FIFA World Cup

Cameroon vs Serbia 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

  • 29': Jean-Charles Castelletto
  • 63': Vincent Aboubakar
  • 66': Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
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3 - 3
  • 45'+1': Strahinja Pavlovic
  • 45'+3': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
  • 53': Aleksandar Mitrovic

Vincent Aboubakar rescues Cameroon in comeback draw with Serbia

Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to rescue a 3-3 draw with Serbia, a result that kept both sides' slim World Cup chances alive.

Match Commentary

  • 24': Nicolas Nkoulou (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Goal! Cameroon 1, Serbia 0. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Cameroon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 30': Christian Bassogog (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Cameroon 1, Serbia 1. Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Cameroon 1, Serbia 2. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 45'+4': Luka Jovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Cameroon 1, Serbia 2.
  • 53': Goal! Cameroon 1, Serbia 3. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 55': Substitution, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Martin Hongla.
  • 56': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Strahinja Pavlovic because of an injury.
  • 63': Goal! Cameroon 2, Serbia 3. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Charles Castelletto with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 66': Goal! Cameroon 3, Serbia 3. Eric Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Aboubakar following a fast break.
  • 67': Substitution, Cameroon. Gaël Ondoua replaces Pierre Kunde.
  • 67': Substitution, Cameroon. Christian Bassogog replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 78': Substitution, Serbia. Srdjan Babic replaces Milos Veljkovic.
  • 78': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 79': Substitution, Serbia. Marko Grujic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 81': Substitution, Cameroon. Samuel Oum Gouet replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 81': Substitution, Cameroon. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Djuricic replaces Filip Kostic.
  • 90'+3': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cameroon 3, Serbia 3.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 39,789

FIFA World Cup Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+2 Brazil 3 6 1
+1 Switzerland 3 6 1
0 Cameroon 3 4 1
-3 Serbia 3 1 2
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 2
59.2 Possession 40.8
15 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
409 Accurate Passes 244
503 Passes 340
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.1
41 Long Balls 69
13 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 2
16 Tackles 8
0.4 Tackle % 0.3
5 Interceptions 19
15 Effective Clearances 22
15 Clearances 22

Line-Ups

CMR Cameroon (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Devis Epassy (GK)
3 Nicolas Nkoulou Yellow Card
21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
25 Nouhou Tolo
19 Collins Fai
18 Martin Hongla
15 Pierre Kunde
8 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
12 Karl Toko Ekambi
20 Bryan Mbeumo

SRB Serbia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
5 Milos Veljkovic
2 Strahinja Pavlovic
4 Nikola Milenkovic Yellow Card
16 Saša Lukić
6 Nemanja Maksimovic
17 Filip Kostic
14 Andrija Zivkovic
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
20 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
10 Dusan Tadic

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