Cameroon's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, right tackles Croatia's Darijo Srna during a World Cup match in Manaus, Brazil, on Wednesday, June 18. Croatia won 4-0. 
Cameroon's Pierre Webo, left, and Croatia's Ivan Rakitic vie for the ball. 
Mario Mandzukic of Croatia takes on Cameroon's Nicolas N'Koulou. 
Croatia's Mario Mandzukic controls the ball in front of Cameroon's Nicolas Nkoulou. 
Cameroon's Benjamin Moukandjo, right, reacts during the game. 
Croatia's Darijo Srna, left, and Mario Mandzukic tackle Cameroon's Benjamin Moukandjo. 
Pierre Webo of Cameroon attempts an overhead kick against Croatia's Dejan Lovren. 
Cameroon's goalkeeper Charles Itandje, right, watches Croatia's Ivica Olic control the ball. 
Cameroon's Benjamin Moukandjo reacts during the game. 
Croatia's Mario Mandzukic heads the ball past Cameroon's Nicolas Nkoulou. 
Croatia's team celebrates Mario Mandzukic's second goal. 
Croatia's Ivan Perisic celebrates after scoring against Cameroon. 
Mario Mandzukic of Croatia competes for the ball with Nicolas N'Koulou of Cameroon. 
Cameroon's Benoit Assou-Ekotto challenges Croatia's Ivan Perisic. 
Cameroon's Stephane Mbia controls the ball. 
A Croatia fan enjoys the atmosphere. 
Croatia's Mario Mandzukic vies for the ball. 
Alexandre Song of Cameroon is sent off by referee Pedro Proenca. 
Danijel Pranjic of Croatia tackles Cameroon's Benjamin Moukandjo. 
Ivan Perisic of Croatia, second from right, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal. 
Cameroon's Stephane Mbia falls to the ground as he is challenged by Croatia's Danijel Pranjic, left, and Mario Mandzukic. 
Cameroonian forward Benjamin Moukandjo screams as he lies on the pitch during the game. 
Croatian defender Vedran Corluka, center, heads the ball. 
Ivica Olic of Croatia, left, and teammate Ivan Rakitic vie for the ball against Cameroon's Alexandre Song. 
Ivica Olic of Croatia celebrates after scoring his team's first goal. 
Benjamin Moukandjo of Cameroon is tackled by Danijel Pranjic of Croatia. 
Cameroon's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting challenges Croatia's Ivica Olic. 
Cameroon's Alexandre Song vies for the ball with Croatia's Sammir. 
Croatian supporters cheer for their team ahead of the match against Cameroon. 
A Cameroon fan shows his support before the game. 
From left, Spanish players Andres Iniesta, Iker Casillas and Fernando Torres walk off the field after losing 2-0 to Chile. Four years after winning the World Cup, Spain is now the first team to be eliminated from the soccer tournament. 
Spain defender Sergio Ramos reacts on the field at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. 
Chilean fans celebrate in Rio de Janeiro. 
Chilean defender Mauricio Isla, left, hugs goalkeeper Claudio Bravo after the match. 
Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso, left, falls to the ground near Chilean midfielder Charles Aranguiz. 
Sergio Ramos attempts a shot on goal. 
Alexis Sanchez of Chile waits to take a free kick. 
Iniesta and Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal compete during the match. 
Spain's Sergio Busquets reacts after missing a golden chance for a goal in the second half. 
Spanish forward Diego Costa performs an overhead kick. 
Vidal plays the ball. 
From left, Spanish players Pedro, Cesar Azpilicueta, Javi Martinez and Sergio Ramos react after Chile scored to take a 2-0 lead. 
Aranguiz celebrates scoring the second goal. 
Pedro, left, kicks the ball near Chilean defender Eugenio Mena. 
Spain head coach Vicente del Bosque watches the action. 
Chile forward Eduardo Vargas slides on the grass after scoring the game's opening goal. 
Spain midfielder David Silva, left, and Chile midfielder Francisco Silva compete for the ball. 
Francisco Silva tries to knock the ball away from Diego Costa. 
