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  • Re: Cameroon's record since 2010

    From Mark@Pammiesheart@yahoo.co.uk to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jan 12 12:41:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    Mark wrote:

    2012 African Cup of nations: failed to qualify
    2013 African Cup of nations: failed to qualify
    2014 World Cup: out in 1st round
    2015 African Cup of nations: out in 1st round
    2017 Champions of Africa!
    2018 World Cup: Failed to qualify
    2019 African Cup of nations: out in 2nd round
    2021 African Cup of nations: 3rd place, as host country
    2022 World Cup: out in 1st round. We beat Brazil, but then that was
    basically Brazil's reserve team 2023 African Cup of nations: out in
    2nd round (2025 African Cup of nations: we'll have to wait and see)
    2026 World Cup: Failed to qualify

    Cameroon failing to qualify for the World Cup should be as rare as
    Uruguay or Argentina or Italy or Germany failing to qualify. Unless
    my perception of Cameroon's potential has been overly influenced by
    all that stuff I've read in the past about Africa being the future of football and people predicting an African team would win the World
    Cup by 2000 etc, Cameroon's record since 2010 is pathetic!

    What's going wrong?

    Or have I been overly influenced by those predictions of African
    football being great in the future and it's me overestimating our
    potential?

    Just thought I'd bump this now Real Mardin is back in case he's got
    anything to say about it.

    Also, why isn't Vincent Aboubakar or Nicolas Nkoulou in Cameroon's
    current squad?
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  • From Real Mardin@realmardinrss@proton.me to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jan 12 23:21:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 12/01/2026 12:41, Mark wrote:
    Mark wrote:

    2012 African Cup of nations: failed to qualify
    2013 African Cup of nations: failed to qualify
    2014 World Cup: out in 1st round
    2015 African Cup of nations: out in 1st round
    2017 Champions of Africa!
    2018 World Cup: Failed to qualify
    2019 African Cup of nations: out in 2nd round
    2021 African Cup of nations: 3rd place, as host country
    2022 World Cup: out in 1st round. We beat Brazil, but then that was
    basically Brazil's reserve team 2023 African Cup of nations: out in
    2nd round (2025 African Cup of nations: we'll have to wait and see)
    2026 World Cup: Failed to qualify

    Cameroon failing to qualify for the World Cup should be as rare as
    Uruguay or Argentina or Italy or Germany failing to qualify. Unless
    my perception of Cameroon's potential has been overly influenced by
    all that stuff I've read in the past about Africa being the future of
    football and people predicting an African team would win the World
    Cup by 2000 etc, Cameroon's record since 2010 is pathetic!

    What's going wrong?

    Or have I been overly influenced by those predictions of African
    football being great in the future and it's me overestimating our
    potential?

    Just thought I'd bump this now Real Mardin is back in case he's got
    anything to say about it.


    Please, not so soon after the double of blow of failing to qualify for
    the 2026 World Cup and AFCON elimination. It's just too hurtful :(


    RM



    Also, why isn't Vincent Aboubakar or Nicolas Nkoulou in Cameroon's
    current squad?

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