Netherlands beat Costa Rica on Penalties to qualify for World Cup semis

So the last semifinal decider is decided on penalties just minutes from now in the match played between Holland and Costa Rica.

The match remained goalless in the two halves of 45 minutes and even in extra time there was no goal either. And this took the match to be decided on penalties and finally the Dutch prevailed upon their South American opponent Costa Rica and won the match 4-3 on penalties.

Holland now moves into the semis stage where Brazil, Germany and Argentina have already qualified. The semis will be played on 9-10 July that will be played between Brazil-Germany and Holland-Argentina – that is two South American teams and two European teams. Who takes the trophy – it is just matter of days to find out!!

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Holland vs Costa Rica: FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals | Watch Free Live Streaming – 5 July 2014

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In the fourth match of the Round of 8, Holland plays Costa Rica today at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, on Saturday, July 5, 2014.

Costa Rica has had a remarkable defensive discipline and quick, incisive counter-attacking so far which really scared other teams in the group matches including Italy, Uruguay and England and even beat Greece on penalties with 10 men. 

In the opposing camp, Netherlands too played excellent games in the group stages, as they brushed aside defending champions Spain and the neutrals' favorite Chile, though they were rather less convincing against Mexico in the round of 16.

Likely lineups for today’s match:

Netherlands (3-4-1-2): Jasper Cillessen; Bruno Martins Indi, Ron Vlaar, Stefan de Vrij;Dirk Kuyt, Daley Blind, Jonathan de Guzmán, Daryl Janmaat; Wesley Sneijder; Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie.

Costa Rica (5-4-1): Keylor Navas; Júnior Díaz, Michael Umaña, Giancarlo González,Johnny Acosta, Cristian Gamboa; Christian Bolaños, Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Bryan Ruiz; Joel Campbell.

So do not miss the third match of the Round of 8 between Holland - Costa Rica, beginning 20:00 GMT | 21:00 BST at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, on Saturday, July 5, 2014.

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Costa Rica and USA plough on with World Cup qualifier in snowfall

It was a match to watch - and watch they did in snowfall, shouting for their teams in shivering cold and heavy snow. This is the spirit of the game and fans.

And despite the heavy snow fall in Colorado last night the players fought on and USA team won the World Cup qualifying match 1-0 against Costa Rica, despite the referee considering abandoning the game in the second half.

Clint Dempsey scored the only goal of the game early on, with only a light dusting of snow covering the pitch.

'It was difficult out here to see anything,' Dempsey told ESPN. 'The second half, the snow coming up past your ankles, it was almost unplayable.'

Costa Rica seemed to have a harder time dealing with the blizzard, and had 24 hours to file a written protest with FIFA.

Midfielder Michael Barrantes said: 'You couldn't see the lines. You couldn't see the ball. You couldn't play.'

Plows and shovels were used to clear the penalty areas, center circle and midfield stripe as snow got heavier, and a yellow-and-purple ball was used.

Read more about it at: Mail Online
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