Samuel Eto'o out of Cameroon v Croatia, as Chelsea striker confirms knee injury will sideline him from pivotal World Cup clash



Samuel Eto'o tweets he will be out of Wednesday's game against Croatia

Eto'o sidelined by knee injury after Cameroon lost opening World Cup match to Mexico 1-0



Samuel Eto'o is out of Cameroon's second Group A match against Croatia on Wednesday night after the striker confirmed his knee injury will keep him sidelined.

The Chelsea striker took to Twitter to tell of the news, and it means Cameroon's all-time top goalscorer will not be able to help them bounce back from their 1-0 loss to Mexico in their World Cup opener.



Eto'o wrote: 'The doctors confirm! I would probably not be able to play the match vs Croatia on Wed June 18th due to an injury on my knee causing me pain.'