World Cup: Alisson and Miranda start for Brazil v. Costa Rica - live updates
STATS - Brazil have won nine of their 10 previous internationals against Costa Rica, losing only in a friendly in March 1960. This is the third meeting between Brazil and Costa Rica at the World Cup, with the former inflicting Costa Rica’s first ever defeat on them at the tournament in 1990 (1-0), before a 5-2 victory in 2002. Costa Rica’s only previous World Cup victory against South American opposition came in the 2014 tournament (3-1 vs Uruguay). They’d lost their previous three against CONMEBOL sides beforehand. Philippe Coutinho’s goal against Switzerland was his 11th for Brazil – five of those have come from outside the box.