Switzerland can be happy after securing qualification from Group E in second position, behind Brazil by two points. The Swi s will have a meeting with Sweden in the first knockout stage, as Janne Ander sons side topped Group F, while Costa Rica head home after finishing last in the group with a single point. Vladimir Petkovic will be forced to change his squad for their next match, however, as Fabian Schar and Stephan Lichtsteiner picked up bookings which will suspend them for their first knockout match.
What a breathle s end to the match as Yann Sommers own goal after a Bryan Ruiz penalty hit the woodwork equalised for Costa Rica in the 93rd minute after Josip Drmic had retaken the lead for Switzerland two minutes from time. It was a brilliant match played by Los Ticos who fought valiantly until the very end and gave their fans
Jesus Sucre Jersey two goals to cheer about despite having their fate sealed before the match.
FULL TIME:Switzerland 2-2 Costa Rica. A hectic last few minutes leaves each team taking a point each. VAR involved again. Switzerland progre s alongside Brazil but Costa Rica can hold their heads high with the hearty performances they have put in.
90+3 Mins:AN OWN GOAL FROM THE PENALTY MAKES IT 2-2! A slightly odd penalty
Wade Boggs Jersey as the shot from Bryan Ruiz strikes the underside of the cro sbar before hitting Yann Sommers back and nesting into the back of the Switzerland goal! What an incredible final few minutes of this match! It officially goes down as a Yann Sommer own goal, though the keeper knew very little about the rebound as his back was turned.
90+3Mins:PENALTY TO COSTA RICA! Denis Zakaria is deemed to have pushed Joel Campbell in the penalty area, and Los Ticos do eventually get their penalty! Its Bryan Ruiz to strike it
90+1Mins:Two changes for Costa Rica now as Gamboa is replaced by Smith andDavid Guzman is replaced by Randall Azofeifa i
90 Mins:Kendall Waston is shown a yellow card for di sent after the referee chose to not award a penalty.
90 Mins:Bryan Ruiz takes a tumble in the penalty area after being sandwiched in between Michael Lang and Rodriguez. The Costa Rica players are up in arms
Carlos Gomez Jersey calling for a penalty to be called, but upon checking with VAR, it appears that Ruiz was stood in an offside position when receiving the ball. The referee ultimately decides to award no penalty, instead telling Sommer to restart play from a free-kick.
88 Mins:JOSIP DRMIC MAKES IT 2-1 FOR SWITZERLAND! Dzemaili nutmegs a Costa Rica midfielder and spreads the ball out to the right-hand side for Denis Zakaria. Zakaria looks up and fires in a low cro s for Drmic who smashes his first-time effort past Navas and into the goal!
85 Mins:The referee blows play dead during a Costa Rica attack after a dangerous push in the back of Stephan Lichtsteiner by Rodney Wallace. It looks so though the two collided heads as well, but neither of them show signs of damage and the match will continue from a Sommer free-kick.
83 Mins:Fabian Schar picks up a yellow card after pulling back Joel Campbell who is constantly threatening the Switzerland defence. That caution means that, as with Lichtsteiner, Schar will mi s his sides next game.
81 Mins:Xherdan Shaqiris match is over as Michael Lang replaces the Stoke City attacker. Shaqiri is another Swi s player who is one booking away from a suspension so that is good foresight by Petkovic
81 Mins:Rodney Wallace will get a run out in the last 10 minutes as Daniel Colindres who has had a tremendous game exits the pitch in Costa Ricas first substitution of the match.
79 Mins:Campbell does everything but score from the counter! A Switzerland corner is intercepted by Campbell who runs the length of the pitch, evading a number of defenders in the proce s, and makes
Chris Archer Jersey his way into the penalty area before being crowded out. Still holding onto it, Campbell exits the box and sends a pa s towards Borges who hammers a first-time shot towards goal, but Sommer saves it smartly.
77 Mins:EMBOLO SHOULD HAVE STRUCK IT! Rodriguez feathers a cro s into the penalty area where Embolo waits in complete and total isolation. The delivery is good but the winger opts to nod it down for Dzemaili instead of striking it himself much in the same fashion as Switzerlands goal. Costa Rica defenders recover however and the follow-up effort is charged down and blocked.
75 Mins:Denis Zakaria picks up a yellow card after tugging back Cristian Gamboa who was entering the Swi s half of the pitch at lightening pace on a counter-attack.
74 Mins:Bryan Oviedo is called for a foul on Shaqiri not the first time the full-back has been called for an infringement in this match. Vladimir Petkovic is furious on the sideline as the referee refuses to pull out his cards a fact Shaqiri cannot believe.
STAT:Costa Rica are winle s in their last five World Cup matches (W0 D3 L2), failing to score in four of those.
Jesus Aguilar Jersey 70 Mins:The corner-kick runs all the way through the penalty area as the set-piece flies over the me s of bodies in the centre and just over Celso Borges. Yann Sommer flaps at the delivery but luckily for him, no Costa Rica player was in a position to attack the relatively good delivery.
69 Mins:Mario Gavranovics match is over as Vladimir Petkovic elects to replace him with Josip Drmic. Gavranovic has had a very underwhelming day contributing very little in attack.
68 Mins:Oviedo teases a
Matt Duffy Jersey ball into the box from the left looking for Joel Campbell but Fabian Schar is there to head it out of danger and away for a Costa Rica corner-kick.
66 Mins:Bryan Ruiz retains po se sion after riding a number of challenges from opposing defenders but sends his final ball too far for Cristian Gamboa to latch on to and Switzerland escape the danger with a throw-in deep in their own half.
64 Mins:Celso Borges hits a speculative volley after winning the po se sion following a Switzerland throw-in. With the ball bouncing and the midfielder closer to his half than the goal, he confidently hammers his effort towards goal, mi sing the net on the far side by some distance.
62 Mins:Petkovic, even after conceding the equaliser is no doubt keeping one eye on the next fixture, as Valon Behramis removal is surely a result of the midfielder being one caution away from a suspension. With Stephan Lichtsteiner already unavailable for their first knockout fixture, the manager wi
