Superstar striker Samuel Eto'o said that Cameroon becoming the first team eliminated from the first FIFA World Cup™ in Africa is the greatest disappointment of his legendary career. Eto'o opened the scoring in the 10th minute but it was not enough to deny Denmark a 2-1 Group E victory on Saturday that sealed the African side's elimination after an opening loss to Japan.
"I think so," said the Inter Milan star, when asked if this was his greatest disappointment. "All my season was focused to be ready for this World Cup. It's the only thing I could think about."
That was a season that included a second consecutive UEFA Champions League crown, this one for Inter after helping Barcelona to the 2009 crown, and was to be topped by an African-record sixth trip to the FIFA World Cup by Cameroon. Instead, the South Africa trip has brought only heartache for the not-so Indomitable Lions, who reached the 1990 quarter-finals in the best run by any African nation at the FIFA World Cup.
"It's hard. It's not normal for us to finish last," Eto'o said. "But there will be other days. They played better than us in the match. It's that simple."
Cameroon captain Eto'o, a three-time African Player of the Year who made his FIFA World Cup debut in 1998 at age 17, still hopes to rally the Lions for a solid showing against the Dutch in their final match at Cape Town on Thursday. "I want to finish with dignity in the last game," Eto'o said. "That is very important."
source:http://www.fifa.com
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