José Serrizuela
MF 16Julio Olarticoechea
MF 6
FW 8
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK 16Thomas N'Kono (c)
SW 17Victor N'Dip
DF 14Stephen Tataw
DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé
DF 4 Benjamin Massing
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 8 Émile Mbouh
MF 2 André Kana-Biyik
MF 10Louis-Paul Mfédé
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyril Makanaky
Substitutions:
GK 22 Jacques Songo'o
DF 15
MF 13Jean-Claude Pagal
MF 21Emmanuel Maboang
FW 9
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy

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

Cameroon vs Romania

GK 16Thomas N'Kono
SW 17Victor N'Dip
DF 14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé
DF 3 Jules Onana
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 8 Émile Mbouh
MF 21Emmanuel Maboang
MF 10Louis-Paul Mfédé
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyril Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW 9
DF 13
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK 1 Silviu Lung (c)
DF 2 Mircea Rednic
DF 4 Ioan Andone
DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
DF 3 Michael Klein
MF 8 Ioan Sabău
MF 5 Iosif Rotariu
MF 10Gheorghe Hagi
MF 16Daniel Timofte
FW 7 Marius Lăcătuș
FW 14
Substitutions:
FW 17
FW 18
Manager:
Emerich Jenei

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

Cameroon vs Soviet Union

GK 16Thomas N'Kono
SW 17Victor N'Dip
DF 14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé
DF 3 Jules Onana
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 8 Émile Mbouh
MF 2 André Kana-Biyik
MF 10Louis-Paul Mfédé
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyril Makanaky
Substitutions:
FW 9
DF 13
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK 22Aleksandr Uvarov
DF 5 Anatoliy Demyanenko (c)
DF 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin
DF 4 Oleh Kuznetsov
DF 20Sergei Gorlukovich
MF 7 Sergei Aleinikov
MF 17Andrei Zygmantovich
MF 18
MF 10Oleh Protasov
FW 8
FW 11Igor Dobrovolski
Substitutions:
DF 6 Vasyl Rats
MF 9
MF 15
GK 16Viktor Chanov
MF 21Valeri Broshin
Manager:
Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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

Cameroon vs Colombia

GK 16Thomas N'Kono
SW 17Victor N'Dip
DF 14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF 3 Jules Onana
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 8 Émile Mbouh
MF 2 André Kana-Biyik
MF 21Emmanuel Maboang
MF 10Louis-Paul Mfédé
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyril Makanaky
Substitutes:
DF 4
DF 6
FW 9
FW 18
GK 22
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy
GK 1 René Higuita
DF 4 Luis Herrera
DF 15Luis Perea
DF 2 Andrés Escobar
DF 3 Gildardo Gómez
MF 8 Gabriel Gómez
MF 14Leonel Álvarez
MF 20Luis Fajardo
MF 10Carlos Valderrama (c)
FW 19Freddy Rincón
FW 7 Carlos Estrada
Substitutes:
FW 9 Miguel Guerrero
MF 11
GK 12Eduardo Niño
FW 16
DF 21Alexis Mendoza
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

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

England vs Cameroon

GK 1 Peter Shilton
SW 14Mark Wright
RB 12Paul Parker
CB 5 Des Walker
CB 6 Terry Butcher (c)
LB 3 Stuart Pearce
RW 8 Chris Waddle
CM 17David Platt
CM 19Paul Gascoigne
LW 11John Barnes
FW 10Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
FW 9
GK 13Chris Woods
MF 16Steve McMahon
MF 20
FW 21Steve Bull
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK 16Thomas N'Kono
SW 6 Emmanuel Kundé
DF 14Stephen Tataw (c)
DF 4 Benjamin Massing
DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé
MF 15Thomas Libiih
MF 21Emmanuel Maboang
MF 13Jean-Claude Pagal
MF 10Louis-Paul Mfédé
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 20Cyril Makanaky
Substitutes:
FW 9
FW 11
DF 12Alphonse Yombi
MF 19Roger Feutmba
GK 22Jacques Songo'o
Manager:
Valery Nepomnyashchy

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

Squad

Head coach: Henri Michel

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.

GK 1Joseph-Antoine Bell
DF 3 Rigobert Song
MF 6 Thomas Libiih
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
MF 8
FW 10
DF 13 Raymond Kalla
DF 14 Stephen Tataw (c)
DF 15Hans Agbo
MF 17Marc-Vivien Foé
FW 19
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 20
Manager:
Henri Michel
GK 1 Thomas Ravelli
DF 2 Roland Nilsson
DF 3 Patrik Andersson
DF 4 Joachim Björklund
DF 5 Roger Ljung
MF 6 Stefan Schwarz
MF 8
MF 9Jonas Thern(c)
FW 10
FW 11Tomas Brolin
MF 21
Substitutions:
FW 7
FW 19
Manager:
Tommy Svensson
Assistant referees


Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Abdulla Al Ghattan (Bahrain)
Fourth official


Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

GK 1Cláudio Taffarel
DF 2 Jorginho
DF 13Aldair
DF 15Márcio Santos
DM 5
DM 8 Dunga
MF 10 Raí (c)
MF 16Leonardo
RW 9
LW 7 Bebeto
FW 11 Romário
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 19
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 1 Joseph-Antoine Bell
DF 3
MF 6 Thomas Libiih
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
MF 8 Emile Mbouh
FW 10
DF 13
DF 14Stephen Tataw(c)
DF 15Hans Agbo
MF 17Marc-Vivien Foé
FW 19
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 11
Manager:
Henri Michel
Assistant referees


Douglas James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)
Fourth official


Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

GK 1Stanislav Cherchesov
DF 5
DF 6 Vladislav Ternavsky
FW 9 Oleg Salenko
MF 10
DF 12 Omari Tetradze
FW 14
MF 17 Ilya Tsymbalar
DF 18Viktor Onopko(c)
MF 20
DF 21
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 15
Manager:
Pavel Sadyrin
GK 22
MF 2
DF 5 Victor Ndip
MF 6 Thomas Libiih
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik
FW 10
DF 13 Raymond Kalla
DF 14Stephen Tataw(c)
DF 15Hans Agbo
MF 17Marc-Vivien Foé
FW 19
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 16
Manager:
Henri Michel
Assistant referees


Gordon Dunster (Australia)
Jan Dolstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official


Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Squad

Head coach: Claude Le Roy

Matches

GK 1 Jacques Songo'o
DF 3 Pierre Womé
DF 4 Rigobert Song
DF 5 Raymond Kalla
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c)
MF 8 Didier Angibeaud
FW 10Patrick M'Boma
MF 14
MF 15Joseph N'Do
MF 18
Substitutions:
MF 20
FW 21
FW 9
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
GK 1 Michael Konsel
DF 3 Peter Schöttel
DF 4
DF 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger
MF 8
MF 10
MF 13
MF 15Arnold Wetl
MF 17Roman Mählich
FW 19Toni Polster (c)
MF 22Dietmar Kühbauer
Substitutions:
FW 7
FW 9
MF 18
Manager:
Herbert Prohaska
Assistant referees


Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official


Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

GK 12Gianluca Pagliuca
DF 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
DF 4 Fabio Cannavaro
DF 5
DF 6 Alessandro Nesta
MF 9
MF 11Dino Baggio
MF 14
MF 17
FW 18
FW 21Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF 16
FW 10
MF 15
Manager:
Cesare Maldini
GK 1 Jacques Songo'o
DF 3
DF 4
DF 5
DF 6
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c)
MF 8
FW 10
MF 15Joseph N'Do
MF 18
MF 20Salomon Olembé
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 9
FW 11
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
Assistant referees


Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Fourth official


Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

GK 1 Nelson Tapia
DF 3 Ronald Fuentes
DF 4
DF 5 Javier Margas
DF 6 Pedro Reyes
MF 7
MF 8 Clarence Acuña
FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c)
MF 10
FW 11Marcelo Salas
DF 15
Substitutions:
MF 19
MF 20
DF 14
Manager:
Nelson Acosta
GK 1 Jacques Songo'o
DF 3 Pierre Womé
DF 4
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c)
FW 10Patrick M'Boma
MF 15
FW 17Michel Pensée
FW 19Marcel Mahouvé
MF 20
FW 21
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 9
DF 12
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
Assistant referees


Nimal Wickeramatunge (Sri Lanka)
Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Fourth official


José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Squad

Head coach: Winfried Schäfer

Matches

GK 1 Shay Given
RB 18Gary Kelly
CB 14Gary Breen
CB 5 Steve Staunton (c)
LB 3
RM 7
CM 12Mark Kinsella
CM 8 Matt Holland
LM 11Kevin Kilbane
CF 10Robbie Keane
CF 9 Damien Duff
Substitutions:
DF 2
MF 21
Manager:
Mick McCarthy
GK 1 Boukar Alioum
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)
CB 5
CB 2 Bill Tchato
RWB8 Geremi
LWB3 Pierre Womé
RM 12Lauren
CM 17Marc-Vivien Foé
LM 20Salomon Olembé
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o
CF 10
Substitutions:
FW 18
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)

GK 1 Boukar Alioum
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)
CB 5 Raymond Kalla
CB 2 Bill Tchato
RWB8 Geremi
LWB3
RM 12Lauren
CM 17Marc-Vivien Foé
LM 23
CF 10
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o
Substitutions:
MF 20
FW 11
DF 6
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)
RB 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani
CB 3 Redha Tukar
CB 6 Fouzi Al-Shehri
CB 4
LB 13Hussein Sulimani
RM 17Abdullah Al-Waked
CM 18Nawaf Al-Temyat
CM 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
LM 14
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 20
MF 15
MF 8
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)

