CAMEROON
The Coach:
- Volker Finke
World Cup Records:
- Brazil will be their seventh World Cup - an African record
- Cameroon have only won one match in four editions since reaching the quarter-finals in 1990.
- Lost all three of their games at the 2010 World Cup
FIFA Ranking: 56
Goalkeepers:Loic Feudjou (Coton Sport), Charles Itandje (Konyaspor), Sammy Ndjock (Fethiyespor).
Defenders:Benoit Assou-Ekotto (QPR, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Henri Bedimo (Lyon), Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray), Cedric Djeugou (Coton Sport), Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille), Dany Nounkeu (Besiktas), Allan Nyom (Granada).
Midfielders:Enoh Eyong (Antalyaspor), Jean Makoun (Rennes), Joel Matip (Schalke), Stephane Mbia (Sevilla, on loan from QPR), Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy), Landry Nguemo (Bordeaux), Edgar Salli (Lens), Alex Song (Barcelona).
Forwards:Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient), Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting (Mainz), Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea), Fabrice Olinga (Malaga), Achille Webo (Fenerbahce).
The Cameroonian team threatened to withdraw for the World Cup over a bonus dispute with the federation, they arrived Brazil on Monday June 9.
Key Player:
- Samuel Eto'o
- Samuel Eto'o has been the face of Cameroon soccer for over a decade, scoring 57 times in 118 appearances
Player To Watch:
- Nicolas Nkoulou
Journey To Brazil:
- They received a World Cup lifeline in June 2013 when FIFA awarded them a 3-0 win over Togo, who had fielded a suspended player.
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