World Cup Group G Predictions & Picks: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon

Last updated: Dec 21, 2023, 5:08PM | Published: Nov 17, 2022, 7:50PM

The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar early next week and Dimers.com soccer writer and former professional Vincenzo Pugliese breaks down each of the groups, starting with Group G. featuring Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. As a wise-man once said, "without data, you're just another person with an opinion", so naturally we've let DimersBOT loose on the World Cup draw and the world's best predictive analytics model has simulated the entire 2022 World Cup over 10,000 times to identify which nations can win the tournament and which nations are just making up the numbers. Using the world-renowned Monte Carlo Simulations method, Dimers gives you the most wholistic view of the tournament and which teams are most likely to progress from their group and reach the knockout stages.

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Group G Prediction: Brazil

Brazil will enter as the true favorites after becoming the #1 ranked team according to FIFA’s latest rankings released in October.

‘Seleção Canarinha’ have won the most FIFA World Cups with a total of 5 triumphs, but have been a bit underwhelming in the competition since last winning the 2002 edition hosted in Korea-Japan.

Now with a fully loaded squad and some serious depth across all areas of the pitch, Brazil are amongst the heavy favorites to lift the trophy in Lusail Stadium on December 18th.

To qualify Brazil was nothing short of excellent. Tite’s men topped the South American qualifying group with 45 points, going undefeated with a 14W-3D-0L record. Adding on to those notable numbers, they finished with a 40-5 goal difference across all 17 of their CONMEBOL qualifiers.

Progressing to the World Cup has never been an issue for Brazil, In-fact, they are the only country to have appeared in all 21 competitions since the inaugural edition in 1930.

A staggering roster from top to bottom that could easily go all the way in Qatar 2022, Head Manager Tite, has an abundance of superstars to work with. Given this team's exquisite run of form and their studded roster, there's no doubt that Brazil is the team to beat and also why they rated as FIFA’s number ranked team. The belief is there and I get the feeling that the winner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be a South American team.

With Neymar’s consistently jaw-dropping performances on the world stage there's a serious chance that Brazil will be adding a sixth star above that Brazilian crest come the Final.

Brazil will enter the 2022 FIFA World Cup at odds of +450 to lift the FIFA World Cup and they are Dimers' top pick when it comes to probabilities, at 15.6%.

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Group G Prediction: Switzerland

The Swiss are always a dangerous team to face, and typically unpredictable when they appear on the world stage, so they could surprise their Group G rivals here.

Switzerland found themselves in a tough qualification group with the likes of European Champions, Italy in their way. With a 5-3-0 record - and a crucial point in Rome thanks to a 90th minute missed penalty from Jorginho - Switzerland managed to take control of the group heading into the final round, and steal the automatic qualification spot.

Switzerland now finds themselves in a very similar World Cup group to the one they faced in Russia 2018. Then, they managed to snatch a point off five time tournament winners Brazil, while they also grabbed a win against Serbia to progress as the second placed team. Head Manager Murat Yakin, who was appointed as the national team coach in August 2021, will no doubt look to accomplish the same feat in Qatar.

With a lot of confidence from previous big game performances, the Swiss will hope to advance into the Round of 16 for the third consecutive time and head to Qatar with odds of +115 to progress past Group G with a 51.8% chance of making the knockout stages.

Group G Prediction: Serbia

Serbia will look to redeem themselves from their last World Cup performance where they were similarly drawn, with both Brazil and Switzerland in their group, at Russia 2018.

Since then, many of the names that were selected on that roster have elevated their profiles in the world of football over the past four-and-a-half-years.

‘The Eagles’ will certainly be a force to be reckoned with, as their dominant displays throughout qualifying proved. On the final match day of the European World Cup qualifiers, Serbia had to travel away to Lisbon in an all or nothing match against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal.

Before the match took place, the two sides were equal on points with the Portuguese only needed a draw in their own backyard, given they had a better goal difference. It was a fantastic start for Ronaldo’s team, taking Portugal only two minutes to break the deadlock and go ahead with a Renato Sanchez goal. This left Serbia with a huge task ahead of it, needing to come from behind in order to seal the automatic qualification spot by defeating Portugal away.

