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Everybody is hurting. We are all supporting Italy today. OK, not all

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of us. England's survival depends on the Italians beating Costa Rica this

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afternoon. Before then, we will have a post match postmortem on last

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night's defeat with Alan Hansen, Thierry Henry and Clarence Seedorf.

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Here is a reminder of how things slipped away in Sao Paulo.

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It was blocked by a hand. The card is out. Yellow card for Diego Godin.

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Rooney strikes wide. It did not look far-away. I thought that was in.

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That has whistled over far-away. I thought that was in.

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crossbar. It was a mistake from Phil Jagielka. Something different. It

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has caught England out. Cavani with a quite brilliant effort. That is a

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deliberate obstruction. Diego Goodin again. He was lucky. He has already

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had a booking. Off the bar! Wayne Rooney came in and came so close.

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Gerrard has been run through by Lodeiro. Cavani... Johnson backing

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away. Suarez! Luis Suarez gives Uruguay the lead! Brilliant movement

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from the Liverpool man. A little ricochet in midfield past Steven

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Gerrard. Good ball from Cavani. It had a goal written all over it.

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Never mind the knee, the head is all right. England have to get their

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heads right. Sturridge went through goal. -- went

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for goal. That nearly went in again! England are up against it. Joe Hart

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was looking to catch a yard to come and collect the ball. Uruguay have

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worked an opening for a Luis Suarez. You don't see that too often. He

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completely scoffed that. The game threatening to become

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stretched. Henderson is having to work hard to win it. He could not do

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it. Cavani! He misses his chance. Rooney! Brilliant save by Muslera!

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It was the best moment of the match for England. The

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It was the best moment of the match good. Johnson's cross, Rooney! Wayne

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Rooney's first ever World Cup finals goal. The Uruguayan resistance has

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been broken down. Relief on the face of Wayne Rooney there. Wonderful

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cross from Glen Johnson. He has had our best moment of the game and he

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deserved that goal tonight. Storage! Muslera with the save!

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No flag. Suarez! He has dumped it in! One of the simplest goals you

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will ever see. England lost concentration. Most crucially of

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all, they lost Luis Suarez. I cannot believe that for all the beautiful

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football in this tournament, this has been a long punt upfield. Suarez

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does not miss from there. The emotion is writ large all over the

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face of Luis Suarez. That is it. Uruguay win in Sao Paulo. Luis

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Suarez won it for them. Five Liverpool players in the England

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starting line-up but it was Liverpool players in the England

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wearing the blue of Uruguay who made the impact. It just had to be Luis

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Suarez. I don't think anybody let me down, anybody let the team down,

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anybody left the country down. We conceded over to goals. We did not

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allow many goal chances. If you take the rest of the game, I don't think

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we conceded many goal chances. I thought we had a lot more possession

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in and around the Uruguayan box. They stood firm and we could not

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score. Just frustrated. For the first goal, they were about four

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ricochets in the middle of the park. I don't think Joe Hart had that much

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to do other than picking the ball out of the net. Up to a certain

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point we did well but we conceded two goals. We did well enough to get

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back into the game. I thought we could have gone on to win it. We had

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quite a dominance. When they scored the second goal, time ran out. I am

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bitterly disappointed for everybody. We came here with such high hopes

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and we have not been able to deliver. We were in the driving seat

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all game. We scored with plenty of time to go. We had a Uruguay's back

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to the wall. They were defending deep. They have not priced is open.

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It is incredibly frustrating but we have to move on. We have got one

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more game and hopefully something to play for. We are relying on other

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people. It is exactly the position we did not want to be in. We have to

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take responsibility. We will be professional. See what happens. To

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see if we have a chance going into the last game. It was very

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disappointing after a couple of defeats. Couple of weeks ago it was

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one of the highlights of my career. And now it is one of the worst

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feelings I have had. The only satisfaction is that we did

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absolutely everything. We tried our best but it was not good enough.

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There are some fantastic players in distressing. I'm sure all of the

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supporters back home now that there are positives. It is not really time

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to think about anything else but to dust ourselves down. It is very raw.

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Everybody is hurting. We have to see what happens. Hopefully of Italy win

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tomorrow, we get that small chance to got things right. Do you want to

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continue with England into the European Championships? Of course. I

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have been very happy with the team. I have enjoyed working with them and

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I do enjoy working with them. England's hopes hanging by a thread.

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If Italy win this afternoon England will need to beat Costa Rica in

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their final game and hope Italy overcome Uruguay. If it is a draw

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today, England are out. Italy have arrived in Recife. Goalkeeper and

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captain Gianluigi Buffon returns to lead the Azzurri. It is only the

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fourth time that Costa Rica have qualified for the World Cup. Their

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best performance came in 1990 when they reached the last 16, famously

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beating Scotland along the way. We spared our English pundits further

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punishment on this one. Let's get a more neutral perspective on the

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game. Alan? Well basically, it was a defensive horror show. When you have

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a flat back four, you get four men in position. The positioning was

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very poor. COBRA why's it was not there. And the communication in the

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two matches has been abysmal. They have paid the ultimate price. How do

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you think England performed? I don't think they played badly. They were

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in the game. 1-1 with five minutes remaining. In the driving seat. If

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you concede a goal the wave they conceded that goal at the end of the

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game, there was no communication. Lack of communication. Cahill could

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have covered. It is difficult. They did not outplay England, Uruguay. It

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was a long ball. did not outplay England, Uruguay. It

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does not have to deal with did not outplay England, Uruguay. It

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and less. It is just a kitty, the did not outplay England, Uruguay. It

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lack of concentration. The lack did not outplay England, Uruguay. It

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rigging the situation at this level is crucial. -- it is a pity. Then

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you come to the basics and the fundamentals. We are going to

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you come to the basics and the on the set plays against them. It

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was beyond belief what was going on. England

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was beyond belief what was going on. that Joe Hart did not have a lot of

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saves to make, but there was panic in the defence so many times. They

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also came up against a hit man who was right up there with the very

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best, Suarez? We said yesterday that Suarez, the operation etc, would he

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play well? I don't think he was fully fit but he was still great.

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This is the opening goal. A little bit of movement from Suarez. Great

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ball in. Great ball from Cavani. I will mention almost more Cavani than

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Suarez there. Cavani allowed Suarez to recover. Glen Johnson has got to

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close down quicker than he does. Glen Johnson is 4.9 yards and Jordan

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Henderson is nearly 12 yards away. You cannot believe that Jordan is

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the one who gets closest. He is a right footed attacker. Johnson, with

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the one who gets closest. He is a physique, he should have closed them

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down. It is the body shape. You have to go tight on him. He gave him

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down. It is the body shape. You have much space. I don't want to talk

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about the second goal. The thing about it was Uruguay were on the

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ropes at the time. England were in the ascendancy. The keeper, when he

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picks it up, he delays and delays and delays. If he had hated Airlie,

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the English defence may not have had time to settle. There are three

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England players in the picture. -- if he had hit it early. Gerrard

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comes back, Cahill goes forward. Cahill does not track Suarez. It is

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in the back of the net. Straightforward ball. Cannot deal

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with it. English defence. What you do not want is to give Suarez this

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kind of opportunity. He actually did not do anything great there to put

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himself in that position. They allowed him to go. He did what the

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defenders should have been thinking. Positioning poor, cover poor and

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communication, none. Sometimes players switch off but five minutes

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left in a World Cup game, you are right in the competition, probably

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in the last game a win would see you through. That is inexcusable, isn't

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it? It is a lot about the mentality. How they felt at that moment. When

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they scored the goal we said it was like a relief rather than a case of

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getting the results. You have to compliment Suarez. A striker's

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perception of Suarez? I will agree with Alan. I don't think he had the

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best game. I don't think he had the game that we usually see in the

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Premier League. He is on playable at times. He did one thing, or to --

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two! He knew he had to wait for his moment around the box. People did

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not talk too much about Cavani. Because Cavani was so generous with

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his run, that allowed him to be close to the box, he did it. Any

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other player in never England set piece is a bit of a

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Danny Welbeck, that is the is terrible planning. I will show

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you how Uruguay do it. Who do you think is closest? Suarez. He gets in

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that position. He does not deviate. He attacks the ball. This was going

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wide. I agree with what you say. When you have a player that has to

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cover the area, he needs to be intelligent enough to know how to

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position himself. You would make that

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intelligent enough to know how to position himself. You would make

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that very clear to weather going in that position. Nothing to do with

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intelligence. That is a position every team in the world would take.

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Don't let it, inside you. Attack the ball.

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concentration. We have had a couple of lapses of concentration tonight.

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I thought the substitutions changed the game. We started to outnumber

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Uruguay. We got control of the game. I really thought we were going to go

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on and win the game. Just a lack of concentration at the back. Suarez,

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we said it before the game, I don't think he looked fit. But he had a

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couple of moments. And two brilliant finishes. The first goal, his

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movement off the ball, was world-class. Uruguay had two shots

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on target and two goals. England did not show that energy and commitment

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they showed against Italy. Was it about inexperience on the day? I

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think particularly the front four were stifled by the Uruguayan

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defenders. They were very aggressive. Diego Goodin could've

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got sent off. defenders. They were very

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aggressive. Diego Goodin could've -- Diego Golding. It feels like the end

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of the world when you go out. There are still positives. The positive

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for me is the philosophy Roy Hodgson has set out. He went with the

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younger players. The experience these younger players will have got

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from this tournament, particularly in defeat, Raheem Sterling played

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brilliantly against Italy, the night he found out what playing at the top

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level was all about. Ross Barkley has learned from his performances.

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Jordan Henderson, Daniel Sturridge... England have not been

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to a major tournament and had this philosophy for a long time. We have

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two show faith in this philosophy and give Roy Hodgson the next few

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years to continue with it. He will be devastated. In his interview

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after the game he looked like a man on his knees. He has come here with

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an attacking style. That is the way forward. The thing that has led us

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down in this tournament has been defending, our defensive

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organisation. A split second against Italy and two tonight. Fine margins

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in the top games. We need our young players to be playing European

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Champions League football because they get tested. They get tested in

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those top games. If they do that, I think this England team can progress

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and evolve in the next couple of years. Thank you. A lot of talk in

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the press back in England, as you may expect having lost the opening

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two games for the first time in history, as the first time in

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history, as to whether Roy Hodgson remains the right man for the job.

