Cameroon 1 Saudi Arabia 0
Eto'o 65

I was expecting a massacre!! I thought the Cams would flatten the Saudis and run on to a rout. Wasn't so! What spirit the Saudis showed! And they look so much bigger in the open air! The Saudi coach had abandoned his magnetic tactics board and all was ticketty-boo. In truth, the Saudis had the best chances of the game, but failed to make the most of them. Cameroon's German manager must've had a real go at them at half-time, because they came out in the second half, seemingly wanting to play more - although they never dominated and they never looked like a world beating team. Although every neutral in the ground was cheering on the Saudis, that it should be Cameroon who scored on the 65th minute came as no surprise - that's the way things go. The Saudis are out of the World Cup, except to play their last game against Ireland. This is not a good thought for the Irish, who will have to win that game to have any chance of sneaking a place in the next round. A relaxed, proud and (perhaps) determined Saudi Arabia might make that difficult for them. Let's hope so! :)

Discovered that Cameroon do not play wearing two shirts. The sleeves are sewn in!!!! Apparently, they wanted to wear their Africa's Cup (sleeveless) tops, but FIFA said "no way". This picture, illustrates how they got around that, beautifully!!!

Cameroon: Alioum, Wome (Njanka 84), Tchato, Song, Kalla, Lauren, Foe, Kome (Olembe 45), Geremi, Eto'o, Mboma (N'Diefi 74).

Booked: Wome.

Goal: Eto'o 65.

Saudi Arabia: Al Daeyea, Al Jahani, Tukar, Zubromawi (Abdallah Al Dossari 71), Al Shehri, Sulimani, Al Khathran (Noor 86), Abdallah Al Shahrani, Ibrahim Al Shahrani, Al Temyat, Obeid Al Dossari (Al Yami 35).

Booked: Al Yami.

Attendance: 52,328.

Referee: T Hauge (Norway).

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