Brazil 2014 - Cameroon vs Brazil

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The Ball is Round Football Index: World Cup Finals: Brazil 2014: Cameroon vs Brazil.

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1st Round Matches at Brazil 2014.

Monday, 23rd June

Group Match

Group A

Travel to Cameroon Cameroon vs Travel to Brazil Brazil in Brasilia.

Match Preview

In the final Group A matches, Cameroon take on Brazil in Brasilia while Croatia play Mexico in Recife.

Brazil and Cameroon have only met once at the World Cup Finals before. Brazil won the game in San Francisco (2:0) during USA 1994.

The Match

If Cameroon beat Brazil, and Croatia draw with Mexico, the hosts are out.

Goalscorers 0:1
After Cameroon's Allan Nyom narrowly avoided a yellow card for a push on Neymar, the young Brazilian replied the way he knows best; opening up his right foot to slot the ball past Charles Itandje. The 100th goal of the tournament in Brazil's 100th World Cup game.

Next up, Paulinho tried to tee-up Fred when a pass to Hulk might have worked better.

Goalscorers 1:1
Cameroon silenced the crowd in Brasilia - and probably the whole of Brazil - after Allan Nyom battled away down the left to eventually drill in a low cross for Allan Nyom to stab home.

Goalscorers 1:2
Neymar only needs a sniff of space and if he can't smell it he'll wriggle a little and make some. Sublime movement from the little Brazilian; quite rightly milking the adoration from the crowd.

Half-time Cameroon 1 - Brazil 2

Goalscorers 1:3
Fred finally got his name on the scoresheet; heading in from David Luiz on the left.

Neymar was looking for his hat-trick, just before the hour mark, but the Cameroon defence were sharp getting back and snuffed out the option for a pass to reach him in the centre.

Goalscorers 1:4
As Mexico scored their third goal to try and get on top of the group and avoid Holland, so Fernandinho replied here with Brazil's fourth.

Final Score: Cameroon 1 - Brazil 4

Goalscorers:
0:1 - Neymar (17 mins)
1:1 - Joel Matip (26 mins)
1:2 - Neymar (35 mins)
1:3 - Fred (49 mins)
1:4 - Fernandinho (74 mins)

Teams

Travel to Cameroon Cameroon:
16-Charles Itandje; 22-Allan Nyom, 21-Joel Matip, 3-Nicolas N'Koulou, 12-Henri Bedimo; 18-Eyong Enoh, 8-Benjamin Moukandjo, 17-Stephane Mbia, 7-Landry N'Guemo; 13-Maxim Choupo-Moting, 10-Vincent Aboubaka.

Travel to Brazil Brazil:
12-Julio Cesar; 2-Dani Alves, 3-Thiago Silva, 4-David Luiz, 6-Marcelo; 8-Paulinho, 17-Luiz Gustavo, 7-Hulk, 11-Oscar; 10-Neymar, 9-Fred.

2014 World Cup Referees Referee: Jonas Eriksson - Sweden Travel to Sweden

Yellow Cards 3 yellow cards:
11 mins - Eyong Enoh (Cameroon)
73 mins - Edgar Salli (Cameroon)
79 mins - Stephane Mbia (Cameroon)

Travel to Croatia Croatia vs Mexico Travel to Mexico

The Road to Rio

2014 World Cup Finals - Knockout Stage.

Second Round

Travel to Argentina Argentina vs Switzerland Travel to Switzerlandin Sao Paulo.

Travel to Belgium Belgium vs USA Travel to USA in Salvador.

Travel to Brazil Brazil vs Chile Travel to Chile in Belo Horizonte.

Travel to Colombia Colombia vs Uruguay Travel to Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro.

Travel to Costa Rica Costa Rica vs Greece Travel to Greece in Recife.

Travel to France France vs Nigeria Travel to Nigeria in Brasilia.

Travel to Germany Germany vs Algeria Travel to Algeria in Porto Alegre.

Travel to Holland Holland vs Mexico Travel to Mexico in Fortaleza.

Quarter-finals

 Travel to Argentina Argentina vs Belgium Travel to Belgium in Brasilia.

Travel to Brazil Brazil vs Colombia Travel to Colombia in Fortaleza.

Travel to France France vs Germany Travel to Germany in Rio de Janeiro.

Travel to Holland Holland vs Costa Rica Travel to Costa Rica in Salvador.

Semi-finals

Travel to Brazil Brazil vs Germany Travel to Germany in Belo Horizonte.

Travel to Holland Holland vs Argentina Travel to Argentina in Sao Paulo.

Third-Place Match

Travel to Brazil Brazil vs Holland Travel to Holland in Brasilia.

2014 World Cup Final

Travel to Germany Germany vs Argentina Travel to Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.

World Cup Finals

Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2) on July 30th, 1930.

Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy for the home fans.

France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.

Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.

Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.

Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.

Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.

England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.

W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.

Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany, they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.

Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.

Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.

Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.

USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.

France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.

Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.

Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the semi-finals.

South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.

Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.

Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.

Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.

United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of Morocco.

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