The Quarter-Final stage will round up as Netherlands face Costa Rica at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova on Saturday, the 5th of July 2014.

Costa Rica will be hoping to further excel in a campaign they have already exceeded expectations. La Sele topped Group D which comprised of heavyweights including Italy, England and Uruguay which goes on to show just how well they have done in the World Cup so far.

Their performance in their last outing was however a bit shaky. Jorge Luis Pinto’s men took the lead through captain Bryan Ruiz however Sokrati Sokratis equalized in the dying moments to level the scores. The match was eventually settled through penalties as Costa Rica emerged victorious.

They will now go against a Holland side which endured a frustrating night in which they were almost got knocked out. Giovani dos Santos opened up the scoring for Mexico and the Dutch failed to find goal from then onwards, until Wesley Sneijder scored a wonderful goal just two minutes from time. The lead was doubled by a last ditch penalty from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as Netherlands secured qualification to the last eight.

Aston Villa defender Ron Vlaar has spoken highly of Holland’s opponents on Saturday and has insisted his team will not be taking them lightly.

"These games don't come easier," the Aston Villa defender said. "There are no easy games.”

"Costa Rica beat Uruguay and Italy and then drew against England. Then they beat Greece.”

"It will be another hard game again - but we are really looking forward to it. It's a great challenge again."

The defender also claimed that the team was in a buoyant mood and has been on a high since their 5-1 mauling of Spain.

"The mood in camp is great," the centre-half said.

"It's been brilliant so far. We have won all of our games so it's so far, so good.”

"I am really looking forward to the game on Saturday. It's another great challenge - another good game against good opposition - and we want to get through.”

"Results help, of course, especially when you beat the world champions [Spain] 5-1. We are really focused. We are training very hard. The feeling in the group is very good.”

Van Gaal has an injury concern ahead of the match with AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong a major doubt for the match. The former Man City man suffered a groin injury in the match against Mexico and is unlikely to take part against Costa Rica.

Costa Rica on the other hand have injury concerns of their own with star goalkeeper Keylor Navas doubtful for the match. The Costa Rica number one who has been attracting interest from some of the biggest clubs in the world missed training on Wednesday but might recover in time for Saturday’s clash.

Meanwhile Roy Miller is very likely to miss tomorrow’s match after tearing a muscle in his left foot which is a real source of concern with centre back Oscar Duarte suspended for the clash against the Dutch.

Jorge Luis Pinto is unlikely to make many changes to his side which has done very well so fell. Joel Campbell is once again expected to lead the line and will be supported on the flanks by Bryan Ruiz and Christian Bolanos.

Where to watch the match – live stream, start time, TV channels, live scores

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