Cameroon 1–0 Saudi Arabia: 2002 World Cup match
Cameroon1–0Full time
Match in one glance
CameroonSaudi ArabiaGoalCard
Cameroon
Saudi Arabia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1Cameroon0Saudi Arabia
Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring at 66′.
Team comparison
CameroonSaudi Arabia
1Goals0
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1SESamuel Eto'oCameroon · 66′1goal
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-06
- Venue
- Saitama Stadium, Saitama
- Result
- 1–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Cameroon / Saudi ArabiaCameroon
Samuel Eto'o66′
Saudi Arabia
No goals
Complete match timeline
CameroonSaudi ArabiaGoalCardSubstitution
Cameroon
Saudi Arabia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
9 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0S. Eto'o 66′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Cameroon
Reported rolesAB
1Alioum BoukarBT
2Bill TchatoPW
3Pierre WoméRS
4Rigobert SongRK
5Raymond KallaG
8GeremiL
12LaurenMF
17Marc-Vivien FoéDK
23Daniel KomeSE
9Samuel Eto'oPM
10Patrick M'BomaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6PNPierre Njanka84′
- 11PNPius Ndiefi74′
- 20SOSalomon Olembé46′
Match contributions
- Pierre Womé▰ 10′
- Samuel Eto'o⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1ABAlioum BoukarGoalkeeper
- 2BTBill TchatoCentre-back
- 3PWPierre WoméLWB
- 4RSRigobert SongCentre-back
- 5RKRaymond KallaCentre-back
- 8GGeremiRWB
- 9SESamuel Eto'oCentre-forward
- 10PMPatrick M'BomaCentre-forward
- 12LLaurenRight midfielder
- 17MFMarc-Vivien FoéCentral midfielder
- 23DKDaniel KomeLeft midfielder
Saudi Arabia
Reported rolesMA
1Mohamed Al-DeayeaMA
2Mohammed Al-JahaniRT
3Redha TukarAS
4Abdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiFA
6Fouzi Al-ShehriHA
13Hussein AbdulghaniIA
7Ibrahim Al-ShahraniAA
14Abdulaziz Al-KhathranAA
17Abdullah Al-WakedNA
18Nawaf Al-TemyatOA
11Obeid Al-DosariReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8MNMohammed Noor86′
- 15AAAbdullah Al-Jumaan72′
- 20AHAl Hasan Al-Yami35′
Match contributions
- Al Hasan Al-Yami▰ 59′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MAMohamed Al-DeayeaGoalkeeper
- 2MAMohammed Al-JahaniRight-back
- 3RTRedha TukarCentre-back
- 4ASAbdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiCentre-back
- 6FAFouzi Al-ShehriCentre-back
- 7IAIbrahim Al-ShahraniCentral midfielder
- 11OAObeid Al-DosariCentre-forward
- 13HAHussein AbdulghaniLeft-back
- 14AAAbdulaziz Al-KhathranLeft midfielder
- 17AAAbdullah Al-WakedRight midfielder
- 18NANawaf Al-TemyatCentral midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1Cameroon0Saudi Arabia
Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring at 66′.
Team comparison
CameroonSaudi Arabia
1Goals0
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1SESamuel Eto'oCameroon · 66′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-06
- Venue
- Saitama Stadium, Saitama
- Result
- 1–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Cameroon / Saudi ArabiaCameroon
Samuel Eto'o66′
Saudi Arabia
No goals
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.