Serbia boss Dragan Stojkovic and keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic have refused to comment on the flag controversy which has prompted FIFA to launch disciplinary proceedings.
The governing body stepped in after images emerged of a nationalist flag in the Serbian dressing room ahead of their opening World Cup clash with Brazil which included Kosovo in a map of the country and the words "no surrender".
Both men were asked about the issue at their pre-match press conference on the eve of Monday's Group G clash with Cameroon, but Stojkovic moved on swiftly to talk about football as the task of bouncing back from a 2-0 defeat by the five-time winners faces his team.
He said: "We knew the first match with Brazil would be very difficult given that we had personnel problems with injury to some of the key players for us, so this World Cup for Serbia began after the match with Brazil.
"It's an important match against Cameroon given that both them and ourselves have started with a defeat, but that does not diminish our ambitions and objectives for what we wish to achieve and what we expect."
Stojkovic revealed Filip Kostic, Dusan Vlahovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic have all made progress in their battles for fitness.
Former Football Association chairman Greg Dyke says FIFA must be "hoping for the Qatar World Cup to end to get back to normal" following the "corrupt" decision to hold it in the Middle Eastern country.
The 75-year-old, who was also a director of Manchester United, also said that he believed England were in the top four countries to win the tournament.
He told Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday: "It was always a ridiculous decision and it was corrupt. We have to accept that most of the people who voted for Qatar, the executive who voted for it, most of them were driven out of football for corruption.
"It was a bad decision, FIFA’s own safety committee recommended strongly against it, which is why, in the end, it had to be moved from the summer to the winter.
"It isn’t big enough, if you wanted to put a World Cup in the Middle East, first of all you would have to accept it would have to play in the winter but secondly, you would have done it over four or five countries, there are six stadium in one city.
"I think it was a poor decision by FIFA and I do think that it has tarnished the World Cup this time and I think FIFA, which is under a different management now, must be just hoping for it to be over so they can get back to normal and the normal will be America and Canada."
Dyke said that national teams concerned about highlighting equality issues and human rights should have worked together to prevent FIFA from over-ruling their planned protests such as wearing rainbow armbands.
He said: "It had to be better organised than it was, if there were six or seven European countries that were doing it and all felt so strongly about it, they could have said to FIFA 'We are doing this, if you don’t leave it, we are all out of it’, and FIFA isn’t a brave organisation, FIFA would have had to back down."
Giving his backing to England to win the tournament, he said: "When I was chairman of the FA, I set England the target of winning in Qatar, I do not think that’s impossible although I think the French look pretty dangerous and Brazil look pretty good.
"England had a very good game and a very average second game but that’s alright, everyone has an average game, they didn’t lose.
"I think the manager is very good and they are in with a chance, I think they are one of four teams that could win it."
Joe Allen has defended Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey amid criticism that Wales' star pair have failed to deliver at the World Cup.
Skipper Bale and Ramsey have led Wales’ so-called 'Golden Generation’ to dizzy heights over the past decade.
Wales have reached a first World Cup for 64 years on the back of qualification for two European Championships, the first of which saw them reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
But Bale, 33, and Ramsey, 31, have struggled to make an impact at Qatar 2022 and Wales are on the brink of a swift World Cup exit.
"They’re two incredible players, they are and they have been for our country," Allen said ahead of Tuesday’s final group game against England in Doha.
"I don’t think there’s anyone else in the squad who’s reached the heights they’re capable of.
"It’s a huge game coming up, they’re big-game players and always have been.
"Hopefully, if any criticism has come their way then they’ll be able to answer a few of those critics with a top performance."
Wales are clinging on to slim hopes of making the last 16 after picking up only one point from games against the United States and Iran.
Friday’s 2-0 defeat to Iran has left them needing to beat England, something they have not done for 38 years, and hope for a favourable result between Iran and the USA.
Any other result than a draw in that would see Wales eliminated, unless they were to beat England by a four-goal margin.