GK 1 Boukar Alioum
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)
CB 5 Raymond Kalla
CB 2
RWB8
LWB3 Pierre Womé
RM 12
CM 17
LM 20
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o
CF 10
Substitutions:
FW 18
MF 23
FW 21
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
CB 2 Thomas Linke
CB 5
CB 21Christoph Metzelder
CM 22
CM 8
RW 19
AM 13
LW 6
CF 11
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 17
MF 16
FW 7
Manager:
Rudi Völler
Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose (Germany)

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

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.All times local (UTC+02)

Group E Matches

Japan vs Cameroon

GK 21Eiji Kawashima
RB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CB 22Yuji Nakazawa
CB 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB 3 Yūichi Komano
DM 2
RM 8
CM 18Keisuke Honda
CM 17Makoto Hasebe (c)
LM 7 Yasuhito Endō
CF 16
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 12
MF 20
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
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GK 16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 19Stéphane Mbia
CB 3
CB 5 Sébastien Bassong
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM 21
CM 11
LM 18Eyong Enoh
RW 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
CF 15Pierre Webó
LW 13
Substitutions:
MF 10
MF 8
FW 17
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)

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Cameroon vs Denmark

GK 16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 19
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
CB 5
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM 6 Alex Song
CM 8 Geremi
CM 18Eyong Enoh
LM 10Achille Emana
SS 15
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 17
FW 23
Manager:
Paul Le Guen
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GK 1
RB 6 Lars Jacobsen
CB 3
CB 4 Daniel Agger
LB 15Simon Poulsen
CM 2 Christian Poulsen
CM 10
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)
LW 8
CF 11Nicklas Bendtner
Substitutions:
MF 7
MF 12
MF 14
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)

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Cameroon vs Netherlands

GK 16Souleymanou Hamidou
RB 8 Geremi
CB 19
CB 3
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
RM 11Jean Makoun
CM 14Aurélien Chedjou
CM 7 Landry N'Guémo
LM 12
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
CF 13
Substitutions:
FW 23
FW 17
DF 4
Manager:
Paul Le Guen
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GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg
RB 12Khalid Boulahrouz
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
CM 6 Mark van Bommel
CM 8 Nigel de Jong
RW 7
AM 10Wesley Sneijder
LW 23
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 17
FW 11
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
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)

Group A Final Standings

Mexico vs Cameroon

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GK 13Guillermo Ochoa
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CB 15
RWB22Paul Aguilar
LWB7 Miguel Layún
DM 23José Juan Vázquez
CM 6
CM 18
SS 10Giovani dos Santos
CF 19
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 14
DF 3
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK 16Charles Itandje
RB 4
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
CB 14Aurélien Chedjou
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM 6
RM 17Stéphane Mbia
LM 18Eyong Enoh
AM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo
AM 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c)
Substitutions:
DF 5
FW 15
 
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

GK 16Charles Itandje
RB 17Stéphane Mbia
CB 14
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
DM 21Joël Matip
CM 6
CM 18Eyong Enoh
RW 13
LW 8 Benjamin Moukandjo
CF 10
Substitutions:
DF 5
FW 15
MF 20
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
RB 11Darijo Srna (c)
CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka
CB 6 Dejan Lovren
LB 3 Danijel Pranjić
CM 10Luka Modrić
CM 7 Ivan Rakitić
RW 4
AM 19
LW 18
CF 17Mario Mandžukić
Substitutions:
FW 22
MF 20
FW 16
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

GK 16Charles Itandje
RB 22Allan Nyom
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c)
CB 21Joël Matip
LB 12Henri Bedimo
DM 7 Landry N'Guémo
CM 17
CM 18
RW 13
LW 8
CF 10
Substitutions:
MF 20
FW 15
MF 11
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK 12Júlio César
RB 2 Dani Alves
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 4 David Luiz
LB 6 Marcelo
DM 17Luiz Gustavo
RM 8
LM 11Oscar
RW 7
LW 10
CF 9 Fred
Substitutions:
MF 5
MF 16
MF 19
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)

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Group stage

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group G.

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Record players

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1François Omam-Biyik111990, 1994 and 1998
2Roger Milla101982, 1990 and 1994
3Rigobert Song91994, 1998, 2002 and 2010
4Thomas 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
Nicolas Nkoulou82010, 2014, 2022
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting82010, 2014, 2022

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.

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1Roger Milla51990 and 1994
2Samuel Eto'o32002 and 2010
3François Omam-Biyik21990 and 1994
Patrick M'Boma21998 and 2002
Vincent Aboubakar22022
6Grégoire M'Bida11982
Emmanuel Kundé11990
Eugène Ekéké11990
David Embé11994
Pierre Njanka11998
Joël Matip12014
Jean-Charles Castelletto12022
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting12022

Individual awards

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: World Cup 2014: Your guide to Group A – Brazil; Croatia; Mexico; Cameroon. 6 December 2013. The Independent. 15 January 2014.
  2. Web site: World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No1: Cameroon stun Argentina in 1990. 12 February 2014. Guardian. 2 April 2015.