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Results of the 2022 World Cup games: 13th day

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See the results and details of the 13th day of the World Cup, Friday, 12/02:

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The last game of the group stage took place on this 13th day of the World Cup, and all the teams that will face each other in the round of 16 have already been defined.

If you missed the games from any of the previous days of the initial phase, see our article below for all the details.

Results of the 2022 World Cup games

The World Cup in Qatar has started, check out the scores and details of these first games.

On the day of defining groups G and H, some more surprises happened. Brazil suffered a tough defeat to Cameroon and Portugal lost to South Korea.

So, see the results and scores of each of the games, and who these teams will face as opponents in the knockout stage.

Results of the 13th day of the World Cup

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Check out all the results from the 13th day of the World Cup:

  • South Korea 2 x 1 Portugal. 
  • Ghana 0 x 2 Uruguay.
  • Serbia 2 x 3 Switzerland.
  • Cameroon 1 x 0 Brazil. 

The last round of the group stage defined the seeding for the round of 16 once and for all.

With the end of this stage, it was decreed: none of the teams managed to win the first three games. France and England had this chance, but ended up failing, in addition to Brazil and Portugal, who could also have achieved this feat, however, they lost.

The South Koreans ended up surprising everyone and beating Portugal, and the victory ended up placing South Korea in second place.

Consequently, leaving Uruguay out of this World Cup. Even with the Uruguayans doing their part and winning with a two-goal difference, Portugal's defeat was unexpected.

The Zebra Cup continued, and Brazil had a tough defeat against Cameroon, with the goal coming at the end of the second half.

After Uruguay, Switzerland was the only team that honored its favoritism and won, and with that achieved second place and narrowly missed out on Brazil as leader of group G.

Therefore, see below the complete details of each match:

South Korea x Portugal

Overview:

The day has already started with a lot of excitement! With the definition of group H, Ghana and Uruguay were in a direct dispute for the second place spot, counting on South Korea's defeat to the undefeated Portuguese team.

Uruguay winning by two goals would overtake Ghana and qualify, and Ghana winning by any score or drawing would take the place, however, they did not count on the heroic victory of the South Koreans.

First time

Portugal started with some of the starting players on the bench, to rest, but they still started the game putting pressure on the Asian team.

The first goal came early, in the 5th minute, Dalot crossed into the area and Ricardo Horta opened the scoring.

On the other hand, at the end of the first half, the Asian Tigers began to regain control of the match. After a corner, the ball hit CR7's back and it was up to Young-Gwon to score and tie the game.

Second time

Portugal started going forward, and Korea, lowering the marking lines to defend themselves.

In the 70th minute, the Koreans went for it all or nothing, as a 1-1 score would eliminate the team.

The goal came at 46 of the second half. The team's star, Son, managed to start a counterattack, giving a beautiful pass for his teammate Hwang to score the winning goal.

Situation of the teams in their groups:

With this turnaround that will go down in cup history, South Korea managed to qualify and will play against Brazil in the round of 16.

Ghana x Uruguay

Overview

In a direct confrontation for the place, in the end, none of the teams came out victorious, the Koreans passed and took 2nd place.

First time

Ghana only needed to draw to qualify, so Uruguay was the one going strong.

However, Ghana had the first big opportunity, with a penalty in their favor, but the chance was wasted and the game continued.

Player Arrascaeta had to come off the bench to help his team score goals. Being the only player who scored for Uruguay in this World Cup.

Scoring his first goal after a kick, the number 10 ended up catching the rebound with his head and opening the scoring. The second came from a header pass from Darwin Núñez, where the attacker only touched the ball into the goal.

Second time 

The second stage was full of emotions, where one team fought for a draw and the other tried to increase their goal difference as much as possible.

Ghana had many chances to reduce the difference, but the Uruguay goalkeeper made several spectacular saves that guaranteed zero on the scoreboard.

Almost at the end of the first half, South Korea turned the game around, putting all the pressure on Uruguay, who needed to score one more goal to overtake the Koreans and qualify.

The Ghana goalkeeper, despite all the Uruguayans' offensiveness, ensured that his opponent did not advance.

Situation of the teams in their groups:

Uruguay was one goal away from qualifying, having a team with great talents, which will need to wait another four years to show its potential.

Ghana again came within a whisker of qualifying. The World Cup doesn't give many chances, and now these two great teams are leaving before the qualifiers.

Serbia x Switzerland

Overview

In a very important game for defining group G, where the second place was open, Switzerland showed its strength and beat Serbia in a comeback.

First time

The game was well balanced, with good chances for both sides, but the Swiss started better.

In the 20th minute, after a cross, Shaqiri hits the corner and opens the scoring.

Soon after, Mitrovic didn't let it go, and in a counterattack he received a good high ball and tied the game with a header.

A few minutes later, Vlahovic, when the Swiss defense made a mistake, took advantage to turn the game around.

But this is the World Cup, so it's Switzerland that made up for the losses this time. Embolo manages to make everything the same again.

Second time

The Swiss listened well to the coach at half-time and soon after returning they scored the winning goal.

As the second half ended, some players ended up getting confused and it almost ended in confusion.

Situation of the teams in their groups:

Switzerland qualified second in the group and narrowly missed out on beating Brazil, who stumbled against Cameroon.

Serbia lost the game that could have won the place, so they return home early.

Brazil x Cameroon

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Overview

With the two victories in the first games, Brazil was already classified, and chose to play with the reserve team to spare the players, but ended up getting in the way.

Cameroon was looking for victory, but it no longer depended solely on itself to qualify, after all, it needed Switzerland to lose or draw.

First time

With little interaction between the players who were playing, Brazil tried to rely on individual plays. The biggest chances were created by Martinelli and Antony.

But those who had the best opportunities were Cameroon, who threatened the Brazilian goal for the first time in this World Cup.

With a strong shot from Mbeumo, Ederson had to make a difficult save to avoid what would be Cameroon's first goal.

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