After qualifying as Group D winners against the odds, Costa Rica will try to overcome the tricky Greeks to set a date with the Netherlands who upset Mexico 2-1 this afternoon.
Meanwhile, Greece’s national team players are expected to be greeted with respect from the crowd after the news of their refusal to take their bonus fees went viral on Sunday morning.
Playmaker Giorgio Samaras sent the Greeks in dreamland with a last-minute penalty goal to oust Ivory Coast and reach the World Cup 2014 Last 16 stage in the process. How far can the Pirate Ship go in Brazil?
Costa Rica’s First XI: Navas, Gonzalez, Umana, Borges, Duarte, Bolanos, Campbell, Ruiz, Diaz, Gamboa, Tejeda
Greece’s First XI: Karnezis, Maniatis, Manolas, Samaras, Karagounis, Salpingidis, Torosidis, Lazaros, Sokratis, Cholevas, Samaris
