Current FIFA World Ranking: 11th
FIFA Trigram: CMR
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 1st in CAF Group A (4-1-1; 9 GF, 2 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 6 – 1982 (17th), 1990 (7th), 1994 (22nd), 1998 (25th), 2002 (20th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 0-0-1
Head Coach: Paul Le Guen (France)
Championship Honors: African Cup of Nations (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Samuel Eto’o (9)
Key Players: Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan), Carlos Kameni (Espanyol), Jean Makoun (Lyon), Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor)
Languages: English, French
Overcame a slow start in qualifying to go unbeaten in the final four games … Paul Le Guen took over following the sacking of Otto Pfister two games into World Cup qualifying … Four-time African Cup of Nations Champions were defeated in the final by Egypt in 2008 … Known as the Indomitable Lions, they are still remembered for their run to the quarterfinals in the 1990 FIFA World Cup … The highest placed African team in the FIFA World Rankings … Tied the U.S. 0-0 in the 2003 Confederations Cup … Forward Samuel Eto’o is tied with Rivaldo as the third-highest scorer in FC Barcelona history and also holds the record for number of appearances in La Liga for any African player
