Alex Song sees red as Cameroon thrashed 4-0

When the indomitable lions of  Cameroon qualified for the World Cup there was so much joy and hope, that after failing to qualify for two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, they had finally turned the corner.

 Loosing 4-0 to Croatia won't be the defeat that hurts the most, it'll be the way the team has played. Too defensive, too cautious, too afraid. The antithesis of what made Cameroon perhaps Africa's most famous football nation.

They looked rudderless without injured captain Samuel Eto'o, and their task became more difficult when Song lost his cool five minutes before the break.

And there was still time for the four-time African champions' full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto to thrust his head at team-mate Benjamin Moukandjo during an argument in stoppage time.