QUICK FACTS

Brazil are winless in three World Cup matches (D1 L2), their worst run since June 1978, when they went four matches without a win.

This is the third meeting between Brazil and Costa Rica at the World Cup, with the former handing Costa Rica their first-ever defeat at the tournament in 1990 (1-0), before a 5-2 victory in 2002.

Costa Rica lost their first match against Serbia, ending a five-game unbeaten run at the World Cup finals – they haven’t lost back to back World Cup games since June 2006, when they lost four in a row. Costa Rica have scored with just one of their last 31 shots at the World Cup.