By Anna Italia
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41% Ball Possession CAMEROON and 59% Ball Possession SERBIA
Cameroon 3 – 3 Serbia 
29′ Jean-Charles Castelletto 45+1′ Strahinja Pavlović
63′ Vincent Aboubaka 45+3 Sergej Milinković-Savić
66′ Eric Choupo-Moting 53′ Aleksandar Mitrović
🏆👉 Cameroon and Serbia ended the FIFA World Cup Group G with a draw on Monday 28 November 2022 at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. In the first half, it was all Cameroon who found the initial lead on a corner kick with Jean-Charles Castelletto. Serbia then scored twice in the space of three minutes. First through Strahinja Pavlović and then through Lazio player Sergej Milinković-Savić. The start of the second half was a continuation of the closure of the first half, with Serbia’s 3-1 scored by Aleksandar Mitrović. Then, it seems Cameroon returned with a full tank and managed to draw with Vincent Aboubakar author of a goal and a winning assist for Eric Choupo-Moting. Cameroon and Serbia will now have to watch what will happen in the match between Brazil and Switzerland, waiting for the last day, in which in any case they will be forced to seek victory.
This was almost like a “Serie A game” with many players from Serie A in both teams. Serbia started with five Serie A players in the starting eleven and six other players from this championship sitting on the bench. Cameroon has met Serbia for the first time in all competitions since the Serbs won a 4-3 friendly in June 2010.
- Italian Serie A players called up in this game
🇨🇲 Cameroon: Andrè Onana (Inter) was left out of the team, reportedly, for disciplinary reasons and his participation for Friday’s match against Brazil has yet to be determined, according to coach Rigobert Song.
Martin Hongla (Hellas Verona) played until the 55th minute and was replaced by Vincent Aboubakar
Andrè Zambo Anguissa (Napoli)
Enzo Ebosse (Udinese) listed as a substitute
🇷🇸 Serbia: Vanja Milinković-Savić (Torino) played all 90 minutes.
Nikola Milenković (Fiorentina) played all 90 minutes, got a yellow card in the 93rd minute.
Filip Kostić (Juventus) played until the 91st minute and was replaced by Filip Djuricic.
Nemanja Radonjić (Torino)
Filip Djuricic (Sampdoria) played from the 91st minute after replacing Filip Kostić.
Sergej Milinković-Savić (Lazio) played until the 79th minute and was replaced by Marko Grujic, scored a goal in the 45+3′
Saša Lukić (Torino) played all 90 minutes
Darko Lazović (Hellas Verona) listed as a substitute
Ivan Ilić (Hellas Verona) listed as a substitute
Luka Jović (Fiorentina) got a yellow card as a substitute in the 45+4 for excessive celebration
Dušan Vlahović (Juventus) listed as a substitute
Cameroon opened the score in the 29th minute. Jean-Charles Castelletto defeated Serbia goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner following a corner conceded by Andrija Zivkovic.
👉 🇨🇲 Cameroon 1 – 0 Serbia 🇷🇸, 29th minute, ⚽️ goal by Jean-Charles Castelletto for @LIndomptables from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner following a corner conceded by Andrija Zivkovic. https://t.co/igrEnl0ERa
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
Serbia equalized in the 45+1 minute. Strahinja Pavlović equalized defeating Cameroon goalkeeper with a headed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Dušan Tadić.
👉 🇨🇲 Cameroon 1 – 1 Serbia 🇷🇸, 45+1′ minute, ⚽️ goal by Strahinja Pavlovic equalized for @FSSrbije with a headed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Dusan Tadic. https://t.co/eDW1QnMRxE
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/FSSrbije
🌟 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 🌟#FIFAWorldCup | #TeamSerbia | #SRB | #CMRSRB pic.twitter.com/JbgrBdEQry
— The Laziali (@The_Laziali) November 28, 2022
Serbia with a boost for the morale of the team overturning the result. In the 45+3′ before ending the first half. Lazio player Sergej Milinković-Savić gave the lead to Serbia with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Andrija Zivkovic.
👉 🇨🇲 Cameroon 1 – 2 Serbia 🇷🇸, 45+3′ minute, ⚽️ goal by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic for @FSSrbije with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Andrija Zivkovic.@OfficialSSLazio Sergej player https://t.co/i0zJppEoMv
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/FSSrbije
Cameroon losing control. Aleksandar Mitrović scored for Serbia in the 53rd minute with a right footed shot to the center. The assist isby Andrija Živković.
👉 🇨🇲 Cameroon 1 – 3 Serbia 🇷🇸, 53rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Aleksandar Mitrović for @FSSrbije with a right footed shot to the center. The assist isby Andrija Živković. https://t.co/eNVaV6WBMX
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
Cameroon returned with a full tank in the second half. In the 63rd minute, the goal by Vincent Aboubaka with a right-footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Jean-Charles Castelletto. (Goal confirmed following VAR Review).
