Switzerland vs Cameroon

When: Today, Nov 24, 1pm Capacity: 40,000

Where: Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakra

Key stats:

Between them the two sides have played at 19 World Cup finals, with Switzerland making their debut in the 1934 tournament in Italy and Cameroon in 1982 in Spain.

The high point for both teams has been making it to the quarterfinals, which Switzerland did in 1934, 1938 and 1958, while Cameroon’s best performance came in 1990.

Cameroon come into the game on the back of one win, one draw and three losses in their last five games, while Switzerland have won three and lost two.

Cameroon’s last victory in a World Cup group game came against Qatar’s neighbours from Saudi Arabia, who they beat 1-0 on June 6, 2002 in Saitama, Japan. They lost all their group games at the 2010 and 2014 tournaments.

Switzerland have progressed from the group stage in three of their last four tournaments (2006, 2014 and 2018), missing out in 2010. Previous meetings: This is the first time the two sides have met.