Los Angeles Times (Sunday)

GROUP G CAMEROON VS. SERBIA

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Where: Al Janoub Stadium

Time: 2 a.m. PST Monday

TV: FS1, Telemundo, Peacock Premium

The buzz: Both teams failed to score while losing their openers and need at least a point here to keep alive their hopes of advancing to the next round. Cameroon arguably outplayed Switzerlan­d in its first game but was frustrated by goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who made five saves in a 1-0 win. Adding insult to injury, the only goal came from Cameroon-born forward Breel Embolo three minutes into the second half. That ran the Indomitabl­e Lions’ World Cup losing streak to eight in a row dating to 2002. Cameroon has won just once in 17 tries in this tournament since reaching the quarterfin­als in 1990. Serbia, meanwhile, played Brazil to a stalemate for an hour in its opener before falling 2-0. The game wasn’t nearly that close, with Serbia getting outshot 23-5 and failing to put a try on target.

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