G is a group of Brazil and inseparable friends. Switzerland and Serbia were also with Brazil in the last World Cup in Russia. Brazil and Switzerland advanced from the group that day. African lions Cameroon are the fourth team in the group, returning from a World Cup hiatus.
Brazil
FIFA Rank: 1 Coach: Tite
Brazil has not prepared for any of the recent World Cups with such strength. Winning 14 out of 17 games in the qualifying round. Scored 40 goals. A total of five were given. 1st place in FIFA ranking. The Yellow Army hopes to repeat the 2002 Japan-South Korea World Cup title in the second World Cup on Asian soil.
Strength: Brazil has an eleven of forwards. Neymar, Richarlison, Vinicius Junior, Rodrigo, Rafinha, Anthony, Gabriel Jesus, Anthony, Pedro…the question is who are they in the playing eleven?
Weakness: There is no proven consistency in the fullback position. Danilo, Eder Militao, Renan Lodi, Alex Sandro and Alex Tellas have not earned coach Tite’s full trust.
Serbia
FIFA Rank: 21 Coach: Dragan Stojkovic
Last time, losses to Brazil and Switzerland blocked Serbia’s way. The aim this time is to correct the pattern of returning in the group stage. Serbia will be confident after beating Portugal in the qualifying round to top the group. Serbia will fight to the last minute in crucial matches and win.
Strength: Coordination between forward and midfield. A midfield led by Dusan Tadic will constantly feed the ball to Aleksandar Mitrovic, Luka Jovic and Dusan Vlahovic.
Weakness: Defenses can collapse at any moment. Center back Nikola Milenkovic is not a good fit. They came first in the qualifying round but did not concede a goal in only one match!
Switzerland
FIFA Rank: 15
Coach: Murat Yakin
The problem for Switzerland is that they don’t play motivated throughout the tournament. beat Spain in 2010; Still didn’t make it past the group stage. Brazil was tied in 2018; They lost to Sweden in the pre-quarters. beat France in Euro 2020; Then lost to Spain. The Swiss know how to win a ‘big match’. But to win a tournament..?
Strength: Excellent defense. Goalkeeper Yann Sommer, defenders Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez and Nico Elvedi conceded only 2 goals in 8 matches in the qualifying round.
Weakness: Inconsistency in scoring. Scored 15 goals in 8 games in the qualifying round. In the following six games, none of them scored more than one goal.
Cameron
FIFA Rank: 43
Coach: Rigobert Song
This is Cameroon’s eighth World Cup. More than any other African country. But it crossed the group stage only in 1990. No one is saying that this time there will be change; The legendary Samuel Eto’o who is currently the President of the Cameroon Football Federation! Cameroon qualified for the World Cup by beating Algeria in the qualifying round with a last-minute away goal.
Strength: Cameroon has the best goalkeepers of all time. This time, cousins Andre Onana and Fabrice Ondoa are playing the role. Vincent Abubakar, Eric Chaupo Moting and Karl Toko Ekambi are expected to score.
Weakness: ‘Tactical battles’ are not won. Cameron will always fall to teams that come with a planned philosophy. It will be a big challenge against European teams.
English Summary: FIFA World cup 2022, Group G