The World Cup group stage continues, Cameroon vs Serbia, both teams lost the game in the first round and did not have a chance to get points, Cameroon lost 0-1 to Switzerland, Serbia lost 0-2 to Brazil, this game is crucial for Cameroon and Serbia, it is necessary to take points, and for Cameroon must take all 3 points, because in the final round they have to play against five-star Brazil, it is almost impossible to win in Brazil, pre-match Cameroon ushered in bad news, The main goalkeeper Onana was eventually banned from the team because of his different style from the manager, and he missed the rest of the World Cup, and his absence had a big impact on Cameroon.
Serbia had the advantage at the start of the first half, but they were slow to score, Mitrovic first hit the post, then a close-range shot in front of the goal was deflected, Serbia who wasted chances was finally punished, and in the 28th minute Cameroon corner kick was opened, Castrolioto scored with an empty goal, this corner opportunity came from a mistake by the Serbian player. Serbia, who conceded the goal first, launched an onslaught and Tadic sent a set-piece to the centre of the box in first-half stoppage time, with Pavlovic equalising with a header.
Three minutes later, Serbia scored another goal, Milinković scored again with a long-range shot, the score became 2:1, with two goals in stoppage time, Serbia led Cameroon 2:1 to end the first half, goalkeeper Epsi who replaced the main goalkeeper Onana did not play very well, did not make a successful save in the first half, conceded two goals in stoppage time, on the other hand, Serbia made history, they became a record since 1966, The first team to score 2 goals in first-half stoppage time at the World Cup.
In the 52nd minute of the second half, Serbia played a wonderful cooperation, Kostić reversed the triangle, Zhivkovic swung the defender to pass the ball to the center, Mitrović in the box pushed an empty goal to score, the score became 3:1, in the 55th minute Pavlovic was injured, Stefan came off the bench, Abubakar single-handedly shot in the 63rd minute of the game, the referee raised the flag to indicate offside, then VAR video referee intervened, the referee changed the goal to be effective, Cameroon 2-3 Serbia, Cameroon countered two minutes later when Shupo Moting took a cross from his teammate and pushed the goal, making it 3-3.
In the 77th minute, Serbia made successive substitutions, with Babić, Radonic and Gruic coming on to replace Živkovic, Wilikovic and Milinkovic. Neither team scored in the remaining matches, and the match ended with a 3-3 draw, which is good news for Brazil and Switzerland, which currently have three points, Cameroon and Serbia one each.