December 1, 2022, 1:29 PM
December 1, 2022, 1:29 PM
The Cameroon coach, Rigobert Song, considered a “final” the game that his team will have against classified Brazil on Friday, at the close of Group G of the World Cup in Qatar.
Victory is the only thing that serves the Cameroonianss to dream of a pass to the round of 16, although for this they also need Switzerland not to defeat Serbia in the other clash of the home run.
In case the Balkans win and the Africans too, the qualifier is defined by goal difference.
“Friday morning) We have a very important game. I think it is the most anticipated game. We prepare ourselves with the right state of mind, hoping to get past the first phase,” the coach said at a press conference in Doha on Thursday.
Already classified after winning the two games played so far, the Tite team will enter the field of the Lusail stadium (15:00 HB) with a team made up mostly of players who have not yet debuted or that they entered the second half of the clashes against Serbia (2-0) and Switzerland (1-0).
But Song guaranteed that he is only focused on his team.
“I don’t want to know what they’re going to do. The important thing is how we are going to behave on the field. Tomorrow is a final. It will be a very important game. We are going to do everything so that we can win the three points. And then we’ll see what happens.”
The ‘Indomitable Lions’ coach was asked about his experience facing Brazil in the group stage of the 1994 World Cup in the United States, when his team was defeated by the future four-time champions (3-0) and he was ejected for a tackle against the exatatante Bebeto.
“I was 17 years old and that game was against one of the best teams in the world. I did what I could and I didn’t know that there were certain rules that had to be respected,” he joked.
“But that allowed it to mature. Today the message I convey to my players is that they concentrate more so that they don’t spoil everything”he pointed.
For his part, midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, 27, said that Cameroon is ready for the clash against Brazil, that will not have the injured Neymar, Danilo and Alex Sandro.
“It’s going to be a very difficult match, but exciting. We are going to do our best to get a win. I know it’s not going to be easy, but we’re going to do our best,” said the midfielder, who considered it useless to think about the match between Serbia and Switzerland, which will be played simultaneously.
