Serbia vs Switzerland: Where to watch battle for runners-up spot on December 2nd

Topics: TV Schedules, TV Listings, Serbia, Switzerland, 2022 FIFA World Cup

With Brazil already having qualified, Serbia and Switzerland will each hope to snatch a round of 16 spot when they meet on matchday three of their group stage campaign.

With Brazil already having secured their spot in the round of 16, Serbia and Switzerland will come into their final group stage match knowing that whoever wins will join the five-time World Cup winners in the next round.

As things stand, Switzerland do have the advantage, having beaten Cameroon on matchday one to earn three points - despite their loss to Brazil on the second matchday. Meanwhile, Serbia sit last in the table, with just one point following their three-all draw against Cameroon on matchday two. The Orlovi have had a terrible start to their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign, and while many did rate them as dark horses, they have yet to return to the form that saw Dragan Stojkovic's men top their qualifying group and come into this competition with high hopes that they could qualify for their first knockout round berth as an independent nation.

Unfortunately for Serbia, they will be facing a Switzerland side who have not been spectacular, but have done just enough to give themselves a slight edge. In addition, La Nati dumped Serbia out of the 2018 World Cup - and have conceded just one goal so far in this competition. That was against Brazil, when despite a determined defensive performance, Casemiro was able to find the difference for the South American giants to fire them into the round of 16.

Serbia's defense, by contrast, has not been as solid as their fans would have liked, and this was demonstrated by how they threw away a two goal lead against Cameroon to go from 3-1 to barely hanging on for a 3-3 stalemate. That naturally will be of huge concern for them, as Stojkovic's side will need to win this game to have a chance to progress, while a draw could suffice for Switzerland provided that Cameroon do not beat Brazil in the other game being played simultaneously.

Team news: Serbia vs Switzerland

Serbia: Serbia welcomed all-time top goal-scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic for their match against Cameroon, so the Fulham man is expected to feature today as they will need all three points to have a shot at progressing.

Switzerland: Only Noah Okafor is out for La Nati ahead of this match.

Match facts: Serbia vs Switzerland

Serbia and Switzerland are meeting at a World Cup for the second consecutive time
Back in 2018, Switzerland won 2-1, which dumped Serbia out of the competition
La Nati haven't lost any of their last four final group stage matches (W2 D2)
Switzerland have only lost four of their last 17 World Cup group stage matches (W8 D5)
The Orlovi have lost their final group stage games in each of their three previous World Cups as an independent nation