FIFA World Cup · Wednesday 17 June 1998 · Montpellier, France
CameroonItaly 3–0 Cameroon (17 Jun 1998): Result & Goals
Goals
- 7'
Luigi Di BiagioItaly - 75'Christian VieriItaly
- 89'Christian VieriItaly
Pre-match prediction
67%22%11%
Italy winDrawCameroon win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Italy and Cameroon.
- Head-to-head before this game: Italy 0 wins, Cameroon 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Italy 1–1 Cameroon on 23 June 1982 (FIFA World Cup).
- Italy won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Cameroon won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Italy 1879, Cameroon 1646 — Italy were favourites.
Italy: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Chile11 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup
- 0–1 vs Sweden2 Jun 1998 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Paraguay22 Apr 1998 · International Friendly
- 3–0 vs Slovakia28 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Russia15 Nov 1997 · World Cup Qualification
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Austria11 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup
- 2–1 vs Denmark5 Jun 1998 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Luxembourg31 May 1998 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Netherlands27 May 1998 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Brittany21 May 1998 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Italy1–1Cameroon23 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup