Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar and teammate celebrates their third goal, scored by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group G match of Cameroon v Serbia at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on 28 November, 2022
Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar and teammate celebrates their third goal, scored by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group G match of Cameroon v Serbia at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar on 28 November, 2022
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Cameroon-Serbia thriller ends 3-3

Reuters Al Wakrah

Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to rescue his side by scoring one superb goal and creating another as they fought back to draw 3-3 with Serbia on Monday, a result that kept both sides' slim chances alive at the FIFA World Cup.

Serbia's Strahinja Pavlovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored in first-half stoppage time and Aleksandar Mitrovic netted after the break to cancel out Jean-Charles Castelletto's opener for Cameroon at Al Janoub Stadium.

Serbia's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic celebrates scoring their second goal

Aboubakar was summoned off the bench in the 55th minute and pulled a goal back for Cameroon with a stunning scooped chip over the keeper in the 63rd minute.

Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar scores their second goal

Three minutes later, he teed up Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to draw Cameroon level with Serbia.

The draw halted a run of eight consecutive World Cup defeats for the African side.

The result left both sides on one point and needing to win their final Group G game to stand a chance of going through to the knockout stages, with Cameroon facing Brazil on Friday when Serbia take on Switzerland.

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