Brazil rolls four past Cameroon, reserves Round of 16 meeting vs. Chile
Brazil rolled past Cameroon 4-1 in Brasilia on Monday night, with Neymar nicking a brace and Fred and
Fernandinho each adding second-half insurance to give the hosts top slot in Group A.
With the win Brazil earned a date with South American rivals Chile in the Round of 16. That game will take place on Saturday in Belo Horizonte. Mexico finished second in the group with their 3-1 win over Croatia in the other match of the day.
Brazil were rarely in danger in a game that at times felt like a coronation. Flying out of the blocks at the Mane Garrincha, the hosts looked to sink sorry Cameroon as quickly as possible, then take the rest of the day off. They didn’t quite accomplish that -- and suffered a worrying injury en route -- but in the end, it was comfortable indeed.
Cameroon keeper Charles Intanjde was in for the brunt of the action. He was forced to the floor in the first minute alone by Neymar, and saw that flood of yellow shirts rarely stop thereafter. That it took Brazil a whole sixteen minutes to score was something of a shock.
Cameroon’s defense looked as if it had never seen a soccer ball, much less played the sport, so when Luis Gustavo sent in the most average of crosses, it was fitting that both Joel Matip and Nicholas N’Koulou gaped at it as it rolled between them. Neymar was able to run onto it and score with a simple tap-in.
Mexico smacks Croatia, advances to Round of 16 with win
Mexico advanced to the round of 16 for a sixth consecutive World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Croatia in Recife.
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