Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar was recently in the news after scoring at the World Cup with a delicious chip in Cameroon’s 3-3 draw against Serbia.(AP)FIFA World Cup 2022 Cameroon vs Brazil Highlights: After a stalemate of 90 minutes, Vincent Aboubacker scored for Cameroon in added time and got sent off after getting a second yellow card for taking his shirt off, to seal a famous 1-0 win over Brazil. Cameroon became the first African nation to beat Brazil at the World Cup finals. The AFCON nation however, failed to make it to the Round of 16 on the account of Switzerland beating Serbia 3-2.
Giorgian de Arrascaeta scored twice in six minutes to give Uruguay a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday but it was not enough to prevent them crashing out of the World Cup on goals scored. It was the first time in two decades that la Celeste have failed to reach the knockout stage.
Lineups: Cameroon: Epassy; Nouhou, Wooh, Ebosse, Fai; Kunde, Ngamaleu, Zambo Anguissa; Aboubakar, Choupo-Moting, Mbeumo; Brazil: Ederson; Telles, Bremer, Militao, Alves; Fred, Fabinho; Martinelli, Rodrygo, Antony; Jesus
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Cameroon struck in injury time to down Brazil while Switzerland put three past a leaky Serbian defence to win their last game of Group G. The results had no real bearing on the group though as Brazil and Switzerland both qualified for the Round-of-16. This is the third World Cup in a row where the Swiss have moved past the group stage.
Serbia had to win to qualify for the knockouts while Switzerland could afford to look at the Brazil-Cameroon result with hopes of moving on to the next round. [Read more]
CMR 1-0 BRA
The last round of group games, across every section, has been phenomenally good. The World Cup really has come alive. This looked to be petering out but there was Aboubakar to fire it up with a goal and a red card.
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Vincent Aboubakar scores following a cross from the right in added time. The shirt's off and so is he because of a second yellow. Cameroon on the verge of becoming first African team to beat Brazil at WC. Aboubacker only the third African player to score in a World Cup against Brazil.
Cameroon lead but are down to 10 men. Absolute scenes at the Lusail Stadium!
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This game still has an opportunity to have a goal. Nine minutes of added time.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Alves locates Raphinha in the box, who passes it to Pedro in space, who is in far more open space than he thinks. A quick turn is followed by a snap shot, well wide of the goal.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Meanwhile, Cameroon introduce another change in personel. Nicolas Ngamaleu comes on for Jerome Mbekeli.
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Cameroon try to break upfield, only for Guimaraes to haul back Ngamaleu. Yellow. That’s Ngamaleu’s last act of the evening, as he’s replaced by Mbekeli.
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The Barcelona winger beats his marker on the right and just manages to put the ball in the six yard box. Guimaraes arrives, but Wooh gets the crucial touch to skew the ball away for a corner. The resulting set piece is cleared by the Cameroon line of defence on the first go.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Yellow Card for Vincent Aboubakar following a rugby tackle that was sure to attract the referee's attention. Into the book he goes.
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Antony comes off in Brazil's final change, with Raphinha replacing the winger in a like-for-like alteration.
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Before tonight, Brazil hadn't conceded a shot on their goal in the previous two games. In this game, they have on more than one occasions. This time Ntcham lines up a low shot from outside the box. On target, but too slow and too near Ederson to beat him.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Antony and Guimaraes combine now down the right channel. Eric Choupo-Moting however ensures that the two don't get through and the ball deflects out for a goal kick.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Pierre Kunde, who picked up a card early in first half is taken off is next off for Cameroon, Olivier Ntcham replaces him.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Ribiero charges towards the Cameroon box with the ball on his feet. Tolo is chasing him. Just as the Brazilian is about to take a shot in the Cameroon box, a brave and well timed sliding effort from the Cameroon international follows. Majestic piece of sliding tackle that.
CMR 0-0 BRA
A change each for both the teams. Pedro comes on for Jesus, while Mbeumo is replaced by Ekambi.
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The Brazil right winger has three defenders around him but he still goes for the circle ball drag trick and falls midway through it. That one is surely to make into the World Cup fail montage.
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Brazil take a quick free-kick and Guimaraes races forward before switching play to the right. Antony has it, and shoots from the edge of the box which brings Epassy into action, who dives across to tip his effort wide of the post!
CMR 0-0 BRA
Brazil counter and Martinelli comes into play down the left. The Arsenal player heads for the box and engages his marker, before firing a good shot tipped over by the Cameroon goalkeeper Epassy at full stretch!
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Bruno Guimaraes and Everton Ribeiro for Fred and Rodrygo.
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Telles can't continue after that collision and is replaced by Alex Sandro.
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There's a big collision in the box between Telles and Anguissa, with the Brazil left-back coming off worse. He's eventually helped to his feet, as Alex Sandro warms up on the touchline.
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Cameroon get us underway for the next 45 plus added time. No changes made by both the managers.
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Martinelli cuts inside once again, beating three on the edge of the box before smashing an effort goalwards, which is tipped over by Epassy, who was planted to the spot!
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Just as Antony goes deep into his own half to pass the ball all the way back to Ederson, the fourth official indicates four minutes of added time.
