Cameroon and Serbia are looking for their first points to stay alive

Cameroon and Serbia will be looking this Monday (11:00 am / World Goal) to add their first points in the 2nd round of Group G in a rivalry with overtones of the final. The Africans fell on their debut against the Switzerland (1-0) and the Balkans, against the great favourite, Brazil (2-0).

With no further margin for error, both teams, who have met only once before (Serbian victory 4-3 in a friendly in 2010), know that the loser of this match will almost say goodbye to Qatar 2022.

On the last day, the ‘Not Weak Lions’, looking to regain their past glory, will face the mighty Brazil and the Serbs against Switzerland. Cameroon was so far from that selection that surprised at World Cup in Italy-90 after becoming the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of a World Cup.

Despite his good first half against Switzerland, the five-time African champion once again showed his offensive problems. In fact, they have not managed to win in their last five games (three losses and two draws), in which they have scored only two goals. Despite this, the Cameroon coach, Rigobert Song, He assured that “I will continue to be positive because football has its truths and I believe in it. The message I send to my players is to fight”.

Serbian he was also on the ropes and forced to win to stay alive after his setback against the ‘Selecao’. The Balkans played a very serious game, but the great blow of Brazil led them to accept the defeat after three straight wins against the Sweden (4-1), Norway (0-2) and Bahrain (1-5).

Serbia is led from the bench by one of its legends, Dragan Stojkovicwho don’t want to give hints Cameroon about the physical condition of Vlahovicits great star and played only 24 minutes against Brazilor of Kosticwithout any participation. Reported Serbian coach Vlahovic and mitrovic they are “better” than before the match against Brazil and this Monday will “see” if they can play from the start. As for Kostic, he indicated that he has trained with the rest of the group and, if he sees fit, he could have options to get into his starting eleven.

Stojkovic He is confident in the options he chooses. “Hopefully with our style of play we can tame that lions. It’s not easy, because they are serious, strong and it’s not pleasant to see them, but I hope we show our true face”, he affirmed.

Stojkovic: “Change the puck!”

Stojkovic did not want to answer a question about the file opened by FIFA to his country’s Football Association for displaying a flag in his locker room with a map of Kosovo and the expression ‘No Surrender’. “What do you think of the FIFA investigation into the Kosovo flag…”, said a journalist before being interrupted by Stojkovic: “Next question, next question! Change the disc!”, sentence of the coach of Serbian.