MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head- Uruguay have never lost to Costa Rica in eight previous meetings (W6, D2).
- Le Celeste beat Costa Rica 2-1 in a play-off to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals.
- Uruguay head coach Oscar Tabarez won his only previous meeting with Costa Rica head coach Jorge Luis Pinto at international level. Taberez's Uruguay beat Pinto's Colombia side 1-0 in 2008.
- Uruguay won the only previous World Cup held in Brazil, defeating the hosts in 1950.
- Oscar Tabarez has been in charge of Uruguay since February 2006, the longest duration of all 32 head coaches involved in this year's World Cup.
- It is 44 years since a coach other than Tabarez guided Uruguay to a win at a World Cup finals.
- Edinson Cavani (25) and Luis Suarez (31) scored 56 goals between them at club level this season.
- Diego Forlan has scored three of Uruguay's last five goals at the World Cup.
- Costa Rica have won two of their three opening games at World Cup tournaments: 1-0 v Scotland in 1990 and 2-0 v China in 2002.
- The Ticos have lost all three previous World Cup meetings against South American opposition, conceding nine goals in the process.
- Costa Rica have won only three of 10 previous World Cup finals matches (D2, L5).
- The injured Alvaro Saborio top scored for Costa Rica in qualifying with eight goals, five more than any team-mate.
- The Ticos conceded only seven goals in 10 games during the final phase of CONCACAF qualifying.
Goal Scorers
For Costa Rica -Díaz Campbell(54),Oscar Duarte(57)and Marcos Urena(84)
For Uruguay - Edinson Cavani 24th minute penalty
Costa Rica produced a breathtaking second-half revival at Estadio Castelao to beat Uruguay for the first time in their history
Costa Rica scored more than twice in a World Cup game for the first time.
Uruguay have now gone six opening games without a win, last winning their first match at a World Cup in 1970.
Costa Rica scored with three of their four shots on target, all of which came in the second half.
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