Soccer stars pay tribute to Cameroon's Foe

International soccer stars played a benefit game Tuesday to honor the late Marc-Vivien Foe, competing on the same field where the Cameroon midfielder collapsed during the Confederations Cup in June.

One of Foe's school-age children led the players out of the tunnel at Gerland Stadium. After the game, the scoreboard lit up with a message: "Rest in peace, friend."

The atmosphere was mournful at the start, but by the end of the 3-1 victory by Cameroon the crowd was chanting Foe's name over and over.

"I dreamed of this match," said Basile Boli, a former France and Marseille defender who helped organize the game to raise money for Foe's family.

The game was expected to raise more than $200,000 in ticket sales, L'Equipe newspaper said. FIFA, soccer's governing body, already has donated more than $700,000 to help Foe's widow Marie-Louise and their three children.

Foe collapsed June 26 during Cameroon's 1-0 Confederations Cup semifinal win against Colombia. It was determined he died of a heart attack caused by an enlarged left ventricle.

Foe's former Cameroon teammates played a squad made up of teammates from clubs he represented -- Lens, Lyon and Manchester City -- as well as other stars.

Big-name players included Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid, Thierry Henry and Robert Pires of Arsenal, Brazilian striker Sonny Anderson of Villarreal and Manchester City forward Nicolas Anelka.

Foe starred at the 2002 and 1994 World Cups and won the last two African championships with Cameroon. In France, he won league titles with Lens and Lyon.

Foe played briefly for West Ham United in England's Premier League. Since joining European soccer from Cameroon in 1994, he played 201 league games, scoring 24 goals. Last season, Foe had nine goals for ninth-place Manchester City. He had eight goals in 65 games for his country.