International Friendly · Wednesday 19 November 2008 · Rustenburg, South Africa
South Africa 3–2 Cameroon (19 Nov 2008): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
24%27%49%
South Africa winDrawCameroon win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 6 between South Africa and Cameroon.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 2 wins, Cameroon 1, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 3–0 Cameroon on 13 January 1996 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- South Africa won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Cameroon won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1561, Cameroon 1820 — Cameroon were favourites.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Ghana15 Oct 2008 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Equatorial Guinea11 Oct 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Malawi30 Sep 2008 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Guinea9 Sep 2008 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Nigeria6 Sep 2008 · World Cup Qualification
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 5–0 vs Mauritius11 Oct 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Cape Verde6 Sep 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Tanzania21 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–0 vs Tanzania14 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification
- 3–0 vs Mauritius8 Jun 2008 · World Cup Qualification