Foe tries to get the ball under control. (Allsport)

By Reece Killworth

Final Score: Cameroon 1 Saudi Arabia 0

Man of the match: Nawaf Al Temyat. The liveliest of the Saudi players who was unlucky not to end up on the losing side.

90 min: That's it. Cameroon have triumphed and Saudi Arabia are out. But the Saudis have restored some pride and Cameroon will probably have to beat Germany to stand any chance of going through.

90 min: Al Temyat tries to slide it through to Al Yami, but the ball is just too heavy.

90 min: There will be four minutes of added time.

89 min: Foe breaks through three tackles into the box but as he looks to shoot Tukar gets in a great block, winning a goal-kick in the process.

88 min: Geremi cuts in from the right and lays in Olembe but his left-footed shot sails over the bar.

87 min: Mohamed Noor replaces Al Khathran.

85 min: Lauren crosses from the right to Ndiefi. His front-post shot slices over the bar.

84 min: Wome, who impressed in the first half, is replaced by Pierre Njanka.

84 min: Ndiefi forces a corner off Tukar down the right after linking well wtih Eto'o.

82 min: Al Jahani's cross from the right is headed away from Al Yami by Kalla, whose interception is timely.

80 min: Al Temyat gets another shot in, and it's off target again.

79 min: Al Temyat shoots on the volley from 30 yards, but it drifts just wide of the left-hand post.

78 min: Al Dossari cuts in on his left foot and fires in a shot, but it sails high into the stand.

76 min: Eto'o dives in to try and reach a curling cross from Geremi out wide, but Al Jahani shepherds it out.

74 min: Cameroon bring Pius Ndiefi on for Mboma.

73 min: Al Temyat's daisycutter from just outside the box is well saved by Alioum down at his near post.

72 min: The Saudis bring Abdallah Al Dossari on for Zubrowami.

71 min: Olembe trips Al Khathran right on the edge of the Cameroon box.

70 min: Tchato heads clear crucially as Al Yami looks to convert Al Temyat's cross from the left.

69 min: Geremi's cross from the right catches Foe by surprise in the centre and he can only chest it straight at Al Daeyea.

68 min: Geremi and Lauren link well down the right, but Zubromawi sees off the danger.

65 min: GOAL - ETO'O. A curling ball over the top from Geremi finds Eto'o free round the back. He takes a couple of touches to control it and slides it past Al Daeyea.

65 min: Olembe bursts into the Saudi box down the left but his ball in is blocked.

64 min: Geremi's long throw is flicked on by Foe, but it sails over Mboma and Eto'o.

63 min: Olembe makes a half-break down the left which forces Al Shehri to concede a corner.

62 min: Al Daeyea flaps at the corner and the ball breaks to Olembe. His shot just fails to curl enough to find the bottom corner.

61 min: Geremi's cross from the right is tipped over by Al Daeyea.

59 min: Al Temyat breaks past three men into the Cameroon box and shoots. Alioum makes a fine save down to his right and then does well to thwart Al Yami, who goes down seeking a penalty and is booked for a blatant dive.

58 min: Cameroon press down the right through Lauren and Foe.

56 min: Al Khathran shoots just over after Al Daeyea's long ball finds Al Temyat in space.

56 min: Geremi's curling free-kick drifts inches above Song, who made a fun run across his defender.

55 min: Wome delivers the ball deep from the left but Al Daeyea plucks it out of the air as Foe scents a chance at the back post.

54 min: Al Daeyea gets back to his feet and is fit to continue.

52 min: Al Daeyea dives bravely in to block Eto'o after Lauren finds him in the right-hand side of the Saudi box.

51 min: Olembe bursts into the left-hand side of the box and plays in Eto'o. He turns sharply and shoots, but his effort sails into the crowd.

49 min: Olembe gets his first action as he beats two men down the left and cuts it back to Lauren. The Arsenal man shoots powerfully but it's straight at Al Daeyea.

48 min: Al Khathran's ball in sails over Alioum's bar.

48 min: Wome concedes a free-kick almost on his own line.

48 min: The corner is met by Kalla at the back post but his header is straight at the keeper.

47 min: Al Daeyea has to hack out for a corner as Eto'o closes in on a ball over from the right.

46 min: Cameroon get the game underway again having brought Olembe on for Kome at the interval.

HT: Cameroon 0 Saudi Arabia 0.

45 min: That's half-time and they're still locked together at 0-0. The Saudis have been impressive and looked to have got the 8-0 defeat by Germany out of their system.

45 min: Al Temyat takes the ball down beautifully and curls a shot goalwards from 20 yards but it doesn't bend enough.

45 min: Foe climbs at the back post but his downward header is gathered by Al Daeyea.

45 min: The fourth official signals there will be two minutes of added time.

45 min: Al Daeyea races to his left to prevent a corner after Kome's shot deflects off Tukar.

43 min: Lauren puts the ball in the net for Cameroon, but he's been flagged offside. The Arsenal midfielder wasn't offside, but two of his team-mates were.

