Mauritius vs Cameroon Prediction 08.10.2025 | WC Qualifiers

As could be expected before the start of this qualifying phase, Mauritius have established themselves as one of the least impressive sides in Group D, having managed to put only a meager five points on the board across the opening eight matchweeks.

Their only bright spot came in mid-June, when they managed to eke out a narrow 2-1 win at home against a struggling Eswatini side, but they quickly returned to reality, taking just a single point and suffering three defeats in their next four matches.

This means that their wait for a World Cup debut will be extended, but Les Dodos will try to sign off from these qualifiers in a respectable way, even though the task will be far from easy, as their final two matches pit them against the top two contenders, Cameroon and Libya.

Lindsay Rose, currently with Greek team Aris, will be absent from the October international fixtures after suffering an injury that kept him off the pitch for his club’s most recent games.

As far as the Cameroon national team is concerned, they were the clear favorites to finish atop Group D and secure automatic qualification for the World Cup, but as things stand, they will have to take the harder route to reach the global stage next June.

In fact, the Indomitable Lions had performed flawlessly right up until their final outing, when they succumbed to the narrowest of defeats in a top-of-the-table clash against Cape Verde, marking their first loss since Belgian tactician Marc Brys took charge.

That setback left them sitting second in their section but at the same time shattered their hopes of securing a direct World Cup berth, as they now trail Cape Verde by four points with two rounds to go, while also needing to stay alert since third-placed Libya are breathing down their necks with just a single point less.

New York Red Bulls veteran forward Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting has been named in the final pair of World Cup qualifiers and is expected to make his first appearance of the campaign after missing the previous call-up due to illness.