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They should give him another couple of years. He has embraced the

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younger players. There are two or three players who could become

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great. Not necessarily a certainty. Raheem Sterling Ross

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three players who could become great. Not necessarily Barkley at

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the attributes that you would think. But the problem is, a few years ago

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we thought that Chris Smalling and Phil Jones were going to be the

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future. Give him two years, then bring somebody in a revamped

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everything. Four years ago we talked about the same thing, eight years

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ago. In ten years of the job at the same thing unless something radical

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is done to bring English youngsters through. You experienced the World

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Cup at a young age. Should the England players learn a lot? They

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will definitely learn. The future is bright for England. You have some

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nice young players. They should aim at trying to win euro 2016 in

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France, which I will not be happy about it they do! Make sure you can

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compete in two years. I think they can. Any positives? Absolutely. The

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first game, I like the first game. England play with flair, they have

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the quality up front. I would like to see them loosen up a little bit

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more. It says a lot about the English players. They want to do

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something for their country. They fielded a little bit too much. --

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they feel it. He was a bit unlucky with the free

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kick. This one, the jury is out. It is marginally behind him. He is a

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bit unlucky. This is a great first touch, but he has got to score. He

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knows, you can see his reaction. He was devastated. He should have

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scored there. But he was finding himself in these positions. Look at

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him on the left there. He can see that Sturridge is going to go

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through now. He takes a chance. He gets on the end of it. But he was

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always knocking on the door yesterday. And he had a great free

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kick as well. I don't like to speak about the referees but the referee

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had a huge impact on this game. It was a goal. A bit of luck is always

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needed. It is good to hear that from you because when it comes from as it

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sounds like sour grapes. You need more from luck -- need more than

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luck. At the end of the day I still think you need to have Rooney

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around. What else is missing? We went into this tournament with

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expectations very low but it still doesn't make it any better? You need

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one outstanding player. The two teams we have come up against, Pirlo

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and Suarez, those players are top of the tree. England do not have that.

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I think Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling, you never know what can

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happen in two years. You could not guess that Raheem Sterling was going

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to be in the squad and be good. I think that might happen in two

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years. We have talked a lot about defending. Let's get the thoughts of

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former England centre-back Rio Ferdinand down on the Copacabana. It

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is disappointing really, getting into a position where you can take

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something out of the game and and seeing it out. Italy done it. They

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got into a position where they were in the lead and they saw it through.

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We would have been going into our last game with our destiny in our

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own hands if we had won the game. That is disappointing for me, you

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have to see these games out. 1-1, you have -- you would have been in a

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position to close out the group. We had them, we were on the front foot,

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did they say let's go for it? You have two look at the game and say we

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will take a draw. I would have taken a draw, straightaway. But doing it

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in the heat of the game is difficult. That is where you

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sometimes need some experienced players on the pitch or on the

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sidelines, to guide you through situations like that. Even in the

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studio we were sitting there and a couple of the guys were saying I

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would not take a draw here, no chance. Sometimes you have got to

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pull the reins in and take a bit of stock of what is going on and where

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you are at. Are there enough leaders on the pitch for you? I think Steven

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Gerrard is a fantastic leader. Wayne Rooney has the experience. But there

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are not too many more that have the experience in that team. That would

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have been a worrying element for me and maybe it was proved a little

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bit. There are players in the squad who would have had the experience in

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that situation to say here is where we are, 1-1, pull the reins in a

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bit, not a bad result. But that is with hindsight. Final thoughts on

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England. Thierry. At the end of the day, if you do not take your

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chances, you end up not winning the game and that is what happened with

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England Italy for me, and England Uruguay. England didn't take their

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chances, Uruguay did. I have been in the situation where we went to the

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Champions League final and we lost against Barcelona and I lost a one

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against one to put my team 2-0 up. Until I die, that will be my fault.

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That is how I take it. But that is the game, if you do not take your

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chances, and the other team does, because you guys definitely created

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chances against Italy and against Uruguay, but I still think Rooney

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should carry on. But that is what the game is sometimes. France won

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the World Cup 1-0, 1-0, 1-0. It is about defence. The secret is to

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score at one end and not let any in at the other! Christ, we have worked

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it out at last! Naturally there has been quite a reaction on social

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media to England's defeat. Dan Walker brings us up to speed.

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England against Uruguay was a big talking point on social media

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yesterday. 214,000 tweets were sent per minute, the highest being when

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Luis Suarez scored the second goal against Uruguay. Two of the biggest

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searches of the day were, "what is the media in England saying about

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the match? And where can I find Mario Balotelli said he wanted a

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kiss on the cheek from the UK Queen. Plenty of criticism from you

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about England's defence, and also from the pop star Rihanna. You have

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been moaning and complaining and giving us your response. Many of you

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announcing your retirement from watching international football.

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Matthew says, " the best teams have special players, Messi, Neymar,

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Suarez. At the moment, England don't". Plenty of interest in the

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Scottish fan who was seen celebrating with the Uruguayans. His

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name is Mark McConville and he is from Glasgow. More on that on the

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website. If you feel inspired to have a bit of a kick about yourself,

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maybe not by England, go to the get inspired part of the website. The

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other two games played yesterday were in Group C. England could yet

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play one of these teams in the second round. We live in hope.

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just wide. -- half a chance. What a wonderful effort. Great effort. That

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was blocked well. That is a foul. He stopped them breaking away. A

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free kick for the challenge. And a red card quickly to follow. The

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second yellow card of the game for him. This is significant for Greece.

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That is just ridiculous, the captain. Adjusted total lack of

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discipline. The goalkeeper had to make a great save. He gets up

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fantastically well. Great reflexes from the keeper. Lovely ball in from

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Tagaloa. What a horrible mess. -- Shinji Kagawa. A glorious past.

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Great run. He has got to hit the target. It is the nearest we have

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got to seeing a great opportunity. Can they find a way through?

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Socrates pushed it straight into the path of a Japanese player who put it

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wide. Cannot clear his lines. He cannot wrap his foot around it.

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Corner to Colombia. Five in yellow in the box. It is into the roof of

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the net. Rodriguez! The golden boy scores the first goal of the game.

