Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup

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]

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of  France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
as  Cameroon
1962	Did not enter
1966	Withdrew
1970	Did not enter
1974
1978
1982	Group stage	17th	3	0	3	0	1	1
1986	Did not qualify
1990	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	0	2	7	9
1994	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	3	11
1998		25th	3	0	2	1	2	5
2002		20th	3	1	1	1	2	3
2006	Did not qualify
2010	Group stage	31st	3	0	0	3	2	5
2014		32nd	3	0	0	3	1	9
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Group stage	19th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2026	To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Quarter-finals	8/22	26	5	8	13	22	47

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue	Cameroon scorers
1982	Group 1	Peru	0–0	D	A Coruña	—
		Poland	0–0	D	A Coruña	—
		Italy	1–1	D	Vigo	G. M'Bida
1990	Group B	Argentina	1–0	W	Milan	F. Omam-Biyik
		Romania	2–1	W	Bari	R. Milla (2)
		Soviet Union	0–4	L	Bari	—
	Round of 16	Colombia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	W	Naples	R. Milla (2)
	Quarter-finals	England	2–3 (a.e.t.)	L	Naples	E. Kundé, E. Ekéké
1994	Group B	Sweden	2–2	D	Pasadena	D. Embé, F. Omam-Biyik
		Brazil	0–3	L	Stanford	—
		Russia	1–6	L	Stanford	R. Milla
1998	Group B	Austria	1–1	D	Toulouse	P. Njanka
		Italy	0–3	L	Montpellier	—
		Chile	1–1	D	Nantes	P. M'Boma
2002	Group E	Republic of Ireland	1–1	D	Niigata	P. M'Boma
		Saudi Arabia	1–0	W	Saitama	S. Eto'o
		Germany	0–2	L	Shizuoka	—
2010	Group E	Japan	0–1	L	Bloemfontein	—
		Denmark	1–2	L	Pretoria	S. Eto'o
		Netherlands	1–2	L	Cape Town	S. Eto'o
2014	Group A	Mexico	0–1	L	Natal	—
		Croatia	0–4	L	Manaus	—
		Brazil	1–4	L	Brasília	J. Matip
2022	Group G	Switzerland	0–1	L	Al Wakrah	—
		Serbia	3–3	D	Al Wakrah	J. Castelletto, V. Aboubakar, E. Choupo-Moting
		Brazil	1–0	W	Lusail	V. Aboubakar

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent	Wins	Draws	Losses	Total	Goals scored	Goals conceded
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	0
Austria	0	1	0	1	1	1
Brazil	1	0	2	3	2	7
Chile	0	1	0	1	1	1
Colombia	1	0	0	1	2	1
Croatia	0	0	1	1	0	4
Denmark	0	0	1	1	1	2
England	0	0	1	1	2	3
Germany	0	0	1	1	0	2
Italy	0	1	1	2	1	4
Japan	0	0	1	1	0	1
Mexico	0	0	1	1	0	1
Netherlands	0	0	1	1	1	2
Peru	0	1	0	1	0	0
Poland	0	1	0	1	0	0
Republic of Ireland	0	1	0	1	1	1
Romania	1	0	0	1	2	1
Russia	0	0	1	1	1	6
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	1	0
Serbia	0	1	0	1	3	3
Soviet Union	0	0	1	1	0	4
Sweden	0	1	0	1	2	2
Switzerland	0	0	1	1	0	1

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

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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.

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

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

Cameroon

GK 1 Nery Pumpido DF 19 Oscar Ruggeri  46' DF 20 Juan Simón DF 11 Néstor Fabbri MF 4 José Basualdo MF 13 Néstor Lorenzo MF 2 Sergio Batista MF 17 Roberto Sensini  27'  69' MF 7 Jorge Burruchaga FW 3 Abel Balbo FW 10 Diego Maradona (c) Substitutions: GK 12 Sergio Goycochea DF 18 José Serrizuela MF 16 Julio Olarticoechea MF 6 Gabriel Calderón  69' FW 8 Claudio Caniggia  46' Manager: Carlos Bilardo

