Who : Switzerland Vs Cameroon, Group – G
Where : Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar
When : Thursday, November 24, 2022, at 5 a.m. ET.
Ranking : Switzerland (15), Cameroon (43)
Head to Head : None
Switzerland will be looking to continue an impressive unbeaten streak across opening World Cup
encounters when they face off with Cameroon at Al Janoub Stadium in Group G on Thursday.
Switzerland have advanced to the knockout stage in four of their last five appearances in the tournament
but they have not reached the quaterfinals since hosting the event in the 1954 edition.
On the other hand, Cameroon appeared just once in the quaterfinal of the Seven opportunities they got.
In fact, they did not qualify in the 2006 and 2018 world cup Edition.
Preview :
The Swiss come into the World Cup off the back of a quarter-final run at Euro 2020,
while Cameroon finished third at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Switzerland went unbeaten in the group stages of the 2018 World Cup and will be looking to
replicate that in this year Edition too. On the otherhand, Cameroon, since they stunned Argentina
in the opening match of the 1990 world cup, they have been knocked out of the group stages in their
last five World Cup appearances and will hope for better luck this time around.
Infact, they didnt qualify in the last edition.
Head to Head :
Interestingly, the two sides have never played each other before. Now they’ll meet on the biggest stage of all.
The Swiss are without a clean sheet in their last three games across all competitions
while their opponents have failed to keep any in their last four.
Key Players to Watch :
Switzerland : Breel Embolo, Denis Zakaria
Cameroon : Vincent Aboubakar, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Predictions :
With a good record in both recent tournament results and opening World Cup matches,
Switzerland will be fancied to seal victory in this first game against Cameroon.
Switzerland should win 2-1 against the African team.
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