Brazil reached the knockout even after losing to Cameroon: Cameroon beat Brazil 1-0 in the last league match of the FIFA World Cup
Cameroon surprised Brazil by defeating Brazil 1-0 in the last match of Group G of the FIFA World Cup being played in Qatar. It also became the first African country to beat Brazil in the World Cup. This victory of Cameroon also did not help him to reach the pre-quarterfinals. In another Group G match, Switzerland defeated Serbia 3-2 to enter the pre-quarterfinals.
Defeat didn’t matter to Brazil
Brazil’s upset by Cameroon made no difference to their pre-quarterfinal campaign. Brazil had already made it to the last 16. They have 6 points from 3 matches and have qualified for the knockouts by topping the group on goal average. They will face South Korea in the pre-quarterfinals.
At the same time, even after Cameroon’s victory, its campaign ended here. Cameroon played three matches in the group stage. During this, he has won in M, while he had to face defeat in one match. One match ended in a draw. With 4 points, Cameroon’s team finished third in the points table. Switzerland, on the other hand, have won two out of three matches and lost one.
Vincent Aboubakar scored in extra time to give Cameroon a 1-0 lead over Brazil. No player could score a goal from Brazil.
