On November 24, the World Cup has reached its fourth matchday.
At 6 p.m., the group stage of Group G began, with Switzerland playing Cameroon, the "African Lion". The "Crusaders" fought this time, and Brazil and Serbia were grouped, and it was not easy to qualify in this group.
Just to catch the day, the Swiss Army knife is unsheathed
Switzerland is a regular in the World Cup, this Swiss team, many players play in the five major leagues, many of them participated in the World Cup in Russia 4 years ago, the squad structure is very reasonable.
The centrepiece of the Swiss squad is undoubtedly the 29-year-old Swiss national team captain Xhaka, a high-profile midfielder currently playing for Premier League club Arsenal.
Xhaka's technical characteristics are very comprehensive, not only in the midfield complex organization and revitalization of the team, but also in the long range near the box is quite threatening, and the long-range goal attack wave is staged.
As the leader of this national team, Xhaka has a good temperament, and last year's European Championship, Xhaka gathered the world, gave a passionate speech, and led the team to successfully defeat France, and the leadership temperament is very in place.
The beast of the Swiss national team, Shaqiri, known as the "Swiss Messi", has changed in time, and the 30-year-old Xhaka has gone to play for the Chicago Flames.
The 30-year-old "Swiss Messi" remains an important spiritual leader of the Swiss team, a former Bayern and Liverpool star who has relied heavily on Switzerland in the past World Cups and European Championships.
At the back, they have all-round top-level defensive strength.
"Bayern nemesis" iron-blooded goalkeeper Sommer, Manchester City defender Akanji, and the core of the Borussia Mönchen backline Elvidi have built a solid defensive line. Especially Somer, the Swiss team conceded only two goals in the eight games of the World Qualifiers, which is not unrelated to Somer's good performance. For the Swiss players and coaches, there is Sommer in his heart.
Can Cameroon defend the "light of Africa"
This World Cup, Asian teams have performed well in the group stage, Japan has beaten arrogant Germany, Saudi Arabia has beaten Argentina, but African teams have yet to score in this World Cup.
Cameroon has a number of acquaintances, with Cameroon being coached by former Liverpool defender Rigobert Song and goalkeeper Onana, who has had a consistent highlight at Inter this season.
Cameroon team, Chinese Super League Shanghai Shenhua team foreign aid Bassogo is also on the list. The 27-year-old made his debut for the national team in 2016 and had already played 42 games for Cameroon and contributed seven shots before the World Cup began.
Cameroon's style is indeed as fierce and impactful as the team's nickname, and when it comes to player selection, there is a great deal of emphasis on the physicality of the players. The most threatening player in the Cameroon squad is Bayern striker Shupo Motting, who is currently feeling hot on his feet.
Captain Abubacar is in good form, scoring 37 international goals, third in Cameroon's history. Another highlight of this game is that the African team has not scored until the World Cup in Qatar, can Cameroon break this layer of window paper?
Switzerland vs Cameroon preview
Switzerland is currently ranked 15th in the world and is completely superior in terms of strength. However, because of its low profile and lack of big-name stars, the "Crusaders" have always had a low presence in international football.
This time in the World Cup, Switzerland is clearly ambitious to compete for the top spot in world football, and Swiss coach Jacquin has vowed to create the team's best record in Qatar.
Swiss clockwork, African lion, can Cameroon achieve the first glorious victory of an African team in the first game?