In the semi-finals of the African play-offs of the World Cup preliminaries, Cameroon, the former number one in Africa, was defeated by the Democratic Republic of the Congo 0-1 and was determined to miss the 2026 World Cup! Cameroon's starting li...
In the semi-finals of the African play-offs of the World Cup preliminaries, Cameroon, the former number one in Africa, was defeated by the Democratic Republic of the Congo 0-1 and was determined to miss the 2026 World Cup!
Cameroon's starting lineup is worth 200 million euros, more than three times that of its opponent (62.5 million euros). The team includes Manchester United forward Mbemo, Brighton midfielder Baleba, Manchester United loan goalkeeper Onana, and Naples midfielder Angueissa.
Cameroon is the country that has advanced to the World Cup finals the most times among many African countries, a total of 8 times. It has also created the best performance of an African team in the World Cup (the top 8 in the 1990 World Cup).
Ranking of African countries’ participation in the World Cup:
Cameroon – 8 times
Morocco, Tunisia – 7 times each
Nigeria – 6 times
Algeria, Ghana – 5 times each
Egypt – 4 times
South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal — 3 times each
Angola, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo - 1 time each
source:ty so 7m cn
