In Group A of the FIFA World Cup the matches of the last tour played. Brazil beat Cameroon  4:1, and qualified to 1/8 final. Zenit player Hulk was substituted in the 63^rd minute.

In the other match Croatia lost to Mexico – 1:3. Vedran Corluka from Lokomotiv and Stipe Pletikosa from Rostov played fulltime for Croatia. National team of Croatia was not able to qualify to the next round of the tournament.