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2018 FIFA World Cup – Group E: Switzerland held to 2-2 draw by Costa Rica!

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Wednesday, June 27 evening with Switzerland being held to a 2-2 draw by Costa Rica at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 – Group E

Switzerland 2-2 (1-0) Costa Rica

Goals: 1-0 Blerim Dzemaili (31′), 1-1 Kendall Waston (56′), 2-1 Josip Drmic (88′), 2-2 Yann Sommer (90’+3 own Goal)

Switzerland: Sommer – Lichtsteiner, Schär, Akanji, R. Rodriguez – Behrami (60′ Zakaria), G. Xhaka – Shaqiri (81′ Lang), Dzemaili, Embolo – Gavranovic (69′ Drmic)
Subs: Bürki, Mvogo, Djourou, Elvedi, Moubandjé, G. Fernandes, Freuler, Seferovic

Costa Rica: Navas – Acosta, Gonzalez, Waston – Gamboa (90’+3 Smith, Borges, Guzman (90’+1 Azofeifa), Oviedo – Colindres (81′ Wallace), B. Ruiz – J. Campbell
Subs: Moreira, Pemberton, Calvo, O. Duarte, Gutierrez, Bolanos, Tejeda, Venegas, Urena

Referee: Clement Turpin (France)

Man of the Match: Blerim Dzemaili (Switzerland)

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