Costa Rica vs Greece match for the knockout stages of the
World Brazil 2014 will be held this Sunday, June 29 from 17:00 local time from
the Stadium Arena Pernambuco, Recife, with a capacity for 46,154 spectators.
The
Preview. How they qualified Costa Riva and Greece to the second round:
Costa Rica ranked first place in Group D with seven
points. The directing team defeated Jorge Luis Pinto in his first match to
Uruguay 3-1 with goals from Joel Campbell, Oscar Duarte and Marco Ureña. In the
second game, though everyone thought they could not give another surprise, Los
Ticos defeated the four-time champions of the world, Italy, 1-0, with goals
from Bryan Ruiz. And if any doubt remained, tied for their third and final
match against England 0-0.
The World Selection revelation came as the
"Cinderella of the Group of Death", where they had three former world
champions, however, they are out now. Now Los Ticos, who qualified as the
second best team in CONCACAF, behind only the United States, are in the eighth
and the possibility of appearing in quarters if they beat the Greeks, which
could be nothing strange considering their dangerous backgrounds.
Greece was ranked second in Group C with four points. The
team directed by Fernando Santos became the eighth in the last minute of their
third match against Ivory Coast, with Samaras penalty by 90 2 minutes' when the
match 1-1 and the tie was classified Ivorians . The Hellenes lost to Colombia
0-3; at its second meeting, they drew with Japan 0-0 in boring game; while in
the third match of the group stage, they finished beating Ivory Coast 2-1.
History
of Costa Rica and Greece in the World Cup:
Costa Rica qualified for the World Cup in Brazil for the
fourth time in its history, after its holdings in Italia'90, Korea-Japón'2002
and Alemania'2006. His best performance was that selection of Bora Milutinovic
in 1990 with Luis Gabelo Rabbit as one of the main protagonists, who qualified
for the knockout stages after beating Scotland (1-0), Sweden (3-1) and losing
to Brazil (0-1), and where it fell into the hands of the former Czechoslovakia
4-1. In the 2002 World Cup was eliminated in the group stage and touched him in
a very tough group with Brazil and Turkey; while penultimate in 2006 was the
worst result of a selection policy in World Cups.
Greece achieved for the first time ever classify the
knockout stages of the World Cup after their failed attempts USA 1994 and South
Africa 2010, where they were eliminated in the group stage. The team directed
by Fernando Santos qualified for the World Cup in Brazil after finishing second
in Group G behind Switzerland and Romania win in the playoffs with an aggregate
score of 4-2.
Forecast:
Costa Rica is a favorite to qualify for the quarterfinals. After seen in this
World, Los Ticos have earned respect around the world and will assert his great
mental strength, tactical discipline and enjoyable football has managed to
print their coach, Colombian Pinto.
The soccer team of Costa Rica has never faced its similar
to Greece in history. His background is zero in both World as friendlies.
Next
Game: The winner of this match will clash in the quarterfinals
with the winner of the match between the Netherlands and Mexico. In this phase
of Play-offs, there can only be one winner. If the tie persists after 90
minutes, there shall be an additional 30 minutes (extension or complement) and
if still a tie, it will be defined by the way of penalties. Therefore there may
be, in the future, a possible duel between Pinto and Herrera or Van Gaal.