GK 16 Thomas N'Kono (c) SW 17 Victor N'Dip  23' DF 14 Stephen Tataw DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé DF 4 Benjamin Massing  10'  89' DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé MF 8 Émile Mbouh  54' MF 2 André Kana-Biyik  61' MF 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé  66' FW 7 François Omam-Biyik FW 20 Cyril Makanaky  81' Substitutions: GK 22 Jacques Songo'o DF 15 Thomas Libiih  66' MF 13 Jean-Claude Pagal MF 21 Emmanuel Maboang FW 9 Roger Milla  81' Manager: Valery Nepomnyashchy

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

Cameroon

Romania

GK 16 Thomas N'Kono  68' SW 17 Victor N'Dip DF 14 Stephen Tataw (c) DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé  68' DF 3 Jules Onana  20' DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé MF 8 Émile Mbouh MF 21 Emmanuel Maboang  58' MF 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé FW 7 François Omam-Biyik FW 20 Cyril Makanaky Substitutions: FW 9 Roger Milla  58' DF 13 Jean-Claude Pagal  68' Manager: Valery Nepomnyashchy

GK 1 Silviu Lung (c) DF 2 Mircea Rednic DF 4 Ioan Andone DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu DF 3 Michael Klein  44' MF 8 Ioan Sabău MF 5 Iosif Rotariu MF 10 Gheorghe Hagi  55' MF 16 Daniel Timofte FW 7 Marius Lăcătuș FW 14 Florin Răducioiu  63' Substitutions: FW 17 Ilie Dumitrescu  55' FW 18 Gavril Balint  63' Manager: Emerich Jenei

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

Cameroon

Soviet Union

GK 16 Thomas N'Kono SW 17 Victor N'Dip DF 14 Stephen Tataw (c) DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé  34' DF 3 Jules Onana DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé MF 8 Émile Mbouh MF 2 André Kana-Biyik  61' MF 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé FW 7 François Omam-Biyik FW 20 Cyril Makanaky  56' Substitutions: FW 9 Roger Milla  66'  34' DF 13 Jean-Claude Pagal  56' Manager: Valery Nepomnyashchy

GK 22 Aleksandr Uvarov DF 5 Anatoliy Demyanenko (c) DF 3 Vagiz Khidiyatullin DF 4 Oleh Kuznetsov DF 20 Sergei Gorlukovich MF 7 Sergei Aleinikov MF 17 Andrei Zygmantovich MF 18 Igor Shalimov  46' MF 10 Oleh Protasov  75' FW 8 Hennadiy Lytovchenko  72' FW 11 Igor Dobrovolski Substitutions: DF 6 Vasyl Rats MF 9 Aleksandr Zavarov  46' MF 15 Ivan Yaremchuk  72' GK 16 Viktor Chanov MF 21 Valeri Broshin Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi

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

Cameroon

Colombia

GK 16 Thomas N'Kono SW 17 Victor N'Dip  47' DF 14 Stephen Tataw (c) DF 3 Jules Onana  117' DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé MF 8 Émile Mbouh  68' MF 2 André Kana-Biyik  44' MF 21 Emmanuel Maboang MF 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé  54' FW 7 François Omam-Biyik FW 20 Cyril Makanaky  69' Substitutes: DF 4 Benjamin Massing DF 6 Emmanuel Kundé FW 9 Roger Milla  54' FW 18 Bonaventure Djonkep  69' GK 22 Jacques Songo'o Manager: Valery Nepomnyashchy

GK 1 René Higuita DF 4 Luis Herrera DF 15 Luis Perea  72' DF 2 Andrés Escobar DF 3 Gildardo Gómez MF 8 Gabriel Gómez  74'  79' MF 14 Leonel Álvarez MF 20 Luis Fajardo  63' MF 10 Carlos Valderrama (c) FW 19 Freddy Rincón FW 7 Carlos Estrada Substitutes: FW 9 Miguel Guerrero MF 11 Bernardo Redín  79' GK 12 Eduardo Niño FW 16 Arnoldo Iguarán  63' DF 21 Alexis Mendoza Manager: Francisco Maturana

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

England

Cameroon

GK 1 Peter Shilton SW 14 Mark Wright RB 12 Paul Parker CB 5 Des Walker CB 6 Terry Butcher (c)  73' LB 3 Stuart Pearce  70' RW 8 Chris Waddle CM 17 David Platt CM 19 Paul Gascoigne LW 11 John Barnes  46' FW 10 Gary Lineker Substitutes: FW 9 Peter Beardsley  46' GK 13 Chris Woods MF 16 Steve McMahon MF 20 Trevor Steven  73' FW 21 Steve Bull Manager: Bobby Robson

