Cameroon Suffered 1-0 Defeat Against Mexico in  Second Group A Game 

The first African team to play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil were downed. Cameroon suffered a 1-0 defeat against Mexico in the second Group A game on Friday night.

The 1-0 score line could not tell the whole story of the game after two perfect goals from Mexico were wrongly disallowed by the linesman, replays confirm.

Mexico coach Miguel Herrera who saw an only goal from Oribe Peralta gain all three points for his side said after the game:

“We never gave a thought to the referee at halftime. What we said to the boys is that we had to be concentrated at all times. They never lost the attitude and we always had the result in our mind.

“Obviously I celebrated the two goals because they were really good quality by Giovani. When Oribe scored, the first thing I did is to look at the flag and when the referee ran toward the middle of the field, I celebrated.

“The boys surpassed the expectations I had of them. We had many opportunities to score and we worked really well with a lot of desire.”

Herrera also threw some light on the plan for Mexico’s next game against Brazil saying:

“The game against Brazil will be very different from the one against Cameroon. We're playing against the favorites. We'll try to keep the control of the ball and we will not come out for the draw. We'll be looking for the win.”

SOURCE: Allsports