FIFA World Cup 2022: Cameroon crash out despite 1-0 win over Brazil

Cameroon fell short of a knockout berth despite defeating Brazil 10 in a Group G encounter at the Lusail stadium on Saturday as they crashed out of the ongoing FIFA World CupA late strike from Vincent Aboubakar in the second minute of the additional time saw Cameroon take the lead which eventually guided them to a win The team became the first African nation to win against Brazil in the World CupCameroon could not advance to the knockout rounds as Switzerland defeated Serbia in the corresponding match resulting in Brazil coming out on top of the group and the Swiss team coming in second Serbia and Cameroon depart for home after an entertaining final round of play in Group GAlso Read FIFA World Cup 2022 Germany crash out despite 42 win over Costa RicaThe second half began with the Brazillian forwards testing Epassy with his goalkeeping skills looking threatening to scoreMartinelli was a live wire in the field and looked in great touch as he made constant runs to the Cameroonian box However the rest of the team struggled with their passing and were poor with their linkup play tooThe game looked to go in the same direction as the first half with neither of the teams able to find the back of the net but Vincent Aboubakar made a spectacular run in the box to head the ball past Ederson from Jerome Ngom Mbekelis cross sparking massive celebration in the Cameroonian dugoutBrazil had the chance to find the equalizer but Martinelli missed as Marquinhos steered the ball in the box from Alves crossThe game ended in a shocking 10 defeat for Brazil as Cameroons gritty defence pulled off an upset Earlier Cameroon played a goalless first half against Brazil in a mustwin game for them at the Lusail stadium on Saturday in the ongoing FIFA World CupThe African nation could not take advantage of the lacklustre play by Brazil as they clearly lacked the edge to finish their attacks and score in the Group G matchBrazil made nine changes from the last game and only two were retained by their coach with experienced Dani Alves becoming the oldest player at 39 years and 210 days to represent Brazil in the World Cup Alves stepped onto the pitch as the captain of the sideAlso Read FIFA World Cup 2022 Aussie fans grounded with Argentina up nextThe first half began with Brazil looking to dominate right away by keeping possession of the ball Two yellow cards were issued in the initial 10 minutes as Nouhou Tolo and Eder Militao were booked by the refereeThe fivetime World Cup winners had a first real chance at scoring in the 14th minute but Cameroonian goalkeeper Devis Rogers Epassy made a brilliant save to Gabriel Martinellis shy at the goalCameroon made a run towards the Brazil box in the 20th minute but was cleared by Brazilian keeper Ederson to avoid a shot at the goalAntony had a crack at the Cameroonian goal in the 38th minute but the shot lacked the force to burst through and Epassy made a save to deny the forward a goalEpassy was in action again as Martinelli did well to get past the Cameroonian defenders and shoot the ball only to be tipped above the goalpost by the keeper in the third minute of additional timeCameroonian forward Bryan Mbeumo came close with his header but Ederson denied him with a fine save in the games dying minutes to keep the scoreline at 00 at the end of the first halfThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever