Cameroon and Serbia clash in a crucial World Cup showdown this morning.
Both these sides opened their respective campaigns in Qatar with defeats in a competitive Group G, with the Indomitable Lions unlucky to be narrowly bested by Switzerland thanks to Yaounde-born Breel Embolo’s goal shortly after half-time in Al-Wakrah.
Serbia, meanwhile, drew the short straw of having to begin against five-time winners and favourites Brazil, frustrating the star-studded Selecao for long periods before succumbing to a second-half Richarlison brace that included a terrific acrobatic volley.
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Now they meet in a key showdown that will see the loser eliminated from contention for the last-16, with Brazil and Switzerland facing off in another important fixture later in the day.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Cameroon vs Serbia is scheduled for a 10am GMT kick-off on Monday, November 28, 2022.
The match will take place at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al-Wakrah, Qatar.
Where to watch Cameroon vs Serbia
TV channel: In the UK, today’s match will be televised free-to-air and live on ITV, with coverage beginning at 9am.
Live stream: Fans can also watch the game live online via ITVX and the ITV website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Cameroon vs Serbia team news
Cameroon starting XI: Fai, Castelletto, N’Koulou, Tolo, Zambo, Kunde, Hongla, Mbeumo, Choupo-Moting, Toko Ekambi.
Subs: Ngapandouetnbu, Mbekeli, Wooh, Ondoua, Ngamaleu, Nkoudou, Nsame, Aboubakar, Bassogog, Gouet, Mbaizo, Ntcham, Ebosse, Marou
Serbia starting XI: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic, Zivkovic, Lukic, Maksimovic, Kostic, Tadic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Aleksandar Mitrovic
Subs: Dmitrovic, Erakovic, Radonjic, Gudelj, Jovic, Rajkovic, Stefan Mitrovic, Babic, Vlahovic, Racic, Djuricic, Lazovic, Ilic, Mladenovic, Grujic
Cameroon vs Serbia prediction
Neither of these sides played particularly badly in their respective openers, with Cameroon starting well against Switzerland and having decent chances through the likes of leading striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo and Martin Hongla.
However, they lacked end product and that proved their undoing in an eighth successive World Cup loss.
Serbia were on a bit of a hiding to nothing against Brazil, looking to deny their illustrious opponents space and counter, and did at least manage to keep the door shut until past the hour mark in Lusail.
However, they have far more flair and options in attack than to be that passive going forward again and will surely look to exert more control against Cameroon with additional firepower while keeping that defence solid.
I sense there are a couple of goals in this, but likely resulting in a hard-fought draw that keeps both sides alive but probably does little to advance their qualification hopes, boosting Switzerland’s hopes instead.
1-1 draw.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The only previous meeting between these sides was a high-scoring friendly back in 2010, which Serbia won 4-3.
Cameroon wins: 0
Serbia wins: 1
Draws: 0
Cameroon vs Serbia match odds
Cameroon win: 4/1
Serbia win: 3/4
Draw: 5/2
