World Cup Guide - Night 12
2 December, 23:00 Ghana vs Uruguay
23:00 on December 2, South Korea VS Portugal
3 December, 03:00 Serbia vs Switzerland
3 December, 03:00 Cameroon vs Brazil
Brazil's Casemiro greets the crowd after the match on November 28. Brazil stacked nine big forwards, but it was midfielder "Fat Tiger" who finally scored for the team's goal against Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency
Favourites Samba advanced with two straight wins, while Switzerland are second in the group with 1 win and 1 loss and 3 points, while Cameroon and Serbia are on the brink of life and death with 1 draw and 1 defeat. Switzerland must qualify if they beat Serbia in this round, and must be out if they lose. If Cameroon and Serbia want to qualify, winning is a must, and then it depends on the faces of the other people.
The Samba Army showed considerable dominance in both rounds, with Serbia and Switzerland able to withstand Brazil's onslaught in the first 60 minutes, but they failed to keep up with the physical exhaustion of their players for the remaining half hour and eventually lost. It also shows the strength of Brazil, you can defend, but can you hold the whole game? At least Serbia and Switzerland failed to hold on.
In the final round, Brazil, which has already qualified, will face Cameroon, the African lion, who are eager to qualify, and Brazil will go all out or rotate the squad to prepare for the knockout rounds, which is more likely than the former. In addition, Neymar has already confirmed that he will miss this game, and fans who are looking forward to his appearance will have to wait until the knockout rounds.
Cameroon has Bayern striker Shupo Moting and Shenhua foreign aid Bassogo. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Xu
Cameroon lost by one goal to Switzerland in the first round and faced Serbia in the second round, and the two sides staged a bumpy match, and the team drew 3-3 with Serbia, saving one point and retaining their hopes of promotion.
Before the second round, it was reported that goalkeeper Onana was at odds with head coach Rigobert Song, who wanted Onana to play "a little more traditional". Onana likes to rush out of the big box to pass the ball, it is no longer a "doorman" style of play, it is simply a "goal". After leaving Qatar, he responded by "always respecting and supporting the decision of the head coach that the country will always come first".
It seems that the "infighting" in Cameroon has subsided. They will face Brazil in the final round, and against a possible rotation of Brazil, Cameroon may not have a chance to pick up three points like Tunisia did against France.
On November 28, Swiss players greet the audience after the game. On the same day, Brazil defeated Switzerland 1-0 in Group G of the 2022 Qatar World Cup at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Xinhua News Agency
With three points after two rounds, Switzerland currently hold the initiative to qualify from the group and will face Serbia in the final round. Four years ago, in the group stage of the World Cup in Russia, Switzerland beat Serbia 2-1 and qualified for second place in the group. Now that both sides have hopes of qualifying, the rematch is bound to be fierce.
Stojkovic's Serbia ushered in a life-and-death moment after only one point after two rounds, and they fought hard to lose to Brazil in the first round, and faced Cameroon in the second round, and were equalized with a two-goal lead. The boss really brought his beautiful football to the World Cup stage, but he also really faced a moment of survival.
Mitrovic in the match against Cameroon.
Vlahovic may be injured, having only played 30 minutes off the bench in the first round against Brazil, and his absence has had a huge impact on the team's offensive end, and his two-centre-forward combination with Mitrovic is a threat. Will he be able to start his first World Cup start against Switzerland in the final round? Can Stojkovic's beautiful football be in the knockout rounds?
At 3 o'clock Beijing time on December 3, the final round of Group G will start at the same time, who will grab the last 16 spot from Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon?
Nandu reporter Tao Xinlei Intern Wu Junjie