Moscow: Switzerland would be happy with the 2-2 draw with Costa Rica, as they make it to the knockout stages. Costa Rica fought till the end and will be happy to end their World Cup campaign on a positive note. Switzerland will take on Sweden in the round of 16. Unfortunately, Fabian Schar and Stephan Lichtsteiner will miss the pre-quarters for Switzerland after picking up two yellow cards.
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Switzerland 2-2 Costa Rica!
FULL-TIME!
Costa Rica 2-2 Switzerland!
90+3 minute: GOAL!!! Bryan Ruiz hits the crossbar but the ball hits goalkeeper Sommer on the back and finds its way into the net.
90+2 minute: Penalty! Switzerland Denis Zakaria concedes a foul in the penalty box.
90 minute: NO PENALTY! The referee overturns his decision after VAR disregards it. Bryan Ruiz had gone down in the box but it was offside.
89 minute: Yellow card! Costa Rica's Waston gets a yellow card.
Switzerland 2-1 Costa Rica!
88 minute: GOAL!!! Switzerland's Drmic scores a stunning goal into the bottom right corner off a brilliant cross from Denis Zakaria.
4 minutes to go!
83 minute: Yellow card! Switzerland Fabian Schar gets booked for a challenge on Campbell.
81 minute: Substitution for Switzerland. Lang in for Shaqiri. Substitution for Costa Rica. Wallace replaces Colindres.
75 minute: Yellow card! Switzerland's D. Zakaria gets booked for a foul on Gamboa.
74 minute: Free-kick to Switzerland as Shaqiri goes down after a challenge from Costa Rica's Oviedo.
Costa Rica have not had a single win in their last five World Cup matches. They would want to change that today.
69 minute: Substitution for Switzerland. J. Drmic in for M. Gavranovic.
68 minute: The Swiss players are pushing hard but the team management would keep an eye in the other Group E clash, where Brazil lead Serbia 2-0.
60 minute: Substitution for Switzerland. D. Zakaria in for V. Behrami.
Costa Rica 1-1 Switzerland!
56 minute: GOAL!!! Waston powers a header into the Swiss goal off a corner.
54 minute: MISS! Costa Rica's Oviedo goes umarked in the Swiss penalty box but skies the ball away from the goal. Costa Rica are giving away golden opportunities.
50 minute: Costa Rica look confident in the midfield but fail to make most of their chances in the final third. They certainly want to bow out with a win here.
48 minute: MISS! Costa Rica's Campbell attempts a volley from close range but shoots it wide.
46 minute: Free-kick to Switzerland as Shaqiri goes down after a challenge from Oviedo.
Second-half is underway!
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Switzerland 1-0 Costa Rica!
Half-time!
1 minute of Stoppage time!
43 minute: Switzerland's Embolo sprints in the left flank and crosses the ball from the far corner but fails to trouble the Costa Rican goalkeeper.
39 minute: Lichtsteiner finds Shaqiri with a brilliant through ball but the ball is cleared away by a Costa Rican defender. Corner for Switzerland.
37 minute: Yellow card! Switzerland's Lichtsteiner gets booked. Free-kick to Costa Rica.
Switzerland 1-0 Costa Rica!
31 minute: GOAL!!! Switzerland's Dzemaili waits for the ball to drop and shoots a powerful volley to take Switzerland 1-0.
29 minute: Yellow Card! Costa Rica's Campbell gets booked for elbowing Akanji. Free-kick to Switzerland.
24 minute: Another brilliant attack by Costa Rica. Colindres threatened to score from the box but his shot is blocked by a Swiss defender. Corner for Costa Rica.
20 minute: Costa Rica's Oviedo attempts a shot from distance but misses the target by a whisker. That was close. Costa Rica continue to keep goalkeeper Sommer busy.
17 minute: Switzerland's Gavranovic picks up a pass from Shaqiri on the left, but hits the ball wide. MISS!
11 minute: Yellow card! Costa Rica's Gamboa gets a yellow card for a challenge on Embolo.
10 minute: Daniel Colindres latches on to an error by a Swiss player near the box and fires the ball towards the goal but the ball hits the sidebar. What an effort.
7 minute: Costa Rica's Colindres picks up a pass near the box but clouds the ball away.
6 minute: That was close! The Costa Rican players are up and attacking with three shots on target in less than a minute. Switzerland look sloppy in the midfield, they need to be careful here.
4 minute: Shaqiri finds space on the right-flank and passes it to a teammate in this box but his shot is blocked by the Costa Rican defender.
2 minute: Free-kick to Switzerland in a dangerous position. Shaqiri shoots the ball wide from the Costa Rican goal.
Kick-off
Lineups
Switzerland XI: Sommer; Rodriguez, Akanji, Schar, Lichtsteiner; Xhaka, Behrami; Embolo, Dzemaili, Shaqiri; Gavranovic.
Costa Rica XI: Navas; Oviedo, Waston, Gonzalez, Acosta, Gamboa; Guzman, Borges; Ruiz, Campbell, Colindres.
The Swiss team would look to continue their good form after a 2-1 win over Serbia and a remarkable 1-1 draw against Brazil. However, Costa Rica, who lost both their opening group games, will fancy a consolation win over Switzerland.
Squads:
Switzerland:
Goalkeepers - Roman Buerki, Yvon Mvogo, Yann Sommer.
Defenders - Manuel Akanji, Johan Djourou, Nico Elvedi, Michael Lang, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Francois Moubandje, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schaer.
Midfielders - Valon Behrami, Blerim Dzemaili, Gelson Fernandes, Remo Freuler, Xherdan Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Steven Zuber.
Forwards - Josip Drmic, Breel Embolo, Haris Seferovic, Mario Gavranovic
Costa Rica:
Goalkeepers - Keylor Navas, Patrick Pemberton, Leonel Moreira.
Defenders - Giancarlo Gonzalez, Johnny Acosta, Christian Gamboa, Bryan Oviedo, Oscar Duarte, Francisco Calvo, Kendall Waston, Ronald, Matarrita, Ian Smith.
Midfielders - Celso Borges, Christian Bolaños, Randall Azofeifa, Yeltsin Tejeda, David Guzman, Rodney Wallace, Daniel Colindres.
Forwards - Bryan Ruiz, Joel Campbell, Marco Ureña, Johan Venegas.
