A late strike from Vincent Aboubakar in the second minute of the additional time saw Cameroon take the lead which guided them to a win eventually. The team became the first African nation to register a win against Brazil in the World Cup.
Brazil made nine changes from the last game and only two were retained by their coach, with experienced Dani Alves becoming the oldest player at 39 years and 210 days to represent Brazil in the World Cup. Alves stepped onto the pitch as the captain of the side.
In Group H's other encounter, South Korea's 2-1 triumph over Portugal took them through to second place. Uruguay and South Korea both ended with a zero-goal difference but the Koreans scored a total of four goals in their three matches, with the South American team scoring only two goals aga
Portugal are at the top of the points table and have qualified for the Round of 16 stage. On the other hand, South Korea are in the third position and will be eyeing a win in order to qualify for the knockouts.
Despite a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica at Al Bayt Stadium, Japan's 2-1 victory over Spain in Doha effectively eliminated Germany's chances of qualifying from Group E.
Following a 0-0 tie with Croatia, Belgium was eliminated from the group stage, placing third behind the Croatians and group winners Morocco. Belgium would have advanced to the round of 16 if they had won their last group encounter.
The win however could not save the four-time champions from an early departure as Germany suffered its second straight exit. They had also failed to reach the 2018 edition's round of 16.
Japan made a spirited recovery in the second half to find the back of the net twice and then defended superbly to hand Spain their 1st defeat of the tournament. The Asian team stormed to the Round of 16 while Spain also advanced despite the loss, after ending in the second position of Group
Morata found the back of the net for Spain in the 12th minute after he went airborne to head the ball off a cross from right-back Cesar Azpilicueta to put the Spanish team ahead.
Morocco topped Group F with seven points in three matches and clinched a spot in the pre-quarters for the first time since 1986 by defeating already-eliminated Canada.
Croatia progressed to pre-quarters as finished second in the group with seven points in three matches, behind Morocco which defeated Canada 2-1 to top the group with seven points.