Cameroon’s Chances of winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

Cameroon’s Chances of winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

This will be the seventh time Cameroon will be appearing at the World Cup. Cameroon holds the record for appearing at the World Cup more times than any other African team. Cameroon has fantastic players like the Chelsea forward Samuel Eto’o. Cameroon team the Indomitable Lions has gotten much attention from their colorful football kits rather than their performance on the pitch. Cameroon must build team unity ahead of the tournament in order to win in this World Cup, because the recent divisions in the team could threaten the team’s performance. The team has complained of mismanagement and sometimes unpaid allowances and such issues do not help when you are facing reigning world champions like Brazil at home.

During the World Cup qualifiers Cameroon benefited from FIFA’s nullification of Togo’s 2-0 win over Cameroon for selecting a suspended player and awarded Cameroon a 3-0 win. Cameroon went ahead in great form to thrash Tunisia 4-1 in a crucial qualifier match in the playoffs.

Poor Performance in World Cup 2010 in South Africa

Cameroon had a disastrous 2010 World Cup campaign when they lost all of the group matches and exited the World Cup in South Africa. Now that is a memory Cameroon needs not to hold on to if they are to win this the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Cameroon’s chances at the Group Stage

The indomitable Lions of Cameroon as they are commonly known are very physical in their game and have been placed in a tough Group A with hosts Brazil, Croatia and Mexico. The chances of Cameroon making it past the group stages, are slim considering the opponents they will be facing. Samuel Eto’o the captain and forward will be leading his side in the World cup in Brazil this year and he will need to hold them together. Their opening game will be against Mexico on 13^th June and Cameroon will be looking to pull a surprise on everyone.

If the recent friendly with Portugal is anything to go by, then Cameroon must add something to their form before the World Cup in Brazil starts. They were hammered 5-1 by their Portuguese counterparts. We look forward to seeing how Cameroon performs in the friendlies lined up just before the World Cup begins.

Most people believe that Cameroon has no chance against the mighty Brazilian team. Cameroon success over Brazil was a 1-0 win back in 2003 at the Confederations Cup. A lot years have passed since that time and much has changed. Their match against Brazil will be the last group match this gives Cameroon the chance of upsetting either Mexico or Croatia before they meet the giants.

The weather could favor Cameroon in their match against Croatia. Cameroon can take advantage of the hot weather and wear out Croatia who are used to the cold European weather.

Key Players for Cameroon

Cameroon will be relying on its key player Samuel Eto’o the renowned striker, four time African Footballer of the year and captain of the Indomitable Lions. He will be required to provide his team with goals and leadership to hold the team together. The forward has had an impressive record at Chelsea eliminating any doubts about his current form. Others include the Barcelona mid-fielder Alex Song, Benouit Assou-Ekotto, Stephane Mbia, Jean Makoun and Joel Matip just to name but a few.

The Cameroon coach Volker Finke from Germany will be looking to prove critics wrong that Cameroon is not an underdog. Volker is known for his amazing tactics.