World Cup Photos: Costa Rica stun Italy 1-0

World Cup Photos: Costa Rica stun Italy 1-0

Costa Rica followed up its surprise win over Uruguay with another World Cup stunner on Friday, beating four-time champion Italy 1-0 to secure a spot in the next round and eliminate England in the process.

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World Cup Photos: Costa Rica stun Italy 1-0
Costa Rica stunned Italy 1-0 to qualify for the knock-outs. This also meant that England were knocked out. Bryan Ruiz scored the only goal of the match in the 44th minute. His header hit the crossbar and crossed the line. Reuters
Costa Rica's Bryan Ruiz celebrates after scoring the opening goal. Reuters
Costa Rican fans enjoyed the goal as much as the goal scorer Bryan Ruiz. Reuters
Italy's Mario Balotelli wipes off sweat during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match against Costa Rica at the Pernambuco arena. Reuters
Italy's Andrea Pirlo cools off during the match. Pirlo had an off day. He attempted just 33 passes in the 1st half, less than half the number he managed in the 1st half vs England (70). Reuters
The final whistle went off and the Costa Rica players and fans went berserk. Here's Costa Rica's goalkeeper Keilor Navas (back) and teammate Oscar Duarte celebrating after the win. Reuters
The celebrations went on and on and on. Reuters
Even the coach couldn't control his emotions. Jorge Luis Pinto was ecstatic after a special win. Reuters
Costa Rica's Yeltsin Tejeda (L) and Patrick Pemberton celebrate in a special way after the win. Reuters
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