WELCOME TO DAY 5 OF THE WORLD CUP!!! What an amazing start to the tournament, with huge surprises, some incredible team performances and plenty of goals from the first four games. And the last eight teams yet to debut all play for the first time in what promises to be a cracking Day 5 in Qatar.

It all begins in Al Wakrah with a fascinating matchup between Switzerland and Cameroon, who kick off the action in a very deep Group G. The Swiss have been talented and entertaining in international competition for almost a decade now, and this might just be their best, deepest team yet. But Cameroon also have a ton of talent in some of the best teams and leagues in the world, and this promises to be a physical, attacking battle to kick off the day the right way.

Up next is the opener of Group H in Ar-Rayyan as Ronald Araujo’s Uruguay take on South Korea. Araujo hasn’t played for Barça since suffering an injury that required surgery while playing for Uruguay, but the defender worked very hard to make himself available for the tournament. There’s a chance he plays as soon as today, which is very premature based on the nature of his injury but all Barça fans can do is hope that he avoids making the problem worse. Even if they are without Araujo, though, Uruguay are more than capable of going deep in the tournament with their talent in midfield and attack. South Korea continue to get better internationally, and Son Heung-Min is their hope for an upset in a very interesting group.

The third game of the day takes place in Doha with the debut of one of the big favorites as Portugal take on Ghana. The Portuguese will hope to rebound from their poor performance in last year’s Euros, and have an obvious talisman that we don’t need to mention. He also has a ton of talent around him, including Barça transfer target Bernardo Silva who has a real shot at being one of the players of the tournament if Portugal go far.

To close things out, Raphinha’s Brazil take on Serbia in Lusail in a repeat matchup of the 2018 World Cup group stage. The Seleção are on the shortlist of favorites, but getting out of their group will not be a simple task. And the Serbians are as tough of an opponent as Brazil could have asked for with their physicality and attacking talent. This could be one of the best games in the group stage, and Brazil must get all three points to avoid qualification drama.

This will be a fun day, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

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LIVE BLOG

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BRAZIL 2-0 SERBIA

LINEUPS

Brazil XI: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Silva, Sandro; Casemiro; Raphinha, Paquetá, Neymar, Vinicius; Richarlison (4-1-4-1)

Serbia XI: Milinkovic-Savic; Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Milinkovic-Savic, Gudelj, Lukic, Mladenovic; Tadic; Mitrovic (3-5-1-1)

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group G, Matchday 1

Date/Time: Thursday, November 24, 2022, 10pm local time, 8pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 7pm GMT (UK), 2pm ET, 11am PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Friday)

Venue: Lusail Stadium, Al Dayyan, Qatar

Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRN)

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP

How to watch on TV: FS1 (USA), TSN 1 (Canada), BBC One (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Gol Mundial (Spain), others

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PORTUGAL 3-2 GHANA

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Portugal XI: Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Danilo, Guerreiro; Bernardo, Neves, Fernandes; Otávio, Ronaldo, Félix (4-3-3)

Ghana XI: Ati-Zigi; Seidu, Amartey, Djiku, Salisu, Baba; Kudus, Samed, Partey, Ayew; Williams (5-4-1)

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group H, Matchday 1

Date/Time: Thursday, November 24, 2022, 7pm local time, 5pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 4pm GMT (UK), 11am ET, 8am PT (USA), 9.30pm IST (India)

Venue: Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar

Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP

How to watch on TV: FS1 (USA), TSN 1 (Canada), ITV 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Gol Mundial (Spain), others

How to watch online: FOX Sports App, Sling TV (USA), ITV Hub (UK), others

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URUGUAY 0-0 SOUTH KOREA

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Uruguay XI: Rochet; Cáceres, Giménez, Godín, Olivera; Valverde, Vecino, Bentancur, Pellistri; Suárez, Núñez (4-4-2)

South Korea XI: Kim SG; Kim MH, Kim MJ, Kim YG, Kim JS; Hwang IB, Jung; Na, Lee, Son; Hwang HC (4-2-3-1)

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group H, Matchday 1

Date/Time: Thursday, November 24, 2022, 4pm local time, 2pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 1pm GMT (UK), 8am ET, 5am PT (USA), 6.30pm IST (India)

Venue: Education City Stadium, Doha, Qatar

Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP

How to watch on TV: FS1 (USA), TSN 1 (Canada), BBC One (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Gol Mundial (Spain), others

How to watch online: FOX Sports App, Sling TV (USA), BBC iPlayer (UK), others

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SWITZERLAND 1-0 CAMEROON

LINEUPS

Switzerland XI: Sommer; Widmer, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez; Freuler, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Sow, Vargas; Embolo (4-2-3-1)

Cameroon XI: Onana; Fai, Castelletto, N’Koulou, Tolo; Anguissa, Gouet, Hongla; Mbeumo, Choupo-Moting, Ekambi (4-3-3)

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group G, Matchday 1

Date/Time: Thursday, November 24, 2022, 1pm local time, 11am CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 10am GMT (UK), 5am ET, 2am PT (USA), 3.30pm IST (India)

Venue: Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar

Referee: Facundo Tello (ARG)

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP

How to watch on TV: FS1 (USA), TSN 1 (Canada), ITV 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Gol Mundial (Spain), others

How to watch online: FOX Sports App, Sling TV (USA), ITV Hub (UK), others

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Matchday Thread Rules

We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:

Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.

Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!