Switzerland 2–2 Costa Rica: 2018 World Cup match
2–2Full time
Costa Rica
Match in one glance
SwitzerlandCosta RicaGoalCard
Switzerland
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
SwitzerlandCosta Rica
65.1%Possession sequences34.9%
13Shots14
3On target6
1.22Expected goals (xG)1.58
595Passes362
84.4%Pass accuracy77.3%
15Corners7
10Fouls15
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1BRBryan Ruiz GonzálezCosta Rica · 0 goals0.78xG
- 2BDBlerim DžemailiSwitzerland · 1 goals0.58xG
- 3JDJosip DrmicSwitzerland · 1 goals0.36xG
- 4CBCelso Borges MoraCosta Rica · 0 goals0.23xG
- 5JNJoel Nathaniel Campbell SamuelsCosta Rica · 0 goals0.17xG
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-27
- Venue
- Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Switzerland / Costa RicaSwitzerland
Blerim Džemaili31′
Josip Drmić88′
Costa Rica
Kendall Waston56′
Yann Sommer (own goal)90+3′′
Complete match timeline
SwitzerlandCosta RicaGoalCardSubstitution
Switzerland
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
16 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0B. Džemaili 31′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2K. Waston 56′ · J. Drmić 88′ · Y. Sommer 90′+3′
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.
Switzerland
4-2-3-1YS
1Yann SommerVB
11Valon BehramiMG
18Mario GavranovićListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 6MLMichael Lang81′
- 17DZDenis Zakaria60′
- 19JDJosip Drmić69′
Match contributions
- Stephan Lichtsteiner▰ 37′
- Blerim Džemaili⚽ 1
- Fabian Schär▰ 83′
- Denis Zakaria▰ 75′
- Josip Drmić⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1YSYann SommerGoalkeeper
- 2SLStephan LichtsteinerRight-back
- 5
Manuel AkanjiCentre-back - 7
Breel EmboloLeft winger - 10
Granit XhakaCentral midfielder - 11VBValon BehramiCentral midfielder
- 13RRRicardo RodríguezLeft-back
- 15BDBlerim DžemailiAttacking midfielder
- 18MGMario GavranovićCentre-forward
- 22FSFabian SchärCentre-back
- 23XSXherdan ShaqiriRight winger
Costa Rica
3-4-3KN
1Keylor NavasJA
2Jhonny AcostaGG
3Giancarlo GonzálezKW
19Kendall WastonCG
16Cristian GamboaBO
8Bryan OviedoCB
5Celso BorgesDG
20David GuzmánBR
10Bryan RuizDC
9Daniel ColindresJC
12Joel CampbellListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 4ISIan Smith90′+3′
- 13RWRodney Wallace81′
- 14RARandall Azofeifa90′+1′
Match contributions
- Joel Campbell▰ 29′
- Cristian Gamboa▰ 11′
- Kendall Waston⚽ 1▰ 89′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1KNKeylor NavasGoalkeeper
- 2JAJhonny AcostaCentre-back
- 3GGGiancarlo GonzálezSW
- 5CBCelso BorgesCentral midfielder
- 8BOBryan OviedoLWB
- 9DCDaniel ColindresRight winger
- 10BRBryan RuizLeft winger
- 12JCJoel CampbellCentre-forward
- 16CGCristian GamboaRWB
- 19KWKendall WastonCentre-back
- 20DGDavid GuzmánCentral midfielder
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
Switzerland
Costa Rica
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Switzerland
6%4%6%19%20%12%11%16%6%
Costa Rica
13%6%7%15%15%14%11%14%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeClément Turpin
Team comparison
SwitzerlandCosta Rica
65.1%Possession sequences34.9%
13Shots14
3On target6
1.22Expected goals (xG)1.58
595Passes362
84.4%Pass accuracy77.3%
15Corners7
10Fouls15
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
1.22Switzerland1.58Costa Rica
1.22Total xG1.58
1.22Non-penalty xG0.79
0.09xG per shot0.11
3Shots on target6
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Switzerland2 goals · 13 shots · 1.22 xG
Costa Rica1 goal · 14 shots · 1.58 xG
Passing network
Switzerland
Costa Rica
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Switzerland
6%4%6%19%20%12%11%16%6%
Costa Rica
13%6%7%15%15%14%11%14%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals1
13Shots14
3On target6
10Dribble attempts20
Passing
595Pass attempts362
502Completed passes280
84.4%Pass accuracy77.3%
15Corners7
Defending
22Duels14
7Interceptions13
172Pressures118
10Fouls15
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsBR
Bryan RuizCosta Rica0Goals0Assists0.78xG
BD
Blerim DžemailiSwitzerland1Goals0Assists0.58xG
JD
Josip DrmicSwitzerland1Goals0Assists0.36xG
CB
Celso BorgesCosta Rica0Goals0Assists0.23xG
JC
Joel CampbellCosta Rica0Goals1Assists0.17xG
Switzerland
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BD Blerim DžemailiStarter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.58 |
JD Josip DrmicSubstitute | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.36 |
MG Mario GavranovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Breel EmboloStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 |
SL Stephan LichtsteinerStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
VB Valon BehramiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
RR Ricardo RodríguezStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Granit XhakaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
FS Fabian SchärStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Manuel AkanjiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
XS Xherdan ShaqiriStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
YS Yann SommerStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DL Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako LadoSubstitute | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Costa Rica
3-4-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BR Bryan RuizStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.78 |
CB Celso BorgesStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.23 |
JC Joel CampbellStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.17 |
KW Kendall WastonStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
DC Daniel ColindresStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.12 |
BO Bryan OviedoStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.08 |
CG Cristian GamboaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
DG David GuzmánStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
GG Giancarlo GonzálezStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JA Jhonny AcostaStarter | 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
4 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-27
- Venue
- Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Switzerland / Costa RicaSwitzerland
Blerim Džemaili31′
Josip Drmić88′
Costa Rica
Kendall Waston56′
Yann Sommer (own goal)90+3′′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.