After losing 2-0 to Brazil in the first round of Group G, Serbia dropped two more points in the second round as they drew 3-3 against Cameroon. As a result, Orlovi must be ranked at the bottom of the Group G standings with a total of 1 point.
Actually, Serbia appeared spartan by persistently equalizing Cameroon’s score, which had scored the first goal in the 29th minute. Within about 5 minutes of entering the second half, 3 goals were scored for Serbia, giving them a 3-1 lead. Unfortunately, Cameroon was able to reply to two more goals so the score ended 3-3.
In the final round against Switzerland, Serbia had to win to have a chance of advancing to the round of 16. Main striker Mitrovic will spearhead the attack for Dragan Stojković’s men who will most likely continue using the 3-4-3/5-4-1 formation used in the previous two rounds.
On the other hand, Switzerland only needs 1 point to secure its position as runner-up in Group G. To secure promotion to the round of 16, Swiss coach Murat Yakin is expected to still use the same line-up as against Brazil, with Xhaka and Freuler in in front of four defenders.
The Swiss defense is quite tough, partly because there is goalkeeper Yann Sommer in defense. The Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper made many excellent saves in the first two rounds for the Rossocrociati.
Switzerland is a strong team even though they have never won an award in an international competition. The Swiss team won a ticket to the 2022 World Cup with 5 wins and 3 draws in European qualification, and scored 15 goals in 8 matches. The offensive performance is very good, and the defensive performance is also good, and only conceded 2 goals.
In the first round, Switzerland beat Cameroon 1-0 through Breel Embolo’s goal in the 48th minute, but they lost 0-1 to Brazil in the second game. Ranked second in the group with 3 points, a draw would be enough to provide a good chance to advance to the knockout stage.
How to Stream Serbia vs. Switzerland
The Serbia vs Switzerland match will be broadcast by television stations Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo. The duel at the Stadium 974 (Doha) Stadium can also be watched via live streaming at 14:00 EDT.
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
Official TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo |
Date | Friday, December 02, 2022 |
Kickoff | 14:00 EDT |
Live TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo, TV-Bola |
Serbia – Switzerland Head-to-Head Record
- 06/23/2018 Serbia vs Switzerland 1 – 2
Last 5 Match Performance
Serbia
- 09/25/2022 Serbia vs Sweden 4 – 1
- 09/28/2022 Norway vs Serbia 0 – 2
- 11/18/2022 Bahrain vs Serbia 1 – 5
- 11/25/2022 Brazil vs Serbia 2 – 0
- 11/28/2022 Cameroon vs Serbia 3 – 3
Switzerland
- 09/25/2022 Spain vs Switzerland 1 – 2
- 09/28/2022 Switzerland vs Czech Republic 2 – 1
- 11/17/2022 Ghana vs Switzerland 2 – 0
- 11/24/2022 Switzerland vs Cameroon 1 – 0
- 11/28/2022 Brazil vs Switzerland 1 – 0
Serbia vs. Switzerland Squad Predictions
Serbia (3-4-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic, Zivkovic, Maksimovic, Lukic, Kostic, Tadic, Milinkovic-Savic, Mitrovic.
Switzerland (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Widmer, Akanji, Elvedi, Rodriguez, Xhaka, Freuler, Shaqiri, Sow, Vargas, Embolo.