Cameroon and Serbia will meet this Monday from 19:00 (Argentina time) in an all-or-nothing clash, for the second round of Group G of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Both teams lost in their respective openings, against Switzerland and Brazil, for which they must add a win to recover their hopes of progressing to the round of 16 of the tournament.
Just as a victory would be essential for those who reach it, because it would allow them to at least temporarily reach the top row, a possible defeat could mean premature elimination for the losing team, according to the outcome of the clash between the Brazilians and the Switzerland will be held in the third shift of the day.
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The probable formations of Cameroon and Serbia
Cameroon: Andre Onana; Collins Fai, Nicolas N’Koulou, Jean-Charkes Castelletto, Nouhou Tolo; André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Samuel Gouet, Martin Hongla; Bryan Mbeumo, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Karl Toko Ekambi.
Serbian: Vanja Milinkovic-Savić; Nikola Milenković, Miloš Velijković, Strahinja Pavlović; Andrija Zivković, Nemanja Gudelj, Sasa Lukić, Miloš Mladenovic; Dušan Tadić, Sergej Milinković-Savić; Aleksandar Mitrovic.
A story of only one encounter between the two
Dejan Stankovic celebrates one of Serbia’s goals, in the only game in history against Cameroon. REUTERS/Marko Djurica photo
Cameroon and Serbia have only met once in the past. The only story between the two dates back to 2010, in the context of both of them preparing for the World Cup which was held that year in South Africa.
The match took place at the Partizan stadium in Belgrade and ended in a 4-3 draw in the European Championships, with goals from Miloš Krasić, Dejan Stanković, Nenad Milijaš and Marko Pantelić. Pierre Webó converted for Africans, twice, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
How Cameroon and Serbia get to the match
Both teams arrive at the clash this Monday with the aim of adding by three, after the negative results at the beginning of the World Cup: the Africans fell against Switzerland 1-0 and the Serbs were defeated by Brazil 2-0.
Cameroonians and Balkans will have to risk everything in order not to have to leave Qatar early. If either team loses, they would be eliminated prematurely from the World Cup if Switzerland and Brazil draw in today’s third round.
Cameroon and Serbia, crossroads for the needy in group G of the World Cup in Qatar
Cameroon lost in their debut against Switzerland. Xinhua photo.
The Cameroon and Serbian sides will be looking for their first World Cup win in Qatar tomorrow when they meet for the second round of Group G, after opening defeats by Switzerland and Brazil respectively.
The match will be played from 19:00 (Argentine time) at Al Janoub Stadium, will be refereed by Emirati Mohammed Hassan Mohamed and broadcast by TyC Sports.
Source: Clarin
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