Security personnel attempt to control Chilean fans who invaded the press room at the Maracana Stadium before the match. 
Spain fans cheer at the Maracana before the match. 
Chile fans watch the match from a FIFA Fan Fest in Rio de Janeiro. 
Netherlands forward Memphis Depay celebrates at the end of his team's World Cup match against Australia. Depay's second-half goal was the difference as the Netherlands won 3-2 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. 
Depay, center, is hugged by teammate Robin Van Persie after he scored what proved to be the match-winning goal. 
Van Persie fights off Matthew Spiranovic of Australia. 
Van Persie celebrates after scoring his team's second goal and tying the game at 2-2. It was his third goal of the tournament. 
Australian players mob captain Mile Jedinak after Jedinak's penalty kick gave them a 2-1 lead in the second half. 
Australia's Tim Cahill dribbles past Dutch players. Cahill had a tremendous volley in the first half to tie the game at 1-1. 
Van Persie heads the ball. 
Cahill watches as Netherlands defender Ron Vlaar clears the ball. 
Referee Djamel Haimoudi speaks to Cahill after a challenge on Bruno Martins Indi of the Netherlands. Cahill received a yellow card for clattering into Martins Indi, and Martins Indi had to be taken off on a stretcher. 
Ryan McGowan of Australia, left, takes on Daley Blind of the Netherlands. 
Cahill and Vlaar compete for a header. 
Netherlands goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen corrals the ball while Australia's Mathew Leckie leaps through the air. 
Arjen Robben celebrates after scoring a goal to put the Netherlands up 1-0 in the first half. It was Robben's third goal of the tournament. 
Daryl Janmaat of the Netherlands, left, fights off Tommy Oar of Australia. 
Netherlands supporters cheer in the stands prior to the match. 
- Match-fixer denies predicting Cameroon would lose 4-0 to Croatia at World Cup
- German magazine reported Wilson Raj Perumal told journalist result before game was played
- Perumal admits having conversation but said it took place after match
- Der Spiegel and journalist Rafael Buschmann stand by the original story
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(CNN) -- Convicted Singaporean match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal is categorically denying a story published by German weekly Der Spiegel alleging that the Cameroon team was involved in fixing a World Cup game in Brazil.
The Cameroon federation -- known as FECAFOOT -- has pledged to investigate Der Spiegel's allegations, which focused on the national side's second Group A game against Croatia -- purportedly based on an interview with Perumal.
"Contrary to the 'revelations' published by the German weekly Der Spiegel that were picked up by news outlets worldwide, I did not predict the result of the Cameroon vs. Croatia match played on June 18, 2014," said Perumal in a statement published online.
"The Facebook chat with the Der Spiegel journalist took place a few days after the match -- June 21 -- as confirmed by my Facebook log, and was but an informal assessment of the behavior of the Cameroon team at the Brazil 2014 World Cup after they had played two of their three group stage matches, including the one with Croatia."
Julian Green of the United States scores a goal against Belgium during extra time of a World Cup round-of-16 match Tuesday, July 1, in Salvador, Brazil. Belgium won the match 2-1, however, to advance to the quarterfinals of the soccer tournament. Click through the gallery to see all the goals scored so far in the World Cup. 
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku scores his team's second goal in extra time. The game was scoreless after regulation. 
Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne scores the first goal of the match. 
Argentina players Lionel Messi, left, and Angel Di Maria celebrate after Di Maria scored the winning goal in extra time to beat Switzerland 1-0 and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. 
Abdelmoumene Djabou of Algeria shoots and scores his team's first goal in extra time during a World Cup round-of-16 match against Germany on Monday, June 30, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Despite the late goal, Germany still advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory. 
Mesut Oezil of Germany scores his team's second goal past Rais M'Bolhi of Algeria. 
Andre Schuerrle, center, scores a backheel goal in extra time to give Germany a 1-0 lead over Algeria. 
The ball hits Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo, right, before going into his own net during a World Cup match against France on June 30, in Brasilia, Brazil. France advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory. 
Paul Pogba of France heads in his team's first goal against Nigeria. 
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