Cameroon
If South Korea is the most successful Asian soccer team, from the "Black continent" the only team that stood strong in front of the European and South American big names, is without doubt Cameroon. Their first appearance on the soccer world stage was 1982, when the FIFA world Cup was expanded from 16 to 24 teams. It turned out to be a wise decision. Cameroon left the 1982 World Cup in the first stage, but they haven't lost a game, even though they faced teams like Italy or Poland. But their main success was yet to come! At the 1990 "Copa del Monde"(FIFA World Cup held in Italy). They started by defeating the world cup holders Argentina, and made it all the way thorough the quarterfinals, where they lost to England after a dramatic game in extra time. By all means Cameroon was one of the most applauded and loved teams at the 1990 World Cup. While, they haven't repeated the the 1990 performance, they are currently ranked the 12th in the world. Not bad right!!
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