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World Cup: Brazil down Costa Rica 2-0
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19:27 World Cup: Brazil down Costa Rica 2-0
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored in stoppage time to help Brazil down Costa Rica 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup Group E match in Saint Petersburg, on Friday.
19:20 Brazil 1 Costa Rica 0
Coutinho breaks the deadlock in stoppage time as he pokes home from close range and this time even Navas can't get a hand to it.
Brazil take a l-0 lead as even coach Tite takes a tumble trying to celebrate the goal.
Costa Rica's players are left devastated as they defended so bravely for 90 minutes before Brazil scored so late in the contest to end their hopes.
19:17 Brazil 1 Costa Rica 0
It goes from bad to worse for Neymar, who is booked in the 82nd minute for showing his disgust as he throws the ball away in anger after Costa Rica manage to steal the ball off him again.
Coutinho has another shot from 20 yards out but fails to get any power any on it and ends up giving Navas an easy catching practice.
Brazil will need something special to get past Navas!
Neymar clashes with a Costa Rica player, who goes down with injury and the Brazilian is unhappy with that, believing that the South Americans are deliberately wasting time.
He floats a free kick into the Costa Rica penalty box but Navas rises high and punches the ball away.
It's still 0-0 after the completion of 90 minutes as six minutes of extra time are added.
19:06
That was another opportunity missed by Neymar to break the deadlock.
Neymar hides his face in disappointment as he sees another attempt go wide off the mark as he goes for the top right corner, in the 73rd minute.
That was another easy opportunity wasted by Brazil...
Brazil have spent so much time in the Costa Rica box but have been able to come up with anything creative to beat their keeper Navas.
Brazil break in numbers as Costa releases Neymar on the left, who tries to dribble his way past Gonzales drawing in the foul to earn the penalty.
The referee has consulted the VAR technology and it goes against Brazil, as the penalty decision is cancelled!
18:57 Brazil 0 Costa Rica 0
Brazil continue to create more chances. This time Neymar lays the
ball for Coutinho, who has a shy from outside the box but hits it
straight at Navas, who collects it easily despite a slight fumble.
The
frustrations continue to grow for Brazil, especially Neymar, who will
not breathe easy till he makes up for that easy chance to score.
Costa Rica continue to trouble Brazil with regular counters through substitute Christian Bolanos, who has been quite effective since being introduced.
Another change for Brazil as Firminho replaces Paulinho in the 68th minute.
Costa Rica have just as many as 10 players defending as Brazil continue to pound them with regular attacks.
Another corner kick for Brazil as Casemiro heads it straight to goalkeeper Navas as it stays goalless after 70 minutes.
18:47 Brazil 0 Costa Rica 0
Brazil make a change after a goalless first half as Douglas Costa replaces Willian.
A strong start for Brazil after the break as they are all over Costa Rica at the start of the second half.
Neymar misses a close opportunity from close range after a good pass from Philippe Coutinho as Costa Rica goalkeeper Navas does well to avert the danger.
A flurry of chances for Brazil as Gabriel Jesus heads a cross onto the post before Coutinho also fails to score from close range.
And now Neymar misses the easiest of all opportunities. A good cross from Costa from the right but Neymar's shot is flicked over the post by Navas, in the 57th minute.
18:35
Brazil had more of the possession and more of the shots but they could not turn their dominance into goals as the first half of their second World Cup Group E match with Costa Rica finished goalless.
Gabriel Jesus had the ball in the net after 26 minutes but it was correctly ruled out for offside.
Both Philippe Coutinho and Marcelo had long-range shots that whizzed off target, while Celso Borges shot wide from eight metres out for Costa Rica in what was perhaps the best chance of the game.
18:17 Brazil 0 Costa Rica 0 at halftime
Brazil continue to have a shy at goal from long ranges without much success.
This tine Willian has a try from just outside the box in the 34th minute but it goes high over the bar.
Marcelo swings in a cross from the left which goes to Willian on the right wing but his attempted cross hits a Costa Rica defender and results in the first corner of the match, which again doesn't bother the South Americans.
Five minutes left for half time as Brazil continue to push and break the deadlock.
Costa Rica are content to sit back and defend, waiting to hit Brazil on the break.
Neymar from the left tries to force his way into the box but is hauled down by a Costa Rica defender on the edge of the box.
One minute of added time as Costa Rica win a free kick on the right but it is off target and cleared easily.
No goals in the first half as Brazil's players argue with the referee before walking off!
18:02 FIFA World Cup: Brazil 0 Costa Rica 0
Gabriel Jesus scores off a deflection as he beats Navas with a powerful but he is ruled off-side.
Brazil have had most of the possession but Costa Rica have created more chances on the counter.
Philippe Coutinho has a shy at goal but it goes comfortably over the bar as it remains goalless after 30 minutes.
17:57 FIFA World Cup: Brazil 0 Costa Rica 0
Another free kick for Brazil but again it is a poor one as it is floated up the Costa Rica box which is easily collected by goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Costa Rica have been the better team in the first 20 minutes with Brazil's talented line-up unable to make an impression so far.
Infact, Costa Rica have created more chances than Brazil.
17:45 FIFA World Cup: Brazil 0 Costa Rica 0
A free kick for Brazil in the 10th minute but Neymar is unable to make most of it as Costa Rica players clear it easily.
