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In these championships, Europeans have the most representatives - 14 national teams. Following them, the other three continents have five representatives each - Africa, South America, and Asia. North and Central America have three representatives - Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama.
Altogether, the 32 teams are divided into eight groups - from A to H. As always, in each group, each team plays against each other, and then the knockout matches begin - from the round of 16 to the final.
The World Cup will be spread throughout Russia - matches will take place in 11 different cities. The opening match will be played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, which can accommodate 81 thousand spectators. This stadium will also host the most important tournament matches - the battle for the champion's title.
The most popular football news portal in the country, "EuroFootball.com," will provide its visitors with the most interesting and intense news from Russia throughout the tournament. With the championship coming to an end soon, we present an overview of Group E, where Brazil, Costa Rica, Serbia, and Switzerland will compete.
Brazil Visit card: - Confederation: CONMEBOL (South America) - Coach: Tite (Brazilian) - Captain: Neymar - Top goalscorer: Pele (77) - Most matches played: Cafu (142) - FIFA ranking: 2 - Highest achievements in WC: champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Costa Rica Visit card: - Confederation: CONCACAF (North America) - Coach: Oscar Ramirez (Costa Rican) - Captain: Bryan Ruiz - Top goalscorer: Rolando Fonseca (47) - Most matches played: Walter Centeno (137) - FIFA ranking: 23 - Highest achievements in WC: quarterfinals (2014)
Serbia Visit card: - Confederation: UEFA (Europe) - Coach: Mladen Krstajic (Serbian) - Captain: Aleksandar Kolarov - Top goalscorer: Stjepan Bobek (38) - Most matches played: Dejan Stankovic and Branislav Ivanovic (103) - FIFA ranking: 34 - Highest achievements in WC: 4th place (1930, 1962)
Switzerland Visit card: - Confederation: UEFA (Europe) - Coach: Vladimir Petkovic (Serbian) - Captain: Stephan Lichtsteiner - Top goalscorer: Alexander Frei (42) - Most matches played: Heinz Hermann (118) - FIFA ranking: 6 - Highest achievements in WC: quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954)
Schedule: - Costa Rica vs. Serbia (2018-06-17) 15:00 - Brazil vs. Switzerland (2018-06-17) 21:00 - Brazil vs. Costa Rica (2018-06-22) 15:00 - Serbia vs. Switzerland (2018-06-22) 21:00 - Serbia vs. Brazil (2018-06-27) 21:00 - Switzerland vs. Costa Rica (2018-06-27) 21:00
