World Cup 2022 - Cameroon 3-3 Serbia: Aboubakar & Choupo-Moting goals complete stunning comeback, Player Ratings.

Both teams beaten in their opening game of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Now Cameroon came from two goals down to alaims a credible 3-3 draw with Serbia.

The Indomitable Lions were tamed by Switzerland 1-0 by a goal from Switzerland's Cameroon-born Breel Embolo , their Serbian Dragons suffered at the hands of favourites Brazil; losing 2-0 to the Selecao despite keeping them at bay for an hour.

Both now face an almost win-or-bust scenario in Al Wakrah.

This outcome benefits both teams somewhat, but Serbia will undoubtedly be perplexed as to how they allowed a two-goal advantage to vanish at Al Janoub Stadium after Aleksandar Mitrovic had given them a commanding lead.

Jean-Charles-Castelletto outran Andrija-Zivkovic to prod home from on the goal line at the far post after a flicked on corner as Cameroon took the lead against the flow of play.

On the cusp of halftime, Serbia scored twice in a span of two minutes and 30 seconds, punishing Cameroon for their lack of focus.

When Sergej Milinkovic-Savic received a pass from Zivkovic and buried a left-footed shot beyond backup goalkeeper Devis Epassy, the turnaround was complete. Strahinja Pavlovic rose unnoticed to meet Dusan Tadic's corner kick and find the bottom corner.

World Cup 2022 Fantasy Football: Cameroon vs Serbia player ratings -

1. Cameroon (4-3-3) : Epassy (5), Fai (6), Castelletto (6), N'Koulou (5), Tolo (5), Zambo (5), Kunde (6), Hongla (6), Mbeumo (7), Choupo-Moting (7), Toko Ekambi (5).

Subs: Aboubakar (8), Bassogog (7).

Manager: Rigobert Song - 5/10 -

2. Serbia (3-4-1-2) : Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (6), Milenkovic (5), Veljkovic (5), Pavlovic (7), Zivkovic (7), Lukic (6), Maksimovic (6), Kostic (7), Tadic (8), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (8), Mitrovic (7).

Subs: Stefan Mitrovic (6).

Manager: Dragan Stojkovic - 4/10 -

Player of the match: Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)

Cameroon 3-3 Serbia Draw: Opta Key Stats.

Cameroon became the third African team to avoid defeat in a World Cup match having been 2+ goals behind, after South Africa (2-2 vs Paraguay in 2002) and Côte d'Ivoire (3-2 vs Serbia in 2006).

This is the second time Serbia have failed to win a World Cup match despite having a two-goal lead (also 2-3 vs Côte d'Ivoire in 2006), becoming the fourth side to have done so in more than one match in the competition (also England, Sweden and USSR).

This was Serbia's first ever draw in a World Cup match (W2 L8), and the first time they have ever scored as many as three goals in a game in the competition.

Cameroon scored three goals in a World Cup match for the very first time, in what was their 25th game in the competition.

It was the first time in 16 games they'd even scored more than once at the tournament, since a 2-2 draw with Sweden in 1994.

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