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And that is what Quintero! 2-0, Columbia! They are a

:32:14.:32:34.

brilliant, quick, counterattacking team. Quintero scores is first-ever

:32:35.:32:45.

international goal. -- he is first-ever. Brilliant run by

:32:46.:32:47.

Gervinho! Fantastic goal by Gervinho! Wonderful individual goal.

:32:48.:32:55.

Maybe over the 90 minutes the more dangerous team has won. Colombia

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two, Ivory Coast one. Group C looks like this.

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Colombia join Holland and Chile as the two teams already into the last

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16. Let's turn our attention back to today. The players are warming up,

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or resting. Mario is waiting for his case from the Queen. Don't forget,

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England meet Costa Rica on Tuesday. Let's hope it still means something.

:33:31.:33:34.

For that to happen, the Italians have got to win this afternoon.

:33:35.:33:44.

Thierry Henry Italy, if they win this, on their way? They are in a

:33:45.:33:49.

good position but I don't think it is like to be an easy game. We are

:33:50.:33:54.

all talking about Pirlo, and rightly so, but Candreva was very good

:33:55.:34:02.

against England. Costa Rica certainly surprised us with their

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performance against Uruguay. The Uruguayans have said they did not

:34:07.:34:08.

acclimatise to the cheap because they were training in Montevideo.

:34:09.:34:17.

They are used to it. They are very used to the differences in climate.

:34:18.:34:23.

From the north to the south, there can be a change of 20 degrees.

:34:24.:34:28.

Uruguay I think they will go further. It would be a very

:34:29.:34:32.

interesting last night. What do the Italians think of their team? Add

:34:33.:34:39.

they confident? There is one thing in Italy that always surprises me.

:34:40.:34:43.

You always -- they always think they are going to win. They always have

:34:44.:34:47.

the belief that they can do something. And you can see

:34:48.:34:53.

sometimes, they go down to nine men, they go down to ten men. They

:34:54.:34:57.

genuinely believe that they can win that game. And they usually do,

:34:58.:35:03.

actually. I think this is an average side. They have one player who is

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outstanding and they have Balotelli upfront. But I would be very

:35:10.:35:13.

surprised if this Italian team wins the World Cup. This is only the

:35:14.:35:18.

second game to be played at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, where it

:35:19.:35:22.

rains an average 224 days of the year. The well sparing of Jason

:35:23.:35:27.

Mohammad and Robbie Savage should feel right at home.

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Welcome to Arena Pernambuco, where Italy beat Japan in a seven goal

:35:32.:35:36.

thriller last year. Cesare Prandelli says he is happy with Mario

:35:37.:35:42.

Balotelli? Yes, great winning goal against England. Historically they

:35:43.:35:47.

have not performed well in the second game of the World Cup. They

:35:48.:35:52.

will have to win it. Some fantastic players on show. I would be worried

:35:53.:35:58.

about the pace of Campbell. I think he can cause the Italian defence

:35:59.:36:03.

some problems. A fantastic performance by Costa Rica against

:36:04.:36:07.

Uruguay. Barry respect in the same intensity today? Yes. -- are you

:36:08.:36:17.

expecting the same intensity? As the game wears on, the Keet, the

:36:18.:36:21.

climate, Campbell's pace, they have got a chance. -- the heat. What is

:36:22.:36:32.

your view of England? You have alluded to Balotelli, the top

:36:33.:36:36.

players. When they pull on the national shirt of their country,

:36:37.:36:40.

they grow. When England players pull on the white shirt, they seem to

:36:41.:36:44.

shrink. I thought the performance the other night, was shambolic. They

:36:45.:36:50.

need to reassess it when they get back. England no longer have any

:36:51.:36:57.

world-class players? I would say no. In their prime, Rooney, Gerrard,

:36:58.:37:03.

they weren't world-class. But on the evidence of this competition I would

:37:04.:37:06.

say England no longer have any world-class players. Italy to win

:37:07.:37:11.

today? It will be tough against a fearless Costa Rica side, but yes,

:37:12.:37:17.

just from a. One other final point from yesterday's news Conference,

:37:18.:37:20.

Cesare Prandelli worried about the sheet here in Recife. When they

:37:21.:37:23.

played here last year in sheet here in Recife. When they

:37:24.:37:28.

Confederations Cup, his team suffered badly. It is not raining on

:37:29.:37:32.

this particular day. Costa Rica came into the group as the rank

:37:33.:37:36.

outsiders. A win today would all the book them a place in the second

:37:37.:37:40.

round for only the second time in their history.

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2-1 to Costa Rica! I don't believe this! The greatest day in Costa

:37:52.:37:59.

Rican football history. This is how Costa Rica line-up. The

:38:00.:39:55.

highly rated Keylor Navas starting goals. And unchanged line-up. Five

:39:56.:40:04.

at the back once again. Gamboa and Diaz will look to get forward as

:40:05.:40:09.

much as they can. Bryan Ruiz is a key creative force, part of an

:40:10.:40:14.

energetic midfield quartet. And young Arsenal striker Joel Campbell

:40:15.:40:18.

has pace to burn. He scored last week against Uruguay. Joel Campbell

:40:19.:40:25.

has got pace. He is dangerous. Yes, he can see the game. He had a good

:40:26.:40:32.

spell at Olympia Akers. I guess we are all waiting to see him wearing

:40:33.:40:37.

the Arsenal shirt. He is a great player. He showed in the first game.

:40:38.:40:41.

