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Cameroon

24 Sep 1953 – 31 Mar 2026 · Elo 1717 (55th now), peak 1909 in 2003

Played
611
Win %
44%
Goals for
861
Against
636
Clean sheets
237
Titles
5

269 won · 190 drawn · 152 lost

Elo rating

World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.

1,5001,6001,7001,8001,90019531961196919771985199320012009201720251953 — Elo: 1,5121954 — Elo: 1,5121955 — Elo: 1,5121956 — Elo: 1,5291957 — Elo: 1,5291958 — Elo: 1,5291959 — Elo: 1,5291960 — Elo: 1,5621961 — Elo: 1,5561962 — Elo: 1,5421963 — Elo: 1,5101964 — Elo: 1,5291965 — Elo: 1,5291966 — Elo: 1,5261967 — Elo: 1,4861968 — Elo: 1,4841969 — Elo: 1,5051970 — Elo: 1,5201971 — Elo: 1,5091972 — Elo: 1,5591973 — Elo: 1,5611974 — Elo: 1,5591975 — Elo: 1,5401976 — Elo: 1,5321977 — Elo: 1,5191978 — Elo: 1,5221979 — Elo: 1,5541980 — Elo: 1,5861981 — Elo: 1,6751982 — Elo: 1,7011983 — Elo: 1,6251984 — Elo: 1,7151985 — Elo: 1,6551986 — Elo: 1,7701987 — Elo: 1,7101988 — Elo: 1,7331989 — Elo: 1,7681990 — Elo: 1,6821991 — Elo: 1,7231992 — Elo: 1,7191993 — Elo: 1,7181994 — Elo: 1,6501995 — Elo: 1,6291996 — Elo: 1,6531997 — Elo: 1,6421998 — Elo: 1,6681999 — Elo: 1,6982000 — Elo: 1,8132001 — Elo: 1,7902002 — Elo: 1,8532003 — Elo: 1,8982004 — Elo: 1,7982005 — Elo: 1,8372006 — Elo: 1,8832007 — Elo: 1,8312008 — Elo: 1,8482009 — Elo: 1,8732010 — Elo: 1,7272011 — Elo: 1,7342012 — Elo: 1,6722013 — Elo: 1,7432014 — Elo: 1,7562015 — Elo: 1,7172016 — Elo: 1,7202017 — Elo: 1,7432018 — Elo: 1,6972019 — Elo: 1,6842020 — Elo: 1,7072021 — Elo: 1,7132022 — Elo: 1,7772023 — Elo: 1,7212024 — Elo: 1,7002025 — Elo: 1,6992026 — Elo: 1,717

Results by year

WonDrawnLost
1953195919651971197719831989199520012007201320192025

Tallest: 19 · Year

Home, away, neutral

Home1701124414319111+20865.9%
Away222687579251288-3730.6%
Neutral219897159291237+5440.6%

By kind of match

Tournament finals173795242236181+5545.7%
Qualifiers2091185338330157+17356.5%
Friendlies229728572295298-331.4%

Runs

Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.

Wins725 Jun 19896 Dec 19891
Unbeaten168 Nov 198126 Feb 19831
Scored in173 Sep 20112 Sep 20121
Clean sheets711 Jan 200210 Feb 20021
Without a win1021 Jan 201024 Jun 20100
Defeats51 Jun 201024 Jun 20100
Without scoring46 May 20012 Jun 20010

Tournament finals43

Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.

African Cup of Nations235Winner (2017, 2002, 2000, 1988, 1984)
FIFA World Cup80Quarter-finals (1990)
UDEAC Cup70—
Confederations Cup30Runner-up (2003)
All-African Games20—

Every finals tournament

African Cup of Nations 2026—210123-1—
African Cup of Nations 2025—321042+2—
African Cup of Nations 2024Round of 16411258-3C · 2nd
FIFA World Cup 2022Group stage3111440G · 3rd
African Cup of Nations 2022Third place7430147+7A · 1st
African Cup of Nations 2019Round of 16412143+1F · 2nd
Confederations Cup 2017Group stage301226-4B · 4th
African Cup of Nations 2017Winner633073+4A · 2nd
African Cup of Nations 2015Group stage302123-1D · 4th
FIFA World Cup 2014Group stage300319-8A · 4th
FIFA World Cup 2010Group stage300325-3E · 4th
African Cup of Nations 2010Quarter-finals411268-2D · 1st
African Cup of Nations 2008Runner-up6402148+6C · 2nd
African Cup of Nations 2006Quarter-finals431082+6B · 1st
African Cup of Nations 2004Quarter-finals412176+1C · 1st

Titles5

African Cup of Nations 5

African Cup of Nations 2017African Cup of Nations 2002African Cup of Nations 2000African Cup of Nations 1988African Cup of Nations 1984

Biggest wins

  1. 9–2 v Djibouti 14 Apr 1960 · African Friendship Games 1960
  2. 7–1 v Congo 2 Feb 1964 · Friendly
  3. 7–1 v Congo 14 Mar 1971 · Friendly
  4. 7–1 v Central African Republic 17 Dec 1984 · UDEAC Cup 1984
  5. 6–0 v Gabon 26 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961
  6. 6–1 v DR Congo 26 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
  7. 6–1 v Mozambique 11 Apr 1999 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1999
  8. 5–0 v Sudan 14 Aug 1983 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1983
  9. 5–0 v Eswatini 18 Oct 1992 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1992
  10. 5–0 v Mauritius 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Heaviest defeats

