Cameroon pack midfield for Mexico clash


  • Football
  • Saturday, 14 Jun 2014

Cameroon's national soccer team head coach Volker Finke (C) watches his players as they attend a practice session at the Dunas arena in Natal, June 12, 2014. Cameroon will face Mexico on June 13. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

NATAL Brazil (Reuters) - Cameroon coach Volker Finke has chosen to pack his central midfield with the trio of Alex Song, Stephane Mbia and Enoh Eyong for their World Cup Group A opener against Mexico at the Dunas arena on Friday.

Song will play in front of the back four of Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Nicolas Nkoulou, Aurelien Chedjou and Cedric Djeugoue against a Mexico side that is expected to come out and attack from the start, particularly down the flanks.

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