He can pass the ball. He sees the game. He smells a goal. Easy and

:40:42.:40:53.

Arsene Wenger player in time? I think you can be anybody's type of

:40:54.:41:02.

player. -- he can be. He is the type of player arts lights. We would love

:41:03.:41:08.

to see him play for Arsenal. -- he is the type of player that Arsene

:41:09.:41:14.

Wenger likes. They are not scared of Italy. They are well organised. They

:41:15.:41:17.

are very aggressive in a good way and they have speed. I saw them play

:41:18.:41:22.

in a qualification round in Central America. They were pretty good. They

:41:23.:41:28.

went behind against Uruguay and you expected them to go two or three

:41:29.:41:34.

behind. And they came back really well. Racial great fitness in that

:41:35.:41:42.

game as well. Absolutely. South American teams have that advantage.

:41:43.:41:47.

They look very fit. Why'd you think they would have a advantage? Their

:41:48.:41:54.

height a lot of times. They are used to playing in extreme climates. I

:41:55.:41:57.

have experienced it here for a year and a half. They come to Europe and

:41:58.:42:05.

they run for fun. The climate but also a lot of games in a short time

:42:06.:42:11.

frame. They are used this. Italy have been boosted by the return of

:42:12.:42:16.

their captain, Buffon. He is back today after missing the England

:42:17.:42:20.

game. He is one of only three men in history to have been selected for

:42:21.:42:25.

his country for five World Cups. In Italy, he is Superman. He is number

:42:26.:42:33.

one. He holds everything together. His deeds can be measured by

:42:34.:42:39.

considering the what if. What if he had not been there. What if this

:42:40.:42:44.

Tuscan teenager had be -- remained another midfielder? Would Italy have

:42:45.:42:48.

won a fourth World Cup? Would England have won on penalties? And

:42:49.:42:53.

maybe, just maybe, Wood is in the hand got away with it. --? -- Wood

:42:54.:43:01.

is in a lean sedan have got away with it? Such rapid reactions have

:43:02.:43:07.

set him apart from mere mortals. In 2006 it was perfect. We concede two

:43:08.:43:13.

goals. One was an own goal and won a penalty in the final. That is

:43:14.:43:21.

amazing. But with special powers comes the kryptonite. Depression,

:43:22.:43:24.

gambling allegations denied, his recent marriage break-up electrified

:43:25.:43:33.

the Italian media. He is a totem, a supreme patriot who before each

:43:34.:43:37.

match summonsed to mind his great-grandfathers who died in World

:43:38.:43:43.

War I. On and off the pitch he is such an important personality. He

:43:44.:43:48.

brings a calmness to the squad. Now he sings his song at a fifth World

:43:49.:43:54.

Cup. Only two men can say the same. I am very lucky that I have played

:43:55.:44:02.

with the best goalkeeper. Not even Superman can stay forever young.

:44:03.:44:05.

Signs are the reflexes are not what they were. What if? What if he can

:44:06.:44:11.

deliver another triumph for the jury at the age of 36? That Woody would

:44:12.:44:16.

leap straight from the pages of comic book legend. -- that really

:44:17.:44:25.

would leap. Where does he rank, Clarence? I have two agree with Del

:44:26.:44:33.

Piero. Over the last ten years he has been the best. Daedalus of

:44:34.:44:37.

Piero. Over the last ten years he same level in the last couple of

:44:38.:44:41.

Piero. Over the last ten years he years. A fantastic goalkeeper and a

:44:42.:44:44.

great professional. You have played and battled against him -- against

:44:45.:44:49.

many great and battled against him -- against

:44:50.:44:52.

Buffon. Where does he rank? One of the best. Gigi I guess we'll go down

:44:53.:45:06.

in the story of the game. Five World Cups. He is a calm individual for a

:45:07.:45:11.

goalkeeper? He looks Cups. He is a calm individual for a

:45:12.:45:14.

pretty calm and he knows what he is doing. Total respect. Thing for any

:45:15.:45:21.

central defender is what you want from your goalkeeper is

:45:22.:45:22.

central defender is what you want He has been utterly reliable.

:45:23.:45:31.

Let's have a look at the Italian starting order. Buffon is back in

:45:32.:45:37.

goal and captain. Chiellini moves starting order. Buffon is back in

:45:38.:45:44.

centre-back in a defensive reshuffle. De Rossi will sit in

:45:45.:45:48.

front of the back four, as he did against England. Pirlo pulls the

:45:49.:45:57.

strings in midfield. And Thiago Motta replaces Verratti. Up top,

:45:58.:46:04.

Mario Balotelli leads the line. Candreva was hugely influential in

:46:05.:46:09.

the game against England. I think he is underestimated. His position in

:46:10.:46:16.

the drive, every time he gets the ball something happens. Great

:46:17.:46:23.

passing skills, great crossing skills, individual quality, great

:46:24.:46:28.

personality. Especially when Italy get the ball at the back and they

:46:29.:46:35.

want to go to the strikers, he is the one positioning himself right

:46:36.:46:38.

between the lines, between the defenders and the midfield. Left and

:46:39.:46:46.

right footed and he can shoot well, complete player. For sure he is the

:46:47.:46:52.

one who can give Pirlo that little bit more time in midfield. Costa

:46:53.:46:57.

Rica have to deal with him better than England did, that is for sure.

:46:58.:47:03.

Thiago Motta will be holding most of the time today with De Rossi. You

:47:04.:47:08.

have to deal with De Rossi, Thiago Motta, Candreva, Marchisio,

:47:09.:47:14.

