The action culminated in the group stage and the Brazil team could not manage to be the only one to have a perfect record in the group stage. Cameroon was responsible for beating Verdeamarela with a score of 0-1, although it was also left out of the classification due to goal difference with Switzerland, which did get a ticket to the round of 16.
Brazil entered having won five of their six meetings with Cameroon in all competitions, the remaining match being a loss. They had previously met twice for the World Cup, with the balance in favor of the Latin Americans.