With Brazil likely to finish their group in top spot, Mexico could do with a win, in order to put pressure on Croatia for second spot. The game tonight does not promise to be much of a spectacle, with both teams only narrowly qualifying. Cameroon are only through to this stage because Togo managed to lose points on a technicality, and Mexico only just qualified thanks to the United States beating Panama very late in the last qualifier. Mexico also managed to just scrape through the playoff with with New Zealand.
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Nevertheless, fans of both team are notoriously passionate and strangely enough the most popular team in the US is Mexico. Mexico (or El Tri as they are sometimes referred to) have some pretty rowdy fans, known to chant obscenities at the opposing team, booing the opposition whenever they have the ball, and worst of all booing the opposition?s national anthem. Cameroon fans for their part, have been known to become extremely violent when the result doesn?t go their way.
Cameroon are nothing if not confident, boasting four African Cup of Nations titles as well as having qualified for this tournament more times than any other African nation with seven turns in the World Cup finals under their belts. Mexico have qualified fifteen times and are also a very confident side having won their confederation (CONCACAF) cup a massive nine times.
Star players tonight for Mexico include their veteran skipper, Rafael Marquez, who has claimed that Mexico can ?make history at this World Cup?, Miguel Layun who is touted as a good outball for them and of course Javier Hernandez, who strangely is starting on the bench this evening. Their counterparts have the stellar Samuel Eto?o, Charles Itandje, and Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
Starting in attack tonight for Mexico, Miguel Herrera has elected for Dos Santos and Peralta. In goal he has selected Ochoa, with Corona making do with a spot on the bench. Expected to start in attack for Cameroon are the mighty Samuel Eto?o and Pierre Webo of Fenerbahce, with Mouhammed Idrissou being left out of the final twenty three man squad chosen by Volker Finke.
Cameroon go into the match expecting to cause an upset with their striker Vincent Aboubakar quoted as saying that he will work as hard as possible after having a conversation with Samuel Eto?o who imparted the advice ?never judge a striker by goals alone?. Mexico have set their expectations high for this tournament, with the squad believing that pretty much anything can happen after having beaten an almost full strength Brazil featuring the likes of Hulk, Neymar and others that are currently on the World Cup roster at the Olympics two years ago.
Tonight?s encounter may throw up a few surprises though, if we are lucky, with some top names on the teamsheets and a couple of good battles to keep an eye out for, one such being Eto?o vs. Rafael Marquez. Marquez will have a time of it tonight, having to handle a very experienced and artful Eto?o.
Odds Comparison:
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| Mexico | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 2.30 |
| Draw | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.05 | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| Cameroon | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.55 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update
Teams:
Possible Line up Mexico (4-4-2): Talavera; Moreno, Layun, Reyes, Salcido;Vazquez, Herrera, Giovani dos Santos, Guardado; Peralta, Jiminez
Cameroon(4-4-2): Itandje; Assou-Ekotto, Djeugou, Nkoulou, Nyom; Mbia, Song, Matip, Moukandjo, Choupo-Moting; Eto’o