👉 🇨🇲 Cameroon 2 – 3 Serbia 🇷🇸, 63rd minute, ⚽️ goal by Vincent Aboubakar for @FecafootOfficie with a right footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Jean-Charles Castelletto. (Goal confirmed following VAR Review) https://t.co/t4gkbFHnjq
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
Incredible! Cameroon equalized for the 3-3 in the 66th minute. Eric Choupo-Moting scored with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Vincent Aboubakar.
👉 🇨🇲 Cameroon 3 – 3 Serbia 🇷🇸, 66th minute, ⚽️ goal by Eric Choupo-Moting equalized for @FecafootOfficie with a left-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Vincent Aboubakar.@LIndomptables https://t.co/Miig2iADAk
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
Stats before the game. Serbia lost both matches in the World Cup as an independent nation against African selections, against Ivory Coast in 2006 (2-3) and against Ghana in 2010 (0-1). Cameroon is back from eight consecutive World Cup defeats in four editions (2002, 2010, 2014 and 2022). With another knockout he would equal the longest ever consecutive defeat streak for a national team at the World Cup, that of Mexico between 1930 and 1958 (nine defeats in a row). Serbia have lost eight of their 10 World Cup matches as an independent nation (80%), the highest defeat percentage for a team with at least 10 matches in the competition. Cameroon averages 0.8 goals per match at the World Cup (18 goals in 24 games), the lowest of any nation with at least 20 matches in the competition. Cameroon have failed to score in five of their last eight World Cup matches, finding just three goals in total.
🏆👉 Lineup Cameroon (4-3-3) – Epassy; Collins Fai, Castelletto, Nkoulou, Tolo; Anguissa, Kunde, Hongla; Mbeumo, Choupo-Moting, Toko-Ekambi.
🏆👉 Lineup Serbia (3-4-2-1) – V.Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic, Zivkovic, Lukic, Maksimovic, Kostic; Tadic, S.Milinkovic-Savic; Mitrovic.
📺 Click the video to watch Cameroon 3 – 3 Serbia highlights on Monday 28 November 2022
Al Janoub Stadium ready for Cameroon vs Serbia
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Photo via twitter.com/FSSrbije
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🦅 У напад! ⚔️
🇨🇲🆚🇷🇸 | #CMRSRB#FIFAWorldCup #SRB pic.twitter.com/O85u59boeJ
— Fudbalski savez Srbije | FA of Serbia (@FSSrbije) November 28, 2022
🏆 👉First half is over. 🇨🇲 Cameroon 1 – 2 Serbia 🇷🇸
⚽️ Goals: 29′ Jean-Charles Castelletto (C), 45+1′ Strahinja Pavlovi (S), 45+3 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (S)
🟨 Yellows: 24′ Nkoulou (C), 30′ Bassogog (C), 45+4′ L. Jovic (S)
via @FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/Mr1E27H6RE
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
🏆 👉 Result 🇨🇲 Cameroon 3 – 3 Serbia 🇷🇸
⚽️ Goals: 29′ Jean-Charles Castelletto (C), 45+1′ Strahinja Pavlović (S), 45+3 Sergej Milinković-Savić (S), 53′ Aleksandar Mitrović (S), 63′ Vincent Aboubaka (C), 66′ Eric Choupo-Moting (C)
✅ https://t.co/Z6aTXQTBkq@SerieASitdown https://t.co/aplFYj702f
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 28, 2022
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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Group G
Cameroon 3 – 3 Serbia
Monday 28 November 2022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
13:00 (local time in Qatar)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE)
Assistant Referee 2: Hasan Al-Mahri (UAE)
Fourth Official: Ma Ning (CHN)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Shi Xiang (CHN)
⚽️ Goals: 29′ Jean-Charles Castelletto (C), 45+1′ Strahinja Pavlović (S), 45+3 Sergej Milinković-Savić (S), 53′ Aleksandar Mitrović (S), 63′ Vincent Aboubaka (C), 66′ Eric Choupo-Moting (C)
🟨 Yellows: 24′ Nicolas Nkoulou (C), 30′ Christian Bassogog (C), 45+4′ Luka Jovic (S), 93′ Nikola Milenkovic (S)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
🏆👉 Lineup Cameroon (4-3-3) – Epassy; Collins Fai, Castelletto, Nkoulou, Tolo; Anguissa, Kunde, Hongla; Mbeumo, Choupo-Moting, Toko-Ekambi.
Subs: Ngapandouetnbu, Nbom Mbekeli, Wooh, Ondoua, Ngamaleu, Nkoudou, Nsame, Aboubakar, Bassagog, Oum Gouet, Mbaizo, Ntcham, Ebosse, Marou.
Head Coach: Song.
🏆👉 Lineup Serbia (3-4-2-1) – V.Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic, Zivkovic, Lukic, Maksimovic, Kostic; Tadic, S.Milinkovic-Savic; Mitrovic.
Subs: Dmitrovic, Erakovic, Radonjic, Budelj, Jovic, Rajkovic, Mitrovic, Babic, D.Vlahovic, Racic, Djuricic, Lazovic, Ilic, Mladenovic, Brujic.
Head Coach: Stojkovic.