Allen said: "It (qualification) is not impossible, no. It’s a tough task.
"It’s always uncomfortable when it’s not in your hands and you’re relying on certain things to unfold.
"But while there’s still a chance it’s really simple for us.
"We’re fully motivated, fully incentivised into throwing absolutely everything into getting the win.
"Then, who knows? Hopefully, there’s a chance we can still get us out of this group."
Swansea midfielder Allen returned from two months out with a hamstring injury to come on as a substitute against Iran and win his 73rd cap.
He said: "I’ve mixed feelings in terms of the pride of playing for my country in a World Cup, but a very disappointing performance and result. I’m good to go (against England).
"It’s not been a fair reflection of what we’re capable of.
"That’s been a real disappointment because we can offer so much more, and we will certainly have to do that in the next game."
South Korea head coach Paulo Bento said he is under no pressure for Monday's World Cup Group H match against Ghana, where both teams need a victory after dropping points in the first game.
South Korea played out a gritty 0-0 draw with Uruguay but were poor in the final third and Ghana lost 3-2 to Portugal.
The Koreans are tied with Uruguay on one point, behind Portugal on three. Ghana prop up the standings and another defeat would knock them out of the World Cup.
"I said earlier I do not feel any pressure, I never did and never will," Portuguese Bento told reporters on Sunday.
"During the first game, we had a chance of at least ensuring a third-place finish. In the second game, we will keep this opportunity... we will enter the field with a focus on a win.
"I don't feel any pressure whatsoever. I would love the players to feel the way I do, but I know they come from a different culture... We will have a difficult game but we are able to do well."
After a miserable showing at the Cup of Nations this year, when they were dumped out in the group stage with only one point, Ghana are hoping for a better performance in Qatar.
"We have great and utmost respect for a great team in Ghana and the players who compete at a very high level," Bento said of Otto Addo's side.
"For our strategy, we have to try to be ourselves. We are very well aware of the skills and how good Ghana are, this will be a match where in some moments we will have the capacity to control the game.
"They have skilled players from a technical standpoint and they are also very quick in attack. We want to control the game, and also the moments when they are in attack."
South Korea defender Kim Min-jae is doubtful after suffering a calf injury in the last game, while forward Hwang Hee-chan is unavailable because of a hamstring injury after he was an unused substitute against Uruguay.
Midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri said on Sunday that Switzerland were going into their World Cup group-stage match against Brazil with more experience and poise than they did when they drew with the Brazilians at the 2018 World Cup.
Monday's Group G match in Qatar will be the third time that Switzerland have played Brazil at the World Cup. The teams last met in the group stage of the 2018 tournament in Russia, where they drew 1-1.
Shaqiri, who has represented Switzerland in four consecutive World Cups, said the Swiss felt capable of getting a better result against Brazil this time.
"That was a positive outcome," Shaqiri said of the 2018 draw. "We are aware of what we can do and I think we have made progress. We have more experience and have been challenged by greater teams since."
Switzerland have reached the knockout stage in three of their last four World Cups but crashed out at the group stage in 2010. Brazil, unbeaten in qualifying for Qatar, have won the World Cup five times and are favourites to win a record-extending sixth title.
Murat Yakin, Switzerland's manager, said Neymar's absence from the Brazilian line-up due to an ankle injury had no impact on the Swiss preparation or tactics.
"I think that team has enough excellent players to build three teams," Yakin said of Switzerland's opponents. "The challenge is not going to get easier for us."
Switzerland edged Cameroon 1-0 in their opening match, and a win against Brazil would see them through to the round of 16 if Serbia fail to win against Cameroon on Monday.
Shaqiri said Switzerland could not afford to squander any scoring opportunities if they wanted to have a chance of defeating the mighty Brazilians.
"If you don't get a lot of opportunities, you really need to take advantage of them," he said. "That's what we want to do tomorrow."
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