41 min: Al Temyat plays a lovely one-two with Al Yami and gets clear at the edge of the Cameroon box. His toe-poked shot drifts across the goal.

40 min: Kome's corner is headed out for a throw. The ball is flung long into the area, where Al Daeyea has to hack clear having dropped the initial ball in.

39 min: Foe breaks from the right and crosses towards Kome, but the cross is headed out for a corner by Al Jahani.

38 min: The flag-kick sails over everyone in the middle, but Geremi forces a throw. He flings it long into the area but it's well claimed by Al Daeyea.

37 min: Gerem's free-kick from the right is headed over his own bar by Al Jahani.

36 min: Sulimani strikes the free-kick but it's straight at Alioum, who saves comfortably.

35 min: The Saudis win a free-kick 35 yards from goal thanks to Al Temyat's jinking run.

35 min: The Saudis bring Al Hassan Al Yami on for the injured Al Dossari.

34 min: Al Dossari departs down the tunnel on a stretcher.

33 min: Al Dossari leaves the field on a stretcher and he looks to be in a lot of pain.

32 min: Al Dossari goes down awkwardly after turning sharply. He looks to be in trouble.

31 min: Geremi curls the ball in from the right towards Mboma. He connects with a header, but it sails over the bar.

30 min: Al Daeyea's long punt downfield is flicked on by Al Dossari, but Tchato gets in to head it back to his keeper.

29 min: The corner breaks out to Eto'o on the left flank but his ball in his headed clear by Al Shehri.

29 min: Lauren's early ball in from the right is hacked out for a corner by Tukar.

28 min: Al Temyat continues to look lively in advanced positions, and he forces Lauren into a superb last-ditch tackle in his own area.

27 min: Wome curls a free-kick in from the left-hand side but it sails over Al Daeyea's goal.

25 min: Geremi flings a long throw into the box. It reaches Kome at the back post but he is held up by Tukar.

24 min: Alioum has to race from goal to clear as Al Dossari breaks on to Al Temyat's flick through.

23 min: The corner is headed clear to Al Temyat who shoots on the volley but his left-footed effort sails over the bar.

22 min: Raymond Kalla is forced to concede a corner down the Saudi left.

21 min: Wome, who is looking lively down the left, knocks the ball around Al Jahani and crosses, but again it's a poor cross and Al Shehri blocks.

20 min: Wome curls the ball in from the left with Mboma and Eto'o in the centre, but his cross deflects into the arms of Al Daeyea.

19 min: Lauren breaks forward but Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi halts his promising run down the right.

19 min: Al Shahrani shoots from the free-kic, but his effort sails high and wide.

18 min: Nawaf Al Temyat draws a free-kick from Foe as he breaks forward.

17 min: Wome's first-time ball in from the left is cleared by Tukar, who is casual on the ball and almost gifts it to Eto'o.

16 min: Eto'o goes down in the box, but his penalty appeal fails.

15 min: Nawaf Al Temyat tries to meet a cross from the right, but Bill Tchato does well to nip in and clear.

15 min: Wome's curling free-kick is headed clear by Al Shehri. Song breaks forward into the box but his cross is cleared.

14 min: Mboma goes down under pressure from Redha Tukur to earn his side a free-kick in the Saudi half.

13 min: Wome drills a free-kick in from distance but it's straight into the wall. The ball deflects out and eventually reaches Mboma. He fires wide, but he's already been flagged offside anyway.

12 min: Kome finds Samuel Eto'o on the edge of the box, but his curling shot is straight into Al Daeyea's arms.

11 min: Mboma rounds Mohammed Al Daeyea and shoots home, but he's strayed offside so the 'goal' won't count.

9 min: Pierre Wome is the first man into the book for a late tackle on Al Jahani.

8 min: Al Shahrani gets clear down the right and floats a lovely cross over. Al Dossari has got away from his marker but his header sails over the bar.

7 min: Al Khathran has the chance to get the ball down and shoot from the edge of the box but he dwells on it for too long and Lauren clears.

7 min: Obeid Al Dossari gets into space down the right but he's just drifted offside.

6 min: Rigobert Song powers down the right, running straight past Abdallah Al Shahrani but his cross-shot slides into the side netting.

5 min: Alioum Boukar gets his first touch as he fields a hopeful ball forward from Al Jahani.

4 min: Marc-Vivien Foe curls the ball over the top to Patrick Mboma but he miscontrols and the Saudis clear through Al Jahani.

3 min: The first free-kick of the game goes to the Saudis as Kome is pulled up for high feet just inside the Saudi half.

2 min: Geremi flings a long throw in from the right but the Saudis clear easily.

1 min: Kome goes down in the box under pressure from Al Jahani but his appeal for a penalty is waved away.

0 min: Saudi Arabia get things underway at Saitama.

Pre-match: The Saudis have made five changes after their mauling by Germany. In come Mohamed Al Jahani, Fouzi Al Shehri, Abdulaziz Al Khathran, Ibrahim Al Shahrani and Obeid Al Dossari.

Cameroon have made one change - Daniel Kome replaces Salomon Olembe.