Serbia needs a win when they take on Switzerland in the final game of Group G.
Switzerland go into the final group game in a strong position despite their 1-0 loss to Brazil on Monday.
Serbia could have moved up to second place, but could not hold in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Cameroon.
Serbia has everything to do when they take on Ghana in the final match of Group H on Friday.
Both sides will also need to keep an eye on Cameroon’s progress with the heavily disadvantaged African nation when they take on Brazil.
With the crash fast approaching, sports mail takes you through everything you need to know below.
When is Serbia vs Switzerland?
Serbia vs Switzerland will help wrap up the Group G action and it will take place on December 2.
The game will kick off at 7pm GMT, 2pm EST in the US and on Saturday at 6am Australian Eastern Time.
Date: friday december 2
Weather: 7pm (UK time), 2pm (US EST), 6am – Dec 3 (AUS EST)
How to watch the game
The match between Serbia vs Switzerland will be broadcast live on ITV4 UK viewers. The broadcast will also be available via ITVX and STV Player.
US-based World Cup fans You can watch the game on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports website with a valid login. Telemundo and Peacock will also screen the game.
Australian fans you can watch the game for free on SBS, including live streaming.
United Kingdom: ITV4 and ITV player
U.S: Fox Sports, FuboTV, Telemundo and Peacock
Australia: SBS and SBS on demand
Where will Serbia vs Switzerland be played?
Serbia’s match against Switzerland will take place at the 974 Stadium in Doha.
The stadium takes its name from having been built from 974 recycled shipping containers and is the first temporary field for the World Cup. It will be dismantled immediately after the tournament is complete.
In addition to many group stage matches, there will also be a round of 16 match.
Location: Doha, Qatar
Stadium: Stadium 974
Stadium 974 will host a single match of the knockout phase after Serbia’s clash with Switzerland
Serbia vs Switzerland: Team News
Dusan Vlahovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic will be looking to shine for Serbia in their encounter with Switzerland.
However, Vlahovic missed the draw with Cameroon and is in a rush against the clock to be fit for the final group game.
For Switzerland, Xherdan Shaqiri should be back after being left out as a precaution for their clash with Brazil.
Switzerland can secure their place in the round of 16 with a win over Serbia on Friday
Serbian squad
goalkeepers: Marko Dmitrovic (Sevilla), Predrag Rajkovic (Mallorca), Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino)
defenders: Stefan Mitrovic (Red Star Belgrade), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), Strahinja Pavlovic (Salzburg), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Filip Mladenovic (Legia Warsaw), Strahinja Erakovic (Red Star Belgrade), Srdan Babic (Almeria)
midfielders: Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Sasa Lukic (Torino), Marko Grujic (Porto), Filip Kostic (Juventus), Uros Racic (Braga), Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe), Ivan Ilic (Hellas Verona) ) ), Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK Thessaloniki), Darko Lazovic (Hellas Verona)
Forward: Dusan Tadic (Ajax), Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus), Filip Duricic (Sampdoria), Luka Jovic (Fiorentina), Nemanja Radonjic (Torino)
switzerland team
goalkeepers: Yann Sommer, Gregor Kobel, Philipp Kohn, Jonas Omlin
defenders: Manuel Akanji, Eray Comert, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodríguez, Fabian Schar, Sylvan Widmer
midfielders: Michel Aebischer, Edimilson Fernandes, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Ardon Jashari, Noah Okafor, Fabian Rieder, Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Renato Steffen, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria
Forward: Breel Embolo, Christian Fassnacht, Haris Seferovic, Reuben Vargas
Dusan Vlahovic hoping to bounce back in time after missing Serbia’s 3-3 draw with Cameroon
head to head record
The two nations have met only once, at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
That day, Alexsandar Mitrovic opened the scoring after five minutes for Serbia before Granit Xhaka equalized after 52 minutes.
Xherdan Shaqiri then scored a dramatic 90th-minute winner that proved crucial as Switzerland beat Serbia to move into second place in the group by two points.
2018: Serbia 1-2 Switzerland
Xherdan Shaqiri’s late goal ensured Switzerland reached the round of 16 over Serbia in 2018
Results and matches of Group H
- Uruguay 0-0 South Korea – Thursday, November 24
- Portugal 3-2 Ghana – Thursday, November 24
- South Korea 2-3 Ghana – Monday, November 28
- Portugal 2-0 Uruguay – Monday, November 28
- South Korea vs. Portugal – Friday, December 2
- Ghana vs Uruguay – Friday, December 2
