African Football Team in International Relationships with other Countries
Cameroon is an African national football team or commonly known a Les Lions Indomptables or (The Indomitable Lions) which always participates in the FIFA World Cup starting in 1982. And, the team has been able to qualify six times since 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010. Cameroon has a World Cup Objective of go beyond eight participations in the football arena. They are the only African team who did a remarkable record in the field on African football. The Cameroon is being guided and managed by Federation Camerounaise de Football. The Cameroon league is considered the most successful African football team in FIFA word cup. In fact, the team is recognized as the pioneer of African team to be able to reach the quarter –final of the World Cup in 1990. Cameroon team was able to win four Africa Cup of Nations plus a gold medal during the Summer Olympics in 2000. One of the unforgettable moments of the Cameroon members was the victory they had over Spain during the Sydney Olympics. Cameroon at first had a bad performance, but managed to shoot out and win in the final game.
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Accordingly, in 1984, Cameroon beat Nigeria in the final round. This was the first time that Africa had a champion in the field of football. Thereafter, Cameron again qualified to play in the 1990 World Cup by defeating Nigeria and Tunisia in the final round playoff. During the final tournament Cameroon league was able to win over the defending champion Argentina only in the opening game. Subsequently, the African football team was able also to defeat Romania, but they were not able to make it with the Soviet Union. During this game, the Cameroon was becoming the first African football team to top a World Cup Finals group with a negative goal difference. In the second round of the game, Cameroon was able to defeat Columbia. They were only defeated by England in the last round. After four years, Cameroon joined again in the 1994 World Cup in the USA. That time, Cameroon was able to qualify with Nigeria and Morocco. In the final round, Cameroon was set to fight against Sweden, Brazil and Russia. Although, they were defeated by Russia, but the oldest player in the team Roger Milla had able to win the game. Years later, in 1998, the Cameroon team was again qualified to participate in the World Cup to be held in France. Among the five African countries, Cameroon qualified to draw into group B with Italy, Chile, and Austria. During this game, Cameroon team was once more showed their outstanding football playing skills to win the game. In 2002, they also joined in the World Cup Tournament which was sponsored by Korea-Japan. In this game, the team was able to defeat Saudi Arabia. Nevertheless, they were defeated by Germany in 2006. Again, Cameroon team was qualified to play again in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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On the positive side, there are many great impacts of the Cameroon’s eight-time qualification in the FIFA World Cup; since this has been a great opportunity for all the African football players to visit the different countries in the globe. At the same time, the series games that they had played with various nations marked as a sign of intercultural relationships between Africa and the rest of the participants of the FIFA World Cup. More than anything else, the African people must be thankful to these brilliant men for bringing prestige and honor to their country. For the awards and recognition that this team has been bringing in to Africa every time they qualified in the World Cup and especially upon winning over the games. For all Africans, World Cup’s participation has been an enormous advantage for them; since this is the first time in the African land to have international champions. This is a great pride and honor for every African, being recognized as one of the finest football players in the world. This is also a great opportunity for the African nation to prove to the rest of the world, that they have also world-class athletes that can compete magnificently in the international arena. Aside from that, the FIFA World Cup 2010 which was held in South Africa contributed a lot to the increase of tourism revenue in the country. This was the first World Cup which first hosted by Africa, and there were a lot of foreign visitors who graced the special event. This was one way of improving the international relationship of African people with the rest of the people in the world.
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