Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup

Sporting event delegation

For the women's team, see Cameroon at the FIFA Women's 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]

## Record at the FIFA World Cup

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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.

### By match

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Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Venue  | Cameroon scorers

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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

### Record by opponent

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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

## Participations

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### Spain 1982

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### Squad

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Head coach:  Jean Vincent

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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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

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15 June 1982

17:15 CEST

Peru | 0–0|  Cameroon

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Estadio de Riazor, A Coruña

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

* * *

19 June 1982

17:15 CEST

Poland | 0–0|  Cameroon

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Estadio de Riazor, A Coruña

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

* * *

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.

23 June 1982

17:15 CEST

Italy | 1–1|  Cameroon

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Graziani 60' | Report | M'Bida 61'

Balaídos, Vigo

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Bogdan Dotchev (Bulgaria)

### Italy 1990

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### Squad

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Head coach:  Valery Nepomnyashchy

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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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

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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]

8 June 1990

18:00

Argentina | 0–1|  Cameroon

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| Report | Omam-Biyik 67'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 73,780

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Argentina

Cameroon

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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
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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 vs Romania

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14 June 1990

17:00

Cameroon | 2–1|  Romania

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Milla 76', 86' | Report | Balint 88'

Stadio San Nicola, Bari

Attendance: 38,687

Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

Cameroon

Romania

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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
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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 vs Soviet Union

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18 June 1990

21:00

Cameroon | 0–4|  Soviet Union

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| Report | Protasov 20'
Zygmantovich 29'
Zavarov 55'
Dobrovolski 63'

Stadio San Nicola, Bari

Attendance: 37,307

Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

Cameroon

Soviet Union

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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
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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 vs Colombia

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23 June 1990

17:00

Cameroon | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Colombia

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Milla 106', 109' | Report | Redín 115'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 50,026

Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Cameroon

Colombia

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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
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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 vs Cameroon

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1 July 1990

21:00

England | 3–2 (a.e.t.)|  Cameroon

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Platt 25'
Lineker 83' (pen.), 105' (pen.) | Report | Kundé 61' (pen.)
Ekéké 65'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 55,205

Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

England

Cameroon

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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)

### United States 1994

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### Squad

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Head coach:  Henri Michel

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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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

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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.

19 June 1994

16:30 PDT

Cameroon | 2–2|  Sweden

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Embé 31'
Omam-Biyik 47' | Report | Ljung 8'
Dahlin 75'

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 93,194

Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Cameroon

Sweden

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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)

24 June 1994

13:00 PDT

Brazil | 3–0|  Cameroon

|
|

Romário 39'
Santos 66'
Bebeto 73' | Report |

Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance: 83,401

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

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)

28 June 1994

13:00 PDT

Russia | 6–1|  Cameroon

|
|

Salenko 15', 41', 44' (pen.), 72', 75'
Radchenko 81' | Report | Milla 46'

Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto

Attendance: 74,914

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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)

### France 1998

[edit]

### Squad

[edit]

Head coach:  Claude Le Roy

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

|
|
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|
|

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

[edit]

11 June 1998

21:00

Cameroon | 1–1|  Austria

|
|

Njanka 78' | Report | Polster 90'

Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

Attendance: 33,460

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

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)

17 June 1998

21:00

Italy | 3–0|  Cameroon

|
|

Di Biagio 7'
Vieri 75', 89' | Report |

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Attendance: 29,800

Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)

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)

23 June 1998

16:00

Chile | 1–1|  Cameroon

|
|

Sierra 20' | Report | M'Boma 55'

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 35,500

Referee: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary)

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)

### South Korea/Japan 2002

[edit]

### Squad

[edit]

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

[edit]

1 June 2002

15:30

Republic of Ireland | 1–1|  Cameroon

|
|

Holland 52' | Report | M'Boma 39'

Niigata Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 33,679

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

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)

6 June 2002

18:00

Cameroon | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

|
|

Eto'o 66' | Report |

Saitama Stadium, Saitama

Attendance: 52,328

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

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)

11 June 2002

20:30

Cameroon | 0–2|  Germany

|
|

| Report | Bode 50'
Klose 79'

Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka

Attendance: 47,085

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

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)

### South Africa 2010

[edit]

### Squad

[edit]

