Costa Rica v Serbia, 17 June 2018
| Score | 1-0 to Serbia |
| Referee | Malang Diedhiou |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group E |
| Venue | Cosmos Stadium, Samara |
| Attendance | 41,432 |
View Costa Rica v Serbia head to head
Kick-off: 4.00pm local
Costa Rica v Serbia was Match 10 of the FIFA World Cup 2018
Refereeing team:
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Assistant Referee 1: Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Assistant Referee 2: El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth Official: Bamlak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Reserve AR: Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
VAR: Clement Turpin (France)
Serbia were the lowest FIFA ranked European nation at this World Cup finals (34th).
Including one appearance for Serbia and Montenegro, Branislav Ivanović became Serbia's most capped player (104th cap) in this game. The previous record holder was Dejan Stankovic (103 caps).
This was Costa Rica's first defeat at the World Cup finals since 2006 to end an unbeaten run of five games.
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Costa Rica
Manager: Oscar Ramirez
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
Defender
Johnny Acosta
Defender
Francisco Calvo
Defender
Óscar Duarte
Defender
Giancarlo González
Defender/Midfielder
Cristian Gamboa
Midfielder
Celso Borges
Midfielder
David Guzmán
Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Ruiz
(captain)
Forward
Marcos Ureña
Forward
Johan Venegas
Substitutions:
| Christian Bolaños for Johan Venegas | 60 |
| Joel Campbell for Marcos Ureña | 66 |
| Daniel Colindres for David Guzmán | 73 |
Cards:
| Francisco Calvo | 21 | Y |
| David Guzmán | 56 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Leonel Moreira
Goalkeeper
Patrick Pemberton
Defender
Kenner Gutiérrez
Defender
Ian Smith
Defender
Kendall Waston
Defender/Midfielder
Bryan Oviedo
Midfielder
Randall Azofeifa
Midfielder
Christian Bolaños
Midfielder
Yeltsin Tejeda
Midfielder
Rodney Wallace
Midfielder/Forward
Joel Campbell
Forward
Daniel Colindres
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Serbia
Manager: Mladen Krstajic
Goals:
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Vladimir Stojković
Goalkeeper
Branislav Ivanović
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
(captain)
Nikola Milenković
Defender
Duško Tošić
Defender
Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder
Luka Milivojević
Midfielder
Adem Ljajić
Midfielder/Forward
Sergej Milinković-Savić
Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksandar Mitrović
Forward
Substitutions:
| Filip Kostić for Adem Ljajić | 70 |
| Antonio Rukavina for Dušan Tadić | 82 |
| Aleksandar Prijović for Aleksandar Mitrović | 90 |
Cards:
| Branislav Ivanović | 59 | Y |
| Aleksandar Prijović | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marko Dmitrović
Goalkeeper
Predrag Rajković
Defender
Milan Rodić
Defender
Antonio Rukavina
Defender
Uroš Spajić
Defender
Miloš Veljković
Defender/Midfielder
Filip Kostić
Defender/Midfielder
Andrija Zivković
Midfielder
Marko Grujić
Midfielder
Nemanja Radonjić
Forward
Luka Jović
Forward
Aleksandar Prijović