Soccer News of Thursday, 12 June 2014

Source: Reuters

Factfile: Cameroon v Mexico

Cameroon plays Mexico in a Group A match in Natal on Friday.

Where: The Dunas arena

Stadium Capacity: 38,958

When: Friday June 13, 13:00 local (16:00 GMT/12:00 EST)

Referee: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)

Probable teams:

Mexico: Guillermo Ochoa - Rafael Marquez - Francisco Javier Rodriguez - Hector Moreno - Paul Aguilar - Miguel Layun - Jose Juan Vazquez - Andres Guardado - Hector Herrera - Giovani Dos Santos - Oribe Peralta

Cameroon: Charles Itandje - Nicolas Nkoulou - Joel Matip - Henri Bedimo - Cedric Djeugoue -Alex Song - Enoh Eyong – Stephane Mbia – Choupo Moting - Benjamin Moukandjo - Samuel Eto’o

Key Stats:

- Mexico have never beaten an African team in the World Cup

- Cameroon go into this match on the back of four successive World Cup defeats

- The match will be Mexico’s 50th World Cup game.

Previous Meetings: The teams have only played once with Mexico winning 1-0.

Last Meeting: September 22, 1993, Los Angeles, United States (friendly) – Mexico 1 Cameroon 0