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06-20-2014, 10:52 PM
Costa Rica Trounce Italy, Kill England's World Cup Hopes
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In what is easily the biggest surprise of the 2014 World Cup so far, the tiny Central American nation of Costa Rica has defeated mighty Italy 1-0, and will advance to the round of 16 for the first time.
By beating both Italy and Uruguay, Costa Rica **t only guaranteed its place in the k**ckout stage — it killed any chance that England, its next opponents, will qualify from Group D. England have **t failed to advance from the group stage of the World Cup since 1958
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England, twice defeated in the group so far, needed Italy to beat both Costa Rica and Uruguay, and then needed to beat Costa Rica by a margin of two goals. But based on the stunning performance Friday at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Costa Rica **w seem odd-on favorites to beat England and advance from the group in first place with 9 points Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/costa-rica-italy-england/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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In what is easily the biggest surprise of the 2014 World Cup so far, the tiny Central American nation of Costa Rica has defeated mighty Italy 1-0, and will advance to the round of 16 for the first time.
By beating both Italy and Uruguay, Costa Rica **t only guaranteed its place in the k**ckout stage — it killed any chance that England, its next opponents, will qualify from Group D. England have **t failed to advance from the group stage of the World Cup since 1958
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England, twice defeated in the group so far, needed Italy to beat both Costa Rica and Uruguay, and then needed to beat Costa Rica by a margin of two goals. But based on the stunning performance Friday at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Costa Rica **w seem odd-on favorites to beat England and advance from the group in first place with 9 points Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/costa-rica-italy-england/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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