Cameroon is located in the central and western part of Africa, and its geological and climatic diversity has created a rich natural geographical landscape, so Cameroon has the reputation of "Little Africa". Cameroon is known for its national football team and local music style, among which Marcusa and Bikoussi are the most famous, because of their fierce play, tough playing style, and super deterrent in attack, so the Cameroonian team is nicknamed the "African lion". After eight years away from the World Cup, can the "African lion" play the role of spoiler? All the answers will be revealed in this passionate winter.
Team overview
In 1959, the Cameroon Football Federation was founded and joined FIFA in 1962. In 1970, Cameroon participated in the World Qualifiers for the first time, but was quickly eliminated. It wasn't until the 1982 World Cup in Spain that Cameroon made it all the way to the finals in the World Qualifiers. Cameroon played well in their first World Cup, drawing with Poland, the third runners-up, and champions Italy, drawing three games and leaving the group third. It should be noted that Cameroon is on the same point as Italy, but only 2 goals less. Cameroon then showed their dark horses at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, finishing first in the group and advancing to the round of 16. He played England for 120 minutes in the quarter-final, and lost 1-2. Despite missing the World Cup semi-finals, it was already the best result for an African team in the World Cup.
After missing the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Cameroon picked itself up again and embarked on its eighth World Cup journey. In the World Qualifiers, Cameroon defeated 1-0 in the first leg to complete the away attack, and Ekamby's 124th-minute second draw helped Cameroon eliminate talented Algeria and successfully return to the World Cup. For the eighth time, Cameroon tops Africa in this statistic.
Introduction of the head coach and key players
Cameroon coach Rigobert Song, who took over in March, led Algeria to qualify for the World Cup. Under his guidance, Cameroon has stretched the physical confrontation to the extreme, and the style of the ball can definitely be described as rough. Through this change of coach, the overall cohesion of the Cameroon team has been significantly improved, and the degree of cooperation between all players has become more tacit.
Abubakar, who can play as a center forward and winger, is a right-footed player who currently plays for Saudi Arabian side Khubayr Qudisiyah. Abubakar is Cameroon's captain and has scored 33 goals in 88 A-level appearances since making his debut for the African Lions in 2010, making him the most active Cameroonian player with the most appearances and goals, and will definitely be the mainstay of this Cameroon team and the backbone of the players.
Schuppo Moting is a central striker who currently plays for FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Schupo Morting was selected for the German Under-18 to Under-21 national youth team at all levels, after which he was selected for the Cameroon national team for the first time on 11 May 2010. Shupo Moting is the backup striker for Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich, but the team's third highest scorer after Mane and Musiala, and it was Schubo Moting's smash that brought Cameroon to the World Cup stage after eight years.
World Cup advantages and disadvantages and scenarios
Cameroon is in Group G for the Qatar World Cup, along with Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia. Cameroon's prospects for qualifying are uncertain compared to their group rivals Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland. Cameroon's playing style is mainly based on speed breakthrough, in the face of strong teams pressing and oppressive defense, Cameroon has relatively slim chances, and the three opponents who are stronger than themselves and ranked higher than themselves "break the wrist", and it is a little difficult to qualify.
Half of the players of the Cameroon national team play in the European league, a small number of people play in Saudi Arabia in Asia, the core of the defense is all from the American professional league, compared to other teams, Cameroon lacks the leadership of big stars, in addition, because of the bonus event, Cameroon team has repeatedly become the laughing stock of world football, almost every competition, before the game Cameroon team is with the football association to negotiate salary, bonuses will determine their combat effectiveness.
World Cup Group G fixture time
Round 1:
2022/11/24 18:00 Switzerland vs Cameroon
2022/11/25 03:00 Brazil vs Serbia
Round 2:
2022/11/28 18:00 Cameroon vs Serbia
2022/11/29 00:00 Brazil vs Switzerland
Round 3:
2022/12/03 03:00 Cameroon vs Brazil
2022/12/03 03:00 Serbia vs Switzerland