📸 Picture perfect: The story of matchday 13 at the World Cup | OneFootball

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Thomas Stockting·2 December 2022

📸 Picture perfect: The story of matchday 13 at the World Cup

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Cameroon went out with a bang as they beat Brazil, whilst Switzerland’s journey continues after a feisty clash with Serbia.

Here are the best photos from day 13 at the 2022 World Cup.


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We kicked off proceedings with a mouth-watering re-match of the 2010 World Cup quarter-final between Ghana and Uruguay.

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As history attempted to repeat itself, André Ayew was given a golden chance to put Ghana ahead from the penalty spot, but his tame effort – which may have been going wide – was easily saved.

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Luis Suárez, the only player from either side to have started that match in 2010, played centre stage once more, although in a slightly different fashion, as he played a crucial role in Uruguay’s two goals.

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Uruguay would be denied a spot in the next round due to “goals scored” as tempers boiled over with referee Daniel Siebert confronted at full-time after his decision not to award La Celestea a second-half penalty.

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Their despair was starkly contrasted by South Korea, who had waited on the field for confirmation that they had qualified.

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The evening started perfectly for Portugal as, on his World Cup debut, Ricardo Horta gave them the lead.

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Cristiano Ronaldo, who had an off-night by his high standards, provided an inadvertent assist for the equaliser on the half-hour mark.

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Before Wolves striker Hwang Hee-chan came off the bench to seal the victory in added time.

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In the day’s later games, a much-changed Brazil side (who had already secured their place in the next round) faced their first shot on target of the World Cup and Ederson was up to the task.

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Despite dominating and creating multiple chances, it was Cameroon that would steal a famous victory as Vincent Aboubakar scored a late header.

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…before being shown a second yellow card for removing his shirt as the Indomitable Lions went out with a bang.

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And finally, Switzerland took on Serbia in a match that delivered the kind of bite that we all expected.

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First-half goals from Aleksandar Mitrović and Dušan Vlahović threatened to shock the group and gave Switzerland a scare.

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But, scoring in his fifth consecutive international tournament, Xherdan Shaqiri was instrumental as he played a part in all three goals to push Switzerland to qualify.

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You can read how tonight’s results played out here.