Despite fielding a team of world-class footballers, the Indomitable Lions failed to win a single one of their group A matches. Their failures included a humiliating 4-0 loss to Croatia.
The investigation comes after a report in Der Spiegel in which convicted fraudster Wilson Raj Perumal accurately forecast that loss and that a player would be sent off during the match.
Firing line: The Cameroon federation will investigate claims of match-fixing among their squad
Pointless: The African side finished bottom of Group A having lost all three games
Midfielder Alex Song - who plays for Spanish team Barcelona - was sent off before halftime for an elbow in the back of Croatia's Mario Mandzukic, leaving his side a man down for most of the game.
The Fédération Camerounaise de Football (Fecafoot) says it has instructed its ethics committee to probe allegations of what it described as 'fraud' in their three games in Brazil.
The Fecafoot statement read: 'Recent allegations of fraud around Cameroon 2014 FIFA World Cup three preliminary games, especially Cameroon vs. Croatia, as well of the "existence of seven bad apples [in our national team]" do not reflect the values and principles promoted by our administration, in line with FIFA Code of Conduct and the ethics of our nation.
'We wish to inform the general public that, though not yet contacted by FIFA in regards to this affair, our administration has already instructed its Ethics Committee, to further investigate these accusations.
'We are strongly committed to employ all means necessary to resolve this disruptive matter in the shortest delays.
'In the meantime we legitimately request that any related information, unless brought before our federation and/or its Ethics Committee, be held for or treated as mere assumption.
'We wish to reinstate that in fifty-five (55) years of existence, Fecafoot has never been sanctioned for, involved in, or even linked to match fixing or any fraud of any kind.'
Rout: Cameroon imploded against Croatia in Manaus and fell to a 4-0 defeat
Clash: Benjamin Moukandjo and Benoit Assou-Ekotto needed to be separated after confronting each other
The Cameroon-Croatia clash was also marred by an incident near the end when Benoit Assou-Ekotto attempted to head-butt team mate Benjamin Moukandjo.
Cameroon's federation subsequently launched an investigation into the incident but has yet to give any update on possible disciplinary action.
Cameroon headed home after losing against Brazil and Mexico, as well as Croatia, to finish bottom of Group A.
Both Ghana and Nigeria, now out of the tournament, were embroiled in disputes over money in Brazil.
Ghana had two players sent home, Sulley Muntari for hitting an official and Kevin-Prince Boateng for allegedly swearing at the coach.
However, in some respects it was a success. Both Nigeria and Africa made it to the knockout stages, the first time the continent has had two teams make it past the group stages in the same tournament.
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