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Both Mexico and Cameroon took a rocky road to Brazil. While Mexico owes its place at the World Cup to an injury-time comeback by the United States, Cameroon needed a last-minute loan to end a player strike over bonuses and put the squad on a plane to Brazil.
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Now that they are here, both the teams are mindful of the desperate need to start well when they meet in Group A on Friday.
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Mexico has never gone further than the round of 16 at a tournament outside its own borders, so a place in the quarterfinals in Brazil would be progress and history.
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Since they shocked the world by beating defending champion Argentina in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup and making it to the quarterfinals, Cameroon’s Indomitable lions have been dismal winning just a single game in the four World Cups.
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This time though, Cameroon has a good squad but the temperament of the group will be tested by the bonus saga, even if they are shrugging it off.