FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Cameroon 2–0 Cape Verde

Saturday 31 May 2008 · Yaoundé, Cameroon

Cameroon2–0Cape Verde

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Song Eto'o

8′1–0Rigobert Song Cameroon
56′2–0Samuel Eto'o Cameroon · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Cameroon

Came on

13Gustave Bebbe MbangueMF↑82′
10Achille EmanaMF↑90′

Cape Verde

12Soares ErnestoGK
2Reis GilbertoDF
3Dasilva RicardoDF
17Gabei EmersonDF
4RambéMF
5Amado WalderMF
6Fernando NevesMF
7Adriano NeneMF ↓65′
15Lobez CecilloMF
10Eduardo Fernando Pereira DadyFW ↓65′
11Claudio Zelito da Fonseca Aguiar LitoFW ↓85′

Came on

18Carlos CaloMF↑65′
8Erson RacruzFW↑65′
18Soares SilvinoFW↑85′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Cameroon: 1861 → 1863
Cape Verde: 1408 → 1406

Expected score for Cameroon: 96% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 9, 2008–2025.

Cameroon wins: 4
Draws: 2
Cape Verde wins: 3

Form either side

Cameroon

Before

5–1 v Zambia 26 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
3–0 v Sudan 30 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
3–2 v Tunisia 4 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
1–0 v Ghana 7 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
0–1 v Egypt 10 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

3–0 v Mauritius 8 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Tanzania 14 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Tanzania 21 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Cape Verde 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
5–0 v Mauritius 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Cape Verde

Before

0–4 v Guinea 9 Sep 2007 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2007
0–0 v Gambia 3 Dec 2007 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 2007
1–1 v Guinea-Bissau 7 Dec 2007 · Amílcar Cabral Cup 2007
1–0 v Burkina Faso 24 May 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Luxembourg 27 May 2008 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Tanzania 7 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v Mauritius 15 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–1 v Mauritius 22 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–2 v Cameroon 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–3 v Tanzania 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Road through the tournament

Cameroon

2–0 v Cape Verde 31 May 2008
3–0 v Mauritius 8 Jun 2008
0–0 v Tanzania 14 Jun 2008
2–1 v Tanzania 21 Jun 2008
2–1 v Cape Verde 6 Sep 2008
5–0 v Mauritius 11 Oct 2008

Cape Verde

0–2 v Cameroon 31 May 2008
1–0 v Tanzania 7 Jun 2008
1–0 v Mauritius 15 Jun 2008
3–1 v Mauritius 22 Jun 2008
1–2 v Cameroon 6 Sep 2008
1–3 v Tanzania 11 Oct 2008

Every Cameroon v Cape Verde match9

From Cameroon's side.


9 Sep 2025	Cape Verde	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
8 Jun 2024	Cape Verde	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
17 Jan 2022	Cape Verde	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations 2022	Group stage
26 Mar 2021	Cape Verde	1–3	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2021	—
13 Nov 2019	Cape Verde	0–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2019	—
14 Oct 2012	Cape Verde	2–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2012	—
8 Sep 2012	Cape Verde	0–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2012	—
6 Sep 2008	Cape Verde	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
31 May 2008	Cape Verde	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—

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