Cameroon national football team

man ‘s national association football team representing Cameroon
This article is about the men ‘s team. For the women ‘s team, see Cameroon women ‘s national football team
The Cameroon national football team, ( french : Équipe de camerounaise du football ) represents Cameroon in men ‘s external football and It is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football. The team has qualified seven times for the FIFA World Cup, more than any other african team ( in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014 ). however, the team has lone made it once out of the group stage. They were the first African team to reach the quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup in 1990, losing to England in excess time. They have besides won five Africa Cup of Nations and Olympic gold in 2000. The team represents Cameroon both in FIFA and Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) .

history [edit ]

first games [edit ]

Cameroon played its first match against belgian Congo in 1956, losing 3–2. They first qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1970, but were knocked out in the first round. Two years late, as host nation, the indomitable Lions finished one-third after being knocked out by their neighbours and future champions Congo in the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations. They would not qualify for the competition for another ten years.

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FIFA 1982 World Cup – the first gear time [edit ]

Cameroon qualified for its first FIFA World Cup in 1982. With the increase of 16 to 24 teams Cameroon qualified along with Algeria to represent Africa in Spain. Cameroon was drawn into Group 1 with eventual winners Italy, Poland, and Peru. In their beginning game, Cameroon faced Peru and drew 0–0. They then had a moment scoreless draw with Poland before a surprise 1–1 pull back with Italy. Despite being unbeaten they failed to qualify for the second round of golf .

african Nations, 1984 [edit ]

Two years subsequently, Cameroon qualified for the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Ivory Coast. They finished second gear in their first-round group before beating Algeria on penalties in the semi-final. In the final, Cameroon beat Nigeria 3–1 with goals from René N’Djeya, Théophile Abega and Ernest Ebongué to become champions of Africa for the first fourth dimension .

FIFA 1990 World Cup – Quarter Finals [edit ]

Cameroon qualified for the 1990 World Cup by surpassing Nigeria and beating Tunisia in the final turn playoff. In the final tournament, Cameroon were drawn into Group B with Argentina, Romania and the Soviet Union. Cameroon defeated defending champions Argentina in the opening game 1–0 with a finish scored by François Omam-Biyik. Cameroon late defeated Romania 2–1 and lost to the Soviet Union 0–4, becoming the first side to top a World Cup Finals group with a damaging goal deviation. In the irregular orotund, Cameroon defeated Colombia 2–1 with the 38-year-old Roger Milla scoring two goals in the extra time. In the quarter-finals, Cameroon faced England. After 25 minutes, England ‘s David Platt scored for England, while in the second-half, Cameroon came back with a 61st-minute penalty from Emmanuel Kundé and took the conduct with Eugène Ekéké on 65 minutes. England, however, equalized in the 83rd minute with a penalty from Gary Lineker, while Lineker again found the final via a 105th-minute punishment to make the eventual scoreline 3–2 for England. The team was coached by russian director and erstwhile player Valeri Nepomniachi .

1994 World Cup [edit ]

The 1994 World Cup in the United States saw the adjustment of representation for three african teams qualify. Cameroon qualified with Nigeria and Morocco. In the final tournament, Cameroon were drawn into Group B with Sweden, Brazil and Russia. After a 2–2 draw against Sweden, Cameroon were determined to make an impact. however, a 3–0 loss to Brazil and a heavy 6–1 loss to Russia knocked them out. In their death game against Russia, the then 42-year-old Roger Milla became the oldest player to play and score in a World Cup finals match. The team was coached by French-born Henri Michel .

1998 World Cup [edit ]

The 1998 World Cup in France saw the increase of 24 to 32 teams. Cameroon qualified aboard four other african countries. After qualifying ampere expected, Cameroon were drawn into Group B with Italy, Chile and Austria. Despite drawing with Chile and Austria, a 3–0 get the better of to Italy saw Cameroon ending bed of the group, and they were eliminated as a leave. It was an unfortunate elimination, since Cameroon had led Austria 1–0 until the 90th moment, and had two goals questionably ruled out in a 1–1 draw with Chile. Cameroon had three players sent off in the course of the tournament, more than any other team, despite entirely playing three games out of a possible seven. They besides had the highest batting order count per bet on of any team, collecting an average of four bookings in each pit they played. [ 4 ] It was besides during this tournament that a certain Samuel Eto’o was exposed to Cameroonians. He was the youngest player of the tournament aboard Michael Owen of England. The team was coached by French-born Claude Le Roy .

