Brazil 2–0 Costa Rica: 2018 World Cup match
2–0Full time
Costa Rica
Match in one glance
BrazilCosta RicaGoalCard
Brazil
Costa Rica
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
BrazilCosta Rica
77.3%Possession sequences22.7%
23Shots4
9On target0
3.10Expected goals (xG)0.16
750Passes294
88.1%Pass accuracy69.7%
59Corners10
11Fouls17
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1NdNeymar da Silva Santos JuniorBrazil · 1 goals1.69xG
- 2PCPhilippe Coutinho CorreiaBrazil · 1 goals0.61xG
- 3GFGabriel Fernando de JesusBrazil · 0 goals0.28xG
- 4RFRoberto Firmino Barbosa de OliveiraBrazil · 0 goals0.16xG
- 5CHCarlos Henrique CasimiroBrazil · 0 goals0.14xG
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-22
- Venue
- Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / Costa RicaCosta Rica
No goals
Complete match timeline
BrazilCosta RicaGoalCardSubstitution
Brazil
Costa Rica
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0P. Coutinho 90′+1′ · Neymar 90′+7′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Brazil
4-3-3F
22FagnerTS
2Thiago SilvaM
3MirandaM
12MarceloC
5CasemiroP
15PaulinhoPC
11Philippe CoutinhoW
19WillianN
10NeymarGJ
9Gabriel JesusListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7DCDouglas Costa46′
- 17FFernandinho90′+3′
- 20RFRoberto Firmino68′
Match contributions
- Neymar⚽ 1▰ 81′
- Philippe Coutinho⚽ 1▰ 81′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
AlissonGoalkeeper - 2TSThiago SilvaCentre-back
- 3MMirandaCentre-back
- 5CCasemiroCentral midfielder
- 9GJGabriel JesusCentre-forward
- 10NNeymarLeft winger
- 11PCPhilippe CoutinhoAttacking midfielder
- 12MMarceloLeft-back
- 15PPaulinhoCentral midfielder
- 19WWillianRight winger
- 22FFagnerRight-back
Costa Rica
3-4-3KN
1Keylor NavasJA
2Jhonny AcostaGG
3Giancarlo GonzálezÓD
6Óscar DuarteCG
16Cristian GamboaBO
8Bryan OviedoCB
5Celso BorgesDG
20David GuzmánJV
11Johan VenegasBR
10Bryan RuizMU
21Marco UreñaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7CBChristian Bolaños54′
- 15FCFrancisco Calvo75′
- 17YTYeltsin Tejeda83′
Match contributions
- Jhonny Acosta▰ 84′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1KNKeylor NavasGoalkeeper
- 2JAJhonny AcostaSW
- 3GGGiancarlo GonzálezCentre-back
- 5CBCelso BorgesCentral midfielder
- 6ÓDÓscar DuarteCentre-back
- 8BOBryan OviedoLWB
- 10BRBryan RuizLeft winger
- 11JVJohan VenegasRight winger
- 16CGCristian GamboaRWB
- 20DGDavid GuzmánCentral midfielder
- 21MUMarco UreñaCentre-forward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Brazil
Costa Rica
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
17%9%8%22%17%12%5%7%3%
Costa Rica
8%5%8%12%16%14%10%22%6%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeBjörn Kuipers
Team comparison
BrazilCosta Rica
77.3%Possession sequences22.7%
23Shots4
9On target0
3.10Expected goals (xG)0.16
750Passes294
88.1%Pass accuracy69.7%
59Corners10
11Fouls17
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
3.10Brazil0.16Costa Rica
3.10Total xG0.16
3.10Non-penalty xG0.16
0.13xG per shot0.04
9Shots on target0
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Brazil2 goals · 23 shots · 3.10 xG
Costa Rica0 goals · 4 shots · 0.16 xG
Passing network
Brazil
Costa Rica
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Brazil
17%9%8%22%17%12%5%7%3%
Costa Rica
8%5%8%12%16%14%10%22%6%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals0
23Shots4
9On target0
19Dribble attempts9
Passing
750Pass attempts294
661Completed passes205
88.1%Pass accuracy69.7%
59Corners10
Defending
27Duels27
4Interceptions8
105Pressures148
11Fouls17
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsN
NeymarBrazil1Goals0Assists1.69xG
PC
Philippe CoutinhoBrazil1Goals0Assists0.61xG
GJ
Gabriel JesusBrazil0Goals0Assists0.28xG
RF
Roberto Firmino Barbosa de OliveiraBrazil0Goals0Assists0.16xG
C
CasemiroBrazil0Goals0Assists0.14xG
Brazil
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N NeymarStarter | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1.69 |
PC Philippe CoutinhoStarter | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.61 |
GJ Gabriel JesusStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.28 |
RF Roberto Firmino Barbosa de OliveiraSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 |
C CasemiroStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.14 |
TS Thiago SilvaStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 |
M MarceloStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.05 |
W WillianStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
F FagnerStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
M MirandaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
P PaulinhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
DC Douglas Costa de SouzaSubstitute | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Costa Rica
3-4-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Celso BorgesStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
ÓD Óscar DuarteStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 |
CG Cristian GamboaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
BO Bryan OviedoStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
BR Bryan RuizStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
KN Keylor NavasStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DG David GuzmánStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JA Jhonny AcostaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JV Johan VenegasStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-22
- Venue
- Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Brazil / Costa RicaCosta Rica
No goals
Data by
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