2018 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 17 to 27 June 2018.[1] The group consisted of Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Serbia. The top two teams, Brazil and Switzerland, advanced to the round of 16.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2017[nb 1] June 2018
E1  Brazil 1 CONMEBOL CONMEBOL Round Robin winners 28 March 2017 21st 2014 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 2
E2   Switzerland 2 UEFA UEFA Second Round winners 12 November 2017 11th 2014 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) 11
E3  Costa Rica 3 CONCACAF CONCACAF Fifth Round runners-up 7 October 2017 5th 2014 Quarter-finals (2014) 22
E4  Serbia 4 UEFA UEFA Group D winners 9 October 2017 12th[nb 2] 2010 Fourth place (1930, 1962)[nb 3] 38
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ This is the 2nd appearance of Serbia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia, who qualified on 8 occasions, and Serbia and Montenegro, who qualified on 2 occasions.
  3. ↑ Serbia's best result is group stage in 2010. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group E will advance to play the runners-up of Group F.
  • The runners-up of Group E will advance to play the winners of Group F.

Matches

All times listed are local time.[1]

Costa Rica vs Serbia

Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia
Report
  • Kolarov  56'
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,432[3]
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Costa Rica[4]
Serbia[4]
GK 1 Keylor Navas
SW 3 Giancarlo González
CB 2 Johnny Acosta
CB 6 Óscar Duarte
RWB 16 Cristian Gamboa
LWB 15 Francisco Calvo  22'
CM 20 David Guzmán  56'  73'
CM 5 Celso Borges
RW 11 Johan Venegas  60'
LW 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)
CF 21 Marco Ureña  66'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Christian Bolaños  60'
FW 12 Joel Campbell  66'
MF 9 Daniel Colindres  73'
Manager:
Óscar Ramírez
GK 1 Vladimir Stojković
RB 6 Branislav Ivanović  59'
CB 15 Nikola Milenković
CB 3 Duško Tošić
LB 11 Aleksandar Kolarov (c)
CM 21 Nemanja Matić
CM 4 Luka Milivojević
RW 10 Dušan Tadić  83'
AM 20 Sergej Milinković-Savić
LW 22 Adem Ljajić  70'
CF 9 Aleksandar Mitrović  90'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Filip Kostić  70'
DF 2 Antonio Rukavina  83'
FW 8 Aleksandar Prijović  90+8'  90'
Manager:
Mladen Krstajić

Man of the Match:
Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbia)[5]

Assistant referees:[4]
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Tikhon Kalugin (Russia)
Video assistant referee:
Clément Turpin (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Brazil vs Switzerland

Brazil 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 43,109[6]
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Brazil[7]
Switzerland[7]
GK 1 Alisson
RB 14 Danilo
CB 2 Thiago Silva
CB 3 Miranda
LB 12 Marcelo (c)
CM 5 Casemiro  47'  60'
CM 15 Paulinho  67'
RW 19 Willian
AM 11 Philippe Coutinho
LW 10 Neymar
CF 9 Gabriel Jesus  79'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Fernandinho  60'
MF 8 Renato Augusto  67'
FW 20 Roberto Firmino  79'
Manager:
Tite
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)  31'  87'
CB 22 Fabian Schär  65'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami  68'  71'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili
LW 14 Steven Zuber
CF 9 Haris Seferović  80'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Denis Zakaria  71'
FW 7 Breel Embolo  80'
DF 6 Michael Lang  87'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Philippe Coutinho (Brazil)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
John Pitti (Panama)
Fifth official:
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Video assistant referee:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Elenito Di Liberatore (Italy)
Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Brazil vs Costa Rica

Brazil 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 64,468[9]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Brazil[10]
Costa Rica[10]
GK 1 Alisson
RB 22 Fagner
CB 2 Thiago Silva (c)
CB 3 Miranda
LB 12 Marcelo
CM 5 Casemiro
CM 15 Paulinho  68'
RW 19 Willian  46'
AM 11 Philippe Coutinho  81'
LW 10 Neymar  81'
CF 9 Gabriel Jesus  90+3'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Douglas Costa  46'
FW 20 Roberto Firmino  68'
MF 17 Fernandinho  90+3'
Manager:
Tite
GK 1 Keylor Navas
SW 2 Johnny Acosta  84'
CB 3 Giancarlo González
CB 6 Óscar Duarte
RWB 16 Cristian Gamboa  75'
LWB 8 Bryan Oviedo
CM 20 David Guzmán  83'
CM 5 Celso Borges
RW 11 Johan Venegas
LW 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)
CF 21 Marco Ureña  54'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Christian Bolaños  54'
DF 15 Francisco Calvo  75'
MF 17 Yeltsin Tejeda  83'
Manager:
Óscar Ramírez

Man of the Match:
Philippe Coutinho (Brazil)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Fifth official:
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Mark Geiger (United States)

Serbia vs Switzerland

Serbia 1–2  Switzerland
  • Mitrović  5'
 Report
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Attendance: 33,167[12]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Serbia[13]
Switzerland[13]
GK 1 Vladimir Stojković
RB 6 Branislav Ivanović
CB 15 Nikola Milenković
CB 3 Duško Tošić
LB 11 Aleksandar Kolarov (c)
CM 21 Nemanja Matić  45+2'
CM 4 Luka Milivojević  39'  81'
RW 10 Dušan Tadić
AM 20 Sergej Milinković-Savić  34'
LW 17 Filip Kostić  64'
CF 9 Aleksandar Mitrović  87'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Adem Ljajić  64'
FW 18 Nemanja Radonjić  81'
Manager:
Mladen Krstajić
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)
CB 22 Fabian Schär
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami
CM 10 Granit Xhaka
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri  90+2'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili  73'
LW 14 Steven Zuber  90+4'
CF 9 Haris Seferović  46'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Mario Gavranović  46'
FW 7 Breel Embolo  73'
FW 19 Josip Drmić  90+4'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)[14]

Assistant referees:[13]
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Fifth official:
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Clément Turpin (France)

Serbia vs Brazil

Serbia 0–2 Brazil
Report
Otkritie Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 44,190[15]
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Serbia[16]
Brazil[16]
GK 1 Vladimir Stojković
RB 2 Antonio Rukavina
CB 15 Nikola Milenković
CB 13 Miloš Veljković
LB 11 Aleksandar Kolarov (c)
CM 21 Nemanja Matić  48'
CM 20 Sergej Milinković-Savić
RW 10 Dušan Tadić
AM 22 Adem Ljajić  33'  75'
LW 17 Filip Kostić  82'
CF 9 Aleksandar Mitrović  70'  89'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Andrija Živković  75'
FW 18 Nemanja Radonjić  82'
FW 19 Luka Jović  89'
Manager:
Mladen Krstajić
GK 1 Alisson
RB 22 Fagner
CB 2 Thiago Silva
CB 3 Miranda (c)
LB 12 Marcelo  10'
CM 15 Paulinho  66'
CM 5 Casemiro
RW 19 Willian
AM 11 Philippe Coutinho  80'
LW 10 Neymar
CF 9 Gabriel Jesus
Substitutions:
DF 6 Filipe Luís  10'
MF 17 Fernandinho  66'
MF 8 Renato Augusto  80'
Manager:
Tite

Man of the Match:
Paulinho (Brazil)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Mohammadreza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official:
Jair Marrufo (United States)
Fifth official:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Switzerland vs Costa Rica

Switzerland 2–2 Costa Rica
 Report
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Attendance: 43,319[18]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Switzerland[19]
Costa Rica[19]
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner (c)  37'
CB 22 Fabian Schär  83'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 11 Valon Behrami  60'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri  81'
AM 15 Blerim Džemaili
LW 7 Breel Embolo
CF 18 Mario Gavranović  69'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Denis Zakaria  75'  60'
FW 19 Josip Drmić  69'
DF 6 Michael Lang  81'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
GK 1 Keylor Navas
SW 3 Giancarlo González
CB 2 Johnny Acosta
CB 19 Kendall Waston  89'
RWB 16 Cristian Gamboa  11'  90+3'
LWB 8 Bryan Oviedo
CM 5 Celso Borges
CM 20 David Guzmán  90+1'
RW 9 Daniel Colindres  81'
LW 10 Bryan Ruiz (c)
CF 12 Joel Campbell  29'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Rodney Wallace  81'
MF 14 Randall Azofeifa  90+1'
DF 4 Ian Smith  90+3'
Manager:
Óscar Ramírez

Man of the Match:
Blerim Džemaili (Switzerland)[20]

Assistant referees:[19]
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Match report – Group E – Costa Rica-Serbia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Costa Rica-Serbia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Costa Rica v Serbia – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match report – Group E – Brazil-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Brazil-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Brazil v Switzerland – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Group E – Brazil-Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Brazil-Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Brazil v Costa Rica – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Match report – Group E – Serbia-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Serbia-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Serbia v Switzerland – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Match report – Group E – Serbia v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Serbia v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Serbia v Brazil – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Match report – Group E – Switzerland v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group E – Switzerland v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Switzerland v Costa Rica – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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