World Cup Qatar 2022 Preview: Group G
Image credit: History of Soccer
By: Anthony Tazbaz
Group Schedule
Match Week 1
Thursday, November 24: Switzerland vs Cameroon, Al Janoub Stadium, 5:00 EST
Thursday, November 24: Brazil vs Serbia, Lusail Stadium, 14:00 EST
Match Week 2
Monday, November 28: Cameroon vs Serbia, Al Janoub Stadium, 5:00 EST
Monday, November 28: Brazil vs Switzerland, Stadium 974, 11:00 EST
Match Week 3
Friday, December 2: Serbia vs Switzerland, Stadium 974, 14:00 EST
Friday, December 2: Cameroon vs Brazil, Lusail Stadium, 14:00 EST
Countries
Brazil
Nickname: Samba Boys & Seleçao (“The team” in Portuguese)
Head Coach: Tite
Players to Watch
Antony (22): Forward, Manchester United
Neymar (30): Forward/Midfielder, Paris Saint-Germain
Lucas Paqueta (25): Midfielder, Olympique Lyonnais
Qualification Run
Round 1: 14W, 3D, 0L – 45 PTS and 1st place in CONMEBOL
Cameroon
Nickname: Les Lions Indomitables (“Indomitable Lions” in French)
Head Coach: Rigobert Song
Players to Watch
Karl Toko Ekambi (30): Forward, Olympique Lyonnais
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (27): Midfielder, S.S.C. Napoli
André Onana (26): Goalkeeper, Inter Milan
Qualification Run
Round 2: 5W, 0D, 1L – 15 PTS and 1st place in CAF Group D
Round 3: Playoffs
Leg 1: Cameroon 0-1 Algeria
Leg 2: Algeria 1-2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Final: Algeria 2-2 Cameroon – Cameroon advances on away goals
Serbia
Nickname: Plavi (“The Blue” in Serbian)
Head Coach: Dragan Stojković
Players to Watch
Aleksandar Mitrović (28): Forward, Fulham FC
Dušan Vlahović (22): Forward, Juventus
Sergej Milinković-Savić (27): Midfielder, Lazio
Qualification Run
Round 1: 6W, 2D, 0L – 20 PTS and 1st place in UEFA Group A
Switzerland
Nickname: La Nati
Head Coach: Murat Yakin
Players to Watch
Noah Okafor (22): Forward, Red Bull Salzburg
Granit Xhaka (30): Midfielder, Arsenal FC
Manuel Akanji (27): Defender, Manchester City
Qualification Run
Round 1: 5W, 3D, 0L – 18 PTS and 1st place in Group C
Group Table Predictions
Brazil: 2W, 1D, 0L, 7 PTS
Switzerland: 1W, 2D, 0L, 5 PTS
Serbia: 1W, 1D, 1L, 4 PTS
Cameroon: 0W, 0D, 3L, 0 PTS
