Switzerland 2 vs. Costa Rica 2 in the 2018 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group E game played in the 2018 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Costa Rica and Switzerland with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2018 World Cup, 1st Round Group E

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Switzerland

2 - 2

Costa Rica

Goals:

31'

Blerim Dzemaili

56'

Kendall Waston

88'

Josip Drmic

90'+3'

Yann Sommer

(own goal)

Players

Switzerland
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Yann Sommer ()
DF	2.	Stephan Lichtsteiner (C)
DF	5.	Manuel Akanji
DF	13.	Ricardo Rodriguez
DF	22.	Fabian Schär
MF	10.	Granit Xhaka
MF	11.	Valon Behrami 60'
MF	15.	Blerim Dzemaili
MF	23.	Xherdan Shaqiri 81'
FW	7.	Breel Embolo
FW	18.	Mario Gavranovic 69'
		Entered
DF	6.	Michael Lang 81'
MF	17.	Denis Zakaria 60'
FW	19.	Josip Drmic 69'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Yvon Mvogo
GK	21.	Roman Bürki
DF	3.	François Moubandje
DF	4.	Nico Elvedi
DF	20.	Johan Djourou
MF	8.	Remo Freuler
MF	16.	Gelson Fernandes
FW	9.	Haris Seferovic
		Not Available
MF	14.	Steven Zuber (absent)
	Coach: Vladimir Petkovic

Costa Rica
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Keylor Navas
DF	2.	Johnny Acosta
DF	3.	Giancarlo Gonzalez
DF	8.	Bryan Oviedo
DF	16.	Cristian Gamboa 90+3'
DF	19.	Kendall Waston
MF	5.	Celso Borges
MF	9.	Daniel Colindres 81'
MF	10.	Bryan Ruiz (C)
MF	20.	David Guzmán 90+1'
FW	12.	Joel Campbell
		Entered
DF	4.	Ian Smith 90+3'
MF	13.	Rodney Wallace 81'
MF	14.	Randall Azofeifa 90+1'
		Other Reserves
GK	18.	Patrick Pemberton
GK	23.	Leonel Moreira
DF	6.	Óscar Duarte
DF	15.	Francisco Calvo
DF	22.	Kenner Gutiérrez
MF	7.	Christian Bolaños
MF	17.	Yeltsin Tejeda
FW	11.	Johan Venegas
FW	21.	Marco Ureña
	Coach: Oscar Ramírez

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Costa Rica	Cristian Gamboa	11' yellow card
Costa Rica	Joel Campbell	29' yellow card
Switzerland	Stephan Lichtsteiner	37' yellow card
Switzerland	Denis Zakaria	75' yellow card
Switzerland	Fabian Schär	83' yellow card
Costa Rica	Kendall Waston	89' yellow card

Substitutions

Switzerland
Minute 60		Denis Zakaria	replaced	Valon Behrami
Minute 69		Josip Drmic	replaced	Mario Gavranovic
Minute 81		Michael Lang	replaced	Xherdan Shaqiri
Costa Rica
Minute 81		Rodney Wallace	replaced	Daniel Colindres
Minute 90+1		Randall Azofeifa	replaced	David Guzmán
Minute 90+3		Ian Smith	replaced	Cristian Gamboa