FIFA World Cup: Samba Boys, Portugal Advance To Knockout Stage; Ghana Wins; Cameroon And Serbia Draw

 The second cycle of FIFA World Cup group-stage games concluded on Monday with four games contested in Qatar.

GROUP G:

At Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah:

Jean-Charles Castelletto (29'), Vincent Aboubakar (63'), and Jean-Eric Choupo-Moting (66') each scored once as Cameroon gained a 3-3 draw with Serbia.

Strahinja Pavlovic (45'+1), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (45'+3), and Aleksandar Mitrovic (53') each scored once for the Balkan country.

At Stadium 974, Doha:

Carlos Henrique Casemiro scored the only goal of the match in the 83rd minute as Brazil locked up a berth in the knockout stage with their 1-0 victory over Switzerland.

Group G Standings:

1. x-Brazil (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS; 6)

2.    Switzerland (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)

3.    Cameroon (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

4.    Serbia (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

GROUP H:

At Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan:

Mohammed Kudus scored twice (34', 68') as Ghana defeated South Korea 3-2.

At Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail:

Bruno Fernandes scored twice (54', 90'+3) as Portugal clinched a berth in the knockout stage after blanking Uruguay 2-0.

Group H Standings:

1. x-Portugal (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)

2.    Ghana (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)

3.    South Korea (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

4.    Uruguay (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage