Cameroon-Brazil 0-0 and Serbia-Switzerland 0-0 in the third and final day of Group G
Serbia are looking for victory to overcome Switzerland and hope for qualification.
In the standings, the green and gold are first with full points with 6 points and already qualified.
Following is Switzerland with 3 points.
Serbia and Cameroon are last with one point each.
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Brazil without Neymar focuses on the veteran Alves. The former Barcelona player responds to criticism: 'I'll give my best'
Expectations are growing for the match between Brazil and Cameroon at the World Cup in Qatar: the 'Selecao', a serious candidate to win their sixth title, will play tomorrow's last match in Group G once again without star Neymar but being able to count this time on the presence of veteran Daniel Alves.
Coach Tite has anticipated that he will field a team of substitutes but has not provided a list of all starters.
One of them will certainly be the 22-year-old Rodrygo, who comes from a great season at Real Madrid.
Brazil have 6 points after two victories, against Serbia (2-0) and Switzerland (1-0), and are classified for the next round.
If the five-time champions keep top spot in the group, they will play in the round of 16 next Monday.
In addition to the absence of the champion Neymar due to a sprained right ankle,
There will also be no full-backs Alex Sandro and Danilo, both injured.
Brazilian journalists sent to Qatar reported that the three players will undergo a series of tests this Saturday to decide on their presence in the round of 16.
At the press conference, Tite justified the call-up of Daniel Alves by emphasizing his "impressive virtues" despite his 39 years.
The former Barcelona winger, currently with the Mexican Pumas, where he hasn't played for two months, has admitted he has received criticism from those who think he is off pace.
"It annoys me, of course, but I don't let criticism get me down," Alves stressed.
"What matters is representing my country, playing in a World Cup is a source of pride, many years have passed. My mission is to give the best of myself",
Serbia-Switzerland is a tiebreaker, Yakin believes it. Swiss coach, round of 16 would be a great result in a group like this
It's a sporting challenge, important because it will probably be decisive for a place in the round of 16 of the World Cup, but also with significant political implications tomorrow's match between Serbia and Switzerland in the last day of group G, until now dominated by Brazil.
The Swiss, who are second with three points behind the green-and-gold, can settle for a draw but the tournament in Qatar has so far shown that it is a risky strategy and furthermore, while avoiding the issue in words, the Swiss who have roots in Kosovo, see Granite Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, they wouldn't mind eliminating the Serbian national team with goals.
At the press conference, the Swiss coach, Murat Yakin, did not want to talk about politics, arguing that "now only sport matters and the players have a lot of respect for each other"
nor of the precedent of Russia 2018, when the comeback Swiss got the upper hand.
"We have to play our game right from the kick-off to qualify. It would be something incredible, considering that we are in a complicated group with Cameroon, Brazil and Serbia. We are in a good situation, we are a quality team and we must show him on the pitch. The only thing I have to do now is prepare well for the match," continued the former Basel coach, who will have no training problems.
Sommer and Elvedi didn't train today but tomorrow they will be available, as well as Shaqiri and Okafor, a bit weak.
Defender Manuel Akanji was in the press room with the coach: "
Do we have two results?
We take the field to win but it's clear that if the score were to equal in the final we won't risk too much". On the other hand, the objective is clear and the coach, Dragan Stojkovic, is confident: "We need a victory and we will do our best to get there.
It won't be easy - he said - but from a certain point of view it's a mentally simpler commitment.
We certainly won't have to repeat the mistakes made in the drawn match against Cameroon". The coach announces that he will field an offensive formation, but "against a very well-organized team like Switzerland it will be difficult to undermine their defense and at the same time we must not forget work in the rear". Along with the success over Switzerland,
