FIFA World Cup: Everything you need to know about today's matches

The planet's biggest sporting carnival is underway and as we progress into the matches, here's the dissection of teams that will be meeting today for an enthralling encounter so that anticipation of these games becomes even more exciting.

Time: 8:30 PM

GHANA VS URUGUAY (Group H)

Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

FIFA Rankings: Ghana -- 61, Uruguay -- 14

Head-To-Head: Both teams have faced once that ended in a draw. In 2010, the two teams settled for a 1-1 draw. The pentalties, however, saw Uruguay getting better of Ghana 4-2.

Last match in the ongoing WC: Ghana lost to Portugal by one goal with the scoreboard reading 2-3. In their Match 2, they beat Korea 3-2. Uruguay drew their first match against South Korea 0-0 and lost to Portugal 0-2.

Team's World Cup record: So far in the tournament, Ghana have 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses while Uruguay have 24 wins, 13 draws and 21 losses.

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Time: 8.30 PM

SOUTH KOREA VS PORTUGAL (Group H)

Stadium: Education City Stadium

FIFA Rankings: South Korea are 28th ranked team while seasoned Portugal are 9th ranking in the standings.

Head-To-Head: South Korea have one win against Portugal while the latter are yet to register a victory. In 2002, Portugal lost to a lower ranked South Korea 0-1.

Last match in the ongoing WC: South Korea drew against Uruguay 0-0, but lost to Ghana in their next meeting 2-3. Portugal, meanwhile, have won its first two matches, against Ghana 3-2, and Uruguay 2-0.

Team's World Cup record: South Korea have 6 wins, 10 draws and as many as 20 losses. Portugal have 16 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses to their name.

• #CRC & #GER gave us a six-goal thriller in their Group E finale! 🔥
  
  Watch all the goals NOW on FIFA+#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022

  — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 1, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  #CRC & #GER gave us a six-goal thriller in their Group E finale! 🔥
  
  Watch all the goals NOW on FIFA+#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022

  — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 1, 2022

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  #CRC & #GER gave us a six-goal thriller in their Group E finale! 🔥
  
  Watch all the goals NOW on FIFA+#FIFAWorldCup | #Qatar2022

  — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 1, 2022

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Time: 12:30 AM (Saturday)

CAMEROON VS BRAZIL (Group G)

Stadium: Lusail Stadium

FIFA Rankings: Cameroon -- 43, Brazil -- 1

Head-To-Head: Brazil have been dominant in their encounter against Cameroon, winning 5 games and losing out only once. During the last meet, Brazil beat Cameroon 1-0 in 2018, while they made it a lopsided contest in 2014 toppling Cameroon 4-1.

Last match in the ongoing WC: In their first match, Cameroon lost to Switzerland 0-1. They were able to draw their next match 3-3 against Serbia. Mighty Brazil have a roaring start to their tournament with 2-0 win against Serbia and 1-0 victory over Switzerland.

Team's World Cup record: Cameroon have 4 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses. Contrarily, the number one ranked team in the world, Brazil, have a staggering 75 wins, 18 draws and as many losses.

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Time: 12:30 AM (Saturday)

SERBIA VS SWITZERLAND (Group G)

Stadium: Stadium 974

FIFA Rankings: Serbia -- 21, Switzerland -- 15

Head-To-Head: Serbia have 6 wins while the Swiss have 3. Both the teams settled for a draw 5 times. In 2018, Serbia lost to Switzerland 1-2, while in 2001, they beat Switzerland 2-1.

Last match in the ongoing WC: Serbia were beaten by Brazil 2-0 while they displayed maturity in their next match but that too turned into a 3-3 draw. Switzerland won the first match against Cameroon 1-0 but lost the second to Brazil 0-1.

Team's World Cup record: Serbia have 18 wins, 9 draws and 21 losses in the tournament while Switzerland have 13 wins, 8 draws and 18 losses.