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Match Highlights – Uruguay vs Costa Rica
The trend continues – surprising results and plenty of goals, as Costa Rica open the matches of Group D with a stunning 3-1 win over Uruguay who were playing without Luis Suarez and held the lead through Edinson Cavani. A brilliant Joel Campbell equalized, followed by goals from Oscar Duarte and substitute Marco Urena to claim a 3-1 win, with Maxi Pereira sent off in injury time.
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World Cup – Group D Predictions
In terms of history, Group D is the group of death in the 2014 World Cup, as three national sides with a championship in their past – Italy, England and Uruguay will try to shrug off the pesky Costa Rica on their way to the round of 16.
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What’s Wrong With Playing in the Snow?
Jermaine Jones and his snow-Afro might be my favorite soccer picture in quite some time. Yes, the sport isn’t exactly made to be played on snow and in general harsh conditions, but taking advantage of the weather isn’t something the United States team should be ashamed about or criticized. Costa Rica knew what they were heading into, agreed to play, and have no use or right to complain now.
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Lionel Messi can Finally Relax for a Day
Lionel Messi finally had a good game, along with Argentina, as Sergio Batista made the right changes after two depressing matches, getting the much needed 3-0 win over Costa Rica.