Costa Rica made history by reaching their first World Cup quarterfinal at Greeces expense, though it was the way they did it that will live long in the memory, surviving half an hour of extra time with only 10 men before going on to prosper in the penalty shootout.
When Sokratis Papastathopoulos equalised in the 91st minute it appeared Costa Rica were going to suffer the same fate as their Concacaf neighbours, Mexico. Greeces late goal took the game into extra time and, down to 10 men after losing Óscar Duarte to a second yellow card midway through the second half, there seemed no way Costa Rica could survive .
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