Croatia's Biggest Ever World Cup Win! | 2014 FIFA World Cup

It affects a knockout game. If there's a winner here in Manaus between Cameroon and Croatia, the loser becomes the first team knocked out from Group A. The stakes could scarcely be higher. On the corner here, Benoit Acevecorta delivers well and off the goal line. It was, I think, a push and shove anyway, so it wouldn't have been a goal, but nonetheless we saw the heightened presence that Cameroon do have at set plays. Luka Modric and here by Dario Serna. Serna's cross, Mandzukic, takes a spell, Perisic, Olic! Ljubica Olic, the graft of a man who works so hard, has got the goal, his first World Cup goal for 12 years in the finals. It is for Croatia a perfect start after 10 minutes. Serna's crossing was perfect. Perisic had the vision to find Olic, a man who's not been for the national team a prolific getter of goals, but gets important ones, and this one is just that. Cameroon-New York-Croatia 1, Ivica Olic, his last World Cup goal against the Italians back in 2002 in the finals. This one means a lead in what may well be a must-win game. What a response here will Cameroon have in their locker? What's their first game? A single goal, rather tamely, and here again Serna on the burst. Dario Serna's cross, here's Mandzukic and Bier up there to head clear for Cameroon. Just says Cameroon have to find a way of stopping, of nullifying, of stymieing the runs down that right-hand side from Dario Serna. Mbaprenic and Mandzukic, Olic is in there again here, and he's scooped away for another corner here, but once again that Cameroon defence was visibly rocking. Really good strong pressure here by Croatia. A bit of a cut, that's for Mukanjan and Bier here into the same board, that could be an expensive mistake too now as Perisic bursts away for Croatia. A red card here for Song, Alex Song sent off by Perisic, and this is for why. Off the ball, you can't do that. Last out and the red card is ample punishment. Lovren for Pranić, whose touch was not the best, it almost allowed Mukanja to break away, it still might. Mukanja with the turn of pace here, lights the fires. Mukanja, a bit of a cut, a bit of a cut with the shot. One of Cameroon's better first half moments of which there have not been too many. Right grimace from their fans who can see this World Cup for them is already slipping away. It was the correct call, you cannot raise your hands or strike an opponent This is Perisic here with a lovely burst. Perisic! Such a strong run, such a fine finish and that might just finish off Cameroon in this World Cup and keep Croatia firmly in the hunt to qualify for the knockout phase. Ivan Perisic got his head down, lit the fires and sprinted clear. Mutanje's poor clearance punished by Perisic who just kept on running and finished brilliantly. Cameroon two behind, Croatia double their money and Croatia's World Cup is firmly back on course in Brazil. Now Samir through, Mandzukic gets away, Mario Mandzukic! Moments, big chance, not taken this time. Mandzukic maybe on the move in club terms but here on the move, big time for Croatia. Sprinted away, that defence again was caught cold and that's close, really close. Mario Mandzukic, this time off target. Massimo Cotto's deep cross, it's a good cross too and the volley there from Lukaku, not quite in the Tim Cahill calibre but worth a go. Luka Modric threads the pass through here and Perisic tripped on the edge of the box, a clear foul as well by Dani Munku. Dario Serna, the third high scorer of all time is on this. Serna can make the dead ball sing for him, Dario Serna! Beneath that one, down he is, some 21 goals, Croatia with the foot to the floor, looking for more goals here, in by Kranjic, Mandzukic! Goals just keep on coming for Croatia, yeah Mandzukic makes it three now to equal their best ever World Cup score. Good climb, good connection, goodness me, Cameroon here are looking down the barrel, this could be a mighty score against Cameroon if it keeps on going this way, they mean business, they need more goals, they want more goals here. Freno here with still to play 28 minutes, long night ahead. Mbia's shot is a good one too, from Rangesa a whiff of desperation I guess but that was a sweet strike here from Stefan Mbia, bends away with Faticosa beaten, Kovacic, Kovacic now for Eduardo, Eduardo shots, he turns, he saves! And a tap-in, a gift, Mandzukic's second, Croatia's fourth, their first ever World Cup four-goal haul, and they're still counting. Mandzukic who missed the Brazil game banned, is back with a brace, back with a double, and this now tees up a huge winner-takes-all game against the Mexicans, En-Recefe, Eduardo, Brazil born, Mitanje Paris, tap-in for Mandzukic. It's 4-0 here with still to play some 16 minutes, there is time for more damage to be done here by the Croatians, a win, let's see Croatia overtake Mexico a draw, and they stay behind Here's Edgar Sali, Sali, it's a lovely run, Sali here now, Mikanjo! Consolation goal still eludes Cameroon, their first goal of this World Cup still eludes Cameroon, Mikanjo's been one of their better, brighter players tonight, but they have been second best by an awful long way from the off. Cernak, Eduardo, oh, they're in again here, onside Has he seen him? Yes he has, Rakitic, couldn't finish. So near yet so far, Ivan Rakitic. It was another rapid break against the flagging, beaten, broken Cameroon team. Eduardo, Sali has nicked the ball away, Eduardo rather lashed out, looks for Wibbo, against the bar, Wibbo again. Well they have rallied late on for a consolation goal, give them marks for that Cameroon, but the game was lost long long before. Well Guppe's first fourless again of Cameroon, the ultimate first stage for the second successive World Cup, Croatia here impressive, victors, winners over Cameroon by their biggest World Cup margin to date, Cameroon nil, Croatia four.