And that’s how it all went down in Group D. Whoever bet on Costa Rica, congratulations! I knew they could be a spoiler, but didn’t think they’d go all the way through to the quarterfinals. In honour of the teams, here is a buttload of random bits and bobs I’ve had sitting on my desktop for awhile to send them all on their respective ways. Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: Santos Is Where It’s At
3 JulEveryone loves Costa Rica! Including legendary football club Santos, who had a special surprise for the Los Ticos players on Wednesday. Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: Italy vs Uruguay Match Report
28 Jun“Smile though your heart is aching; smile even though it’s breaking.” I tried, Nat King Cole. I really did. *sniff* Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: Lampard and Lampard
26 JunLittle Leandro Lampard was born on the day Chelsea knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League in 2012. Yes, I remember that day well. Booyah! To celebrate that occasion his dad Leandro Tavares Guedes, a long-time Chelsea fan, decided to name his new baby boy after England and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard. Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: A Costa Rican Birthday
26 JunCosta Rica and Arsenal forward Joel Campbell turned the wonderful age of 22 today. 22! Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: Costa Rica vs England Match Report
25 Jun
I suppose it was expected this match would be somewhat anti-climatic. Neither team needed to win for footballing reasons, and neither necessarily played as if they wanted to win. So, ultimately, both won by salvaging a draw. Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: I’ve Got 500 Problems and My Sticker is One
24 JunLa fiebre #AlbumMundialPanini http://t.co/HeSBJiJYOe
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Joel Campbell (@joel_campbell12) April 09, 2014
Back in April, Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell went out and bought 100 packages of the Panini World Cup stickers. After opening up all 100 packets in a “fever”, he managed to amass…not one of himself. None. Nada. 500 player stickers. No Joel Campbell.
So he did what any sane person would do. Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: Costa Rica vs England Preview
24 JunThis is a game all about pride, but for vastly different reasons. If Costa Rica wins, they will have defeated all three World Cup Champions in the group. If England win, they will have shown they are, in contrast to what the British press say, as talented as every other team in this group. Continue reading
World Cup 2014 – Group D: Italy vs Uruguay Preview
24 JunThis is a must win game for Uruguay, while Italy just need to draw to go through to the next round. Continue reading