FIFA World Cup 2014 - Round of 16 [28th June - 1st July] **spoilers**
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Phew, was nervous for Campbell, worked so hard but his touch had left him in the final 10 mins completely. Great cool penalty, glad they went through, should have had the penalty in normal time.
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LOL'd at Samaras wussing out of taking a pen.
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So pleased for Costa Rica. They were pretty much written off as the losers for group D who would not qualify out of the group. People were so wrong about them.
I've read that Costa Rica is an oasis in an area of the World surrounded by madness. For example Honduras has one of the highest murder rates in the World.
Why is Costa Rica so different from other countries in that part of the World?
I don't know enough about their history to be honest. I went to Panama while I was there as well, and the difference is staggering - military everywhere, passport checks, etc. Costa Rica is pacifist, no standing army, I don't remember seeing a single policeman with a gun while I was there.
No idea how they manage it, but it's fantastic.
Edit: I think I remember hearing that they were under US protection or something, but not sure of how the deal works.
Edit2: Didn't mean any disrespect to Panama there - if anything, it's a more beautiful country than Costa Rica, and the people are great too - the big difference is the military presence.
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Just read this on Wikipedia about Costa Rica.
"The literacy rate in Costa Rica is 94.9%,[2] one of the highest in Latin America. When the army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the "army would be replaced with an army of teachers."
Go to be something in that. Never been myself, might add it to my todo list.
"The literacy rate in Costa Rica is 94.9%,[2] one of the highest in Latin America. When the army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the "army would be replaced with an army of teachers."
Go to be something in that. Never been myself, might add it to my todo list.
If only England could take penalties like that
If only England could actually learn to play football for a start, but alas that is never going to happen.
They have fitness, youth and are used to that climate. Plus they are highly motivated.
Against NL they will need to tidy up their defence marking though. Hope Navas is back without any injury though (hoping he was just using his knee issue as a delaying tactic).