Balotelli. I know maybe they are not at the level of players we are used

:47:15.:47:18.

to Italy having back in the day, but they can all play. Andrea Pirlo can

:47:19.:47:29.

appear. He is the man. He is an artist. A wise old man said years

:47:30.:47:36.

ago the first few yards are in your head and I used to think it was

:47:37.:47:40.

nonsense but the more I play the game, that is right. Just sitting

:47:41.:47:46.

there watching this He is just sensational. Every time

:47:47.:47:55.

he picked it up against England, they were trying to close down and

:47:56.:48:00.

get tight and he was just playing around the corner. You try and press

:48:01.:48:05.

him, it doesn't really matter what you do, unless you

:48:06.:48:08.

him, it doesn't really matter what him, he still keeps control. It is

:48:09.:48:16.

just effortless and unbelievable. I will show that again. Wonderful. The

:48:17.:48:24.

thing that Pirlo has, you can almost see, he is moving all the time. His

:48:25.:48:30.

head is always up. When you go and put pressure on a guy who puts his

:48:31.:48:36.

head up, he faces you, and then he has the quality after to pick out

:48:37.:48:46.

the pass. We have seen it before. Like I said, he meant that. I have

:48:47.:48:56.

to agree, the more he plays the game, the easier it becomes. Amazing

:48:57.:48:58.

to watch. Some interesting graphics here, only

:48:59.:49:08.

to English players covered more ground, despite his age. These are

:49:09.:49:16.

the good ones, top speed. He can't run, he does not sprint either, but

:49:17.:49:21.

he is the best player on the pitch. Number of sprints made, five. That

:49:22.:49:29.

is why he is still playing at his age. He is always aware of what is

:49:30.:49:35.

happening, so you do not need to run fast or makes any runs. We say the

:49:36.:49:45.

ball is faster than the man. It is just so effortless and easy. And

:49:46.:49:51.

left foot, right foot. He's going to retire from international football

:49:52.:49:54.

after this tournament and he will be sadly missed. Absolutely, wonderful

:49:55.:49:59.

player. Italy have that movement in midfield. They have changed their

:50:00.:50:06.

philosophy a bit. Italy we remember with a really tight defence, strong

:50:07.:50:11.

midfield, physical. But this is a technical midfield with De Rossi,

:50:12.:50:20.

and Draper, Pirlo, Thiago Motta. -- Candreva. They used to gamble before

:50:21.:50:27.

on what Alessandro Del Piero could do as a striker, and then they would

:50:28.:50:32.

defend. But now they are trying to keep the ball a bit more in the

:50:33.:50:38.

middle, and make you run. It is a different approach but still they

:50:39.:50:44.

are being efficient. For Italy, three points today puts them in

:50:45.:50:50.

great shape. Initially you would have thought this was a foregone

:50:51.:50:53.

conclusion but after the way Costa Rica played against Uruguay, it is

:50:54.:51:03.

not. Against England, they were dropping back. Here they have to

:51:04.:51:07.

attack. Costa Rica, what chance? They have

:51:08.:51:17.

won their first game and when you have done that you can relax a bit,

:51:18.:51:26.

it is not do or die. They won and they played well. They were dominant

:51:27.:51:32.

in that game. Hot conditions there, will that affect the Italian is more

:51:33.:51:42.

than the Costa Ricans? Especially if they keep that top on! I think it is

:51:43.:51:53.

a style thing. Fashion. He is going to be the man. He scored in the

:51:54.:51:59.

first game, that will help his confidence. Clarence, you managed

:52:00.:52:03.

him. Is he one of those players that needs that boost of confidence to

:52:04.:52:11.

keep him going? He was really good in the game, concentrating, staying

:52:12.:52:14.

in his position. I'm really happy to see him there. Cesare Prandelli said

:52:15.:52:23.

he wants more consistency from him. I suppose all managers want that. He

:52:24.:52:29.

is getting more mature, you can see it in his behaviour. When he is

:52:30.:52:38.

focused, he can do everything. He is still volatile, he will either get a

:52:39.:52:43.

hat-trick or get sent off. I was wondering after the game, because he

:52:44.:52:47.

played in England, I wanted to know if he was that focused because it

:52:48.:52:51.

was England. I want to see today if he is going to keep the exact same

:52:52.:52:54.

game, being efficient without doing backheels when there is no need, or

:52:55.:53:05.

a nutmeg. He was very disciplined but was it because he was playing

:53:06.:53:10.

against England? We are about to see it. It is Italy against Costa Rica.

:53:11.:53:15.

I think we know what this game means now. Over to our commentators.

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COMMENTATOR: Not since 1990 on home soil have Italy won their opening

:53:21.:53:27.

two games of a World Cup finals. This would be a more than suitable

:53:28.:53:31.

time to change all that. The four-time winners, still looking to

:53:32.:53:37.

guarantee themselves a knockout place with victory. Of course it

:53:38.:53:40.

would keep England's slight hopes flickering. Costa Rica perhaps a

:53:41.:53:48.

different proposition to what they were before a ball was kicked in

:53:49.:53:54.

this tournament. They surprised everyone against Uruguay. They have

:53:55.:53:58.

never won two consecutive games at a World Cup finals. Can they produce

:53:59.:54:09.

again? The warmth and humidity of Recife. Wonderful atmosphere

:54:10.:54:18.

greeting the two teams. They are both well represented. Both knowing

:54:19.:54:30.

the importance of the outcome. Italy actually play here in the

:54:31.:54:35.

