World Cup group E: Brazil vs. Costa Rica team news, kick-off time and TV channel

Neymar has returned to training and should
start for Brazil

Preview

The World Cup favourites drew 1-1 in their opening group E match
against Switzerland and will be looking to Neymar to inspire a
first victory in Russia.

Philippe Coutinho, who scored against the Swiss, says
Brazil are looking for an improved performance against Costa
Rica.

He told the BBC: “All games are like a final, even more so in the
World Cup. We need to take responsibility and our heads have to be
in the right place. This game is important and we’re looking for
three points.

“We spoke about the possibilities and the ways to qualify
and points, we had a meeting about that but we take to the field
aiming to win.”

Costa Rica lost their opening match, 1-0 against Serbia,
and are bottom of group E with no points. But captain Bryan Ruiz
believes his side can take heart from Switzerland’s display against
Brazil.

Ruiz said: “Switzerland pressed them in midfield and
that’s what you need to do because everybody knows that Brazil are
best from midfield going forward. We need to win the ball back
quickly and counter-attack quickly.”

Brazil vs. Costa Rica predicted starting
XIs

How the teams could line up at the Saint Petersburg Stadium,
according to Fifa.com:

• Brazil: Alisson; Danilo, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo;
  Casemiro, Paulinho; Willian, Philippe Coutinho, Neymar; Gabriel
  Jesus 
• Costa Rica: Keylor Navas, Francisco Calvo, Oscar Duarte, Johnny
  Acosta, Giancarlo González, Cristian Gamboa, Celso Borges, David
  Guzman, Bryan Ruíz, Johan Venegas, Marco Urena

Group E results, fixtures and live TV channels

• Costa Rica 0 Serbia 1
• Brazil 1 Switzerland 1 
• 22 June: Brazil vs. Costa Rica (1pm, ITV); Serbia vs.
  Switzerland (7pm, BBC) 
• 27 June: Serbia vs. Brazil (7pm, ITV); Switzerland vs. Costa
  Rica (7pm, ITV4)