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Switzerland requires just a point to book their place into the knockout stages of Russia 2018 when they face Costa Rica at the Stadion Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday. The Schweizer Nati endured a tough test in their second group game with Serbia but prevailed by instigating a turnaround.
Goals by Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri secured the 2-1 win after Mitrovic had given the Serbs the lead. Coming up against Costa Rica, the pair will once again be in action after escaping bans from FIFA for their “politically motivated” goal celebration in the previous encounter. They were, however, hit with respective fines.
With these key players still available for selection, Coach Vladimir Petkovic should be able to draft a working system to ensure that the Swiss extend their eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions.
On the contrary, Costa Rica’s elimination from this year’s World Cup has been all but confirmed. The Central American fell to a 1-0 defeat in their opening group game against Serbia and were defeated by two goals to nil by Brazil after staging a strong resilience for almost 90 minutes.
As a result, there is not exactly much to play for although Oscar Ramirez’s side may be eyeing an honorable exit. With Los Ticos currently on a four-game losing run, a lot will, without a doubt, be required of them to pull off a shocking win.
Wednesday’s meeting between Switzerland and Costa Rica will be the third in history. Both countries have won a game apiece in the two previous outings.
