Senegal crash out with defeat to England
England had initially looked sluggish against Senegal's pacy forwards, in the two nations' first ever encounter,
England had initially looked sluggish against Senegal's pacy forwards, in the two nations' first ever encounter,
Neymar has missed two of Brazil’s group games against Switzerland and Cameroon. He was subbed off at the 80th minute in the first group game against Serbia
FIFA is set to make the decision in 2024 at the 74th FIFA Congress after a two-year vetting process.
Cameroon, whose last win at the World Cup was in 2002 against Saudi Arabia, were on the back foot for most of the match
Another squandered penalty against the South Americans, and a 2-0 defeat in their last Group H game, meant they let a commanding position slip and finished last in the standings.
This is their second appearance in the round of 16, the first time being at the 1986 edition in Mexico where they became the first African side to do so.
"It wasn’t easy to collect these four points, only one of the games we played was not on the expected level and that was when we played versus Australia."
The fact that Lionel Messi missed a first half penalty mattered little
"It’s a historic win for us over the defending champions, but we wanted to qualify for the next round; this was our main aim.”
“It will be like playing a final. “said Regragui, who is looking to steer the North Africans into the knockout stages for the first time since 1986.