Day 9 at World Cup 2022: Brazil, Portugal advance; Ghana edges South Korea; Cameroon-Serbia thriller
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It was a captivating Day 9 at the World Cup with 14 goals across the four matches. Brazil and Portugal clinched places in the Round of 16. CTVNews.ca takes a look at everything you need to know.
Welcome back to another day of World Cup action as the second round of group stage matches comes to a close.
Brazil found a way past Switzerland late, Ghana won a thriller against South Korea, and Cameroon shared six goals with Serbia in another dramatic encounter.
Portugal defeated Uruguay 2-0 in the final match of the day.
Before jumping into the drama on the pitch, catch up on Sunday’s results when Canada was eliminated from the tournament, Germany struck late to draw against Spain, and more.
Here is what you need to know so far about Day 9 in Qatar.
Portugal clinched a place in the Round of 16 courtesy of two goals from Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes.
The first was an attempted cross that found the back of the net with the help of a forward run and attempt to head the ball by Cristiano Ronaldo, and the second was via a penalty kick after a highly questionable decision by both VAR and the main referee Alireza Faghani.