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.
68 mins: SERBIA 0 - 2 BRAZIL - Thiago Silva
That'll be curtains for Serbia, Neymar flicks the corner in from the left, and Thiago Silva gets in front of Milenkovic to head home what should be the winner for Brazil
72 mins: SERBIA 0 - 2 BRAZIL
You feel now that the wind has all gone from Serbia's sails, Brazil look in control, the Serbian players have stopped pressing them
78 mins: SWITZERLAND 1 - 1 COSTA RICA
Campbell went on a mad run for Costa Rica after he got the ball when Drmic's header rebounded off the woodwork at the other end. Campbell broke all the way down the pitch and managed to squeeze the ball to Colindnes whose shot was saved by Sommer
82 mins: SERBIA 0 - 2 - BRAZIL
Willian once again gets the ball on the right, he crosses it to Neymar who hits his shot into the ground and the ball bounces too high and goes over the crossbar
85 mins: SERBIA 0 - 2 BRAZIL
Neymar had a chance to make it three, he ran into the box and the ball bounced luckily to him, but Stojkovic made himself wide and slapped the ball away
87 mins: SWITZERLAND 2 -1 COSTA RICA - Drmic
GOAL! The substitute gets his goal as Switzerland break away, the ball comes out to Embolo who's out on the right wing, he hits the ball back across the box where Drmic meets hit with a glorious right footed strike
93 mins: SWITZERLAND 2 - 2 COSTA RICA - Sommer OG
GOAL! Costa Rica have a penalty, they just had one turned away after VAR ruled that a player was offside, no such things this time though as Campbell is brought down in the box.
Ruiz steps up and sinks the penalty after it comes off the bar and goes in off Sommer's back
FULL TIME: SERBIA 0 - 2 BRAZIL
Brazil are through to the last 16, that win means they'll top the group as well
FULL TIME: SWITZERLAND 2 - 2 COSTA RICA
A good game for Costa Rica but Switzerland are through
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