Round of 16 Results
Brazil beats Chile 3-2 on penalties after 1-1 draw on Saturday June 28,2014
Colombia beats Uruguay 2-0 on Saturday June 28,2014
Netherlands beats Mexico 2-1 on Sunday June 29,2014
Costa Rica beats Greece 5-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw on Sunday June 29,2014
France beats Nigeria 2-0 on Monday June 30,2014
Germany beats Algeria 2-1 on Monday June 30,2014
Argentina beats Switzerland 1-0 on Tuesday July 01,2014
Belgium beats USA 2-1 on Tuesday July 01,2014
Netherlands Vs Costa Rica at Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Managers
Louis van Gaal(Netherlands)
Jorge Luis Pinto(Costa Rica)
Squads
Netherlands
- 01 Cillessen (Krul - 121' )
- 15 Kuyt
- 05 Blind
- 04 Martins Indi Booked (Huntelaar - 105' Booked )
- 02 Vlaar
- 03 de Vrij
- 20 Wijnaldum
- 10 Sneijder
- 09 van Persie
- 11 Robben
- 21 Depay (Lens - 76' )
Costa Rica
- 01 Navas
- 16 Gamboa (Myrie - 79' )
- 15 Díaz Campbell Booked
- 04 Umaña Booked
- 03 Gonzalez Booked
- 02 Acosta Booked
- 09 Campbell (Ureña - 66' )
- 17 Tejeda Valverde (Cubero - 97' )
- 10 Ruiz
- 05 Borges
- 07 Bolaños
Match Facts
Head-to-head
- This is the first ever meeting between the Netherlands and Costa Rica.
- The Netherlands have won 10 of their last 11 World Cup matches, the exception being their defeat in the final to Spain four years ago.
- Louis van Gaal's side have scored an unrivalled 12 goals at this World Cup prior to the quarter-finals. Seven of their 12 goals have come from different players.
- They have won the last four World Cup matches in which they have fallen behind (inside 90 minutes).
- The Dutch have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 World Cup knockout games, last doing so against the Republic of Ireland in 1994.
- Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie combined for six of the Netherlands' eight goals across the first two matches but have since failed to find the net.
- Wesley Sneijder has played in a Dutch record 15 World Cup games. He has scored five goals in his last five World Cup knockout matches.
- Costa Rica are unbeaten in four World Cup games for the very first time (W2, D2).
- They are the first CONCACAF country to reach the quarter-finals since the USA in 2002.
- Costa Rica have conceded the joint-fewest goals (two) at the World Cup.
- The Ticos' have met European opposition on nine previous occasions at World Cup finals (W3, D2, L4). Their only win in the last seven came against Italy earlier in this tournament.
- Jorge Luis Pinto's side have been behind for just 30 minutes in Brazil: against Uruguay in their opening Group D match.
- Keylor Navas has saved 87.5% of the shots he has faced so far, making 14 saves (not including penalties).
- Bryan Ruiz scored with Costa Rica's only shot on target against Greece.
Netherlands beats Costa Rica 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw for 120 minutes of play
Netherlands Goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero as the substitute goalkeeper saved two penalties
to send Holland through to the World Cup semi-finals after their clash
with Costa Rica
Having seen his team pour all over Costa
Rica for 120 minutes but fail to score,Netherlands Coach Louis Van Gaal sent on Newcastle
goalkeeper Tim Krul to face the penalties.
Goalkeeper Tim Krul replaced Jasper Cillessen ahead of the dramatic penalty-shootout
Penalty Shootout Details
- Borges scores 0-1
- Van persie scores 1-1
- Ruiz misses - Krul saves 1-1
- Robben scores 2-1
- Gonzalez scores 2-2
- Sneijder scores 3-2
- Bolanos scores 3-3
- Kuyt scores 4-3
- Umana misses Krul saves
Netherlands - 4 goals scored
Robin van Persie, Wesley Sneijder,
Arjen Robben and Dirk Kuyt -all four scored
Costa Rica -3 goals scored
Borges, Gonzalez, Bolanos -all three scored
Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana -both missed
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