Dangerous group for Brazil, which will start the final round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon as rivals in Group G, according to the draw held on Friday in Doha.
La Canarinha should have no problem infiltrating the round, but they will face tough rivals who will require more than the South American qualifiers, which have been a bed of roses for Neymar and company.
In the hypothetical round of 16, Brazil will face one of the Group H qualifiers (Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea).
brazil’s favorite
After nearly perfect South American qualifiers, with 14 wins and 3 draws, whose match against Argentina was suspended in September 2021 pending, Brazil will seek its sixth crown with another attack and experienced defense.
La Canarinha, who have just left Belgium at number one in the FIFA national team rankings, finished the qualifying phase against Qatar unbeaten, with a stunning balance of goals: 40 for and just 5 against.
Tite’s team has become fewer in qualifiers thanks to a new generation of attackers, such as Raphinha, Vinicius Junior, Antony or Matheus Cunha, who have changed to other common names such as Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino.
Neymar is undisputed as a conductor, despite his decline in performance at Paris Saint-Germain and his scandals outside of sport.
In the background, more doubt. Thiago Silva may arrive in Qatar at the age of 38. Dani Alves, who has re -counted on Tite since he returned to Barcelona, is 39.
Éder Militao, Lucas Veríssimo, recovering from a torn cruciate ligament in his knee, Guilherme Arana and perhaps Renan Lodi could give the veteran Brazilian defense a lack of fresh air, who continues to rely on Marquinhos.
Serbia by Vlahovic
Serbia also did not know defeat to qualify, sending Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal to the playoffs.
However, in the final stages, it seems to deflate. In South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, their only two appearances as an independent country, they never passed the group stage.
However, for Qatar he could show a strong attack, with names like Kostic, Milinkovic-Savic, Tadic, Mitrovic and one of the top scorers at the moment, Dusan Vlahovic, 22, dazzling in Europe on its effectiveness with Juventus Turin. .
Manager Dragan Stojkovic usually plays with three defenders and wants to pressure half the opponent.
Switzerland, a bone
Switzerland also finished the qualifying round unbeaten, in a group where they finished ahead of the last European champions, Italy, who will miss Qatar after losing in the playoffs against North Macedonia.
In eight games, he has only scored two goals.
Brazil have no fond memories of its last meeting with Switzerland in the World Cup finals. It was in Russia 2018, as well as in the group stage, and they ended up drawing 1-1.
The team led by Murat Yakin has deep wings, along with Ricardo Rodríguez and Mbabu, and Xhaka and Shaquiri continue to gain experience, even if it doesn’t have a killer striker.
However, he knows what it takes to make life complicated for great teams, as he eliminated a world champion like France in the last 16 of the last European Championship.
Cameroon, Cinderella
Third in the last African Cup, Cameroon are in Qatar against all chances after a miraculous comeback against Algeria by Riyad Mahrez, with a goal in extra time, the work of Karl Toko-Ekambi.
The Olympique de Lyon striker is the great star of this team that goes from surprise to surprise at the command of coach Rigobert Song.
Eric Choupo-Moting, a footballer for German Bayern Munich, also stands out in attack.
Set a high speed. He loves home and fight matches. His greatest virtue is speed and strength.
However, he weakened on defense, even under the sticks he had André Onana, goalkeeper for Ájax Amsterdam.
Source: La Verdad
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