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Costa Rica advance to WC quarterfinals for first time in history

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ANI London

Costa Rica advanced to the quarter finals for the first time in their history after knocking out Greece 5-3 in penalty shootouts in their World Cup last 16 clash in Recife.

Centre back Sokratis Papastathopoulos provided Greece with the equaliser in the injury-time to cancel out Bryan Ruiz's opener, which the midfielder scored in the 52nd minute for Greece.

According to the BBC, the match ended in a draw to enter the penalty shootouts where Costa Rica defeated Greece 5-3 as Greek striker Theofanis Gekas missed for his side.

The result means that Costa Rica would face Netherlands on Saturday for a place in the semifinals as their unlikely run at the World Cup continues, the report added.

 

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First Published: Jun 30 2014 | 10:15 AM IST

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