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Cameroon national football team

Cameroon
NicknameLions Indomptables
(
Indomitable Lions)
AssociationFédération Camerounaise
de Football
CoachArtur Jorge, 2005-
Most capsRoger Milla (88?)
Top scorerPatrick Mboma (33)
 
Home colours
 
Away colours
First International
Cameroon 9 – 2 Somalia
(Madagascar; 13 April, 1960)
Largest win
Cameroon 9 – 2 Somalia
(Madagascar; 13 April, 1960)
Worst defeat
South Korea 5 – 0 Cameroon
(Seoul, South Korea; 4 October, 1984)
Norway 6 – 1 Cameroon
(Oslo, Norway; 31 October, 1990)
Russia 6 – 1 Cameroon
(Palo Alto, California, USA; 28 June, 1994)
Costa Rica 5 – 0 Cameroon
(San Jose, Costa Rica; 9 March, 1997)
World Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1982)
Best resultQuarterfinals, 1990
African Nations Cup
Appearances 13 (First in 1970)
Best resultWinners, 1984, 1988,
2000, 2002
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The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions), is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football. It was the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, which it did in 1990, losing to England in extra time. In the opener of that tournament, Cameroon pulled one of the biggest upsets in world soccer history, beating champions Argentina 1–0.

Cameroon won the African Nations Cup four times, and also won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Cameroon's uniforms have been a source of controversy recently. They tried to wear one-piece bodysuits designed by Puma for the 2004 African Nations Cup, and were fined by FIFA.

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World Cup record

African Nations Cup record

  • 1957 to 1965 – Did not enter
  • 1968 – Did not qualify
  • 1970 – Round 1
  • 1972 – Third place
  • 1974 to 1980 – Did not qualify
  • 1982 – Round 1
  • 1984 – Champions
  • 1986 – Second place
  • 1988 – Champions
  • 1990 – Round 1
  • 1992 – Fourth place
  • 1994 – Did not qualify
  • 1996 – Round 1
  • 1998 – Quarterfinals
  • 2000 – Champions
  • 2002 – Champions
  • 2004 – Quarterfinals

Famous players

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National football teams of Africa (CAF)

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International Football

FIFA – World Cup – Women's World Cup – World Rankings – Player of the Year
Asia: AFC – Asian Cup | Africa: CAF – African Nations Cup
South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América | North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup
Oceania: OFC – OFC Nations Cup | Europe: UEFA – European Championship








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