Cameroon national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions) |
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| Association | Fédération Camerounaise de Football |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation |
UNIFFAC (Central Africa) |
| Head coach | Hugo Broos |
| Captain | Benjamin Moukandjo |
| Most caps | Rigobert Song (137) |
| Top scorer | Samuel Eto'o (56) |
| Home stadium | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| FIFA code | CMR |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 62  3 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 11 (November 2006 – January 2007, November–December 2009) |
| Lowest | 79 (February–March 2013) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 55  1 (22 January 2017)
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| Highest | 12 (June 2003) |
| Lowest | 76 (April 1995) |
| First international | |
 Belgian Congo 3–2 French Cameroon  (Belgian Congo; September 1956) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Cameroon 9–0 Chad  (DR Congo; April 1965) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Norway 6–1 Cameroon  (Oslo, Norway; 31 October 1990)  Russia 6–1 Cameroon (Palo Alto, California, United States; 28 June 1994)  Costa Rica 5–0 Cameroon (San José, Costa Rica; 9 March 1997) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1990 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1970) |
| Best result | Champions, 1984, 1988, 2000 and 2002 |
| Confederations Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | Runners-up, 2003 |
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed in French Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions or Untameable Lions), is the national team of Cameroon. It is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and has qualified seven times for the FIFA World Cup, more than any other African team (in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014). However, the team has only made it once out of the group stage. They were the first African team to reach the quarter-final of the World Cup, in 1990, losing to England in extra time. They have also won four Africa Cup of Nations titles.
Cameroon played its first match against Belgian Congo in 1956, losing 3–2. They first qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in 1970, but were knocked out in the first round. Two years later, as host nation, the Indomitable Lions finished third after being knocked out by their neighbours and future champions Congo in the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations. They would not qualify for the competition for another ten years.
Cameroon qualified for its first FIFA World Cup in 1982. With the increase of 16 to 24 teams Cameroon qualified along with Algeria to represent Africa in Spain. Cameroon was drawn into Group 1 with eventual winners Italy, Poland and Peru. In their first game, Cameroon faced Peru and drew 0–0. They then had a second goalless draw with Poland before a surprise 1–1 draw with Italy. Despite being unbeaten they failed to qualify for the second round.
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