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Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties to reach World Cup quarters

(Xinhua)    08:09, June 30, 2014
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RECIFE, Brazil, June 29 -- Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties to reach the World Cup quarterfinals here on Sunday.

The two sides were deadlocked at 1-1 after the extra time and in the penalty shootout, Costa Rica won 5-4.

Bryan Ruiz put Costa Rica ahead in the 52nd minute but Lazaros Christodoulopoulos scored a shocking equalizer in the 91st.

Costa Rica had played most of the second half with 10 men after Oscar Duarte was sent off for a second yellow card.

Costa Rica will play the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. 

(Editor:Huang Jin、Yao Chun)

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