After shocking performances on Day 3 (Argentina vs Saudi Arabia), Day 4 (Germany vs Japan), Day 5 of the FIFA World Cup 2022 has arrived. Group G and Group H participants, Brazil, Portugal, Switzerland, Cameroon, Uruguay, Republic of Korea, Ghana and Serbia, will play each other in the group stage. The first match will be between Switzerland and Cameroon, followed by Uruguay and Korea Republic.
Later in the day, Portugal will take on Ghana. The day will end with Brazil’s opening match against highly anticipated powerhouse and favorites of this year, Serbia.
Switzerland vs Cameroon – 3:30 PM – Al Janab Stadium
Uruguay vs Korea Republic – 6:30 PM – Education City Stadium
Portugal vs Ghana – 9:30 PM – Stadium 974
Brazil vs Serbia – 12:30 PM – Lusail Stadium
where to watch
All matches will be telecast live on Sports18 and Sports18 HD TV channels, available on all set-top boxes. Furthermore, Indian viewers can watch the match for free on the JioCinema app and website.
Enthusiasts can also download various apps like FIFA for scores, live updates and other details.
match preview
Switzerland vs Cameroon
Despite their good form on the European stage, Switzerland’s encounter with Cameroon could be a tough one. The Swiss reached the Euro 2020 quarter-finals before losing a penalty shootout to Spain. It also finished ahead of Italy in its World Cup qualifying group to avoid the playoffs.
Cameroon, on the other hand, are aiming to reach the last 16 with their star players. Cameroon has failed to perform on the global stage since 1990 when it reached the quarter-finals.
Switzerland
Goalkeepers: Jan Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), Philipp Kohn (Red Bull Salzburg)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Erre Comert (Valencia), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle United), Silvan Vidmar (Mainz 05) Midfielders: Michel Abischer (Bologna), Edmilson Fernandes (Mainz 05), Fabian Frei (Basel), Remo Freiller (Nottingham Forest), Ardon Jashari (Luzern), Fabian Ryder (Young Boys), Sherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Djibril Sou (Eintracht Frankfurt), Renato Steffen (Lugano ) ), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Chelsea)
Forwards: Brill Embolo (Monaco), Christian Fasnacht (Young Boys), Noah Okafor (Red Bull Salzburg), Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray), Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg).
cameroon
Goalkeepers: Andre Onana (Inter Milan), Davis Epasi (Aura), Simone Ngapandouetanbu (Marseille)
Defenders: Nicolas Nkoulou (Aris), Collins Fai (Al-Tai), Nauhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), Olivier Mbazo (Philadelphia Union), Enzo Ebose (Udinese), Christopher Voh (Rennes).
Midfielders: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli), Pierre Kunde (Olympiakos), Samuel Gouet (Mechelen), Martin Hongla (Hellas Verona), Gael Ondoua (Hanover 96), Olivier Natcham (Swansea City), Jerome Ngom (APJES de MFOU) ) )
Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (Al-Nassr), Eric Choupo-Moting (Bayern Munich), Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), Christian Basogue (Shanghai Shenhua), Moumi Nghamaleu (Dynamo Moscow), Jean-Pierre Ansem (Young Boys), Brian Mbeumou (Brentford), Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Besiktas), Souébou Marou (Coton Sport)
Uruguay vs Korea Republic
While Uruguay are once again considered the dark horse of the tournament, South Korea are in no mood to give up the first match. The Uruguayan holds the record for Liverpool with Darwin Nuñez and ace replacement Luis Suarez, who took Uruguay to the semi-finals in the 2010 World Cup.
South Korea claimed an impressive but insignificant victory over Germany in their last World Cup encounter and are expected to spoil Uruguay’s easy passage to the last 16.
Uruguay
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Sergio Roche (Nacional), Sebastian Sosa (Independiente).
Defenders: Diego Godin (Velez Sarsfield), Jose Jimenez (Atletico Madrid), Martin Caceres (LA Galaxy), Sebastian Coates (Sporting Lisbon), Matias Vina (Roma), Ronald Araujo (Barcelona), Guillermo Varela (Flamengo), Mathias Oliveira (Napoli), Jose Luis Rodriguez (National)
Midfielders: Matias Vesino (Lazio), Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Giorgio de Arrasqueta (Flamengo), Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray), Nicolás de la Cruz (River Plate), Manuel Ugarte (Sporting).