Meanwhile, Costa Rica miss an easy chance to take the lead as Celso Borges shoots wide from inside the box after a good run from Cristian Gambao on the right.
17:37
Brazil start brightly, dominating the possession in the first five minutes as they go on the attack right from the start.
Brazil will be keen to end their winless streak in the World Cup.
Brazil's draw with Switzerland left them one game away from equalling their longest winless streak in the World Cup -- a run of four matches without victory spanning the 1974 and 1978 tournaments.
Brazil lost their last two games at home in 2014, a 7-1 hammering by Germany in the semi-final followed by a 3-0 defeat by the Netherlands in the third-place playoff game.
After drawing 1-1 with the Swiss in their Group E opener, Brazil will have to beat Costa Rica on Friday if they want to avoid matching the 1970s barren run.
Brazil lost their last two games at home in 2014, a 7-1 hammering by Germany in the semi-final followed by a 3-0 defeat by the Netherlands in the third-place playoff game.
After drawing 1-1 with the Swiss in their Group E opener, Brazil will have to beat Costa Rica on Friday if they want to avoid matching the 1970s barren run.
17:20 FIFA World Cup: Neymar starts for Brazil vs Costa Rica
Brazil made one change to their starting lineup for their second match of the World Cup against Costa Rica in St Petersburg on Friday, bringing in Corinthians right back Fagner for Danilo, who has a thigh injury.
Brazil drew their opening Group E match with Switzerland 1-1, while Costa Rica are bottom of the standings after losing their first match against Serbia 1-0.
Brazil coach Tite also started with striker Neymar, who sat out a midweek training session with a sore ankle.
Costa Rica also made one change to the team that lost to Serbia, with Bryan Oviedo coming in at left back in place of Francisco Calvo, who was dropped to the bench.
Brazil drew their opening Group E match with Switzerland 1-1, while Costa Rica are bottom of the standings after losing their first match against Serbia 1-0.
Brazil coach Tite also started with striker Neymar, who sat out a midweek training session with a sore ankle.
Costa Rica also made one change to the team that lost to Serbia, with Bryan Oviedo coming in at left back in place of Francisco Calvo, who was dropped to the bench.
01:33
Full-time and with this victory over heavyweights Argentina, dark horses Croatia have qualified for the knock-out phase in style and have announced themselves as legitimate championship contenders.
Meanwhile Argentina are in deep trouble and in real danger of getting knocked out or the tournament in the group phase.
It is back to the drawing board for Coach Sampaoli who will need to address the issues in their defending tonight which has been absolutely sloppy and resulted in Argentina registering their biggest loss in the group phase in World Cup history.
01:22 FIFA World Cup: Argentina 0 Croatia 3
Croatia make it 3-0 on the night with a goal off a lightning quick counter-attacking move that leaves the entire Argentine defense looking like amateurs in what will be night that all of them would want to forget.
01:16 FIFA World Cup: Modric doubles Croatia's lead
Captain Luca Modric leads by example and doubles Croatia's lead with an absolute scorching effort!
After skipping past Ottamendi outside the penalty area, he unleashes a powerful shot that zooms into the top corner, leaving Cabrero with absolutely no chance.
Goal!
Argentina 0-2 Croatia
00:59
Almost immediately at the other end, a beautiful ball from the right wing falls into the path of Mandzukic whose effort whizzes inches wide of the near post and into the side netting.
00:57
Just over an hour played in this fixture and Argentina come within a whisker of scoring the equalizer.
Second half sub Higuain plays a ball from the goal-line into the path or Messi, who is denied by a reflexive save by the Croatian keeper Lovren.
00:47 FIFA World Cup: Argentina 0 Croatia 1
Croatia take the lead following an absolute catastrophe for Argentina as keeper Willy Caballero makes a complete mess off a back-pass which falls invitingly to an unmarked Rebic inside the box.
The striker exhibits flawless technique with a sublime volley that rockets into the top corner of the net and hands the lead to Croatia in the 53rd minute.
Argentina 0 Croatia 1
00:28
At halftime the scores are level at 0-0 although both teams played some fast, attacking football and were let down by poor finishing.
The pressure will definitely be mounting on Argentina, who drew their opening game against Iceland and need to win today to take charge of the group meanwhile credit to Croatia who, despite having lower possession of the ball, have matched their opponents every step of the way and could have easily been in front by now.
00:23 FIFA World Cup: Argentina 0 Croatia 0
Seconds before the halftime whistle, Croatia's Rebic finds himself in a one of situation with the keeper after a beautiful cross-field ball by Modric.
With the entire goal at his mercy and an unmarked Perisic in waiting, Rebic cuts back and goes for goal, ballooning his shot well over the post much to the dismay of the entire Croatian bench.
Former England striker Gary Lineker says on BBC One, "I can't recall as poor an Argentina side as this."
00:07 FIFA World Cup: Croatia look threatening against Argentina
Half an hour on the clock and Argentina squander a glorious opportunity to open the scoring following a comedy of errors in the Croatian penalty area.
Lack of communication between keeper Lovren and his defense results in the ball falling to the feet of Perez who makes an absolute meal of a relatively easy finish and hits wide of the post.
Meanwhile at the other end, Mandzukic beats the offside trap and launches into a full length diving header from close range that goes agonizingly wide of the near post.
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