The World Cup also has its follies: two lightning strikes, a surprise farewell and a dangerous end for Cameroon and Serbia

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Perhaps Cameroon, who found themselves in the doldrums for a while, would do better with a draw than Serbia (3-3).

Although it may also be that the perspective is different when it assumes that it will be Brazil who calibrates if it deserves to be in the round of 16.

It may be that Serbia, who thought for 10 minutes that it was time to save strength, would be indigestible that final 3-3.

They will have to face Switzerland in that sharp outcome of group G. Although it will be the result of the other game that assesses the importance of this point.

playing in Saudi Arabia

since August .

He defends the colors of the unknown Abha Club (12 goals conceded in seven games), and even made a stop in the Extremaduran city of Guijuelo eight years ago.

But

, the Cameroon coach, with his cap and his long braided hair called him to travel to Qatar.

He occupies one of the rooms in the impressive Banyan Tree skyscraper in Doha where he hosts the African team.

And he was walking so easy, thinking that the thing would not go with him before Serbia, until Song knocked on his door.

Until the bomb exploded in the African concentration, with the team risking the qualification to the round of 16.

, the starting goalkeeper in the last year, the goalkeeper of the African Cup, was leaving because, apparently, he was not willing to change his playing style.

That is also, apparently, what his coach asked of him and what he has not accepted.

The fact is that Espassy, ​​a 29-year-old guy who has played five internationals to date, found himself with an unexpected World Cup debut.

And he also found himself with a forceful and unceremonious Serbia, who crossed the goal of Cameroon, that of the overwhelmed Espassy, ​​up to three times.

For a long time, the color and the African party of the Al Janour stadium in Al Wakrah was swallowed up by the football of a Balkan team that, at times, exudes very good vibes.

He had already done it in his tricky debut against Brazil.

But

sent

's plan to hell with two claws.

A Serbia modeled on that ogre that shattered Spain in the quarterfinals of that World Cup in Italy'90.

The outbreak of Choupo-Moting

Serbia must have thought they had it all done.

In the middle of the dawn of the second half,

, the insatiable Balkan scorer who had already smashed a ball into the post during the first act, ended up putting his signature to what seemed like a placid midday for his team.

With

,

and

, who wears the name of Sergej behind him to differentiate himself from his brother, the goalkeeper Vanja, constantly frightening the Cameroonian back.

They had turned around

's initial goal and took it for granted, in fact the entire stadium thought so, that the victory was theirs.

Choupo-Moting celebrates his goal against Serbia.ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP

They did not count on the fact that Cameroon is something like a storm.

First the lightning dazzles and moments later the thunder frightens.

They did not even have time to appreciate that intense light.

They only heard the violent roar of two thunderclaps, almost consecutive, in two duplicate plays.

, first, with the permission of the VAR, and

, three minutes later, broke the line and stripped the Balkan team.

And madness, logically, reigned in the stands.

Song's long tresses danced across the sidelines as they did when he rode through the Premier in his youth.

And even Espassy, ​​the guy who didn't expect to be there, who thought he was in Doha to complete the 26-man roster, was able to deny Mitrovic a goal.

To embrace a point that keeps both teams alive.

As a hail of rival shots whistled past his ears.

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