Costa Rica caught up its shock win over Uruguay with an alternate World Cup shocker on Friday, beating four-time champion Italy 1-0 to secure a spot in the following round and kill England all the while.
Costa Rica skipper Bryan Ruiz gave his side the lead in the 44th moment, taking in off the underside of the crossbar after a cross from Junior Diaz. Objective line innovation was utilized to show that the ball bobbed down and in the wake of hitting the bar.
There was a frantic end to the first half, as minutes before Ruiz's objective Costa Rica had a punishment claim waved away when striker Joel Campbell was packaged over by Giorgio Chiellini.
Costa Rica leads Group D with six focuses, while Italy and Uruguay have three each before Tuesday's confrontation. England has zero indicates in the wake of losing Italy and Uruguay.
So in the wake of entering the competition as a normal underdog in a gathering emphasizing three previous title holders, Costa Rica is presently on top.
"Perhaps there are quite a few people who didn't have confidence in us in light of the fact that we were in the 'Gathering of Death'. Be that as it may the dead are alternate ones and we're heading off to the following round," Ruiz said.
Italy, in the mean time, can at present development with a win or even a draw with Uruguay, since it heads on objective distinction which is the first qualifying criteria.
"We gave our everything. They did well to piece each pass," Italy mentor Cesare Prandelli said. "There's no stress now. We simply need to recover our vitality."
Costa Rica's just other appearance in the knockout stage came in its World Cup make a big appearance in 1990, when it beat Sweden and Scotland under accomplished mentor Bora Milutinovic before at last getting wiped out by Czechoslovakia.
"There are no more Cinderellas in football, particularly in a rival like the World Cup," Italy chief Gianluigi Buffon said.
It was precisely 24 years prior to the day that Costa Rica beat Sweden 2-1 to development at the competition in Italy.
For Italy, it denoted the fourth back to back World Cup in which it neglected to win its second match, albeit just in 2010 did the Azzurri neglect to development.
"We'll play an extraordinary match against Uruguay," second-half Italy substitute Antonio Cassano said. "I'm persuaded we will. ... On the off chance that we recover our vitality we can (propel) agreeably."
While it was no place close as hot as Italy dreaded at the Arena Pernambuco — 29 C (84 F) and 70 percent stickiness as indicated by FIFA — the Azzurri still attempted to stay aware of the quick Ticos for long extends.
Costa Rica mentor Jorge Luis Pinto lined up five shields however his squad was capable development forward with one quick, clearing development — much the same as in the 3-1 win over Uruguay.
"We did what we required to do, we took away the diversion from the Italians," Pinto said.
The Azzurri barely debilitated until Mario Balotelli had risks in the 31st and 33rd minutes.
First and foremost, Balotelli was set up with a long, vertical pass from Andrea Pirlo and attempted to lift the bobbing ball over the charging goalkeeper's head yet missed the target. At that point the Azzurri forward had an exertion from past the zone ceased by goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Costa Rica kept its balance and in the 36th moment Buffon needed to make a jumping recovery to prevent a shot from midfielder Christian Bolanos.
In the 43rd, Chiellini made a strange blunder — gifting the ball to Campbell close midfield — and after that hustled back and conferred what had all the earmarks of being an acceptable foul. Nonetheless, Chilean arbitrator Enrique Osses motioned to play on.
Prandelli endeavored to blend things up by including Cassano, Lorenzo Insigne and Alessio Cerci in the second half, giving the Azzurri four advances rather than simply Balotelli, however the 2006 victors once in a while verged on leveling.
Seeming disappointed all through, Balotelli was demonstrated a yellow card in the 69th for bringing down Diaz.
Italy's best opportunities to balance were an as far back as anyone can remember, calculated shot from Matteo Darmian in the 51st and a free kick from Pirlo in the 53rd that thought that it was route over Costa Rica's divider — however Navas was holding up and pushed it away.
In included time, Costa Rica substitute Randall Brenes about multiplied the lead with a free kick that was just marginally off target.
At that point the celebrations started.
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