World Cup 2014: Mexico vs Cameroon LIVE STREAM: Is the Rest of Group A Just Playing for 2nd Place?
ByMexico and Cameroon are set to play the second Group A game of the 2014 World Cup and start off the second day of the tournament.
Host country Brazil kicked off the tournament Thursday by beating Croatia three goals to one in a game they were heavily favored to win. In a relatively light group, Mexico and Cameroon are likely competing with Croatia for second in Group A and a place in the round 16.
CLICK HERE to watch Mexico and Cameroon, kick off is at 12 p.m. ET, but coverage on WatchESPN starts at 11:30 a.m.
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These two teams have limited experience against one another with Mexico holding a 1-0 advantage over Cameroon. They will play in the Estadio das Dunas, a stadium in the city of Natal that was constructed in 1972 and can seat 38,958. Brazil opened the tournament in a stadium built this year, in preparation of the World Cup.
As expected for most of the tournament, weather conditions will be hot and sunny with the temperature reaching the mid-90s at the highest, according to Weather.com. The Mexico and Cameroon squads should also get the brunt of the heat since theirs is the first game of the day and will have the sun overhead the entire match. However, both teams' players are used to extreme heat and have played soccer in such high temperatures before.
According to FIFA.com, the head referee will be Wilmar Roldan and two fellow Colombians and one Tahitian will serve as his three assistants.
Mexico has never won a World Cup and their best finish has been reaching the quarterfinals twice in 1970 and 1986. The team is a CONCACAF powerhouse, winning their confederation's title nine times, most recently in 2011.
Cameroon has also done no better than reaching the World Cup quarters, as they did in 1990. Like Mexico, Cameroon plays well within its own confederation and have won the African Cup of Nations title four times.