Italy 3 vs. Cameroon 0 in the 1998 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group B game played in the 1998 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Cameroon and Italy with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1998 World Cup, 1st Round Group B

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998

Game Data:

Italy

3 - 0

Cameroon

Goals:

Luigi Di Biagio

75'

Christian Vieri

89'

Christian Vieri

Players

Italy
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	12.	Gianluca Pagliuca
DF	3.	Paolo Maldini (C)
DF	4.	Fabio Cannavaro
DF	5.	Alessandro Costacurta
DF	6.	Alessandro Nesta
MF	9.	Demetrio Albertini 62'
MF	11.	Dino Baggio
MF	14.	Luigi Di Biagio
MF	17.	Francesco Moriero 83'
FW	18.	Roberto Baggio 65'
FW	21.	Christian Vieri
		Entered
MF	15.	Angelo Di Livio 83'
MF	16.	Roberto Di Matteo 62'
FW	10.	Alessandro Del Piero 65'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Francesco Toldo
GK	22.	Gianluigi Buffon
DF	2.	Giuseppe Bergomi
DF	7.	Gianluca Pessotto
DF	8.	Moreno Torricelli
MF	13.	Sandro Cois
FW	19.	Filippo Inzaghi
FW	20.	Enrico Chiesa

	Coach: Cesare Maldini

Cameroon
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Jacques Songoo
DF	3.	Pierre Wome
DF	4.	Rigobert Song
DF	5.	Raymond Kalla
DF	6.	Pierre Njanka
MF	8.	Didier Angibeaud
MF	15.	Joseph Ndo
MF	20.	Salomon Olembe
FW	7.	Francois Omam-Biyik (C) 66'
FW	10.	Patrick Mboma 66'
FW	18.	Samuel Ipoua 46'HT
		Entered
FW	9.	Alphonse-Marie Tchami 66'
FW	11.	Samuel Eto'o 66'
FW	21.	Joseph-Desire Job 46'HT
		Other Reserves
GK	16.	William Andem
GK	22.	Alioum Boukar
DF	12.	Lauren
DF	13.	Patrice Abanda
DF	17.	Michel Pensee
MF	2.	Joseph Elanga
MF	14.	Augustine Simo
MF	19.	Marcel Mahouve

	Coach: Claude Le Roy

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Cameroon	Pierre Wome	6' yellow card
Cameroon	Pierre Njanka	16' yellow card
Italy	Alessandro Costacurta	26' yellow card
Cameroon	Raymond Kalla	42' ejection - straight red card
Italy	Luigi Di Biagio	63' yellow card
Cameroon	Didier Angibeaud	79' yellow card
Cameroon	Rigobert Song	85' yellow card

Substitutions

Italy
Minute 62	Roberto Di Matteo	replaced	Demetrio Albertini
Minute 65	Alessandro Del Piero	replaced	Roberto Baggio
Minute 83	Angelo Di Livio	replaced	Francesco Moriero
Cameroon
Minute 46 (in the break)	Joseph-Desire Job	replaced	Samuel Ipoua
Minute 66	Alphonse-Marie Tchami	replaced	Francois Omam-Biyik
Minute 66	Samuel Eto'o	replaced	Patrick Mboma