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World Cup recap, Day 9: Brazil, Portugal advance to last-16

Uruguay's Mathias Olivera is shown a yellow card by referee Alireza Faghani during the Portugal vs Uruguay match at Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar [Lee Smith/ Reuters]

Day nine of the World Cup in Qatar has witnessed some of the most dramatic matches so far, with Cameroon making a stunning comeback in a battle with Serbia where six goals were scored and still neither side emerged victorious, the teams having to settle for a 3-3 draw.

A heartbroken South Korean team left the pitch on Tuesday — with some players in tears — after their 3-2 defeat to Ghana in a game where the Koreans threw everything at the Ghanaian’s goal in the second half but could not break through their defences.

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