Switzerland vs. Cameroon World Cup lineup, starting 11 for Group G match at Qatar 2022

With title favourites Brazil and a strong-looking Serbia side ahead of them, Switzerland and Cameroon will be desperate to make a good start in Group G at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Switzerland enter the tournament on a run of three successive wins in competitive matches, beating Portugal and the Czech Republic at home and, most impressively, triumphing in Spain.

Cameroon are winless in four friendly matches but edged out Algeria in a playoff to qualify for the finals and finished third at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Below are the confirmed lineups for both teams.

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Switzerland vs Cameroon lineups

Rigobert Song has shown himself to be a pragmatic manager since taking charge of the Indomitable Lions earlier this year, so Cameroon are likely to adopt their favoured 4-3-3 formation and concentrate more on containing Switzerland and waiting for openings, given the strength of their opposition.

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa has been exceptional in Serie A leaders Napoli's unbeaten start to the season domestically and qualification for the Champions League knockout stage, and the fleet-footed midfielder is one of the players who can spark Cameroon into recapturing the form that saw them reach the final four of AFCON.

Switzerland have shown in recent months that they can be entertainers, with Chicago Fire winger Xherdan Shaqiri's perceptive passing and dangerous crosses providing a reliable supply line.

Shaqiri's recipients include Breel Embolo, for whom the game has particular significance: the Monaco forward spent his childhood in his birthplace of Cameroon and later established a foundation to support projects in the country, as well as Switzerland and Peru.

Embolo is only 25 but will earn his 60th cap for Switzerland today.

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Switzerland confirmed starting 11

Switzerland confirmed lineup (3-5-2, right to left): 1. Sommer (GK) — 5. Akanji, 4. Elvedi 13. Rodriguez — 3. Widmer, 17. Vargas, 10. Xhaka, 8. Freuler, 15. Sow — 23. Shaqiri, 7. Embolo

• Injured: none
• Suspended: none

Switzerland's first-choice goalkeeper Yann Sommer suffered an ankle injury in early October but played the full 90 minutes in the recent friendly defeat to Ghana and has been passed fit to start. Striker Haris Seferovic, who has proved key in recent years for his national side, has struggled for form at club level this season and has to settle for a place on the bench with Xherdan Shaqiri joining Breel Embolo up front. 

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Cameroon confirmed starting 11

Cameroon confirmed lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 23. Onana (GK) — 19. Fai, 21. Castelletto, 3. N'Koulou, 25. Tolo — 18. Hongla 14. Gouet, 8. Anguissa — 20. Mbeumo, 12. Ekambi 13. Choupo-Moting

• Injured: none
• Suspended: none

Cameroon are one of few teams in Qatar without any notable injuries – and they'll be hoping that luck continues throughout the tournament. Bayern Munich striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting captains the side, and will be joined in attack by Karl Toko Ekambi and Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo, a recent recruit to the Indomitable Lions. 

Switzerland vs Cameroon World Cup squads

Here are the 26 names on each team's squad lists at the World Cup in Qatar:

Switzerland

Cameroon