GROUP E / CAMEROON

*--* World Cup record: Played 14 (3-5-6); goals for: 13; goals against: 26 Best finish: Quarterfinalist in 1990 1998 showing: Eliminated in the first round Coach: Winfried Schafer. The 52-year-old German was hired in September as Cameroon’s fourth coach in 12 months, assigned to clean up the perpetual disarray that is Cameroon soccer. Believes that with the right organization, Cameroon can reach the semifinals Players to watch: Patrick Mboma, Samuel Eto’o, Marc-Vivien Foe, Geremi Njitap, Rigobert Song, Lauren Etame-Mayer In brief: Many believe Schafer is the right man to harness the immense potential of Cameroon’s talent pool, which has produced two major titles--the 2000 Olympics, the 2002 African Nations Cup--in the last 21 months. At 40-1, the best longshot bet in the tournament Quick quote: “I don’t know what it is about Germans, but they know how to organize things.”--Roger Milla, Cameroon’s 1990 goal-scoring hero Forecast: In with a good chance to equal the quarterfinal berth of 1990

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