GK 16 Thomas N'Kono  104' SW 6 Emmanuel Kundé DF 14 Stephen Tataw (c) DF 4 Benjamin Massing  28' DF 5 Bertin Ebwellé MF 15 Thomas Libiih MF 21 Emmanuel Maboang  46' MF 13 Jean-Claude Pagal MF 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé  62' FW 7 François Omam-Biyik FW 20 Cyril Makanaky Substitutes: FW 9 Roger Milla  104'  46' FW 11 Eugène Ekéké  62' DF 12 Alphonse Yombi MF 19 Roger Feutmba GK 22 Jacques Songo'o Manager: Valery Nepomnyashchy

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

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

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

Sweden

GK 1 Joseph-Antoine Bell DF 3 Rigobert Song MF 6 Thomas Libiih FW 7 François Omam-Biyik MF 8 Emile Mbouh  5' FW 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé  88' DF 13 Raymond Kalla DF 14 Stephen Tataw (c) DF 15 Hans Agbo MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé FW 19 David Embé  81' Substitutions: MF 11 Emmanuel Maboang  88' FW 20 Georges Mouyémé  81' 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 Klas Ingesson  76' MF 9 Jonas Thern(c) FW 10 Martin Dahlin  72' FW 11 Tomas Brolin MF 21 Jesper Blomqvist  61' Substitutions: FW 7 Henrik Larsson  61' FW 19 Kennet Andersson  76' Manager: Tommy Svensson

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

Brazil

Cameroon

GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel DF 2 Jorginho DF 13 Aldair DF 15 Márcio Santos DM 5 Mauro Silva  44' DM 8 Dunga MF 10 Raí (c)  81' MF 16 Leonardo RW 9 Zinho  75' LW 7 Bebeto FW 11 Romário Substitutions: MF 18 Paulo Sérgio  75' FW 19 Müller  81' Manager: Carlos Alberto Parreira

GK 1 Joseph-Antoine Bell DF 3 Rigobert Song  63' MF 6 Thomas Libiih FW 7 François Omam-Biyik MF 8 Emile Mbouh FW 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé  71' DF 13 Raymond Kalla  37' DF 14 Stephen Tataw(c)  8' DF 15 Hans Agbo MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé FW 19 David Embé  64' Substitutions: FW 9 Roger Milla  64' MF 11 Emmanuel Maboang  71' Manager: Henri Michel

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

Russia

Cameroon

GK 1 Stanislav Cherchesov DF 5 Yuriy Nikiforov  90' DF 6 Vladislav Ternavsky FW 9 Oleg Salenko MF 10 Valeri Karpin  57' DF 12 Omari Tetradze FW 14 Igor Korneev  65' MF 17 Ilya Tsymbalar DF 18 Viktor Onopko(c) MF 20 Igor Lediakhov  78' DF 21 Dmitri Khlestov  87' Substitutions: FW 11 Vladimir Beschastnykh  78' FW 15 Dmitri Radchenko  65' Manager: Pavel Sadyrin

GK 22 Jacques Songo'o  44' MF 2 André Kana-Biyik  12' DF 5 Victor Ndip MF 6 Thomas Libiih FW 7 François Omam-Biyik FW 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé  45' DF 13 Raymond Kalla DF 14 Stephen Tataw(c) DF 15 Hans Agbo MF 17 Marc-Vivien Foé FW 19 David Embé  47' Substitutions: FW 9 Roger Milla  45' FW 16 Alphonse Tchami  47' Manager: Henri Michel

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

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

Cameroon

Austria

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)  84' MF 8 Didier Angibeaud FW 10 Patrick M'Boma MF 14 Augustine Simo  65' MF 15 Joseph N'Do MF 18 Samuel Ipoua  30'  65' Substitutions: MF 20 Salomon Olembé  65' FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  65' FW 9 Alphonse Tchami  84' Manager: Claude Le Roy

