Inside Costa Rica » World Cup 2014 https://www.insidecostarica.com Costa Rica's Leading English Language News Source Fri, 28 Sep 2018 21:35:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2 Costa Rica’s World Cup star Keylor Navas to head to Real Madridhttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/18/costa-ricas-world-cup-star-keylor-navas-head-real-madrid/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/18/costa-ricas-world-cup-star-keylor-navas-head-real-madrid/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 14:15:27 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15487 Costa Rican superstar Keylor Navas will be inking a new contract this summer with Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid after knocking it out of the park during the World Cup with his national team.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/18/costa-ricas-world-cup-star-keylor-navas-head-real-madrid/feed/ 0 Germany becomes first European team to win World Cup in the Americashttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/14/germany-wins-world-cup/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/14/germany-wins-world-cup/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:45:34 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15413 Germany has become the first European team to ever win a World Cup in the Americas, beating Argentina in Sunday's final in extra time, 1-0.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/14/germany-wins-world-cup/feed/ 1 Argentina beats Netherlands, advances to World Cup Championshiphttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/10/argentina-beats-netherlands-advances-world-cup-championship/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/10/argentina-beats-netherlands-advances-world-cup-championship/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:37:41 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15395 Argentina positioned itself to win its first World Cup in nearly 30 years, beating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout, 4-2, after a scoreless draw.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/10/argentina-beats-netherlands-advances-world-cup-championship/feed/ 1 Germany crushes Brazil 7-1 in World Cup semifinalhttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/09/germany-crushes-brazil-7-1-world-cup-semifinal/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/09/germany-crushes-brazil-7-1-world-cup-semifinal/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:15:47 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15361 Germany gave one of the most breathtaking displays of offensive firepower in World Cup history Tuesday - demolishing host Brazil in the semifinals, 7-1, to advance to the championship game.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/09/germany-crushes-brazil-7-1-world-cup-semifinal/feed/ 1 How effective are those fake World Cup injuries?https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/09/effective-fake-world-cup-injuries/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/09/effective-fake-world-cup-injuries/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:00:34 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15374 Anyone watching soccer's World Cup is familiar with the head-knocking, pushing, elbowing and even biting that occurs on the field — and how players on the receiving end of those maneuvers sometimes react in dramatic, seemingly exaggerated ways.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/09/effective-fake-world-cup-injuries/feed/ 2 World Cup quarterfinals kick off todayhttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/04/world-cup-quarterfinals-kick-today/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/04/world-cup-quarterfinals-kick-today/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:00:23 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15341 The World Cup quarterfinals kick off Friday as European powers Germany and France clash and five-time champion Brazil takes on South American opponent Colombia.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/04/world-cup-quarterfinals-kick-today/feed/ 0 Experts divided on socio-economic benefits of World Cuphttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/03/experts-divided-socio-economic-benefits-world-cup/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/03/experts-divided-socio-economic-benefits-world-cup/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:44:20 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15330 The Brazilian government says it has invested billions of dollars in infrastructure, security and social enhancements as part of the preparations for the World Cup. While the government says these investments will have long-term benefits for society, independent analysts say the impact is mixed.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/03/experts-divided-socio-economic-benefits-world-cup/feed/ 1 Jorge Luis Pinto’s magical monthhttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/02/jorge-luis-pintos-magical-month/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/02/jorge-luis-pintos-magical-month/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:34:46 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15295 Costa Rica has made it into the select group of the top eight teams in the world. The Central American nation is so far the biggest surprise in the 2014 World Cup, after coming out alive of the toughest group in the first round, and then kicking out Greece in the round of sixteen. Above all, one man has been the standout in the first two weeks of competition: Jorge Luis Pinto.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/07/02/jorge-luis-pintos-magical-month/feed/ 2 Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia move on to quarterfinalshttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/06/30/costa-rica-brazil-colombia-move-quarterfinals/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/06/30/costa-rica-brazil-colombia-move-quarterfinals/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:17:41 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15293 Three out of seven Latin American teams are through to the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup.

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]]> https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/06/30/costa-rica-brazil-colombia-move-quarterfinals/feed/ 0 World Cup: US, Germany, Algeria Advance; Suarez suspended for bitehttps://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/06/27/world-cup-us-germany-algeria-advance-suarez-suspended-bite/ https://www.insidecostarica.com/2014/06/27/world-cup-us-germany-algeria-advance-suarez-suspended-bite/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:35:46 +0000 Inside Costa Rica Staff http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15290 Germany, the United States and Algeria secured the final three spots in the World Cup's coveted round of 16 Thursday, a day also highlighted by the stiff punishment handed down against Uruguay's Luis Suarez for biting an opponent.

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