FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Cape Verde 1–2 Cameroon

Saturday 6 Sep 2008 · Praia, Cape Verde

Cape Verde1–2Cameroon

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lito Emana Tchoyi

39′1–0Claudio Zelito da Fonseca Aguiar Lito Cape Verde
51′1–1Achille Emana Cameroon
65′1–2Somen Tchoyi Cameroon

Line-ups

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

Cape Verde

1Soares ErnestoGK
3RicardoDF
4Guy RamosDF
6Rui NandoDF
Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro PeleDF ↓84′
14Martins de Jesus Gomes JanicioMF
10Eduardo Fernando Pereira DadyFW
11Claudio Zelito da Fonseca Aguiar LitoFW●
15Lobez CecilloFW
15Marco Soares ↓58′
Ja

Came on

17Gabei EmersonDF↑58′
9Vitor Manuel ToyDF↑84′

Cameroon

Came on

12Alain Mosely NkongMF↑46′
10Achille EmanaMF●↑46′
11Gustan Mbangue Anilet BebbeFW↑60′

No cards.

Elo

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

Cape Verde: 1454 → 1448
Cameroon: 1855 → 1861

Expected score for Cape Verde: 15% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 9, 2008–2025.

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

Form either side

Cape Verde

Before

1–1 v Luxembourg 27 May 2008 · Friendly
0–2 v Cameroon 31 May 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
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

After

1–3 v Tanzania 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v Angola 25 Mar 2009 · Friendly
5–0 v Equatorial Guinea 28 Mar 2009 · Friendly
2–0 v Malta 4 Sep 2009 · Friendly
1–1 v Angola 9 Sep 2009 · Friendly

Cameroon

Before

0–1 v Egypt 10 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
2–0 v Cape Verde 31 May 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
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

After

5–0 v Mauritius 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–3 v South Africa 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
3–1 v Guinea 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
0–1 v Togo 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–0 v Morocco 7 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Road through the tournament

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

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

Every Cape Verde v Cameroon match9

From Cape Verde's side.


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

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN