Switzerland vs Costa Rica LIVE World Cup 2018: Latest score, goals and updates plus prediction, how to watch online, team news, line-ups, betting odds
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Your support makes all the difference.Switzerland are coming into this game with the possibility of getting the top position in Group E. If Serbia manage to get a win or a draw against Brazil on Wednesday then Group E will be theirs for the taking.
Switzerland recently beat Serbia 2-1 on Friday thanks to a late goal from Xherdan Shaqiri. This is their first win of the World Cup.
Costa Rica are yet to score a goal in the competition. They are coming into this game following their recent defeat against Brazil which now means that they cannot qualify for the knockout stage of the competition.
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What time is it?
Switzerland vs Costa Rica kicks off at 19:00 at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage is available on ITV 4 and online via the ITV hub.
Odds
Switzerland: 4/6
Costa Rica: 9/2
Draw: 9/4
Prediction
Switzerland are heavily favoured to win this game as Costa Rica haven’t been performing very well in the competition so far and are no longer able to reach the round of 16.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the climax of Group E.
Brazil can secure their place in the last-16 later today but don't sleep on Serbia who also have their eyes on the knockout phase.
Switzerland have one foot there already but Costa Rica could cause them more than a few problems as well.
We will have all the latest build-up from Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod right here so don't touch that dial.
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AS it stands in Group E, Costa Rica are out but Serbia, Brazil and Switzerland could all progress.
A win for either Serbia will be enough for them to go through, but Brazil need to avoid a loss if they want to qualify.
Switzerland will qualify with a win over Costa Rica but would have to rely on other results if they lose or draw.
We could be in for another cracking evening of World Cup football here!
The fans are in the house in Moscow, these guys will want a better performance their side today, they left it late against Costa Rica but with the way this group stands early goals could be key for Brazil
These guys feel like an upset could happen, Serbia let it slip against Switzerland, will they be back on form tonight?
Xherdan Shaqiri came to the rescue for Switzerland in the last minutes of the game against Serbia, will he do it again tonight?
Kick off is just over 10 minutes away
The anthems are over, the stage is set, Serbia vs Brazil, Switzerland vs Costa Rica here we go!
KICK OFF: SERBIA 0 - 0 BRAZIL
Brazil start the match, they work the ball around the back, but Serbia take control of the ball, Matic loses it and Brazil get the break, Neymar charges forward, beats one defender, beats a second, he lays it off to Coutinho whose shot hits Jesus in an offside position
3 mins: SERBIA 0 - 0 BRAZIL
Brazil break again, and Jesus gets the ball on a one on one with Stojkovic but he's way offside
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