GK 1 Michael Konsel DF 3 Peter Schöttel DF 4 Anton Pfeffer  27' DF 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger MF 8 Heimo Pfeifenberger  82' MF 10 Andreas Herzog  82' MF 13 Harald Cerny  82' MF 15 Arnold Wetl MF 17 Roman Mählich FW 19 Toni Polster (c) MF 22 Dietmar Kühbauer Substitutions: FW 7 Mario Haas  82' FW 9 Ivica Vastić  82' MF 18 Peter Stöger  82' Manager: Herbert Prohaska

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

Italy

Cameroon

GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca DF 3 Paolo Maldini (c) DF 4 Fabio Cannavaro DF 5 Alessandro Costacurta  26' DF 6 Alessandro Nesta MF 9 Demetrio Albertini  62' MF 11 Dino Baggio MF 14 Luigi Di Biagio  63' MF 17 Francesco Moriero  83' FW 18 Roberto Baggio  65' FW 21 Christian Vieri Substitutions: MF 16 Roberto Di Matteo  62' FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero  65' MF 15 Angelo Di Livio  83' Manager: Cesare Maldini

GK 1 Jacques Songo'o DF 3 Pierre Womé  6' DF 4 Rigobert Song  85' DF 5 Raymond Kalla  42' DF 6 Pierre Njanka  16' FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c)  66' MF 8 Didier Angibeaud  79' FW 10 Patrick M'Boma  66' MF 15 Joseph N'Do MF 18 Samuel Ipoua  45' MF 20 Salomon Olembé Substitutions: FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  45' FW 9 Alphonse Tchami  66' FW 11 Samuel Eto'o  66' Manager: Claude Le Roy

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

Chile

Cameroon

GK 1 Nelson Tapia DF 3 Ronald Fuentes DF 4 Francisco Rojas  55'  77' DF 5 Javier Margas DF 6 Pedro Reyes MF 7 Nelson Parraguez  50' MF 8 Clarence Acuña FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c) MF 10 José Luis Sierra  70' FW 11 Marcelo Salas DF 15 Moisés Villarroel  66'  70' Substitutions: MF 19 Fernando Cornejo  70' MF 20 Fabián Estay  70' DF 14 Miguel Ramírez  89'  77' Manager: Nelson Acosta

GK 1 Jacques Songo'o DF 3 Pierre Womé DF 4 Rigobert Song  8'  51' DF 6 Pierre Njanka FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c) FW 10 Patrick M'Boma MF 15 Joseph N'Do  82' FW 17 Michel Pensée FW 19 Marcel Mahouvé MF 20 Salomon Olembé  68' FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  72' Substitutions: MF 8 Didier Angibeaud  68' FW 9 Alphonse Tchami  72' DF 12 Lauren  88'  82' Manager: Claude Le Roy

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

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

Republic of Ireland

Cameroon

GK 1 Shay Given RB 18 Gary Kelly CB 14 Gary Breen CB 5 Steve Staunton (c) LB 3 Ian Harte  77' RM 7 Jason McAteer  30'  46' CM 12 Mark Kinsella CM 8 Matt Holland LM 11 Kevin Kilbane CF 10 Robbie Keane CF 9 Damien Duff Substitutions: DF 2 Steve Finnan  51'  46' MF 21 Steven Reid  82'  77' Manager: Mick McCarthy

GK 1 Boukar Alioum CB 4 Rigobert Song (c) CB 5 Raymond Kalla  89' CB 2 Bill Tchato RWB 8 Geremi LWB 3 Pierre Womé RM 12 Lauren CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé LM 20 Salomon Olembé CF 9 Samuel Eto'o CF 10 Patrick M'Boma  69' Substitutions: FW 18 Patrick 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

Saudi Arabia

GK 1 Boukar Alioum CB 4 Rigobert Song (c) CB 5 Raymond Kalla CB 2 Bill Tchato RWB 8 Geremi LWB 3 Pierre Womé  10'  84' RM 12 Lauren CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé LM 23 Daniel Kome  46' CF 10 Patrick M'Boma  74' CF 9 Samuel Eto'o Substitutions: MF 20 Salomon Olembé  46' FW 11 Pius N'Diefi  74' DF 6 Pierre Njanka  84' 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 Abdullah Zubromawi  72' LB 13 Hussein Sulimani RM 17 Abdullah Al-Waked CM 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat CM 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani LM 14 Abdulaziz Khathran  86' CF 11 Obeid Al-Dosari  36' Substitutions: FW 20 Al Hasan Al-Yami  59'  36' MF 15 Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari  72' MF 8 Mohammed 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

