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For a team widely-tipped to prop up the group, Costa Rica have done amazingly to top what looked like the toughest group at the tournament. While it’s certainly not easy, pulling off a surprise win on the break isn’t that uncommon occurrence, yet Costa Rica have shocked partly because they look a much more functional side than the ragtag band of misfits you would expect them to be. Going into the tournament, a team playing 5-4-1 with one or two recognisable names looked a standard affair for a small Central American nation, likely to put up a defensive front, frustrate and still lose. Not so. Against an admittedly terrible Uruguay, Costa Rica looked a far better unit than they had been given credit for. They worked hard and were well-organised defensively which wouldn’t particularly shock, but Christian Bolanos and Bryan Ruiz buzzed around the terrific pace of Joel Campbell, pulling off to the right to race onto any quick breaking ball into the channel, while right-back Christian Gamboa got forward with verve and Levante keeper Keylor Navas is a great shot-stopper. Jorge Luis Pinto made no changes, while Cesare Prandelli welcomed Ignazio Abate back from injury with a place in […]
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