World Cup Head-to-Head focus: Cameroon

by Staff Reporter

Saturday Nov 12, 2022. 11:00

The World Cup kicks off in nine days and we continue our countdown to the purest distillation of the ‘Beautiful Game’ by looking at Cameroon’s head-to-head record against their Group G opponents at 2022 World Cup.

Cameroon’s Group G fixtures:

– v Switzerland, Thursday 24 November, Al Janoub Stadium, 12pm CAT

– v Serbia, Monday 28 November, Al Janoub Stadium, 12pm CAT

– v Brazil, Friday 2 December, Lusail Iconic Stadium, 9pm CAT

Cameroon’s overall World Cup record: P23 W4 D7 L12

Switzerland’s overall World Cup record: P37 W12 D8 L17

Serbia’s overall World Cup record (including Yugoslavia): P46 W18 D8 L20

Brazil’s overall World Cup record: P109 W73 D18 L18

Record v Switzerland: N/A – This will be the teams’ first official meeting

Cameroon’s record v European opposition at the World Cup: P14 W1 D5 L8

– Poland 0-0 Cameroon – 19 June 1982, A Coruna, group stage

– Italy 1-1 Cameroon – 23 June 1982, Vigo, group stage

– Cameroon 2-1 Romania – 14 June 1990, Bari, group stage

– Cameroon 0-4 Soviet Union – 18 June 1990, Bari, group stage

– England 3-2* Cameroon – 1 July 1990, Naples, quarterfinal

– Cameroon 2-2 Sweden – 16 June 1994, Pasadena, group stage

– Russia 6-1 Cameroon – 28 June 1994, Palo Alto, group stage

– Cameroon 1-1 Austria – 11 June 1998, Toulouse, group stage

– Italy 3-0 Cameroon – 17 June 1998, Montpellier, group stage

– Ireland 1-1 Cameroon – 1 June 2002, Niigata, group stage

– Cameroon 0-2 Germany – 11 June 2002, Shizuoka, group stage

– Cameroon 1-2 Denmark – 19 June 2010, Pretoria, group stage

– Cameroon 1-2 Netherlands – 24 June 2010, Cape Town, group stage

– Cameroon 0-4 Croatia – 18 June 2014, Manaus, group stage

*After extra time

Switzerland’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: P1 W1 D0 L0

– Togo 0-2 Switzerland – 19 June 2006, Dortmund, group stage

Record v Serbia: P1 W0 D0 L1

– Serbia 4-3 Cameroon – 5 June 2010, Belgrade, friendly

Serbia’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: P3 W1 D0 L2

– Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire – 18 June 1974, Gelsenkirchen, group stage

– Ivory Coast 3-2 Serbia & Montenegro – 21 June 2006, Munich, group stage

– Serbia 0-1 Ghana – 13 June 2010, Pretoria, group stage

Record v Brazil: P6 W1 D0 L5

– Brazil 3-0 Cameroon – 24 June 1994, Palo Alto, World Cup

– Brazil 2-0 Cameroon – 13 November 1996, Curitiba, friendly

– Brazil 2-0 Cameroon – 31 May 2001, Kashima, Confederations Cup

– Brazil 0-1 Cameroon – 19 June 2003, Paris, Confederations Cup

– Cameroon 1-4 Brazil – 23 June 2014, Brasilia, World Cup

– Brazil 1-0 Cameroon – 20 November 2018, London, friendly

Cameroon’s record v South American opposition at the World Cup: P6 W2 D2 L2

– Peru 0-0 Cameroon – 15 June 1982, A Coruna, group stage

– Argentina 0-1 Cameroon – 8 June 1990, Milan, group stage

– Cameroon 2-1* Colombia – 23 June 1990, Naples, round of 16

– Brazil 3-0 Cameroon – 24 June 1994, Palo Alto, group stage

– Chile 1-1 Cameroon – 23 June 1998, Nantes, group stage

– Cameroon 1-4 Brazil – 23 June 2014, Brasilia, group stage

*After extra time

Brazil’s record v African opposition at the World Cup: P7 W7 D0 L0

– Zaire 0-3 Brazil – 22 June 1974, Gelsenkirchen, group stage

– Brazil 1-0 Algeria – 6 June 1986, Guadalajara, group stage

– Brazil 3-0 Cameroon – 24 June 1994, Palo Alto, group stage

– Brazil 3-0 Morocco – 16 June 1998, Nantes, group stage

– Brazil 3-0 Ghana – 27 June 2006, Dortmund, round of 16

– Brazil 3-1 Ivory Coast – Johannesburg, group stage

– Cameroon 1-4 Brazil – 23 June 2014, Brasilia, group stage