2002 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

Cameroon qualified for the 2002 World Cup in Korea-Japan, clinching first gear stead in their group which included Angola, Zambia and Togo. Cameroon were drawn into Group E aboard Germany, the Republic of Ireland and Saudi Arabia. Cameroon started with a 1–1 absorb with Ireland after giving up the leave and late defeated Saudi Arabia 1–0. In their last game, Cameroon were defeated 2–0 by Germany and were narrowly eliminated by the Irish, who had not lost a crippled .

The death of a team extremity [edit ]

In the 72nd infinitesimal of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia, midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed ; he was pronounced dead respective hours late. In the final against France, Cameroon wore shirts embroidered with Foé ‘s list and dates of birth and end .

Missing out on Germany 2006 [edit ]

In the 2006 World Cup qualifying round, Cameroon were drawn into Group 3 with the Ivory Coast, Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Benin. Cameroon led the group for most of the time until their final examination game, when Pierre Womé failed to convert a belated penalty. On 8 October 2005, Cameroon drew with Egypt 1–1 while the Ivory Coast defeated Sudan 3–1, results which prevented Cameroon from qualifying to the World Cup .

2010 World Cup qualification [edit ]

In Cameroon ‘s 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, the team was grouped with Gabon, Togo and Morocco. After a dull startle in their campaign with a personnel casualty to Togo, the coach of Cameroon, Otto Pfister, resigned. Frenchman Paul Le Guen was appointed as the modern coach after a draw against Morocco. Le Guen ‘s date caused an arise in Cameroon ‘s spirits as they earned a win against Gabon in Libreville, followed by another acquire against the Panthers four days late in Yaoundé. One month later, they defeated Togo in Yaoundé by three goals. On 14 November 2009, Cameroon defeated the Atlas Lions of Morocco 2–0 in Fez in their last match of their campaign. Gabon was besides defeated by Togo 1–0 in Lomé. Both results caused Cameroon to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals, held in South Africa. [ 5 ] The indomitable Lions were the beginning team to be mathematically eliminated in the 2010 World Cup, going out in their second base group match to Denmark after losing 1–2, preceded by a 0–1 kill to Japan .

controversy about sleeveless and one-piece kits [edit ]

cameroon used bootless Puma shirts at the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali. FIFA, however, did not allow Cameroon to use the same kits as at the 2002 World Cup, and bootleg sleeves were added to the shirts. [ 6 ] The 2004 African Cup of Nations witnessed Cameroon again run into controversy regarding their kits. Puma had designed a one-piece kit for the Cameroon team which FIFA declared illegal, stating that the kits must have divide shirts and shorts. FIFA then imposed fines on Cameroon and deducted six points from their qualify campaign. Puma argued that a bikini kit is not stated as a necessity in the FIFA laws of the game. Puma, however, lost the encase in court, and Cameroon were forced to wear two-piece kits, but FIFA subsequently restored the six qualifying points to Cameroon.

2003 Confederations Cup Qualifiers [edit ]

cameroon started the 2002 African Cup of Nations contest with a 1–0 winnings over DR Congo. That was followed by another 1–0 win against Ivory Coast, and a comfortable 3–0 gain against Togo. These results led Cameroon to qualify from the group stage to the quarter-finals as their group ‘s winner. In the Knockout stage, Cameroon met Egypt in a close equal that they won 1–0 by M’Boma ‘s goal in the 62nd hour of the game. In the Semi-finals, Cameroon met the hosts Mali and won the match 3–0 to qualify to the final. On 13 February 2002, and after a close match, Cameroon won its fourthly african Cup of Nations ( repeating as champions ), by beating Senegal 3–2 in a penalty gunfight after a scoreless guide to qualify for the 2003 Confederations Cup in France. [ 7 ]

2017 Confederations Cup Qualifiers [edit ]

cameroon started the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations contest with a 1–1 draw to Burkina Faso. That was followed by a 2–1 win against Guinea-Bissau, and an unconvincing scoreless draw against the hosts Gabon. These results were enough for Cameroon to qualify from the group degree to the quarter-finals, where they met Senegal in a close peer that Cameroon won 5–4 in a penalty gunfight after it had ended 0–0 after extra time. In the Semi-finals, Cameroon met Ghana and won the match 2–0 to qualify to the concluding. On 5 February 2017, and after a close match, Cameroon won the african Cup of Nations for the fifth time after defeating seven-time champions Egypt 2–1 in the final, [ 8 ] by Vincent Aboubakar ‘s belated goal in the 89th minute of the match. [ 9 ] As champions, Cameroon qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia .

Kits and crests [edit ]

The Cameroon national football team ‘s tradition color is green shirts, loss shorts and yellow socks, colors of the national flag. Cameroon national football team had long-run partnership with Puma. [ 10 ] Since the end of 2019 its post is Le Coq Sportif .