Confederations Cup 12 months ago. They beat Japan 4-3. -- Italy played

:54:36.:54:43.

here. That was a very different atmosphere at a very different time,

:54:44.:54:46.

as we pause for the two national anthems.

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# Fratelli d'Italia l'Italia s'e desta

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# dell'elmo di Scipio s'e cinta la testa

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# Le porga la chioma che schiava di Roma

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# Fratelli d'Italia l'Italia s'e desta

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# Iddio la creo. # che schiava di Roma

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And now the national anthem of Costa Rica.

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# Noble Patria, tu hermosa bandera expresion de tu vida nos da

:56:55.:57:11.

# bajo el limpido azul de tu cielo blanca y pura descansa la paz

:57:12.:57:13.

# En la lucha tenaz de fecunda labor que enrojece del hombre la faz

:57:14.:57:15.

# conquistaron tus hijos labriegos sencillos

:57:16.:57:18.

# eterno prestigio, estima y honor Salve, oh tierra gentil

:57:19.:57:24.

# Salve, oh Madre de amor Cuando alguno pretenda tu gloria

:57:25.:57:29.

# manchar veras a tu pueblo valiente y viril

:57:30.:57:34.

# la tosca herramienta en arma trocar Salve,

:57:35.:57:37.

# oh Patria tu prodigo suelo dulce abrigo y sustento nos da

:57:38.:57:45.

# Bajo el limpido azul de tu cielo # Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz

:57:46.:57:54.

dulce abrigo y sustento nos da # Bajo el limpido azul de tu cielo

:57:55.:57:58.

Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz. # Certainly those Costa Ricans believe

:57:59.:58:11.

a touch more than when they arrived in Brazil.

:58:12.:58:15.

The sunshine out which will not please the Italians, they had their

:58:16.:58:22.

say yesterday about the kick-off time. 1pm local kick-off time, with

:58:23.:58:33.

a 70% humidity. But no real surprise that Gianluigi Buffon returns to the

:58:34.:58:36.

Italian team, one of three changes from the one that beat England. Only

:58:37.:58:42.

the fifth Italians are playing in four different World Cup finals. The

:58:43.:58:46.

back four in front of him sees Ignazio Abate. The other changes, in

:58:47.:58:58.

midfield, Brazilian born Thiago Motta replaces Marco Verratti. Mario

:58:59.:59:04.

Balotelli is requested to kisses from the Queen if he helps Italy to

:59:05.:59:10.

victory today. -- has requested two kisses. Enrique Osses is the match

:59:11.:59:23.

referee, who officiated Italy two years ago in the Confederations Cup

:59:24.:59:27.

against Mexico. The two captains, Gianluigi Buffon and Bryan Ruiz, who

:59:28.:59:32.

is part of an unchanged Costa Rica team. It is the one that took to the

:59:33.:59:39.

field to beat Uruguay 3-1. All eyes on Arsenal's Joel Campbell, who

:59:40.:59:43.

scored the equaliser in the opening match. Christian Bolanos completes

:59:44.:59:50.

their front three. They maintained their back five including Oscar

:59:51.:00:00.

Duarte of Bruges in Belgium, playing in front of the highly rated

:00:01.:00:06.

goalkeeper who kept seven clean sheets in 14 games in qualifying.

:00:07.:00:12.

Cesare Prandelli was very vocal yesterday in the press Conference

:00:13.:00:14.

about the lack of water breaks and the heat. Also very comes entry to

:00:15.:00:22.

Jorge Luis Pinto and his Costa Rica team after their win over Uruguay.

:00:23.:00:31.

The Costa Rican manager said the World Cup was a dream of a lifetime

:00:32.:00:37.

for him. It got better against Uruguay. Can his team take it to a

:00:38.:00:49.

different level today? It will be Italy to get is underway in Recife.

:00:50.:01:03.

Fabulous stadium. A brand-new one. It opened in May last year. It will

:01:04.:01:15.

be the destination for Italy's second rung of the tournament.

:01:16.:01:20.

Tea-time back home. I am sure pasta is on the menu. We will see if the

:01:21.:01:26.

four time winners can overcome Costa Rica. What chance of Costa Rica

:01:27.:01:35.

providing another upset? The best opportunity will be on the

:01:36.:01:43.

counterattack with Campbell's pace. In the midfield area they will get

:01:44.:01:48.

outnumbered. The Italians are technically very good. They will

:01:49.:01:52.

keep the ball. I think it is all about the counterattack and

:01:53.:01:56.

Campbell's pace. That may be an early warning to Costa Rica. They

:01:57.:02:02.

trailed at the break against Uruguay. It was a fabulous

:02:03.:02:11.

second-half performance. Just their fourth tournament. A country with a

:02:12.:02:14.

population of less than 5 million people. Can they make their country

:02:15.:02:29.

proud? Bryan Ruiz spent the second half of last season on loan at PSV

:02:30.:02:34.

Eindhoven with the World Cup in mind. These two countries meeting at

:02:35.:02:40.

a World mind. These two countries meeting at

:02:41.:02:44.

ever time. That was a highly ambitious effort. Bolanos. Great

:02:45.:02:55.

movement, grade one touch, great lay-off. Thiago Motta joined in. --

:02:56.:02:57.

dived in. Buffon winning his 141st capped in

:02:58.:03:37.

the Italian goal. -- Cap. I watched the Australia, Holland game and

:03:38.:03:42.

Holland didn't start the game well at all. They were expected to beat

:03:43.:03:47.

the opposition comfortably. But Australia took the advantage early

:03:48.:03:51.

on. It is important this Italian side do what they did against

:03:52.:03:55.

