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Cameroon vs Brazil – Lineups & Match Details

Cameroon beat Brazil 1-0. Goals: V. Aboubakar (90'). Cameroon had 35% possession against Brazil's 65%. Shots on target: 3-7.

World Cup · Group Stage - 3

Friday, 2 December 2022

CameroonCameroon

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

BrazilBrazil

Referee: I. Elfath

Lineups

CameroonCameroon4-2-3-1
D. Epassy16D. EpassyG
C. Fai19C. FaiD
C. Wooh4C. WoohD
E. Ebosse24E. EbosseD
N. Tolo25N. ToloD
P. Kunde15P. KundeM
A. Zambo Anguissa8A. Zambo AnguissaM
B. Mbeumo20B. MbeumoM
E. Choupo-Moting13E. Choupo-MotingM
M. Ngamaleu6M. NgamaleuM
V. Aboubakar10V. AboubakarF

Substitutes

12K. Toko EkambiF
22O. NtchamM
2J. MbekeliM
11C. BassogogF
5G. OndouaM
7G. NkoudouM
17O. MbaizoD
1S. NgapandouetnbuG
14S. Oum GouetM
9J. NsameF
26S. MarouF
BrazilBrazil4-2-3-1
Ederson23EdersonG
Dani Alves13Dani AlvesD
Éder Militão14Éder MilitãoD
Bremer24BremerD
Alex Telles16Alex TellesD
Fred8FredM
Fabinho15FabinhoM
Antony19AntonyM
Rodrygo21RodrygoM
Gabriel Martinelli26Gabriel MartinelliM
Gabriel Jesus18Gabriel JesusF

Substitutes

4MarquinhosD
22Éverton RibeiroM
17Bruno GuimarãesM
25PedroF
11RaphinhaF
9RicharlisonF
20Vinícius JúniorF
7Lucas PaquetáM
5CasemiroM
12WevertonG
3Thiago SilvaD
1AlissonG

Match Events

90'+2G

V. Aboubakar

Assist: J. Mbekeli

Statistics

Cameroon
35%65%
Brazil
0Expected Goals (xG)0
7Total Shots21
3Shots on Target7
3Corners11
14Fouls14
0Offsides1
77Pass Accuracy (%)88
5Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Cameroon host Brazil on Friday, 2 December 2022. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Cameroon go into the match 3rd in the table; Brazil sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Cameroon have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 2. Recent run: 1 draw. Brazil have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Match recap

Cameroon beat Brazil 1-0. Cameroon scored through V. Aboubakar 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Cameroon held 35% of the ball against 65% for Brazil. Shots on target finished 3-7.

Verdict

The win nudges Cameroon forward and leaves Brazil with work to do. Cameroon sat 3rd and Brazil 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.