Cameroon

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5Continental titles· last 20177Continental finals reached

Greatest games

Cameroon's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

1
L 2-3 v England
1990-07-01 · World Cup · Quarterfinals
1.818
2
W 2-1 v Romania
1990-06-14 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.775
3
W 1-0 v Brazil
2022-12-02 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.750
4
W 2-1 v Colombia
1990-06-23 · World Cup · Round of 16
1.654
5
W 1-0 v Argentina
1990-06-08 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.555
6
D 1-1 v Ireland
2002-06-01 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.411
7
D 2-2 v Sweden
1994-06-19 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.410
8
D 3-3 v Serbia
2022-11-28 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.343
9
L 1-2 v Netherlands
2010-06-24 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.279
10
D 1-1 v Italy
1982-06-23 · World Cup · First Group Stage
1.217

Footprint

Tournament appearances
33
Trophies
5
Major trophies
5
Last appearance
2025
World Cup appearances
8
Continental appearances
22
Last final reached
2017
Last trophy
2017

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Cameroon. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

New Zealand
Repeated continental champions
Honors 5.10 · distance 0.04
Australia
Repeated continental champions
Honors 6.20 · distance 0.90
Côte d'Ivoire
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 8.25 · distance 1.23
Japan
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 6.50 · distance 1.25
Saudi Arabia
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 6.00 · distance 1.54

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2025AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2025
Cameroon
2024AFCON
Round of 16
Africa Cup of Nations 2024
Cameroon
2022WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2022
Cameroon
2022AFCON
Semifinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2022
Cameroon
2019AFCON
Round of 16
Africa Cup of Nations 2019
Cameroon
2017AFCON
Champion
Africa Cup of Nations 2017
Cameroon
2017Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
Cameroon
2015AFCON
Appearance
Africa Cup of Nations 2015
Cameroon
2014WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2014
Cameroon
2010WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2010
Cameroon
2010AFCON
Quarterfinal
Africa Cup of Nations 2010
Cameroon
2008AFCON
Final
Africa Cup of Nations 2008
Cameroon

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2017 Won
Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt
Score
2-1
Venue
Stade de l'Amitié, Gabon
2008 Lost
Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt
Score
0-1
Venue
Ohene Djan Stadium, Ghana
2003 Lost
Confederations Cup
France
Score
0-1
Venue
Stade de France, France
2002 Won
Africa Cup of Nations
Senegal
Score
0-0 (PKs 3)
Venue
Stade 26 Mars, Mali
2000 Won
Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria
Score
2-2 (PKs 4)
Venue
Lagos National Stadium, Nigeria
1988 Won
Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria
Score
1-0
Venue
Stade Mohamed V, Morocco
1986 Lost
Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt
Score
0-0 (PKs 4)
Venue
Cairo International Stadium, Egypt
1984 Won
Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria
Score
3-1
Venue
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire