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2022 FIFA World Cup Group G

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Group G of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 24 November to 2 December 2022.[1] The teams in the group are Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1] October 2022
G1 Brazil1CONMEBOLCONMEBOL Round Robin winners11 November 202122nd2018Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)11
G2 Serbia3UEFAUEFA Group A winners14 November 202113th[nb 2]2018Fourth place (1930, 1962)[nb 3]2521
G3  Switzerland2UEFAUEFA Group C winners15 November 202112th2018Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)1415
G4 Cameroon4CAFCAF Third Round winners29 March 20228th2014Quarter-finals (1990)3743

Notes

  1. The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. This is the third appearance of Serbia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia, who qualified on eight occasions, and Serbia and Montenegro, who qualified on two occasions.
  3. Serbia's best result is the group stage in 2010 and 2018. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Serbia 3 0 1 2 5 8 3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group G will play the runners-up of Group H.
  • The runners-up of Group G will play the winners of Group H.

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Switzerland vs Cameroon

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Switzerland 1–0 Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 39,089
Switzerland
Cameroon
GK1Yann Sommer
RB3Silvan Widmer
CB5Manuel AkanjiYellow card 83'
CB4Nico ElvediYellow card 64'
LB13Ricardo RodriguezSubstituted off 90'
CM8Remo Freuler
CM10Granit Xhaka (c)
RW23Xherdan ShaqiriSubstituted off 72'
AM15Djibril SowSubstituted off 72'
LW17Ruben VargasSubstituted off 81'
CF7Breel EmboloSubstituted off 72'
Substitutions:
MF20Fabian FreiSubstituted in 72'
FW19Noah OkaforSubstituted in 72'
FW9Haris SeferovicSubstituted in 72'
MF25Fabian RiederSubstituted in 81'
DF18Eray CömertSubstituted in 90'
Manager:
Murat Yakin
GK23André Onana
RB19Collins FaiYellow card 36'
CB21Jean-Charles Castelletto
CB3Nicolas Nkoulou
LB25Nouhou Tolo
DM14Samuel Gouet
CM8André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
CM18Martin HonglaSubstituted off 68'
RF20Bryan MbeumoSubstituted off 81'
CF13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)Substituted off 74'
LF12Karl Toko EkambiSubstituted off 74'
Substitutions:
MF5Gaël OndouaSubstituted in 68'
FW10Vincent AboubakarSubstituted in 74'
MF7Georges-Kévin NkoudouSubstituted in 74'
FW6Moumi NgamaleuSubstituted in 81'
Manager:
Rigobert Song

Man of the Match:
Yann Sommer (Switzerland)[4]

Assistant referees:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Walter López (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)

Brazil vs Serbia

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Brazil 2–0 Serbia
Report
Attendance: 88,103
Brazil
Serbia
GK1Alisson
RB2Danilo
CB4Marquinhos
CB3Thiago Silva (c)
LB6Alex Sandro
CM5Casemiro
CM7Lucas PaquetáSubstituted off 75'
RW11RaphinhaSubstituted off 87'
AM10NeymarSubstituted off 79'
LW20Vinícius JúniorSubstituted off 75'
CF9RicharlisonSubstituted off 79'
Substitutions
MF8FredSubstituted in 75'
FW21RodrygoSubstituted in 75'
FW18Gabriel JesusSubstituted in 79'
FW19AntonySubstituted in 79'
FW26Gabriel MartinelliSubstituted in 87'
Manager:
Tite
GK23Vanja Milinković-Savić
CB5Miloš Veljković
CB4Nikola Milenković
CB2Strahinja PavlovićYellow card 7'
DM8Nemanja GudeljYellow card 49'Substituted off 57'
RM14Andrija ŽivkovićSubstituted off 57'
CM16Saša LukićYellow card 64'Substituted off 66'
CM20Sergej Milinković-Savić
LM25Filip MladenovićSubstituted off 66'
AM10Dušan Tadić (c)
CF9Aleksandar MitrovićSubstituted off 83'
Substitutions
MF24Ivan IlićSubstituted in 57'
MF7Nemanja RadonjićSubstituted in 57'
MF22Darko LazovićSubstituted in 66'
FW18Dušan VlahovićSubstituted in 66'
MF6Nemanja MaksimovićSubstituted in 83'
Manager:
Dragan Stojković

Man of the Match:
Richarlison (Brazil)[5]

Assistant referees:
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)
Fourth official:
Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Reserve assistant referee:
El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ashley Beecham (Australia)

Cameroon vs Serbia

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Cameroon 3–3 Serbia
Report
Cameroon
Serbia
GK16Devis Epassy
RB19Collins Fai
CB21Jean-Charles Castelletto
CB3Nicolas NkoulouYellow card 24'
LB25Nouhou Tolo
DM18Martin HonglaSubstituted off 55'
CM8André-Frank Zambo AnguissaSubstituted off 81'
CM15Pierre KundeSubstituted off 67'
RF20Bryan MbeumoSubstituted off 81'
CF13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)
LF12Karl Toko EkambiSubstituted off 67'
Substitutions:
FW10Vincent AboubakarSubstituted in 55'
FW11Christian BassogogYellow card 30'Substituted in 67'
MF5Gaël OndouaSubstituted in 67'
MF14Samuel GouetSubstituted in 81'
MF7Georges-Kévin NkoudouSubstituted in 81'
Manager:
Rigobert Song
GK23Vanja Milinković-Savić
CB4Nikola MilenkovićYellow card 90+3'
CB5Miloš VeljkovićSubstituted off 78'
CB2Strahinja PavlovićSubstituted off 55'
RM14Andrija ŽivkovićSubstituted off 78'
CM6Nemanja Maksimović
CM16Saša Lukić
LM17Filip KostićSubstituted off 90+2'
AM10Dušan Tadić (c)
AM20Sergej Milinković-SavićSubstituted off 78'
CF9Aleksandar Mitrović
Substitutions:
DF13Stefan MitrovićSubstituted in 55'
DF15Srđan BabićSubstituted in 78'
MF7Nemanja RadonjićSubstituted in 78'
MF26Marko GrujićSubstituted in 78'
MF21Filip ĐuričićSubstituted in 90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
FW11Luka JovićYellow card 45+4'
Manager:
Dragan Stojković

Man of the Match:
Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)[6]

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Hasan Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Shi Xiang (China)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Leodán González (Uruguay)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)

Brazil vs Switzerland

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Brazil 1–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 43,649
Brazil
Switzerland
GK1Alisson
RB14Éder Militão
CB4Marquinhos
CB3Thiago Silva (c)
LB6Alex SandroSubstituted off 86'
DM5Casemiro
CM8FredYellow card 52'Substituted off 58'
CM7Lucas PaquetáSubstituted off 46'
RF11RaphinhaSubstituted off 73'
CF9RicharlisonSubstituted off 73'
LF20Vinícius Júnior
Substitutions:
FW21RodrygoSubstituted in 46'
MF17Bruno GuimarãesSubstituted in 58'
FW18Gabriel JesusSubstituted in 73'
FW19AntonySubstituted in 73'
DF16Alex TellesSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Tite
GK1Yann Sommer
RB3Silvan WidmerSubstituted off 86'
CB5Manuel Akanji
CB4Nico Elvedi
LB13Ricardo Rodriguez
CM8Remo Freuler
CM10Granit Xhaka (c)
RW25Fabian RiederYellow card 50'Substituted off 58'
AM15Djibril SowSubstituted off 76'
LW17Ruben VargasSubstituted off 58'
CF7Breel EmboloSubstituted off 76'
Substitutions:
DF2Edimilson FernandesSubstituted in 58'
DF11Renato SteffenSubstituted in 58'
MF14Michel AebischerSubstituted in 76'
FW9Haris SeferovicSubstituted in 76'
MF20Fabian FreiSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Murat Yakin

Man of the Match:
Casemiro (Brazil)[7]

Assistant referees:
David Morán (El Salvador)
Zachari Zeegelaar (Suriname)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Walter López (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)

Serbia vs Switzerland

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Serbia 2–3  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 41,378
Serbia
Switzerland
GK23Vanja Milinković-Savić
CB4Nikola MilenkovićYellow card 90+5'
CB5Miloš VeljkovićSubstituted off 55'
CB2Strahinja PavlovićYellow card 56'
RM14Andrija ŽivkovićSubstituted off 78'
CM20Sergej Milinković-SavićYellow card 47'Substituted off 68'
CM16Saša LukićYellow card 90+10'
LM17Filip Kostić
AM10Dušan Tadić (c)Substituted off 78'
CF9Aleksandar MitrovićYellow card 82'
CF18Dušan VlahovićSubstituted off 55'
Substitutions:
DF8Nemanja GudeljYellow card 81'Substituted in 55'
FW11Luka JovićSubstituted in 55'
MF6Nemanja MaksimovićSubstituted in 68'
MF21Filip ĐuričićSubstituted in 78'
MF7Nemanja RadonjićSubstituted in 78'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK12Predrag RajkovićYellow card 66'
Manager:
Dragan Stojković
GK21Gregor Kobel
RB3Silvan WidmerYellow card 15'
CB5Manuel Akanji
CB22Fabian SchärYellow card 90+9'
LB13Ricardo Rodriguez
CM8Remo Freuler
CM10Granit Xhaka (c)Yellow card 90+5'
RW23Xherdan ShaqiriSubstituted off 69'
AM15Djibril SowSubstituted off 69'
LW17Ruben VargasYellow card 34'Substituted off 83'
CF7Breel EmboloSubstituted off 90+6'
Substitutions:
DF2Edimilson FernandesSubstituted in 69'
MF6Denis ZakariaSubstituted in 69'
MF16Christian FassnachtSubstituted in 83'
FW19Noah OkaforSubstituted in 90+6'
Manager:
Murat Yakin

Man of the Match:
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)[8]

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jesús Sánchez (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Julio Bascunan (Chile)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Leodan Gonzalez (Uruguay)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)

Cameroon vs Brazil

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Cameroon 1–0 Brazil
Report
Cameroon
Brazil
GK16Devis Epassy
RB19Collins FaiYellow card 32'
CB4Christopher Wooh
CB24Enzo Ebosse
LB25Nouhou ToloYellow card 6'
CM8André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
CM15Pierre KundeYellow card 28'Substituted off 68'
RW20Bryan MbeumoSubstituted off 64'
AM13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
LW6Moumi NgamaleuSubstituted off 86'
CF10Vincent Aboubakar (c)Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Substitutions:
FW12Karl Toko EkambiSubstituted in 64'
MF22Olivier NtchamSubstituted in 68'
DF2Jerome Ngom MbekeliSubstituted in 86'
Manager:
Rigobert Song
GK23Ederson
RB13Dani Alves (c)
CB14Éder MilitãoYellow card 7'
CB24Bremer
LB16Alex TellesSubstituted off 54'
CM15Fabinho
CM8FredSubstituted off 54'
RW19AntonySubstituted off 79'
AM21RodrygoSubstituted off 54'
LW26Gabriel Martinelli
CF18Gabriel JesusSubstituted off 64'
Substitutions:
DF4MarquinhosSubstituted in 54'
MF22Éverton RibeiroSubstituted in 54'
MF17Bruno GuimarãesYellow card 85'Substituted in 54'
FW25PedroSubstituted in 64'
FW11RaphinhaSubstituted in 79'
Manager:
Tite

Man of the Match:
Devis Epassy (Cameroon)[9]

Assistant referees:
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Corey Parker (United States)
Fourth official:
Ma Ning (China)
Reserve assistant referee:
Shi Xiang (China)
Video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Martinez (Spain)
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)

Discipline

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Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[2]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Brazil 1 2 −3
  Switzerland 2 1 4 −7
 Cameroon 1 2 31 −9
 Serbia 3 2 7 –12

References

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  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. "Embolo punishes birth country in Swiss triumph". FIFA. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. "Richarlison at the double as Brazil begin with a bang". FIFA. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. "Goals galore in Cameroon–Serbia epic". FIFA. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. "Casemiro strikes late to send Brazil through". FIFA. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. "Switzerland win five-goal thriller to seal last-16 spot". FIFA. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. "Brazil bruised but through after Cameroon defeat". FIFA. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

Other websites

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