Samuel Eto'o admits Cameroon's World Cup failure has undermined an otherwise spectacular season for him.
The Inter Milan striker won an historic treble of league, cup and Champions League with his club last term. However, he admits Cameroon's limp showing - when so much was expected from African sides - has hit hi View more »
Denmark coach Morten Olsen described his side's performance in Saturday night's World Cup 2-1 victory over Cameroon as "heroic" but admits they will need to improve massively if they are to make any further progress in the tournament.
Samuel Eto'o had put Cameroon ahead but Denmark drew level thanks to Nicklas Ben View more »
Denmark hit back from an early deficit to re-ignite their World Cup challenge with a 2-1 win which extinguished Cameroon's chances of getting through to the last 16.
In what was a hugely entertaining encounter between the bottom two teams in Group E in Pretoria, Cameroon took the lead in the 10th minute through ca View more »
Denmark hit back from an early deficit to re-ignite their World Cup challenge and in the process extinguish Cameroon's chances of getting through to the last 16 with a 2-1 win.
In what was a hugely entertaining encounter between the bottom two teams in Group E in Pretoria, Cameroon took the lead in the 10th minute thr View more »
Dennis Rommedal set up Denmark's first goal then scored the second
Samuel Eto’o may be minded to ask, as he examines the wreckage of Cameroon’s World Cup campaign, not what he can do for his country, but what his country can do for him.
The Internazionale striker, a totemic figure in his homeland, entere View more »
Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen has called on his team to live up to their nickname and produce a lion-hearted performance against Denmark on Saturday night in a World Cup encounter that is crucial for both sides.
Neither nation were able to pick up anything from their opening Group E matches, with Cameroon going down View more »
Keisuke Honda enjoyed a belated birthday celebration as Japan regained that winning mentality.
The CSKA Moscow attacker, 24 yesterday, got the all-important goal after 39 minutes of the Group E match at the Free State Stadium.
It meant a long-awaited victory for coach Takeshi Okada, who had seen his side lose four View more »
Japan coach Takeshi Okada is quietly confident his side can return to winning ways in their opening game against Cameroon.
Okada insists they will take the game to their opponents at the Free State Stadium.
After a run of five warm-up matches without a victory and only one goal scored, he has been accused of negativi View more »
Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen has hinted he will name midfielder Alex Song on the substitutes' bench for his side's World Cup opener against Japan on Monday.
Arsenal midfielder Song was expected to play a key part in the Indomitable Lions' bid to qualify from Group E but looks set to be employed off the bench initia View more »
Japan will play Mozambique in a hastily-arranged final pre-World Cup friendly on Thursday as Takeshi Okada's side seek a much-needed confidence boost ahead of Monday's opener against Cameroon.
Japan have suffered four consecutive defeats ahead of a fourth consecutive World Cup campaign and face a tough task to rea View more »