In the 33rd minute it was the Captain, their number 10, Dusan Tadic who drew the teams level and suddenly there was hope of a major upset on the horizon.

Suddenly, in the 90th minute, Tadic once again found himself down the flank when he delivered an audacious cross for Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic to head home and break Portuguese hearts.

It was that match that proved Serbia’s tenacity heading into Qatar, topping their group over Portugal and with an undefeated qualification campaign of 6W-2D-0L.

Dragan Stojkovic was appointed as their manager just before the start of that qualification campaign, and without any professional coaching experience in Europe, many doubted the 57-year old.

Serbia will enter the Qatar World Cup at +130 odds of advancing from this group.

Group G Prediction: Cameroon

For Cameroon, their World Cup run will be an uphill battle, and the Indomitable Lions will need a World Cup miracle to get past Group G.

Cameroon topped their qualifying group with an overall 5W-0D-1L record, and earned themselves a two-legged fixture against a tough Algerian side for a spot at Qatar 2022.

Cameroon are led by Rigobert Song, the nation's former captain and most-capped player with 137 appearances. The nation's footballing icon took over the national team in February 2022, after the outgoing Antonio Conceicao led the 2022 AFCON hosts to a disappointing third place finish in that tournament. With that, it is expected that Song’s men will finish dead last in Group G and, if you're brave, you can get +350 odds for them to progress to the Round of 16.

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World Cup Group G: Best Players

Neymar Jr. (Brazil)

Dusan Tadic (Serbia)

Frank-Zambo Anguisa (Cameroon)

Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)

Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)

Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia)

Manuel Akanji (Switzerland)

Vinicius Jr (Brazil)

Lucas Paqueta (Brazil)

Where To Bet On World Cup Group G?

All of the major US sportsbooks will take bets on Group G at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Operators such as FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, PointsBet, Caesars and Bet365 will all be after your business during the soccer World Cup, so you will have access to a number of different welcome offers and sportsbook promo codes to get you off to a winning start. The best of these offers is the Bet $5, Win $150 from DraftKings Sportsbook. You can claim it here.

Betting on the World Cup is simple. All you have to do is create an account with any of the sportsbooks listed on Dimers, make an initial deposit, and then start betting. Think carefully about that first deposit though, as a lot of the offers allow you to leverage the amount you throw down for your first bet. A $100 first bet is going to get you more value than a first bet of $10, for instance.

World Cup Group G: Picks

Matchday 1 Predictions

Switzerland 1, Cameroon 0

Brazil 3, Serbia 1

Matchday 2 Predictions

Cameroon 1, Serbia 1

Brazil 2, Switzerland 0

Matchday 3 Predictions

Serbia 1, Switzerland 2

Cameroon 1, Brazil 3

World Cup Group G: Predicted Standings

Country	Points
Brazil	9
Switzerland	6
Serbia	1
Cameroon	1

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Where To Watch World Cup Group G?

You can watch these Group G matches and every match of the 2022 World Cup on the FOX Sports family of networks. Fox Sports is the tournament's official English-language broadcast partner in the United States. You can also stream full World Cup match replays for free on the Fox Sports app.

Thursday, Nov. 24

Switzerland vs. Cameroon, 5AM ET on FS1
Brazil vs. Serbia, 2PM ET on FOX

Monday, Nov. 28

Cameroon vs. Serbia, 5AM ET on FS1
Brazil vs. Switzerland, 11AM ET on FOX

Friday, Dec. 2

Serbia vs. Switzerland, 2PM ET on *FS1
Cameroon vs. Brazil, 2PM ET on *FOX

Vincenzo Pugliese

Sports Writer Vincenzo Pugliese joined Dimers.com in May of 2022. Vincenzo graduated from Rutgers University in 2021 with a Bachelor's Degree in Media Studies and Journalism. Vincenzo was a part of the Rutgers University Men’s Soccer team where he served as team captain his senior year. After that he played professional soccer in Denmark called VSK Aarhus. Upon his return, he earned his U.S Soccer Coaching License and became a Coach at Match Fit Academy and the Peddie School.