Costa Rica looking to exit World Cup with a win

IANS  |  Saint Petersburg 

Costa Rica's national team trained on Sunday for their upcoming duel with Switzerland, and are looking to leave the 2018 World Cup in with a victory after failing to qualify for the last 16 round.

The training session was attended by all the players under the command of in the Russian municipality of on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg.

Despite their elimination, the players were in a good mood during the session, which included tactical work, while the squad will likely hold a closed-door session on Monday to prepare for Wednesday's game.

tied 1-1 with in their opening match of the tournament and beat 2-1 on Friday.

and are tied for the first position in Group E with four points each, one point ahead of third-placed Serbia, while is at the bottom with zero points.

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First Published: Sun, June 24 2018. 18:24 IST