Cameroon are in the Olympics soccer semi-finals, while defending champions Nigeria have been knocked out of the tournament.
In a thrilling finish, Brazil went down to yet another African team when Cameroon defeated them 2-1 in the quarter finals on Saturday, with the winning goal scored at the end of extra time. The victory was achieved despite two players being red-carded.
Playing in Brisbane, Cameroon opened the scoring with a goal by Patrick Mboma after 17 minutes. The Brisbane crowd had to wait until the end of the second half for another goal, when Ronaldinho equalised after 94 minutes. The game went into extra time, and it was only after 113 minutes that Modeste Mbami clinched the match for Cameroon.
Chile defeated the Golden Eagles 4-1 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pablo Contreras opened the scoring halfway through the first half, and Ivan Zamorano, Chile's star attacker who put paid to Morocco's chances earlier in the Games, scored again a minute later. Reinaldo Navia scored near the end of the half, followed by Rodrigo Tello halfway through the second half.
Nigeria's only goal came from Victor Agali after 76 minutes. Interim captain Garba Lawal - standing in for Celestine Babayaro who was banned for two matches after being red-carded in an earlier round - was himself sent off near the end of the game.
In the other quarter-finals, Spain beat Italy 2-1 and the United States defeated Japan in a penalty shootout after failing in extra time to change the 2-2 score.
Cameroon plays Chile in a semi-final in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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