Cameroon kept alive their faint hopes of reaching the round of 16 after substitute Vincent Aboubakar inspired a breathless comeback in a 3-3 draw with Serbia in Al-Wakrah.
It is a result that probably does not help either side, but Serbia will certainly be wondering how they allowed a two-goal lead to evaporate at the Al Janoub Stadium after Aleksandar Mitrovic had put them in a commanding position.
Cameroon took the lead against the run of play as Jean-Charles Castelletto peeled away from Andrija Zivkovic to prod home from on the goal line at the far post following a flicked on corner.
There were two minutes and 30 seconds between both Serbia goals on the stroke of half-time as Cameroon was punished for their lapse in concentration.
Strahinja Pavlovic rose unmarked to meet Dusan Tadic's set piece to find the bottom corner and the turnaround was complete when Sergej Milinkovic-Savic collected Zivkovic's pass to bury his left-foot shot beyond stand-in goalkeeper Devis Epassy.
Mitrovic extended Serbia's lead following a fabulous team move early in the second half, but after Aboubakar's outrageous dinked finish had halved the deficit, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting completed the comeback from close range shortly after.
Line-ups
Cameroon XI: Choupo-Moting, Nkoulou, Devis Epassy, Ekambi, Castelletto, Collins Fai, Pierre Kunde, Anguissa, Nouhou Tolo, Martin Hongla, Bryan Mbeumo
Subs: Vincent Aboubakar, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Olivier Ntcham, Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu, G.K Nkoudou, Gaël Ondoua, Christian Bassogog, Samuel Oum Gouet, Enzo Ebosse, Olivier Mbaizo, Christopher Wooh, Souaibou Marou, Jerome Ngom Mbekeli, Ngapandouetnbu
Serbia XI: Tadic, Kostic, Mitrovic, A. Živković, Veljkovic, Lukic, Milinkovic-Savic, Maksimovic, Vanja Milinković-Savić, Milenkovic, S. Pavlovic
Subs: Lazovic, Gudelj, Djuricic, Stefan Mitrović, Dmitrovic, Filip Mladenovic, P. Rajković, Babic, Radonjic, Grujic, Jovic, Dušan Vlahović, Uroš Račić, Ivan Ilić, Strahinja Eraković
eggosa91
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gather here for africa we are one ☺️ {🇨🇲🇩🇿🇬🇳🇳🇬❤️💪}
AbenNyeal3
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the C in Cameroon stands for COMEBACK
eggosa91
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what a game 🥶🔥 Vincent aboubakar "__is a true africa blood 🩸💪
bluebloods
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When he said he could do what salah does he wasn’t lying
Etunnah
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This guy is a true worrior🔥🔥 He was right when he said anything that Salah can do, he can do as well 🇨🇲🔥 #Man of the Match for me🔥🔥🔥
BimalDhakal
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The match of the World Cup so far. The 6 goals beauty 😍 What a Match 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
TemajungMichaelT
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So proud of my country today. Brazil, we are coming
WaniGeorge
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Leading 3-1 and Serbians were Like
messidegoat
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ALLEZ LE LION . ABOU BAE THANKS FOR DOING THIS TO OUR GREAT NATION. AFRICA ONE LOVE FROM CAMEROON. HOPE SNOOP DOG STARTS YOU AGAINST BRAZIL. PURE GENUINE BRILLIANCE FROM OUR MAIN MAN.
Soð
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29'—Cameroon 1-0 Serbia 45'—Cameroon 1-1 Serbia 48'—Cameroon 1-2 Serbia 53'—Cameroon 1-3 Serbia 63'—Cameroon 2-3 Serbia 66'—Cameroon 3-3 Serbia THIS GAME 🍿
Amgnonijunior
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Keep going higher my African brothers.. what a great comeback from Cameroon 😳😳
Schnieder
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how can Aboubakar do this to someone's father?
deomodricdavid
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This Man is getting older with his classic master, What a game changer..:
Richyrichcfc93765
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Cameroonians should appreciate this guy... Vincent Aboubakar. He made the "come back" possible 👋👋👋
BIG-Timmy
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Onana
Aerodynamic
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Gif here. Like me: http://www.goalgif.xyz/v2/live/matchGifs?match_id=53374416&language=en
Jamaelprsy
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what a game 🥶🔥 Vincent aboubakar "__is a true africa blood 🩸💪
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This is what this guy meant when he said he was as good as Salah. He has shown it. He said had he played in a similar team to Liverpool, he would make the same achievements. People hated him, thinking he was jealous of Salah. No, he was showing his selfbelief. I do not support football for non-football reasons but I support all strong Africans. The world has cheated us for thousands of years and we need role models to uplift us.
marquesking
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Ladies and gentlemen after the famous hand of God of Diego Maradona, we present to you the "Foot of God" of Aboubakar Vincent
Madcap_237
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The GK accepted Abou As His Personal Lord And Savior
PPio
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[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Leon50
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Goal of the tournament, world class
Kaccdenrty
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If you miss this match you miss the World Cup some how #the goat 🐐 of world #
Jamaelprsy
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You're talking trash then why was he criticizing Salah his fellow African? don't deceive yourself this guy is just a normal footballer no matter the team he's not same level with Salah.
Where is Salah now? You can suit yourself. While no two players are exactly comparable, people have the right to aspire. He has proven his point. I did not see Salah in the biggest football tournament. He should be here to prove himself. The world cup is better than club football for judging individual skills because players do not train together unlike in clubs like Liverpool. So until Vincent Aboubakar plays in Liverpool, which impossible now by his age, we cannot know for sure except jerk our knees and express stupid emotions. He never attacked Salah, he never said Salah was poor. He said he too can be as good. Use your head to understand.
GodstimeFavour
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Expectations:- Europe countries will make dis World cup entertaining. REALITY:-: Africa are the ones making this world cup entertaining from more boring
BryanBryson
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Am proud of my Africa brothers
teeacdlpr
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When he said he could do what salah does he wasn’t lying
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salad is finished, even if he has something left in him, Madrid will kill him properly this time
SHUMBAH
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this Edition is full of Drama,,,,lets goo