Germany

GK 1 Boukar Alioum CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)  42' CB 5 Raymond Kalla CB 2 Bill Tchato  44'  53' RWB 8 Geremi  56' LWB 3 Pierre Womé RM 12 Lauren  81' CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé  8' LM 20 Salomon Olembé  58'  64' CF 9 Samuel Eto'o CF 10 Patrick M'Boma  80' Substitutions: FW 18 Patrick Suffo  60'  77'  53' MF 23 Daniel Kome  64' FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  80' Manager: Winfried Schäfer

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)  42' CB 2 Thomas Linke CB 5 Carsten Ramelow  37'  40' CB 21 Christoph Metzelder CM 22 Torsten Frings  74' CM 8 Dietmar Hamann  29' RW 19 Bernd Schneider  80' AM 13 Michael Ballack  31' LW 6 Christian Ziege  72' CF 11 Miroslav Klose  84' CF 9 Carsten Jancker  9'  46' Substitutions: MF 17 Marco Bode  46' MF 16 Jens Jeremies  80' FW 7 Oliver 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)

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 v t e	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

All times local (UTC+02)

Japan[3]

Cameroon[3]

GK 21 Eiji Kawashima RB 5 Yuto Nagatomo CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa CB 4 Marcus Tulio Tanaka LB 3 Yūichi Komano DM 2 Yuki Abe  90+1' RM 8 Daisuke Matsui  69' CM 18 Keisuke Honda CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)  88' LM 7 Yasuhito Endō CF 16 Yoshito Ōkubo  82' Substitutions: FW 9 Shinji Okazaki  69' FW 12 Kisho Yano  82' MF 20 Junichi Inamoto  88' Manager: Takeshi Okada

GK 16 Souleymanou Hamidou RB 19 Stéphane Mbia CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou  72' CB 5 Sébastien Bassong LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto RM 21 Joël Matip  63' CM 11 Jean Makoun  75' LM 18 Eyong Enoh RW 9 Samuel Eto'o (c) CF 15 Pierre Webó LW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting  75' Substitutions: MF 10 Achille Emana  63' MF 8 Geremi  75' FW 17 Mohammadou 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)

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Cameroon[4]

Denmark[4]

GK 16 Souleymanou Hamidou RB 19 Stéphane Mbia  75' CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou CB 5 Sébastien Bassong  49'  72' LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto RM 6 Alex Song CM 8 Geremi CM 18 Eyong Enoh  46' LM 10 Achille Emana SS 15 Pierre Webó  78' CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c) Substitutions: MF 11 Jean Makoun  46' FW 17 Mohammadou Idrissou  72' FW 23 Vincent Aboubakar  78' Manager: Paul Le Guen

GK 1 Thomas Sørensen  86' RB 6 Lars Jacobsen CB 3 Simon Kjær  87' CB 4 Daniel Agger LB 15 Simon Poulsen CM 2 Christian Poulsen CM 10 Martin Jørgensen  46' RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson (c)  86' LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  67' CF 11 Nicklas Bendtner Substitutions: MF 7 Daniel Jensen  46' MF 12 Thomas Kahlenberg  67' MF 14 Jakob 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)

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Cameroon[5]

Netherlands[5]

GK 16 Souleymanou Hamidou RB 8 Geremi CB 19 Stéphane Mbia  81' CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou  25'  73' LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto RM 11 Jean Makoun CM 14 Aurélien Chedjou CM 7 Landry N'Guémo LM 12 Gaëtan Bong  56' CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c) CF 13 Eric Choupo-Moting  72' Substitutions: FW 23 Vincent Aboubakar  56' FW 17 Mohammadou Idrissou  72' DF 4 Rigobert Song  73' Manager: Paul Le Guen

GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg RB 12 Khalid Boulahrouz CB 3 John Heitinga CB 4 Joris Mathijsen LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)  70' CM 6 Mark van Bommel CM 8 Nigel de Jong RW 7 Dirk Kuyt  17'  66' AM 10 Wesley Sneijder LW 23 Rafael van der Vaart  65'  73' CF 9 Robin van Persie  59' Substitutions: FW 21 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  59' FW 17 Eljero Elia  66' FW 11 Arjen Robben  73' 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)

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Pos	Team v t e	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

• Brazil advance to play Chile (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
• Mexico advance to play Netherlands (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.

