NICKNAME: Les Lions Idomptables / The Indomitable Lions
MANAGER: Rigobert Song
MOST CAPPED PLAYER: Rigobert Song- 137 caps from 1993 to 2010
TOP SCORER: Samuel Eto'o- 56 goals from 1997 to 2014
HOST NATION: -
WORLD CUP RECORD: 8, first one being in 1982.
BEST RESULT: Cameroon's best result comes from 1990, their second ever WC appearance. Their opener was against title defenders Argentina. It was a great 1-0 win with an Omam-Biyik goal. With a win in the next match against Romania (2-1) meant they secured the knock-out stage. Last match was a big loss from the Soviets (0-4) but anyway Cameroon finished as first placed in the group. Next game was versus South American's Colombia. No goals in the first 90 minutes. Milla scored two in the extra time. Redin added one for Colombia five minutes before the end as the match finished 2-1. In the quarter-final we saw a great match against England. Three Lions took a first half lead. Kunde and Ekeke overturned the result. Lineker scored second for England so it meant we are going into extra time. Lineker scored his second and final goal of the match. England was better 2-3 (a.e.t.).
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