Serbia and Switzerland will face each other this Friday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at the 974 Stadium, for a place in the Round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar. Brazil, leader of Group G and facing Cameroon at the same time, is already classified
The situation for Serbs is more delicate. That’s because the team only has one point conquered and must necessarily win and count on a stumbling block by the Cameroonians against the Brazilian team.
For the confrontation later on, coach Dragan Stojkovic has a strong reinforcement. Striker Vlahovic, from Juventus, Italy, has recovered from pubalgia and is available to start against Switzerland. He only entered the field in the final minutes against Brazil and will start precisely in the most decisive game for the Serbs in the group stage.
Switzerland, in turn, may even draw, as long as Cameroon does not win the confrontation against Brazil. With a victory, the team does not depend on any other result and goes to the round of 16.
There were doubts about the fitness of Shaqiri, one of Switzerland’s top players, but Murat Yakin, coach of the national team, said he trained well and will go into the game. Okafor, Elvedi and Sommer also had problems, but they shouldn’t be problems for the confrontation.
PREVIEW SERBIA VS SWITZERLAND 1: ALEKSANDAR MITROVIĆ SCORES GOALS AT ANY TIME
Before the start of the 2022 World Cup, Serbia had played seven games, six in the League of Nations and one friendly, scoring 18 goals and even in three of these clashes scored more than four times.
It is a team that likes to attack and put pressure on opponents in their field in any game and the Serbs have their top scorer, Aleksandar Mitrović, who is in an overwhelming phase in the English championship, Premier League.
The probability of a Serbian goal leaving the striker’s feet, who has 50 goals in 76 official matches for his national team, is considerable. So, a bet for Fulham’s number 9 fans is that he will score at least one goal in the match.
PREVIEW SERBIA X SWITZERLAND 2: SERBIA WILL BE THE LAST TEAM TO SCORE
The match between Serbia and Switzerland will be a game well studied by both teams. The initial moments should count on the teams more retconned with care not to open space and end up giving up the advantage on the scoreboard.
With the arrival of the final minutes of the duel, there is a high probability that the teams will launch the attack, mainly Serbia due to their need for a victory to advance in the competition phase.
Thus, a goal in the final quarter of the match is something to be expected. Either through the Serbian attack or through Switzerland, taking advantage of the spaces that will appear in the scheme of the European team, with the pressure increasing with each passing minute on the clock.
SERBIA X SWITZERLAND 3: SERBIA SCORES LESS THAN 1.5 GOALS
The Serbs face in their last match for the group stage the famous Swiss bolt. The defense that gave trouble to many football giants, such as Brazil, Spain and Portugal, is also present in this World Cup.
In the most recent dispute, the Swiss made life difficult for the Brazilians with a well-placed team, strong marking and a massive presence in their own defense. Holding the score at 0-0, against one of the favorites of the tournament, until the 83rd minute.
Serbia may even have an obligation to score goals in this match worth their survival, but it will definitely not be easy for the bottom of Group G to pierce the Swiss defense, which has the advantage of a draw to stay alive.