Meanwhile, Switzerland have equalised against Serbia (2-2) and as it stands they will accompany Brazil into the Round of 16.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Aboubakar drops to link up with the midfield, and gets the ball back before floating a cross into the box. Mbeumo chases it and tries a volley, but Bremer is back there to head the ball into Ederson's gloves. No nervous jitters in the legs of the five-time world champions.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Collins Fai is down receiving treatment, having hurt himself in fruitless pursuit of an in-flight Martinelli. The medics come in and the rest of players have time to take a breather in what has been an all out Brazil first half so far.
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In the other match in Group G, Serbia have made a comeback after conceding to Switzerland (2-1). As it stands, the former will progress through to the knockouts alongside Brazil. But if Cameroon find a way to win this one, they will accompany the Selecaos.
CMR 0-0 BRA
Cameroon have taken a lot of heat from the Brazilian waves of attack. Rodrygo once again, with the burst of pace down the left and is brought down by Collins Fai, who receives a yellow for the infringement. The same trio on the spot kick in the inward left channel. Telles, Alves and Rodrygo.
Alves strikes it over.
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Kunde brings down Rodrygo in the central region just outside the Cameroon box. Double whammy for the Cameroon international, a free-kick right on the edge of his own box, as well as a yellow card.
Three men, including Dani Alves congregate to take the spot kick but it is Rodrygo and it is straight into the wall.
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Martinelli bursts past Fai down the left channel, cuts the ball back in for Jesus, whose first-time shot is blocked by Ebosse!
The door knocks are only getting louder. Anytime now for the five-time world champions.
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No threat presented from Cameroon so far. Brazil on the other hand, are yet again standing outside the opposition box. Exchanging passes. Finding openings. This one from Telles is blasted over by Jesus. But it is evident, they look more closer to a goal than their opposition. Far more.
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Martinelli comes straight back at Cameroon as he bursts down the left wing before hooking the ball back to the edge of the box. It's a good ball too, but the bounce evades both Fred and Antony, allowing Ebosse to clear!
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The first move of the game from Brazil had developed on that right channel. Antony has looked promising and quick so far. This time, Jesus links up with Man United winger on the right, who tees up Fabinho to cross, but the ball into the box is headed away by a strong header from Wooh.
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A poor pass forward from Militao is cut out by Anguissa, and Ngamaleu latches onto the ball. He's barrelled over by Militao, and the Brazil defender picks up his side's first booking of the match.
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Nouhou Tolo is in the referee's books for a cynical tackle on Antony inside the Cameroon half.
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Space opens up for Brazil on the turnover. Antony blasts from the right towards the Cameroon box, releases Rodrygo, who puts the ball in but none of his teammate is able to find a shot at the end of it.
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Cameroon in their green and red kit. Brazil dressed in their away colors, blue shirt and white shorts. The Selecaos get us underway, kicking the ball from right to left.
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At 39 years, 210 days, Dani Alves is the oldest Brazil player and 3rd oldest South American man to appear in a World Cup match.
Brazil will look to finish their group stage campaign with a win and become the only team at this World Cup to win all three of their group stage games.
Cameroon on the other hand, NEED to win to stay relevant in the knockouts contention. If they are able to do so, they will become the third African nation to feature in the Round of 16, after Senegal and Morocco.
Even before Casemiro scored Brazil’s match-defining goal, a goal of brutal beauty, similar to the ones he has scored for his ex-club Real Madrid and Brazil, he was the most valuable player on the pitch.
Read more - FIFA World Cup: Casemiro’s goal against Switzerland takes Brazil into last 16 with a game to spare
Cameroon: Epassy; Nouhou, Wooh, Ebosse, Fai; Kunde, Ngamaleu, Zambo Anguissa; Aboubakar, Choupo-Moting, Mbeumo
Brazil: Ederson; Telles, Bremer, Militao, Alves; Fred, Fabinho; Martinelli, Rodrygo, Antony; Jesus
The emotions were at an all time high for the South Korean players as they saw the Uruguay-Ghana match, having already sealed a win against Portugal, to find out their Round of 16 fate.
And, we will move our attention to Group G in a bit as Brazil take on Cameroon. The men in yellow on their way to the stadium for their final group stage match.
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South Korea, who were given no chance two hours ago, will now play Brazil (probably) or Switzerland in the last 16.
A number of the Uruguay players angrily confront the referee after the final whistle. Cavani was booked; a few others might have been as well. Luis Suarez, though, buried his head in his shirt and started weeping, knowing that his World Cup story was over.
In 2010, against Ghana, after his handball save, Suarez was in the sidelines, screaming away in joy when the penalty was saved. Now, he is restlessly prowling the sidelines, gesticulating at the refs, at his team-mates, at his destiny. Will there be a scream of joy for him or.....
Baba keeps it in play off Varela and lifts a great cross into the box. Semenyo chests is down before firing on goal and Coates throws himself in front of it to make a vital block.
Blue shirts bombarding the Ghana box as Uruguay search for the one goal that will see them through to the Round of 16. High octane drama at the Al Janoub with five minutes of added time left. Ghana on the other end, need a draw to go through.
GHA 0-2 URU
South Korea have finished their game with a 2-1 win over Portugal. As it stands the two will progress through to the Round of 16. Luis Suarez in tears as the news travels at the Al Janoub. Eight minutes of added time.
Uruguay thrusting their numbers forward in desperation of more goals. On this occasion, Edinson Cavani's header inside the box is parried over by Lawrence Ati-Zigi. A sensational save, if I may.
GHA 0-2 URU