World Cup Watching Guide - Night 9
28 November, 18:00 Cameroon vs Serbia
November 28, 21:00 Korea VS Ghana
November 29, 00:00 Brazil VS Switzerland
29 November, 03:00 Portugal vs Uruguay
Cameroon coach Rigobert Song (right) talks with substitute Shupo Moting on November 24. Xinhua News Agency
Ahead of the World Cup, Cameroon's president Eto''Ou Haikou said that all five African teams could qualify from the group, with Cameroon and Morocco going to the final. But now it seems likely that Cameroon will be the African team that will start the game.
Cameroonian legend and Liverpool former defender Rigobert Song is the team's manager, but he may not be the "talker" of the team, and the final decision on the key issue is likely to be Eto'o. The famous former star used his influence to enlist players of Cameroonian origin, with the African Lions becoming the first team to definitively break news of infighting. In the dressing room, Rigobert Song is the silent one, and Eto'o not only gives long speeches, but also has cameras following him everywhere he goes.
In the first game, Cameroon played without fighting spirit.
In the first round, although the African Lions only lost to Switzerland by one goal, they played with poor morale, and the five African teams in this World Cup performed the worst in the first round.
In the first round, the Serbian defenders almost "strangled" Neymar. Xinhua News Agency
Serbia also lost in the first round, but was physically exhausted and technically knocked out after dealing with five-star Brazil. After the defeat to Brazil, Stojkovic said: "There is no shame in losing to Brazil. They are deserving winners. I think the first 45 minutes were on the same level, I didn't see much advantage for Brazil, but we were defeated in the second half, we were down and we were no longer a team. Of course, Brazil knows how to take advantage of this. ”
The teams that lost the first round of both groups have no way back, and can only "survive" by fighting to win. For the Balkan Eagles, there is no shortage of desire for victory, but they are already plagued by injuries, and how to recover their strength when the first round is too exhausted is a difficult point; For the African Lions, how the president of the football association can make less tosses and make the team return to normal fighting spirit is the key.
Nandu reporter Tao Xinlei