Today, three Branquiazul players lined up for their national teams’ second World Cup fixture, and they all played the entire match.

Celso Borges with Costa Rica fell against Brazil (2-0) and have no options of getting through to the next stage. The Deportivista midfielder, who had a few chances in the first half, bravely fought off Brazil’s attempts until Coutinho scored in stoppage time.

In Group D, Francis and Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 and depend on themselves in the last match against Argentina to get through to the Last-16 round.

Finally, Fabian Schär, with Switzerland, beat Serbia 1-2 and are one step closer to getting through to the next round. The Branquiazul defender had his work cut out for him with Serbia’s forwards, especially Mitrovic. He even had some goal-scoring opportunities such as a header from a corner kick in the first half.

On Sunday at 2 pm, Panama and Fabril player Ismael Diaz will face their second encounter against a World Cup favourite, England.

The 5 Deportivistas have the following World Cup fixtures:

Celso Borges

World Cup (Group E)
Sunday 17 June
COSTA RICA 0 - SERBIA 1

Friday 22 June
ENGLAND 2 - COSTA RICA 0

Wednesday 27 June
8 pm: SWITZERLAND - COSTA RICA, at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium

Fabian Schär

World Cup (Group E)
Sunday 17 June
BRAZIL 1 - SWITZERLAND 1

Friday 22 June
SERBIA 1 - SWITZERLAND 2

Wednesday 27 June
8 pm: SWITZERLAND - COSTA RICA, at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium

Francis Uzoho

World Cup (Group D)
Saturday 16 June
CROATIA 2 - NIGERIA 0

Friday 22 June
NIGERIA 2 - ICELAND 0

Tuesday 26 June
8 pm: NIGERIA - ARGENTINA, in St Petersburg

Ismael Diaz

World Cup (Group G)
Monday 18 June
BELGIUM 3 - PANAMA 0

Sunday 24 June
2 pm: ENGLAND - PANAMA, in Nizhny Novgorod

Thursday 28 June
8 pm: PANAMA - TUNISIA, at the Mordovia Arena (Saransk)

Michael Krohn-Dehli

World Cup (Group C)
Saturday 16 June
PERU 0 - DENMARK 1

Thursday 21 June
DENMARK 1 - AUSTRALIA 1

Tuesday 26 June
4 pm: DENMARK - FRANCE, at the Luzhniky Stadium (Moscow)