Forwards: Luis Suarez (National), Edinson Cavani (Valencia), Maxi Gomez (Trabzonspor), Darwin Nuñez (Liverpool), Facundo Torres (Orlando City), Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United), Agustin Canobio (Atletico Paranaense).
Korea
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab), Jo Hyon-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Song Bum-kyun (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Defenders: Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Hong Chul (Daegu FC), Kim Moon-hwan (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan Hyundai), Kwon Kyung-won (Gamba Osaka), Kim Tae- Hwan (Ulsan Hyundai), Cho Yu-min (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Kim Min-jae (Napoli), Yoon Jong-gyu (FC Seoul)
Midfielders: Jung Woo-young (Al-Sadd), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Hwang In-beom (Olympiakos), Na Sang-ho (FC Seoul), Paik Seung-ho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Kwon Chang- Hoon (Gimcheon Sangmu), Park Seung-ho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Son Joon-ho (Shandong Taishan), Jeong Woo-yong (Freiburg), Lee Kang-in (Mallorca), Yang Hyun-joon (Gangwon FC)
Forwards: Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiakos), Cho Gyu-sung (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves)
portugal vs ghana
Heavyweights Portugal will be eager to get an easy point in their opening match against Ghana, although Cristiano Ronaldo is already in the news due to his Manchester United split.
In terms of performance, Euro 2016 champions Portugal’s performance in their last warm-up match against Nigeria (4-0) was exceptional. But one considers their FIFA WC performances, Portugal have only reached the semi-finals of the World Cup on two occasions, in 1966 and 2006, and they have failed to go past the last 16 in four of their last five tournaments.
On the other hand, underdogs Ghana, who reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2010, recently beat Switzerland 2-0 in a friendly.
Portugal probable starting lineup:
costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Guerrero; Neves, Carvalho, Fernandes; B Silva, Ronaldo, Leo
Ghana probable starting lineup:
too jiggy; Lampty, Amarte, Jiku, Baba; Party, Abdul Samad; Sulemana, Qudus, J. age; Williams.
brazil vs serbia
Five-time champions Brazil are all set to start their first match against Serbia. Brazil is the favorite team of this year. The Seleção last won the title in 2002. And since then the World Cup has seen a bad patch. In Russia in 2018, Brazil crashed out in the quarter-finals after losing 1–2 to Belgium. But this year Brazil, featuring players like Neymar, Casemiro, Fred, Thiago Silva and Alisson, are in good form after going unbeaten in their last 15 matches.
On the other hand, Serbia is also looking good. After topping their qualifying group, Dragan Stojkovic’s team had an excellent Nations League campaign, losing just one of their six matches.
Brazil probable starting lineup:
Alison; Danilo, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Sandro; Casemiro, Paqueta; Rafinha, Neymar, Vinicius Jnr; richardson
Serbia Possible starting lineup:
V. Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, S. Mitrovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Gudelj, S. Milinkovic-Savic, Kostic; Tadic; Vlahovic, Jovic
score table
Group A
Teams MP W DL GD PT
Ecuador 1 1 0 0 2 3
Netherlands 1 1 0 0 2 3
Senegal 1 0 0 1 -2 0
Qatar 1 0 0 1 -2 0
group b
Teams MP W DL GD PT
England 1 1 0 0 4 3
USA 1 0 1 0 0 1
Wales 1 0 1 0 0 1
Iran 1 0 0 1 -4 0
group c
Teams MP W DL GD PT
Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 1 3
Mexico 1 0 1 0 0 1
Poland 1 0 1 0 0 1
Argentina 1 0 0 1 -1 0
group d
Teams MP W DL GD PT
Australia 1 0 0 1 -3 0
Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0 1
Denmark 1 0 1 0 0 1
France 1 1 0 0 3 3
group e
Teams MP W DL GD PT
Germany 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Costa Rica 0 0 1 -7 0
Japan 1 1 0 0 1 3
Spain 1 1 0 0 7 3
group f
Teams MP W DL GD PT
Canada 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Morocco 1 0 1 0 0 1
Croatia 1 0 1 0 0 1
Belgium 1 1 0 0 1 3
