Sweden Gets Tie With Cameroon : Group B: Sweden’s Dahlin scores in 75th minute for 2-2 draw before 83,959 in the Rose Bowl.

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions, the darlings of the World Cup four years ago, began the 1994 tournament not quite as successfully, tying Sweden, 2-2, Sunday at the Rose Bowl.

Francois Omam-Biyick, who scored Cameroon’s goal in a 1-0 upset of Argentina in the 1990 World Cup opener, broke a 1-1 tie in the first minute of the second half.

But Martin Dahlin lifted Sweden into the tie in the 75th minute when he kicked in a rebound of a hard shot by Henrik Larsson. Larsson’s shot was deflected by goalie Joseph-Antoine Bell into the crossbar and bounced back to Dahlin, who chested it down and, standing all alone eight yards in front of the net, put it home.

The Swedes, who lost three first-round games in Rome by identical 2-1 scores, got their first goal on a header by Roger Ljung seven minutes into the match, played before a crowd of 83,959 in the Rose Bowl--8,000 below capacity.

A long pass by Rigobert Son Bahanag set up Omam-Biyick’s goal. With the ball sailing upfield, Omam-Biyick broke behind two defenders and tapped the ball just under the left arm of goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli, who had come out to challenge him.

Marc Vivien Foe assisted on David Embe’s goal for Cameroon, which in 1990 became the first African team to make the quarterfinals.

Foe charged Swedish defender Patrik Andersson as Andersson kicked the ball, attempting to clear it from the Swedes’ zone. Foe blocked the kick, picked up the loose ball as it bounced behind Andersson, dribbled in and then laid a soft crossing pass in front of the goal.

Embe, just in front of defender Joachim Bjorklund, tapped the ball into the empty net. Although the Swedes protested Embe was offside, the referee ruled the goal valid.

Sweden scored seven minutes into the game on Ljung’s header off a direct kick by Jonas Thern. Thern’s kick from the left of the goal, about 20 yards out, sailed toward the far post and Ljung was in perfect position.