World Cup Qualification · Sunday 17 August 1997 · Harare, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe 1–2 Cameroon (17 Aug 1997): Result & Goals
Goals
- 50'
Patrick M'BomaCameroon - 54'Patrick M'BomaCameroon
- 82'
Edelbert DinhaZimbabwe
Pre-match prediction
37%30%33%
Zimbabwe winDrawCameroon win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 8 between Zimbabwe and Cameroon.
- Head-to-head before this game: Zimbabwe 3 wins, Cameroon 4, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Cameroon 1–0 Zimbabwe on 6 April 1997 (World Cup Qualification).
- Zimbabwe won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Cameroon won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Zimbabwe 1470, Cameroon 1594 — an evenly matched game.
Zimbabwe: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Angola27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Ghana13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Togo8 Jun 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Angola27 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–1 vs Cameroon6 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 3–3 vs Zambia9 Aug 1997 · LG Cup
- 0–1 vs Nigeria7 Aug 1997 · LG Cup
- 1–1 vs Kenya27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–2 vs Gabon22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Angola8 Jun 1997 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Cameroon1–0Zimbabwe6 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- Cameroon1–0Zimbabwe30 Jul 1995 · AFCON Qualification
- Zimbabwe4–1Cameroon22 Jan 1995 · AFCON Qualification
- Cameroon3–1Zimbabwe10 Oct 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Zimbabwe1–0Cameroon4 Jul 1993 · World Cup Qualification
- Zimbabwe1–0Cameroon16 Nov 1980 · World Cup Qualification