How Did Your Team Do?
Now that all five of the African teams in the 2014 World Cup are out, VOA Football looks back at the numbers. From shots on goal to goals scored, and from time of possession to number of yellow cards, see how your favorite team performed:
Brazil (4-1) Cameroon
UPDATE: Unfortunately for Cameroon, things went exactly as planned in their matchup with Brazil: the home town team won 4-1, securing their place in the Round of 16.
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Cameroon’s already been eliminated from Group A, leaving Brazil, Croatia and Mexico battling for the two spots in Group A. Brazil looks likely to best Cameroon in their match, and advance to the Round of 16 when they meet today at 4 PM ET (8 PM UTC). But anything is possible in the World Cup (just ask Spain), and Cameroon could make history with an epic upset of hometown team.
For play-by-play, minute-by-minute coverage of every ball touch, throw-in, direct kick, indirect kick, yellow card, red card, corner kick, goal kick and every other possible football feat in every World Cup match, tap into VOA’s multilingual, multinational analysis.
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Croatia (4-0) Cameroon
AP | Fernando Llano
UPDATE: With a 4-0 win over Cameroon, Croatia earns their first win and stays alive in Group A. The Indomitable Lions, meanwhile, were anything but indomitable, and leave the 2014 World Cup with two losses.
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Wednesday’s final matchup features Croatia and Cameroon, two teams in Group A that lost their opening games and need a good result to keep their World Cup dreams alive. The match begins at 6 PM ET (10 PM UTC).
For play-by-play, minute-by-minute coverage of every ball touch, throw-in, direct kick, indirect kick, yellow card, red card, corner kick, goal kick and every other possible football feat in every World Cup match, tap into VOA’s multilingual, multinational analysis.
Click here to follow the action live, or follow along on Facebook, or on Twitter with #WorldCupVOA.
And for even more exclusive VOA coverage with a special focus on Africa’s national teams, check out VOA’s Francophone blog.
At the Copa… Copacabana
Sombreros, samba music, wrestling masks, green-white-and-red shirts.
Mexico City? Nope. Rio’s famed Copacabana beach.
The beach was awash in La Fiesta De Mejico Friday, with hundreds of fans reveling in Mexico’s opening match 1-0 triumph over Cameroon. Watch the fun from VOA’s Brian Allen and Scott Bobb.
Jose Gomez | Reuters
For play-by-play, minute-by-minute coverage of every ball touch, throw-in, direct kick, indirect kick, yellow card, red card, corner kick, goal kick and every other possible football feat in every World Cup match, tap into VOA’s unparalleled multilingual, multinational analysis.
At 12 PM ET (4 PM UTC), Mexico takes on Cameroon. Click here to follow the match.
And for even more exclusive VOA coverage with a special focus on Africa’s national teams, check out VOA’s Francophone blog.