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HeadCoach:
Paul LeGuen
TeamCaptain:
Samuel Eto’o (InternazionaleMilan)
FIFARanking:
11
Cameroon isAfrica’smost successful side; their appearance
inSouthAfricawillbetheteam’ssixthFIFAWorldCupappearance.
Theywere thefirstAfrican team to reach thequarter-finalsof the
WorldCup, in1990, losingtoEngland inextratime.Theyhavealso
won fourAfricanNationsCups.
Head coach Le Guen, who previouslymanaged clubs like
Lyon, Rangers and Paris St. Germain, has brought a change in
attitudeandprofessionalismtotheside.Hiscontroversialdecision
to hand the captaincy to three-time African player of the year
Samuel Eto’o inplaceof long-timecaptainRigobertSong turned
out tobe justwhat the twoplayersneeded.
Cameroongot off to a slow start inqualifyingbut soonhit
their strapsandcruised throughwithout toomuch trouble. Eto’o
scored a total of nine goals in 11 qualifiers, and theworld-class
strikerwill be thefirst player opposing sideswill try to stop. The
promisingPierreWebó is theothermain threatup front.
Cameroon isnotaside tounderestimateat the2010FIFAWorld
CupinSouthAfrica.Theyhavedrawnaveryfavourablegroup,butmight
nothavethedepthofclass likefellowAfricanside,the IvoryCoast.
:
100/1($101)
HeadCoach:
MortenOlsen
TeamCaptain:
JonDahlTomasson (Feyenoord)
FIFARanking:
36
Denmark has been a competitive side in international
football since themid-1980s, with its upset triumph in the1992
EuropeanChampionshipsbeing itshighlight.
TheDaneswere ultra-impressive in qualifying and topped
their group. Their crucial 3-2victoryover Portugal in Lisbonand
a 1-0win over Scandinavian rivals Sweden ensuredDenmark a
trip toSouthAfrica.
OlsenwillcompleteadecadeasDenmarkheadcoachat the
finals inSouthAfrica–somethingthat in itself isunusual infootball
these days. He took the helm in 2000, guidingDenmark to the
2002FIFAWorldCupandUEFAEuro2004.Denmark’skeyplayers
are largely drawn frombig-name European clubs including the
likesof Juventus,Arsenal,LiverpoolandWerderBremen.National
captainTomassoncurrently leadstheFeyenoord forward lineafter
acareer featuring spellswithACMilanandVillarreal.
Denmark are solid but you would have to question their
ability todamagequalityoppositionona stage like this. Aweak
groupwillprobablysee themclashagainstCameroon foraplace
in the second round.
:
125/1($126)
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