2022 FIFA World Cup Group G

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]

Teams

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 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin winners 11 November 2021 22nd 2018 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 1 1
G2  Serbia 3 UEFA UEFA Group A winners 14 November 2021 13th[nb 2] 2018 Fourth place (1930, 1962)[nb 3] 25 21
G3  Switzerland 2 UEFA UEFA Group C winners 15 November 2021 12th 2018 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) 14 15
G4  Cameroon 4 CAF CAF Third Round winners 29 March 2022 8th 2014 Quarter-finals (1990) 37 43

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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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.

Matches

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

Switzerland vs Cameroon

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24 November 2022 (2022-11-24)
13:00
Switzerland  1–0  Cameroon Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 39,089
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235488

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Switzerland
Cameroon
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 3 Silvan Widmer
CB 5 Manuel Akanji Booked in the 83rd minute 83'
CB 4 Nico Elvedi Booked in the 64th minute 64'
LB 13 Ricardo Rodriguez Substituted off in the 90th minute 90'
CM 8 Remo Freuler
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c)
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
AM 15 Djibril Sow Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
LW 17 Ruben Vargas Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CF 7 Breel Embolo Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Fabian Frei Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 19 Noah Okafor Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
FW 9 Haris Seferovic Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 25 Fabian Rieder Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
DF 18 Eray Cömert Substituted on in the 90th minute 90'
Manager:
Murat Yakin
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GK 23 André Onana
RB 19 Collins Fai Booked in the 36th minute 36'
CB 21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
CB 3 Nicolas Nkoulou
LB 25 Nouhou Tolo
DM 14 Samuel Gouet
CM 8 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
CM 18 Martin Hongla Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
RF 20 Bryan Mbeumo Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CF 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c) Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
LF 12 Karl Toko Ekambi Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Gaël Ondoua Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
FW 10 Vincent Aboubakar Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 7 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
FW 6 Moumi Ngamaleu Substituted on in the 81st minute 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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24 November 2022 (2022-11-24)
22:00
Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0  Serbia Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 88,103
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235484

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Brazil
Serbia
GK 1 Alisson
RB 2 Danilo
CB 4 Marquinhos
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
LB 6 Alex Sandro
CM 5 Casemiro
CM 7 Lucas Paquetá Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
RW 11 Raphinha Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
AM 10 Neymar Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
LW 20 Vinícius Júnior Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CF 9 Richarlison Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
Substitutions
MF 8 Fred Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 21 Rodrygo Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 18 Gabriel Jesus Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
FW 19 Antony Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
FW 26 Gabriel Martinelli Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Tite
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GK 23 Vanja Milinković-Savić
CB 5 Miloš Veljković
CB 4 Nikola Milenković
CB 2 Strahinja Pavlović Booked in the 7th minute 7'
DM 8 Nemanja Gudelj Booked in the 49th minute 49' Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
RM 14 Andrija Živković Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
CM 16 Saša Lukić Booked in the 64th minute 64' Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CM 20 Sergej Milinković-Savić
LM 25 Filip Mladenović Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
AM 10 Dušan Tadić (c)
CF 9 Aleksandar Mitrović Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
Substitutions
MF 24 Ivan Ilić Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
MF 7 Nemanja Radonjić Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
MF 22 Darko Lazović Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
FW 18 Dušan Vlahović Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
MF 6 Nemanja Maksimović Substituted on in the 83rd minute 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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28 November 2022 (2022-11-28)
13:00
Cameroon  3–3  Serbia Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 39,789
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235487

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Cameroon
Serbia
GK 16 Devis Epassy
RB 19 Collins Fai
CB 21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
CB 3 Nicolas Nkoulou Booked in the 24th minute 24'
LB 25 Nouhou Tolo
DM 18 Martin Hongla Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CM 8 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 15 Pierre Kunde Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
RF 20 Bryan Mbeumo Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CF 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)
LF 12 Karl Toko Ekambi Substituted off in the 67th minute 67'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Vincent Aboubakar Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 11 Christian Bassogog Booked in the 30th minute 30' Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
MF 5 Gaël Ondoua Substituted on in the 67th minute 67'
MF 14 Samuel Gouet Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
MF 7 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
Manager:
Rigobert Song
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GK 23 Vanja Milinković-Savić
CB 4 Nikola Milenković Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
CB 5 Miloš Veljković Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CB 2 Strahinja Pavlović Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
RM 14 Andrija Živković Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CM 6 Nemanja Maksimović
CM 16 Saša Lukić
LM 17 Filip Kostić Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
AM 10 Dušan Tadić (c)
AM 20 Sergej Milinković-Savić Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CF 9 Aleksandar Mitrović
Substitutions:
DF 13 Stefan Mitrović Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
DF 15 Srđan Babić Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
MF 7 Nemanja Radonjić Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
MF 26 Marko Grujić Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
MF 21 Filip Đuričić Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
FW 11 Luka Jović Booked in the 45+4th minute 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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28 November 2022 (2022-11-28)
19:00
Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0  Switzerland Stadium 974, Doha
Attendance: 43,649
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235485

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Brazil
Switzerland
GK 1 Alisson
RB 14 Éder Militão
CB 4 Marquinhos
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
LB 6 Alex Sandro Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
DM 5 Casemiro
CM 8 Fred Booked in the 52nd minute 52' Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
CM 7 Lucas Paquetá Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RF 11 Raphinha Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
CF 9 Richarlison Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
LF 20 Vinícius Júnior
Substitutions:
FW 21 Rodrygo Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 17 Bruno Guimarães Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
FW 18 Gabriel Jesus Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 19 Antony Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
DF 16 Alex Telles Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Tite
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GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 3 Silvan Widmer Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
CB 4 Nico Elvedi
LB 13 Ricardo Rodriguez
CM 8 Remo Freuler
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c)
RW 25 Fabian Rieder Booked in the 50th minute 50' Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
AM 15 Djibril Sow Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
LW 17 Ruben Vargas Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
CF 7 Breel Embolo Substituted off in the 76th minute 76'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Edimilson Fernandes Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
DF 11 Renato Steffen Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 14 Michel Aebischer Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
FW 9 Haris Seferovic Substituted on in the 76th minute 76'
MF 20 Fabian Frei Substituted on in the 86th minute 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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2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
22:00
Serbia  2–3  Switzerland Stadium 974, Doha
Attendance: 41,378
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235486

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Serbia
Switzerland
GK 23 Vanja Milinković-Savić
CB 4 Nikola Milenković Booked in the 90+5th minute 90+5'
CB 5 Miloš Veljković Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CB 2 Strahinja Pavlović Booked in the 56th minute 56'
RM 14 Andrija Živković Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CM 20 Sergej Milinković-Savić Booked in the 47th minute 47' Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
CM 16 Saša Lukić Booked in the 90+10th minute 90+10'
LM 17 Filip Kostić
AM 10 Dušan Tadić (c) Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
CF 9 Aleksandar Mitrović Booked in the 82nd minute 82'
CF 18 Dušan Vlahović Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
Substitutions:
DF 8 Nemanja Gudelj Booked in the 81st minute 81' Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 11 Luka Jović Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
MF 6 Nemanja Maksimović Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 21 Filip Đuričić Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
MF 7 Nemanja Radonjić Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK 12 Predrag Rajković Booked in the 66th minute 66'
Manager:
Dragan Stojković
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GK 21 Gregor Kobel
RB 3 Silvan Widmer Booked in the 15th minute 15'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
CB 22 Fabian Schär Booked in the 90+9th minute 90+9'
LB 13 Ricardo Rodriguez
CM 8 Remo Freuler
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c) Booked in the 90+5th minute 90+5'
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
AM 15 Djibril Sow Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
LW 17 Ruben Vargas Booked in the 34th minute 34' Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
CF 7 Breel Embolo Substituted off in the 90+6th minute 90+6'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Edimilson Fernandes Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
MF 6 Denis Zakaria Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
MF 16 Christian Fassnacht Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
FW 19 Noah Okafor Substituted on in the 90+6th minute 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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2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
22:00
Cameroon  1–0 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 85,986
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235483

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Cameroon
Brazil
GK 16 Devis Epassy
RB 19 Collins Fai Booked in the 32nd minute 32'
CB 4 Christopher Wooh
CB 24 Enzo Ebosse
LB 25 Nouhou Tolo Booked in the 6th minute 6'
CM 8 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
CM 15 Pierre Kunde Booked in the 28th minute 28' Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
RW 20 Bryan Mbeumo Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
AM 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
LW 6 Moumi Ngamaleu Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar (c) Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 81', 90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Karl Toko Ekambi Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
MF 22 Olivier Ntcham Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
DF 2 Jerome Ngom Mbekeli Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Rigobert Song
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GK 23 Ederson
RB 13 Dani Alves (c)
CB 14 Éder Militão Booked in the 7th minute 7'
CB 24 Bremer
LB 16 Alex Telles Substituted off in the 54th minute 54'
CM 15 Fabinho
CM 8 Fred Substituted off in the 54th minute 54'
RW 19 Antony Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
AM 21 Rodrygo Substituted off in the 54th minute 54'
LW 26 Gabriel Martinelli
CF 18 Gabriel Jesus Substituted off in the 64th minute 64'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Marquinhos Substituted on in the 54th minute 54'
MF 22 Éverton Ribeiro Substituted on in the 54th minute 54'
MF 17 Bruno Guimarães Booked in the 85th minute 85' Substituted on in the 54th minute 54'
FW 25 Pedro Substituted on in the 64th minute 64'
FW 11 Raphinha Substituted on in the 79th minute 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

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
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1 2 −3
 Switzerland 2 1 4 −7
 Cameroon 1 2 3 1 −9
 Serbia 3 2 7 –12

2022 FIFA World Cup Group G Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule. FIFA.com (1 April 2022)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. FIFA.com (15 December 2021)Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. Men's RankingFIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. Embolo punishes birth country in Swiss triumph (24 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. Richarlison at the double as Brazil begin with a bang (24 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. Goals galore in Cameroon–Serbia epic (28 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. Casemiro strikes late to send Brazil through (28 November 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. Switzerland win five-goal thriller to seal last-16 spot (2 December 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. Brazil bruised but through after Cameroon defeat (2 December 2022)FIFA. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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