Last World Cup: Group Stage
Nickname: Les Lions Indomptables
Coach: Volker Finke
Star man: Samuel Eto'o
Tournament best: Quarter-finals 1990

They may be a way off emulating the ground-breaking Cameroon side of 1990 but they remain a competitive force. Eto'o's best days are well behind him but he is still the figurehead for the side, for whom Stephane Mbia, Alex Song and Jean Makoun also play an important role.

Strengths: Cameroon were one of four sides not to drop any points in qualifying after going ahead and netted a greater share of goals from distance than 29 of their 31 fellow qualifiers, with 22% of goals coming from outside the box. They also kept a clean sheet in over half their matches, one of eight teams to achieve this.

Weaknesses: There were occasions in qualifying when their attack failed to deliver however: they netted goals at the third lowest rate during qualifying and drew a blank in almost a third of their games. At the back, set pieces proved the biggest problem to deal with, with corners accounting for half the goals they conceded.

Prospects: While few will be expecting them to prevail against Brazil, their long range accuracy exploits a weakness in the hosts' defence. Their other opponents, Croatia and Mexico, have had a frustrating year and neither are scoring freely, so they can potentially be shut out. Mexico's threat from corners makes them look the tougher proposition at this stage.