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Brazil – Costa Rica 
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.
BRAZIL (4-1-4-1): Alisson; Fágner, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo; Casemiro; Willian, Paulinho, Neymar, Coutinho; Gabriel Jesus.
Subs: Ederson, Cássio, Pedro Geromel, Filipe Luís, Douglas Costa, Renato Augusto, Marquinhos, Fernandinho, Fred, Firmino, Taison.
Coach: Tite.
COSTA RICA (5-4-1): Navas; Gamboa, Duarte, Acosta, González, Oviedo; Venegas, Borges, Guzmán, Bryan Ruíz; Ureña.
Subs: Pemberton, Moreira, Smith, Bolaños, Colindres, Campbell, Wallace, Azofeifa, Calvo, Tejeda, Waston, Gutiérrez.
Coach: Ramírez.
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED).
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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The teams are in for the first match of the day! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/OwQiIh2PY0
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) June 22, 2018
Se liga na escalação oficial da #SeleçãoBrasileira para enfrentar a Costa Rica. Bola rola 9h! #GigantesPorNatureza #Copa2018 #BRAxCRC pic.twitter.com/bW4UWfr1jb
— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) June 22, 2018
Photo: twitter.com/fedefutbolcrc
Costa Rica official lineup against Brazil
[#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)