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Brazil – Costa Rica 
Stats BEFORE the game.
Serbia, 1st position with 3 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Brazil, 2nd position with 1 point and 0 goal difference
FIFA announcing BRAZIL – COSTA RICA match officials for the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group E game on Friday 22 June, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia at 15:00 local time. It is Referee Bjorn Kuipers from Netherlands to direct the game.
Referee Kuipers will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Sander VAN ROEKEL (NED) and Assistant Referee 2: Erwin ZEINSTRA (NED). The Fourth Official will be Damir SKOMINA (SVN). The Res.Ass. will be Jure PRAPROTNIK (SVN).
Referee designations FWC 2018 Match 24: #BRA?#CRC (22 June):
Referee: Bjorn KUIPERS (NED)
ASR 1: Sander VAN ROEKEL (NED)
ASR 2: Erwin ZEINSTRA (NED)
4th Off. Damir SKOMINA (SVN)
Res.Ass Jure PRAPROTNIK (SVN)@FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/SD3QDLKdBr— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) June 20, 2018
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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads
Brazil National team: 3 Italian Serie A players AS Roma Goalkeeper Alisson, Inter defender Miranda, and Juventus forward Douglas Costa
Costa Rica National team: Italian Serie A player Bologna defender Giancarlo Gonzalez
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[#Rusia2018] Brasil vs Costa Rica: Árbitros —> pic.twitter.com/X1sztWV8iW
— ArbitroInternacional (@ArbitroInteBlog) June 21, 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup
First stage – Group E
Brazil – Costa Rica
Friday 22 June 2018
Saint Petersburg Stadium
Saint Petersburg, Russia
15:00 (local time)
Referee: Bjorn KUIPERS (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander VAN ROEKEL (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin ZEINSTRA (NED)
Fourth Official: Damir SKOMINA (SVN)
Res.Ass: Jure PRAPROTNIK (SVN)