Serbia and Costa Rica bring contrasting styles to dogfight


By ToDavis
FILE PHOTO - International Friendly - Serbia vs Bolivia - Merkur-Arena, Graz, Austria - June 9, 2018 Serbia players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

(Reuters) - Serbia and Costa Rica begin their World Cup campaigns on Sunday with the teams likely to adopt contrasting approaches to making the most of their limited resources at the tournament.

Attack has proved something of a dirty word for some smaller nations in recent editions of the global showpiece with a packed defence often proving the greatest weapon for teams not blessed with the biggest talents.

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