Switzerland – Costa Rica World Cup Tips

Also in Group E are the last two races of the first phase of the 2018 World Cup, including the challenge facing Switzerland and Costa Rica, scheduled for 20.00 at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Novgorod.

Thanks to the comeback win against Serbia, the Swiss took the top of the standings, on a par with Brazil; the Balkans, however, remain stationary at three points, still in the running for a place in the eighths, while Costa Rica is already mathematically eliminated.

The last challenge between these two national teams, dates back to June 2010, in a friendly match that saw the American center triumph with a score of 1-0.

Switzerland

Even in this edition of the world, Switzerland, in silence, has proved to be a compact national, organized and difficult to overcome; despite the high quality, especially in the field, the team of Petkovic with the tested 4-2-3-1, has been able to wait and hit at the right time first Brazil, and then Serbia, basically mortgaging the qualification to the second round. In fact, the Swiss are just one point to have the mathematical certainty of qualification, but also in case of defeat (and the simultaneous victory of Brazil against Serbia), they would still be promoted. To investigate a possible disqualification for Xhaka and Shaqiri rei of an exaggerated exultation after the match against Serbia.

Ricardo Rodríguez has not been one of his best so far, but also in the season he has just played with the Milan shirt, he has shown that he can become decisive in the set-pieces, both for the assists and for ending directly on the net. Against the Costa Rican fort, its “educated” feet could really make a difference.
Probable Training

Sommer; Lichtsteiner, Schär, Akanji, Rodriguez; Behrami, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Dzemaili, Zuber; Seferovic.

Costa Rica

Despite two excellent performances, in the races against Serbia and Brazil, Costa Rica has already had to say goodbye to the world championship of Russia. On the eve it was known that the casket was not benevolent, inserting the center of America in one of the most difficult and balanced rounds, but with a little more luck and some favorable episode (see the two goals of Brazil arrived in the recovery minutes) , there would still be some chance of winning a place in the second round. Accused of some wrong choice, CT Ramírez should confirm the same formation seen in the last race.

Keylor Navas, although he is no longer young (he is thirty-one years old), has been the protagonist of Costa Rica in the first two appearances, allowing his to avoid much heavier defeats (in particular with Brazil he was miraculous until the first goal); even today we expect to see him as a protagonist even though his parents have nothing more to say to the world championship and who knows, Real Madrid could even think of not replacing it with Allisson.

Probable Training

Navas; Duarte, Acosta, Gonzalez; Gamboa, Borges, Guzman, Oviedo; Ruiz, Vanegas; Urena.

Prediction Switzerland – Costa Rica

Costa Rica has nothing to lose today and could put Switzerland in difficulty, perhaps satisfied with what has been done up until now and one step away from the second round.

Prediction of the Day: x
Odds: 3.10
Prediction Today: Under 2.5 goals
Odds: 1.55