* v
* t
* e

Cameroon squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Kameni
* 2 Assou-Ekotto
* 3 Nkoulou
* 4 R. Song
* 5 Bassong
* 6 A. Song
* 7 Nguémo
* 8 Geremi
* 9 Eto'o (c)
* 10 Emaná
* 11 Makoun
* 12 Bong
* 13 Choupo-Moting
* 14 Chedjou
* 15 Webó
* 16 Souleymanou
* 17 Idrissou
* 18 Enoh
* 19 Mbia
* 20 Mandjeck
* 21 Matip
* 22 Ndy Assembé
* 23 Aboubakar
* Coach: Le Guen

### Group E Final Standings

[edit]

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

|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|

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)

### Group E Matches

[edit]

#### Japan vs Cameroon

[edit]

14 June 2010

16:00

Japan | 1–0|  Cameroon

|
|

Honda 39' | Report |

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Attendance: 30,620

Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

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)

* * *

### Cameroon vs Denmark

[edit]

19 June 2010

20:30

Cameroon | 1–2|  Denmark

|
|

Eto'o 10' | Report | Bendtner 33'
Rommedahl 61'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 38,074

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Cameroon[4]

Denmark[4]

|

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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
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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)

* * *

### Cameroon vs Netherlands

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24 June 2010

20:30

Cameroon | 1–2|  Netherlands

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Eto'o 65' (pen.) | Report | Van Persie 36'
Huntelaar 83'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Attendance: 63,093

Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Cameroon[5]

Netherlands[5]

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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
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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
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

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* v
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Cameroon squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Feudjou
* 2 Assou-Ekotto
* 3 Nkoulou
* 4 Djeugoué
* 5 Nounkeu
* 6 Song
* 7 Nguémo
* 8 Moukandjo
* 9 Eto'o (c)
* 10 Aboubakar
* 11 Makoun
* 12 Bedimo
* 13 Choupo-Moting
* 14 Chedjou
* 15 Webó
* 16 Itandje
* 17 Mbia
* 18 Enoh
* 19 Olinga
* 20 Salli
* 21 Matip
* 22 Nyom
* 23 Ndjock
* Coach: Finke

### Group A Final Standings

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Legend

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

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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) Hosts

* 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 vs Cameroon

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13 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Mexico | 1–0|  Cameroon

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Peralta 61' | Report |

Arena das Dunas, Natal

Attendance: 39,216

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Mexico

Cameroon

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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
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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 vs Croatia

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18 June 2014

18:00 UTC−4

Cameroon | 0–4|  Croatia

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| Report |

* Olić 11'
* Perišić 48'
* Mandžukić 61', 73'

Arena da Amazônia, Manaus

Attendance: 39,982

Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Cameroon

Croatia

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|  |

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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
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|

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 vs Brazil

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23 June 2014

17:00 UTC−3

Cameroon | 1–4|  Brazil

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Matip 26' | Report |

* Neymar 17', 35'
* Fred 49'
* Fernandinho 84'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 69,112

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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)

### Qatar 2022

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

* v
* t
* e

Cameroon squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Ngapandouetnbu
* 2 Ngom Mbekeli
* 3 Nkoulou
* 4 Wooh
* 5 Ondoua
* 6 Ngamaleu
* 7 Nkoudou
* 8 Zambo Anguissa
* 9 Nsame
* 10 Aboubakar (c)
* 11 Bassogog
* 12 Toko Ekambi
* 13 Choupo-Moting
* 14 Gouet
* 15 Kunde
* 16 Epassy
* 17 Mbaizo
* 18 Hongla
* 19 Fai
* 20 Mbeumo
* 21 Castelletto
* 22 Ntcham
* 23 Onana
* 24 Ebosse
* 25 Nouhou
* 26 Marou
* Coach: Song

### Group stage

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Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group G

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

24 November 2022 (2022-11-24)

13:00

Switzerland | 1–0|  Cameroon

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* Embolo 48'

| Report |

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 39,089

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

* * *

28 November 2022 (2022-11-28)

13:00

Cameroon | 3–3|  Serbia

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* Castelletto 29'
* Aboubakar 63'
* Choupo-Moting 66'

| Report |

* Pavlović 45+1'
* S. Milinković-Savić 45+3'
* A. Mitrović 53'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 39,789

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)

22:00

Cameroon | 1–0|  Brazil

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* Aboubakar 90+2'

| Report |

Lusail Stadium, Lusail

Attendance: 85,986

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

## Record players

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Rank  | Player  | Matches  | World Cups

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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

## Top goalscorers

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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

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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

## Individual awards

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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

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

## References

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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. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Japan-Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon-Denmark" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
5. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Cameroon-Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

## External links

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