Costa Rica Vs Serbia: Possible Lineup, Kick-off time, Channel, Betting Odds

Sunday will be the first showdown for the two of the biggest teams at the tournament, Germany, and Brazil. While the biggies; the 2002 FIFA World Cup winner and the 2014 winner will clash with Switzerland and Mexico respectively, two of the underdogs of Group E will have their chance to prove their worth at the tournament.

Costa Rica and Serbia will play their first match of the tournament, the first match of Group E.

Here, find out about the kick-off time, channel, possible line-up and betting odds of the first match of the Group E.

Costa Rica Vs Serbia: Kick-of time & Channel

Costa Rica will face Serbia at Samara Arena today, with kick-off time at 1 pm BST. The game will air live on ITV One and can be streamed online via the ITV Player.

Possible Line-up

Costa Rica (5-4-1)

GK: Keylor Navas

Defenders: Giancarlo Gonzalez, Oscar Duarte, Johnny Acosta, Cristian Gamboa, Bryan Oviedo

Midfielders: David Guzman, Celso Borges, Christian Bolanos

Forwards: Bryan Ruiz, Marco Urena

Serbia (4-5-1)

GK: Vladimir Stojkovic

Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Dusko Tosic, Aleksandar Kolarov

Midfielders: Nemanja Matic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Dusan Tadic, Filip Kostic

Forwards: Adem Ljajic,  Aleksandar Mitrovic

Predictions

Costa Rica which is ranked 23 in FIFA ranking, while Serbia is ranked at 34, is tied up with Brazil and Switzerland, both of teams undoubtedly have an upper hand over Costa Rica and Siberia. So, the battle against Costa Rica and Siberia is a golden opportunity for either of the team to reclaim the 3 points in early start.

They desperately need points to have a chance to advance out of group stage. Costa Rica is at +350, while Serbia is the favorite at -110.

Betting Odds

Costa Rica to win: 4/1

Serbia to win: 20/23