The goal of the Swiss striker of Cameroonian origin Bril Ebolo in the match between the two teams provoked a civil war in the African country. The stoning incident at his father’s home in Yaoundé and the criticism he received on social media angered his mother. Her claims are to the obvious recipient of football fame and the current head of the federation, Samuel Eto’o, whom she accused of corruption.

“Leave my son alone. To get into the national team, you need to pay Utopia, he said. Utopia is the company that helped make Eto’o the president of the federation, while it is said to have grown into the largest informal management company in the country with a say in footballer transfers abroad.

However, in Cameroon since yesterday, Andre Onan’s disciplinary offense has also been dealt with. The goalkeeper of the national team and Inter Milan leaves Qatar, having paid for the disobedience of coach Rigobert Song, who reportedly banned him from playing on foot. “The decision to leave is his. Discipline is the most important thing in the team,” Song commented after the match against Serbia.

Karim Benzema’s World Cup hopes are not completely lost, as he may be in Madrid, but his hip recovery is going better than expected and if France advances far in the tournament, he may be called up. One way or another, his place in the French squad was not filled by Didier Deschamps’ decision.

In Brussels, where the Moroccan minority is even larger than the Italian one, violent incidents erupted after the Moroccan victory over Belgium. Injuries to police and journalists, overturned trash cans, smashed shops and cars, blocked streets and metro stations were the result of the escalation that followed Morocco’s disallowed goal in the first half.

At the same time, the good example of Japanese fans clearing the stands seems to be timidly followed by fans of other teams such as Saudi Arabia and Morocco.