BRAZIL vs. Cameroon (June 19 in St. Denis)
Kickoff: noon ET.
TV: Galavision (delay), 9 pm ET (DISH & Direct TV), 9 pm ET/PT (cable).
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia).
Brazil, the 2002 World Cup champion, faces Cameroon, the two-time African champion
Brazil will be led by Paris St. Germain star Ronaldinho, one of three starters from its 2002 World Cup championship team.
Cameroon also has a French flavor. A majority play or played for French clubs.
Brazil has beaten Cameroon three times, all by shutouts, in the last decade. In their last meeting, the Brazilians won, 2-0, at the 2001 Confederations Cup.
BRAZIL
1 DIDA, 2 BELLETTI, 3 LUCIO, 4 JUAN, 5 EMERSON, 6 GILBERTO, 7 RONALDINHO, 8 KLEBERSON, 9 ADRIANO, 10 RICARDINHO, 11 GIL, 12 JULIO CESAR, 13 MAURINHO, 14 FABIO LUCIANO, 15 EDU DRACENA, 16 KLEBER, 17 EDUARDO COSTA, 18 DUDU, 19 ADRIANO (DE SOUZA), 20 ALEX, 21 ILAN, 22 LUIS FABIANO, 23 FABIO.
CAMEROON
1 KAMENI Idris, 2 TCHATO Bill, 3 PERRIER DOUMBE Jean Joel, 4 SONG Rigobert, 5 ATOUBA Thimothee, 6 NJANKA Pierre, 7 MBAMI Modeste, 8 GEREMI, 9 ETO'O Samuel, 10 EMANA Achille, 11 NDIEFI Pius, 12 KWEKEU Eric, 13 METTOMO Lucien, 14 EPALLE Joel, 15 BAHOKEN Gustave, 16 MEZAGUE Valery, 17 FOE Marc-Vivien, 18 IDRISSOU Mohamadou, 19 DJEMBA DJEMBA Eric, 20 *FALEMI Ngassam, 21 JOB Joseph-Desire, 22 NGON ADJAM Parfait, 23 EBOUE Andre.
*Replaces Salomon Olembe.