Costa Rica vs Serbia
FIFA World Cup 2018 – Group E
Date: Sunday, 17 June 2018
Kick-Off at 13:00 UK / 14:00 CET
Venue: Samara Arena, Samara
Following quite a while of agony and underachieving, Marko Grujic says conviction is back for Serbia as it gets ready to open the World Cup against Costa Rica.
Back on the world stage out of the blue since 2010, Serbia will meet its Group E adversary in Samara on Sunday.
Ability has never been an issue for Serbia, with mindset and execution demonstrating the Balkan country's defeat having neglected to advance past the gathering phase of the World Cup — however it reached the round of 16 at the 1998 competition as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
In any case, with Serbia gloating any semblance of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Nemanja Matic, Dusan Tadic and Grujic, Mladen Krstajic's side could be on the cusp of something extraordinary.
"We haven't played well amid the previous four to eight years and have skirted the real competitions like the Euros and the World Cup, which is the reason individuals quit having confidence in the nation's national group," said Liverpool midfielder Grujic, who spent a spell on advance at Cardiff City as it anchored advancement to the Premier League.
"However, now I can feel that the inclination is returning among the fans and the general population of Serbia."
Slavoljub Muslin — the supervisor behind Serbia's capability — won't be in Russia having been supplanted by previous protector Krstajic in the midst of feedback over his style of play and group determination.
Krstajic has directed a blended sack of comes about since supplanting Muslin in October, with triumphs over China, Nigeria and Bolivia combined with misfortunes to Morocco and Chile.
Costa Rica, in the mean time, is back at the World Cup having achieved the quarterfinals four years prior in Brazil.
Initiated by skipper Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rica — which paralyzed Uruguay 3-1 in its 2014 opener — could make it six back to back recreations without overcome at the World Cup with a positive outcome at Samara Stadium.
Ruiz assumed a key part in Costa Rica's raced to the quarterfinals in 2014 and the 32-year-old stated: "To be here in Russia and feel the World Cup is an incredible inspiration that we need to take emphatically."
Costa Rica will be without Ronald Matarrita for the whole competition after the safeguard maintained hamstring damage amid preparing.
Group News
Los Angeles FC forward Marco Urena is probably going to lead the line for Costa Rica on Sunday with help originating from a four-man midfield.
Given the nation's risky warmup challenges, Ramirez has late calls to make in the inventive office, where Johan Venegas, Bryan Ruiz, Joel Campbell and Christian Bolanos are fighting for begins in the wide zones.
Ramirez will most likely select a 5-4-1 arrangement that permits full-backs Cristian Gamboa and Bryan Oviedo to break forward from protection. Los Ticos' three-man focal resistance ought to include Bologna safeguard Giancarlo Gonzalez close by Johnny Acosta and Espanyol's Oscar Duarte.
For Serbia, Mitrovic will lead a 4-2-3-1 that sees innovative help originating from Dusan Tadic, Adem Ljajic and Filip Kostic.
Milinkovic-Savic and the unfathomably experienced Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic will involve focal parts further in midfield.
Branislav Ivanovic, who currently carries out his specialty at Zenit St Petersburg, will sit close by Dusko Tosic in the focal point of guard, while Antonio Rukavina and Aleksandar Kolarov are relied upon to highlight as the full-backs.
Costa Rica conceivable beginning lineup:
Navas; Gamboa, Gonzalez, Acosta, Duarte, Oviedo; Bolanos, Guzman, Borges, Campbell; Urena
Serbia conceivable beginning lineup:
Stojkovic; Rukavina, Ivanovic, Tosic, Kolarov; Matic, Milinkovic-Savic; Tadic, Ljajic, Kostic; Mitrovic
Costa Rica Serbia Head-to-head
Costa Rica and Serbia did not have the opportunity to secure horns before.
Costa Rica versus Serbia Betting Tips
Aleksandar Mitrovic to score whenever @ 2.25.
More than 2.5 objectives FT and BTTS @ 3.10.
Amend FT Score: 3-1 Serbia @ 19.00.
