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Posted: 21 Jun 2014 at 10:03pm |
England are out of the World Cup after Italy lost 1-0 to Costa Rica in their
Group D clash in Recife.
The only hope Roy Hodgson's Three Lions side had of progressing to the last 16 was for the Azzurri to beat Los Ticos at the Arena Pernambuco on Friday, but Bryan Ruiz's header late in the first half proved decisive in the match and confirmed England's elimination.
Costa Rica are through to the knockout round for the first time since Italia 90, even Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly III before they meet England in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday, while four-time winners Italy must now avoid defeat to Uruguay in Natal in order to progress with them.
Celso Borges headed over Buffon's crossbar from a corner as Costa Rica made the early running, while Thiago Motta shot wide before the half-hour mark at the other end. Soon after, Mario Balotelli lifted a close-range chip over goalkeeper Keylor Navas Nike Mercurial Vapor IX FG after bringing down a glorious pass from Andrea Pirlo, but saw the ball Adidas F50 Adizero Messi bounce down off target. Navas then had to save a fierce Balotelli volley, while Buffon had to be alert to push a Christian Bolanos shot round the post.
The ball bounced a foot over the line but goal-line technology ensured there was not another travesty of justice. Prandelli threw on striker Antonio Cassano for Motta for the second half, and although Navas had to make a fingertip save to deny Matteo Darmian and beat away a Pirlo long-range free-kick, Costa Rica were relatively untroubled in the second half. As time ticked on, Los Ticos still looked dangerous on the break and Buffon had to be quick out of his goal to clear the danger, with Campbell about to pounce.
Randall Brenes was a yard away from scoring a sensational second in injury time but it mattered not - Costa Rica were through and England's fate was sealed. |
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