Match Report
Brazil (1st, 6 pts) visited Cameroon (3rd, 4 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Cameroon no better than 14th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Cameroon ran at 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Brazil at 1 and 0.33.
A win had eluded Cameroon for 6 matches. Seven consecutive wins preceded this game for Brazil, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Cameroon 3/15, Brazil 15/15.
Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail, capacity 88,966, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.




