Cameroon and Serbia played out a World Cup classic, but the result means both teams are now on the edge of elimination

• Cameroon and Serbia played out a World Cup classic as they drew 3-3 in Group G on Monday.
• Substitute Vincent Aboubakar was the star player on the day.

Cameroon came from two goals behind to seal a 3-3 draw with Serbia in a thrilling affair at the World Cup in Qatar on Monday.

Jean-Charles Castelletto gave Cameroon the lead in the 29th minute before Strahinja Pavlovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic struck back to put Serbia ahead at halftime.

Aleksandar Mitrovic added a third for Serbia after the break as it looked to be cruising to a victory, but Cameroon substitute Vincent Aboubakar had different ideas.

The 30-year-old, who finished as top scorer at last year's Africa Cup of Nations, scored a superb scooped lob before teeing up Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's equalizer just three minutes later.

"Cameroon got better and stronger as the game went on, you never knew right up until the last few seconds," said the former Scotland winger Pat Nevin, who was commentating on the match on BBC Radio 5 Live.

"A great contest between two different styles; I wish every game was like this."

Despite being a World Cup classic, the result did little for each team's hopes of getting out of Group G.

Both sides lost their opening matches of the tournament and the draw means they both now trail Brazil and Switzerland, who meet later on Monday, by two points.

Cameroon plays Brazil and Serbia plays Switzerland in their final group games on Friday.