

Samuel Eto'o wants Cameroon to quickly banish the memories of the World Cup and turn their focus to the future after a forgettable experience in South Africa.
The Indomitable Lions failed to register a point in the competition. They were beaten in all three matches in Group E - by Japan, Denmark and Holland - despite coming into the tournament as one of Africa's biggest hopes.
But Eto'o said: "We're all disappointed, we went to South Africa with high hopes of having a good World Cup. We cannot go back now. We must look to the future. And the future comes quickly because we already play in September."
| Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
| 2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
| 1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
| 1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
| 1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
| 1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
| 1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
| 1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
| 1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
| 1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
| 1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
| 1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
| 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
| 1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
| 1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
| 1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
| 1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |