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The Socceroos chances of qualifying for the Confederations Cup semi-finals took a hit after a 1-1 draw with Cameroon.
The first half looked like ending in a stalemate until a through ball from the African side caught the Aussies off guard in injury time.
Andre Zambo Anguissa lobbed the ball over the head of goalkeeper Matt Ryan to give Cameroon the lead.
FIFA’s video review technology helped the Socceroos when Alex Gersbach was brought down inside the box. The replay showed a penalty was justified and Mark Milligan made no mistake from the spot to tie up the scores.
Cameroon had the better of the remaining chances with 18 shots in the game but only three were on target.
Both sides left in a precarious position on the Group B table with just the one point from two games.
Final score
Socceroos 1
Cameroon 1
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Despite being billed as big underdogs, the Socceroos gave Germany more of a fight than anyone expected.
After conceding yet another early goal, Tom Rogic found the net to put the Socceroos back level. However, after a penalty and a slow start to the second half, Australia found themselves back by two.
Tomi Juric made it 3-2 with just more than 30 minutes to go, but despite having the chances the Socceroos fell short.
Now having lost four Confederations Cup games in a row, they take on Cameroon, arguably their ‘easiest’ game of this tournament.
A loss would put a semi-final spot out of reach for Australia, and with Ange Postecoglou’s attacking mentality against bigger teams drawing more criticism, it could be a potential make-or-break game for him as well.
Cameroon are going through some tough times of their own.
Despite being champions of Africa, they have only managed to win a single game in their past four, and have only scored once in that time.
Vincent Aboubakar will be looking to get back on form, and as three of Cameroon’s last four goals have been scored by him, his side relies on his ability in front of goal.
Coach Hugo Broos knows that the Socceroos have shown to be vulnerable in defence, and will be looking to expose that once again.
Australia have conceded 13 goals in the Confederations Cup, an average of 3.25 per game.
Prediction
This is the first time that the Socceroos and Cameroon will have played against each other. Both sides are out of form, and both sides know they need a win to stay in the competition. Expect a close battle between two evenly-matched sides, and the result to come down to which manager got his tactics right on the day.
Socceroos 2 – 1 Cameroon
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