Brazil set up an all ‘South American’ clash as the hosts thrashed sorry Cameroon 4-1 to advance in the knockout stages of the World Cup. Brazil will now play Chile which promises to be an exciting game.
Brazil set up an all ‘South American’ clash as the hosts thrashed sorry Cameroon 4-1 to advance in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
Brazil will now play Chile which promises to be an exciting game. Two goals from star striker Neymar along with Fred and Fernandinho who added second-half goals for Brazil, made life uneasy for the African side.
Playing in its 100th World Cup match, Brazil needed at least a draw to advance. Elimination in the group stage would have been unthinkable for the five-time world champions playing at home.
The only team to play in all 20 World Cups, Brazil has advanced to the second round in every tournament since 1970.
Furthermore, Brazil had been boosted by their phenomenal home support that has been thronging each and every game. Despite playing without Samuel Eto’o because of a lingering right knee injury, Cameroon had a few good chances, even when the match was level in the first half. But it was Neymar who got on the board first, neatly finding the net.
As far as Cameroon were concerned, which haven’t advanced to the second round since becoming the first African nation to reach the World Cup quarterfinals in 1990, likely saw Eto’o playing in his final World Cup. The 33-year-old striker, in his fourth World Cup, is the team’s all-time leading scorer.
With Neymar in such sizzling form, it’s hardly to rule out Brazil from being one of the contenders for the World Cup trophy.