  1. 1–6 v Russia 28 Jun 1994 · FIFA World Cup 1994
  2. 1–6 v Norway 31 Oct 1990 · Friendly
  3. 0–5 v Costa Rica 9 Mar 1997 · Friendly
  4. 0–5 v South Korea 4 Oct 1984 · Friendly
  5. 1–5 v Portugal 5 Mar 2014 · Friendly
  6. 1–5 v Guinea 31 Dec 1963 · Friendly
  7. 0–4 v Nigeria 1 Sep 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
  8. 0–4 v Colombia 13 Jun 2017 · Friendly
  9. 0–4 v Croatia 18 Jun 2014 · FIFA World Cup 2014
  10. 0–4 v Algeria 28 Nov 1995 · Friendly

Opponents106

DR CongoCAF3518985335+1851.4%19532025
NigeriaCAF2658132136-1519.2%19602024
EgyptCAF2668122032-1223.1%19832022
CongoCAF249695042+837.5%19601997
GabonCAF24111033016+1445.8%19612025
TogoCAF2316434918+3169.6%19632013
Ivory CoastCAF239683025+539.1%19702025
TunisiaCAF2010733019+1150%19672019
GuineaCAF197842525036.8%19632024
SenegalCAF17359922-1317.6%19612024
ZambiaCAF166732927+237.5%19692024
AngolaCAF145811711+635.7%19792025
MoroccoCAF13652128+446.2%19812026
AlgeriaCAF135531415-138.5%19842022
ZimbabweCAF127231813+558.3%19802024
MaliCAF10550157+850%19602019
South AfricaCAF102531215-320%19922026
SudanCAF9513178+955.6%19702011
KenyaCAF9630198+1166.7%19722024
MalawiCAF9531155+1055.6%19802021

By competition13

Friendly20662776730.1%
FIFA World Cup qualification10662261858.5%
African Cup of Nations qualification10356272054.4%
African Cup of Nations10049321949%
UDEAC Cup28196367.9%
FIFA World Cup26581319.2%
Confederations Cup1142536.4%
Nehru Cup945044.4%
All-African Games824225%
African Friendship Games750271.4%
Simba Tournament30120%
Dakar Tournament20200%

Recorded scorers118

Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.

Samuel Eto'o4572000–2014
Vincent Aboubakar3982010–2025
Patrick M'Boma2401997–2004
Roger Milla2011976–1994
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting1412010–2022
Karl Toko Ekambi1402016–2024
Pierre Webó1302005–2014
Alphonse Tchami1101992–1998
François Omam-Biyik1111989–1996
Christian Bassogog802017–2024
André Kana-Biyik701985–1992
Bryan Mbeumo702023–2025

Most capped293

Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 30% of these matches.

Vincent Aboubakar86672010–2025
Frank Anguissa63572017–2025
Michael Ngadeu63592016–2025
Christian Bassogog57352016–2025
Karl Toko Ekambi57432016–2024
Moumi Ngamaleu56412017–2025
André Onana53532016–2025
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting53402010–2025
Collins Fai52482017–2023
Nouhou Tolo49472017–2026
Nicolas Nkoulou48442009–2023
Samuel Eto'o45441998–2014

Every match611

31 Mar 2026China PR2–0NeutralFIFA Series 2026—
27 Mar 2026Australia0–1AwayFIFA Series 2026—
9 Jan 2026Morocco0–2AwayAfrican Cup of Nations 2026—
4 Jan 2026South Africa2–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2026—
31 Dec 2025Mozambique2–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2025—
28 Dec 2025Ivory Coast1–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2025—
24 Dec 2025Gabon1–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2025—
13 Nov 2025DR Congo0–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
13 Oct 2025Angola0–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
8 Oct 2025Mauritius2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
9 Sep 2025Cape Verde0–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
4 Sep 2025Eswatini3–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
9 Jun 2025Equatorial Guinea1–1NeutralFriendly—
6 Jun 2025Uganda3–0NeutralFriendly—
25 Mar 2025Libya3–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
19 Mar 2025Eswatini0–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
19 Nov 2024Zimbabwe2–1HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
13 Nov 2024Namibia0–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
14 Oct 2024Kenya1–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
11 Oct 2024Kenya4–1HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
10 Sep 2024Zimbabwe0–0NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
7 Sep 2024Namibia1–0HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2024—
11 Jun 2024Angola1–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
8 Jun 2024Cape Verde4–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
27 Jan 2024Nigeria0–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Round of 16
23 Jan 2024Gambia3–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Group stage
19 Jan 2024Senegal1–3NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Group stage
15 Jan 2024Guinea1–1NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations 2024Group stage
9 Jan 2024Zambia1–1NeutralFriendly—
21 Nov 2023Libya1–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2023—
17 Nov 2023Mauritius3–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2023—
16 Oct 2023Senegal0–1NeutralFriendly—
12 Oct 2023Russia0–1AwayFriendly—
12 Sep 2023Burundi3–0HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2023—
10 Jun 2023Mexico2–2NeutralFriendly—
28 Mar 2023Namibia1–2NeutralAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2023—
24 Mar 2023Namibia1–1HomeAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2023—
2 Dec 2022Brazil1–0NeutralFIFA World Cup 2022Group stage
28 Nov 2022Serbia3–3NeutralFIFA World Cup 2022Group stage
24 Nov 2022Switzerland0–1NeutralFIFA World Cup 2022Group stage