Mexico

Cameroon

GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) CB 15 Héctor Moreno  57' RWB 22 Paul Aguilar LWB 7 Miguel Layún DM 23 José Juan Vázquez CM 6 Héctor Herrera  90+1' CM 18 Andrés Guardado  69' SS 10 Giovani dos Santos CF 19 Oribe Peralta  74' Substitutions: MF 8 Marco Fabián  69' FW 14 Javier Hernández  74' DF 3 Carlos Salcido  90+1' Manager: Miguel Herrera

GK 16 Charles Itandje RB 4 Cédric Djeugoué  46' CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou CB 14 Aurélien Chedjou LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto DM 6 Alex Song  79' RM 17 Stéphane Mbia LM 18 Eyong Enoh AM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo AM 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting CF 9 Samuel Eto'o (c) Substitutions: DF 5 Dany Nounkeu  77'  46' FW 15 Pierre 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

Croatia

GK 16 Charles Itandje RB 17 Stéphane Mbia CB 14 Aurélien Chedjou  46' CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c) LB 2 Benoît Assou-Ekotto DM 21 Joël Matip CM 6 Alex Song  40' CM 18 Eyong Enoh RW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting  75' LW 8 Benjamin Moukandjo CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar  70' Substitutions: DF 5 Dany Nounkeu  46' FW 15 Pierre Webó  70' MF 20 Edgar Salli  75' Manager: Volker Finke

GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa RB 11 Darijo Srna (c) CB 5 Vedran Ćorluka CB 6 Dejan Lovren LB 3 Danijel Pranjić CM 10 Luka Modrić CM 7 Ivan Rakitić RW 4 Ivan Perišić  78' AM 19 Sammir  72' LW 18 Ivica Olić  69' CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Substitutions: FW 22 Eduardo  89'  69' MF 20 Mateo Kovačić  72' FW 16 Ante 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

Brazil

GK 16 Charles Itandje RB 22 Allan Nyom CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou (c) CB 21 Joël Matip LB 12 Henri Bedimo DM 7 Landry N'Guémo CM 17 Stéphane Mbia  80' CM 18 Eyong Enoh  11' RW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting  81' LW 8 Benjamin Moukandjo  58' CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar  72' Substitutions: MF 20 Edgar Salli  76'  58' FW 15 Pierre Webó  72' MF 11 Jean Makoun  81' Manager: Volker Finke

GK 12 Júlio César RB 2 Dani Alves CB 3 Thiago Silva (c) CB 4 David Luiz LB 6 Marcelo DM 17 Luiz Gustavo RM 8 Paulinho  46' LM 11 Oscar RW 7 Hulk  63' LW 10 Neymar  71' CF 9 Fred Substitutions: MF 5 Fernandinho  46' MF 16 Ramires  63' MF 19 Willian  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)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1

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Rank	Player	Matches	World Cups
1	François Omam-Biyik	11	1990, 1994 and 1998
2	Roger Milla	10	1982, 1990 and 1994
3	Rigobert Song	9	1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010
4	Thomas N'Kono	8	1982 and 1990
	Louis-Paul Mfédé	8	1990 and 1994
	Stephen Tataw	8	1990 and 1994
	Raymond Kalla	8	1994, 1998 and 2002
	Samuel Eto'o	8	1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014
	Nicolas Nkoulou	8	2010, 2014, 2022
	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	8	2010, 2014, 2022

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.

Rank	Player	Goals	World Cups
1	Roger Milla	5	1990 and 1994
2	Samuel Eto'o	3	2002 and 2010
3	François Omam-Biyik	2	1990 and 1994
	Patrick M'Boma	2	1998 and 2002
	Vincent Aboubakar	2	2022
6	Grégoire M'Bida	1	1982
	Emmanuel Kundé	1	1990
	Eugène Ekéké	1	1990
	David Embé	1	1994
	Pierre Njanka	1	1998
	Joël Matip	1	2014
	Jean-Charles Castelletto	1	2022
	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	1	2022

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.

• African nations at the FIFA World Cup
• Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations

• Cameroon at FIFA