Four points have been enough for Greece to get into the
second round where they will face Costa Rica, which started as a priori the
weakest of the group consisting of Uruguay, Italy and England but has surprised
friends and strangers. The wins against Uruguay and Italy and a draw against
England, the Ticos are enabled first. Less than enough ranking was the Greeks
who, after losing to Colombia and tie against Japan got into this round after
beating Ivory Coast 2-1 with a goal from a penalty in the last minute.
For the first time Costa Rica and Greece will face and they
do nothing more and nothing less than a World Cup knockout? A round to the
Costa Ricans has arrived for the second time in its history. The first was his
World Cup debut in 1990 and were eliminated after losing 4-1 against
Czechoslovakia. In fact, the last CONCACAF team was able to overcome the eighth
in a World Cup was the United States in 2002. Never before selection of Costa
Rica had passed the group stage unbeaten. The cross was the 2006 World Cup, the
former in the Ticos participated and in which recorded its worst numbers: three
defeats in three games and scored nine goals.
