Cameroon score last gasp Brazil winner, still knocked out
By France24
04 December 2022 |
11:06 am
So close yet so far for the indomitable lions of Cameroon as Vincent Aboubacar's 92nd minute strike snatched victory over Brazil. But they still crash out after the Swiss recorded a brilliant win over Serbia in a five-goal thriller.
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