Five-time winners and one of the absolute favorites to win this tournament, Brazil is inserted in Group G. Their group is a tricky one though, as they were paired together with two strong European squads, Serbia and Switzerland, as well as one of the strongest African sides, Cameroon.
Coincidentally, this group is almost the same as Brazil’s group from World Cup 2018. Back then, Brazil, Serbia, and Switzerland were also together, with Costa Rica instead of Cameroon.
Brazil topped the group, although they started with a draw against Switzerland. However, both Switzerland and Brazil managed to beat Serbia, leaving the Serbians out of the qualification.
Meanwhile, Cameroon missed the World Cup 2018. In fact, Cameroon qualified for 7 World Cups, but they only managed to get past the group stage once: in 1990, when they went all the way until the quarter-finals.
So, what can we expect from Group G of the World Cup 2022? Here is everything you need to know.
ODDS TO WIN THE GROUP ACCORDING TO CLUTCHBET:
Brazil -227
Switzerland +450
Serbia +550
Cameroon +1100
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QATAR WORLD CUP 2022 GROUP G CALENDAR:
24 November 2022: Switzerland – Cameroon
24 November 2022: Brazil – Serbia
28 November 2022: CameroonΒ – SerbiaΒ
28 November 2022: Brazil – Switzerland
2 December 2022: Serbia – Switzerland
2 December 2022: Cameroon – Brazil
BRAZIL
Brazil, 5x World Cup winners and the only nation to have participated in every World Cup, arrives as the overwhelming favorite.
They are ranked as the top team in the world, winning their qualification group with 14 wins and 3 draws, securing their spot in the world cup.
Their most recent big competition resulted in a loss to their biggest rival and World Cup opponent Argentina in the Copa America final.
Neymar, a star player for PSG, has already stated that this may be his final World Cup. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (PSG), and Casemiro (Manchester United) will also compete for Brazil.
It’s not a big surprise that the Brazilian team is the favorite to win the World Cup because they are unquestionably among the best teams in recent years.
ClutchBet odds price them as the favorites to win the group at -227.
Brazil Possible World Cup Starting 11
Coach: Tite
Brazil World Cup Squad
Tite announced the final list of players going to the World Cup on the 7th of November. Here are the 26 players selected by the Brazilian manager.
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras).
Defenders: Dani Alves (Pumas), Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Alex Telles (Sevilla), Bremer (Juventus), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (Lyon).
Forwards: Antony (Manchester United), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Neymar (PSG), Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona), Richarlison (Tottenham), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid).
SERBIA
This will be Serbia’s third World Cup appearance. Serbia was placed in group A with Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, and Azerbaijan in order to qualify for the World Cup.
The outcome hinged on the final match and final minutes when Serbia stunned Europe and defeated Portugal in the dying minutes to qualify for the World Cup while relegating Portugal to the playoffs.
Serbia was just promoted to the UEFA Nations League A after winning group 4.
The biggest names in Serbia are S. Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio) and Mitrovic (Fulham), as well as players like Vlahovic and Kostic (Juventus) and Tadic (Ajax).
ClutchBet odds price them to win the group at +550.
Serbia World Cup Possible Starting 11
Coach: Dragan Stojkovic
SWITZERLAND
In their 12th World Cup appearance, Switzerland will be in a very good group and, ironically, will face
Serbia and Brazil once more, just as they did in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when they managed to qualify in second place behind Brazil.
Switzerland competed in Group C to qualify for the World Cup and shocked everyone by winning it with 5 wins and 3 draws.
Players like Xhaka (Arsenal), Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), and goalie Yan Sommer (Monchengladbach) will be relied upon by Switzerland.
ClutchBet odds price them to win the g