The most prominent name in Group G of the 2022 World Cup is Brazil, the only country to have won the world championship 5 times. However, it has been 20 years since they last lifted the prestigious gold cup. Therefore, at this time, fans are even more eager to conquer the 6th title.
As the only country to feature in all World Cups since 1982, Brazil have always reached the knockout stage as the top team.
Selecao suffered a defeat to Belgium in the World Cup quarter-finals 4 years ago but then won the Copa America 2019 at home. In the 2022 South American World Cup qualifiers taking place 12 months ago, Tite and his team secured a ticket to Qatar 6 matches early.
Brazil's form ahead of the World Cup is very good with 15 unbeaten matches. They are also the No. 1 team in the FIFA rankings. It can be said that in the past 20 years, Selecao has never received as many expectations as it is now.
The Brazilian squad has experienced veterans such as Dani Alves (39 years old) and captain Thiago Silva (38 years old). Up front, star Neymar leads a formidable squad of stars, including Real Madrid's duo Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo.
The rest of Group G is quite balanced. Serbia has never advanced from the group stage in three World Cup appearances as an independent country. Moreover, not being able to qualify for Euro 2020 has left Serbia with little preparation to adapt to a big tournament.
However, there is reason to be cautious Serbia when they have been placed above Portugal in the qualifying round to go straight to the World Cup finals.
With Aleksandr Mitrovic, Luka Jovic and Dusan Vlahovic, Serbia has an outstanding attack. If they can take advantage of the talent of these stars, Dragan Stojkovic's team has a chance to go to the knockout round.
Meanwhile, Switzerland has reached the World Cup finals for the fifth consecutive time. They have passed the group stage in both 2014 and 2018 but all stopped at the round of 16. However, what Switzerland did at Euro 2020 when they eliminated France to the quarter-finals and Italy in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers shows that this team can cause many surprises.
Veteran goalkeeper Yann Sommer and the Premier League star quartet including Fabian Schar, Manuel Akanji, Granit Xhaka, Remo Freuler and Denis Zakaria are the most notable faces. RB Salzburg's Noah Okafor is an interesting choice in attack.
Under the hands of coach Murat Yakin, it is impossible to underestimate Switzerland in the tight race in Group G.
The last team in Group G, Cameroon, returned to the World Cup after missing the 2018 season.
After reaching the round of 16 of the AFCON 2019, the Lions finished in third place at the AFCON 2022. They have overcome the Ivory Coast to take the top spot in the second qualifying round before defeating Algeria in the play-off round to qualify for Qatar.
Players like Vincent Aboubakar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in attack, along with Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana, are prominent stars, but will be a difficult challenge for Cameroon when they have to compete with Switzerland and Serbia to continue.
Prediction
The Brazilian all-star team will top the group with 3 wins. Switzerland will be second in the group with a narrow gap over Serbia. Cameroon will be at the bottom of the table.
Group G match schedule
17:00 on November 24: Switzerland vs Cameroon
02:00 on November 25: Brazil vs Serbia
17:00 on November 28: Cameroon vs Serbia
23:00 on November 28: Brazil vs Switzerland
02:00 on December 3: Cameroon vs Brazil
02:00 on December 3: Serbia vs Switzerland
