"I'm upset we have lost the game but our attitude was wrong," Le Guen said. "We were tense and nervous, especially in the first half. We did not show what we are capable of. We were not at our level and kept losing possession."
But perhaps the coach should shoulder some of the blame too, particularly for his frankly bizarre decision to play star striker Samuel Eto'o on the right wing, an experiment that failed dismally.

"I chose the position for him and I take responsibility for that," Le Guen said. "You make the choice with what you have, and I wanted to do the best, but it didn't work."

Cameroon are likely to be far more positive in their second match against the Danes on June 19, knowing that they need a win to get their hopes of a second place in the group back on track.

"We have to win against Denmark, we know that, we will try to recover well to do our best," Le Guen said.

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