World Cup 2022 Group G Team Guides: Switzerland
Sheet Litmann
College football and soccer analyst
Since then 20 years have passed Brazil recently world champion. As the No. 1 team in the world, winning it all in Qatar is certainly a favourite. Four years ago, selection rely on it too much neymar and lost Belgium in the quarter-finals but with a big list of stars playing in the best leagues in the world, Tite’s side are expected to make it out of the group unscathed.
However, you cannot overlook competitive European teams Switzerlandwhich Brazil drew in the group stage in 2018, and Serbiawho beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal during qualifying. Cameroon is also an experienced group and battle-hardened after a playoff win over Algeria.
Here’s a look at all four teams in Group G:
Everything you need to know Switzerland:
Coaches: Murat Jakin
Highest degree: Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954)
End of 2018: round of 16
FOX betting odds: +8000
Key Characters: Xhaka granite, Xherdan Shaqiri, Jan summer
What we look forward to: The rematch of the 2018 World Cup group stage between Switzerland and Serbia on December 2nd. Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, who scored the winner in the 90th minute of the game, made headlines for celebrating their goals with an Albanian national symbol. Both players, who are also team captains, have Albanian Kosovar roots and Kosovo is not recognized by Serbia.
Success looks like this: Get out of the group
Achilles heel: Goalkeeper Yann Sommer, who famously saved a French penalty Kylian Mbappe during Euro 2020 and set a Bundesliga record with 19 stops in a game, recently injured his ankle. He is a key veteran for the Swiss and they will need him healthy in Qatar.
X factor: Switzerland should have a good chance of breaking out of the group as long as Chicago Fire winger Shaqiri is in top form.
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Complete list
goalkeeper: Gregor Kobel, Yann Sommer, Jonas Omlin, Philipp Kohn
defender: Manuel Akanji, Eray Comert, Nico Elvedi, Fabian Schar, Silvan Widmer, Ricardo Rodriguez, Edimilson Fernandes
midfield player: Michel Aebischer, Xherdan Shaqiri, Renato Steffen, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Noah Okafor, Fabian Rieder, Ardon Jashari
Forward: Breel Embolo, Ruben Vargas, Djibril Sow, Haris Seferovic, Christian Fassnacht
Laken Litman covers college football, college basketball and soccer for FOX Sports. She previously wrote for Sports Illustrated, USA Today and The Indianapolis Star. She is the author of Strong Like a Woman, which will be released in Spring 2022 to mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Follow her on Twitter @SheetLitman.
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