Brazil Vs Cameroon

It was on paper Brazil's easiest game in the group, and they made it look that way too with a convincing 4-1 victory over a very poor Cameroon side. Chile await in the World Cup second round on Saturday, and they will need more than Neymar on the team to prevail.

Against spirited but limited Cameroon, however, Neymar on his own was more than enough. Neymar’s role as problem-solver in this Brazil side is a familiar one, but for 70 minutes his team-mates were giving him plenty of work. An inability to keep possession in midfield allowed Cameroon to carve out a number of chances, one of which was converted by Joel Matip to equalise in the first half. Defensive lapses abounded

There were bright spots, too. Fernandinho came on at half-time and brought some stability to midfield. And of course there was Neymar, who scored his third and fourth goals of the competition, which he allied with enough effortless flicks and tricks to delight the capacity crowd in Brazil’s capital. 

Tougher tests await, no less in the last 16 where the host nation now face Chile, while Group A runners-up Mexico take on Holland.