
For Cameroon to reach the round of 16 from here, it needs to beat Brazil at the Lusail Stadium on Friday. The challenge is huge as Brazil is looking simply unstoppable after having won both of its group stage matches. Cameroon’s chances of reaching the knockout stages are hanging in balance though. The team managed to gather just 1 point from its two previous matches. Now, not only Cameroon needs to win the game against Brazil, it also requires Serbia to beat Switzerland or play a draw in the other match of the group. A Swiss victory will simply shatter Cameroon’s race to the World Cup title.
Brazil is one of the favourites to win the World Cup and has an impressive team at their disposal. Although Cameroon pulled off an incredible comeback against Serbia, they will need to improve their defensive set up before this game. Brazil should be able to win this game because they are the superior team on paper.
Prediction: Brazil to register a 3-1 victory against Cameroon
In the six games played between the two teams, Brazil has a strong record against Cameroon and has won five of them, compared to Cameroon's one triumph. Brazil has defeated Cameroon twice in the FIFA World Cup, with their most recent victory coming in 2014 with a convincing 4-1 score.
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Cameroon : Epassy; Fai, Castelletto, Nkoulou, Tolo; Hongla, Anguissa, Kunde; Aboubakar, Choupo-Moting, Toko Ekambi
Brazil: Alisson; Militao, Marquinhos, Silva, Telles; Casemiro, Guimaraes, Paqueta; Antony, Jesus, Vinicius Jr
The match will be played on Friday, December 2, at 23:00 Gulf Standard Time (GST). In India, the match starts at 00:30 on Saturday. The venue of the match is Lusail Stadium.