2022 FIFA World Cup Group G

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Points Table G

Group G of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be from 24 November to 2 December 2022.[1] The teams in the group are Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. The top two teams will go to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

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Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings[3]
March 2022[nb 1]October 2022
G1  Brazil1CONMEBOLCONMEBOL Round Robin winners11 November 202122nd2018Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)11
G2  Serbia3UEFAUEFA Group A winners14 November 202113th[nb 2]2018Fourth place (1930, 1962)[nb 3]2521
G3  Switzerland2UEFAUEFA Group C winners15 November 202112th2018Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)1415
G4  Cameroon4CAFCAF Third Round winners29 March 20228th2014Quarter-finals (1990)3743

Notes

  1. The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. This is the third appearance of Serbia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia, who qualified on eight occasions, and Serbia and Montenegro, who qualified on two occasions.
  3. Serbia's best result is the group stage in 2010 and 2018. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.

Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil320131+26Advanced to knockout stage
2  Switzerland320143+16
3  Cameroon31114404
4  Serbia301258−31
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group G will play the runners-up of Group H.
  • The runners-up of Group G will play the winners of Group H.

Matches

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All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Switzerland vs Cameroon

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Switzerland  1–0  Cameroon
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Attendance: 39,089

Brazil vs Serbia

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Brazil  2–0  Serbia
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Attendance: 88,103

Cameroon vs Serbia

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Cameroon  3–3  Serbia
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Brazil vs Switzerland

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Brazil  1–0  Switzerland
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Attendance: 43,649

Serbia vs Switzerland

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Serbia  2–3  Switzerland
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Attendance: 41,378

Cameroon vs Brazil

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Cameroon  1–0  Brazil
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Discipline

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Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the teams are tied after the overall and head-to-head rules. These points are based on yellow and red cards given to a team. The points are:[2]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
           
 Brazil12−3
 Switzerland214−7
 Cameroon1231−9
 Serbia327–12

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. "Men's Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

Other websites

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