England. Keep the ball. Attack at pace.

:03:56.:04:12.

Chiellini is much happier in that central defensive role. Cesare

:04:13.:04:27.

Prandelli only decided to choose two of them again today. Heavy

:04:28.:04:39.

Prandelli only decided to choose two Only Balotelli up front. Good

:04:40.:04:44.

Prandelli only decided to choose two one. Great covering.

:04:45.:04:50.

Prandelli only decided to choose two nearly got on the end of it. A

:04:51.:05:02.

decent start. Prandelli keen to get Thiago Motta back in the game from

:05:03.:05:07.

the start today. He missed the start of the inning game because of flu.

:05:08.:05:21.

-- England. Italy make the picture very wide. -- pitch.

:05:22.:05:30.

Foul by Abate. It is a foul. Diving in.

:05:31.:06:09.

Every Balotelli back behind

:06:10.:06:16.

have not had too much possession early on. Marchisio filed. Duarte

:06:17.:06:29.

apologising. -- Marchisio is filed. The Chilean referee wants to speak

:06:30.:06:34.

to Oscar Duarte. It has to be a yellow card. No doubt about it. He

:06:35.:06:40.

has got away with that one. He has taken one for the team. He has to

:06:41.:06:45.

has got away with that one. He has booked. No question about it. It

:06:46.:06:47.

does not matter if it is in the opening five minutes, that has to be

:06:48.:06:52.

a yellow card. Great anticipation by Marchisio. Got away with that. It

:06:53.:07:08.

needed Barzagli's challenge to Marchisio. Got away with that. It

:07:09.:07:15.

game. Bryan Italy have everybody back. As

:07:16.:07:43.

Uruguay found out to their cost, Costa Rica are a threat from a set

:07:44.:07:51.

play. The Italians, man for man marking, no zonal marking. Balotelli

:07:52.:08:00.

in the hole. All three central defenders. That was an inviting one.

:08:01.:08:04.

in the hole. All three central Buffon did not get there. It came

:08:05.:08:18.

off the head of Bourdais. -- Borges. Nero -- Nowhere near it whatsoever,

:08:19.:08:27.

Buffon. Again, a bit more conviction would have put that into an empty

:08:28.:08:33.

net. I have two say it is a positive start by Costa Rica. Very positive.

:08:34.:08:40.

Bryan Ruiz is causing problems to Daniele De Rossi. The Costa Ricans

:08:41.:08:48.

have started very brightly. Bryan Ruiz penalised. A chance for Italy

:08:49.:09:06.

to finally get hold of the ball. The 70th appearance for Italy by

:09:07.:09:06.

Chiellini today. That was a very important challenge

:09:07.:09:20.

by Gonzalez. Darmian has got great pace. He caused problems on the

:09:21.:09:23.

right-hand side against England. Great pace. Italy's first corner of

:09:24.:09:29.

the game. The touch at the Great pace. Italy's first corner of

:09:30.:09:35.

post. The whistle had already gone. A definite foul by Balotelli. Two

:09:36.:09:54.

arms on the back of the Costa Rican defender. He has got to try to get

:09:55.:10:03.

in front of him. Balotelli scored the winner against England. 13 goals

:10:04.:10:12.

for Italy. 11 of them have come in competitive internationals. It seems

:10:13.:10:21.

when it matters, Balotelli produces. He made his debut in Cesare

:10:22.:10:29.

when it matters, Balotelli produces. charge. Costa Rica are making Buffon

:10:30.:10:32.

kick it. They are pushing high up the pitch. They are not letting De

:10:33.:10:35.

Rossi and Pirlo dictate. Candreva and debate on different

:10:36.:11:02.

wavelengths. -- Abate. Abate winning his 21st capped at right back. --

:11:03.:11:10.

21st capped. Only one previous meeting between these countries, 20

:11:11.:11:14.

years ago before the World Cup in 1994. Italy won a friendly by 1-0.

:11:15.:11:24.

It was scored by Giuseppe Sannino array. He was not a bad player.

:11:25.:11:31.

England would take a repeat of that today. Just look at Pirlo. 35. He is

:11:32.:11:38.

setting the tempo. Bryan Ruiz furloughs Keynesian --

:11:39.:12:09.

Chiellini. He has got another year left on his contract at Fulham. He

:12:10.:12:13.

will discuss his future after this tournament. Good movement from

:12:14.:12:20.

Candreva. The control did not budget. -- did not match it. How

:12:21.:12:32.

important is the heat, Robbie? Italy made a big thing of it yesterday at

:12:33.:12:36.

the press Conference. The sunshine has, cried. It is the recovery runs.

:12:37.:12:44.

If you make a long run and you have got to get back, you cannot catch

:12:45.:12:49.

your breath. It takes time to recover in this heat. Sloppy again

:12:50.:12:59.

from Italy. Very sloppy. They have not got going. They have not been

:13:00.:13:03.

allowed to dictate. Costa Rica pushing up the park. Not letting

:13:04.:13:09.

them get out. I think they watched the second goal against England.

:13:10.:13:14.

They have worked on it. They are pressing high. Not letting them

:13:15.:13:15.

play. De Rossi moving closer to the 100th

:13:16.:13:36.

mark in self. His 97th appearance today. -- himself.

:13:37.:13:52.

Very congested in the central areas. Lanny us wanted Campbell to sprint

:13:53.:14:07.

in behind the back to of Italy. He did not do it.

:14:08.:14:18.

There are a few conversations going on out there between the Italian

:14:19.:14:30.

players. They have reached five finals and two semifinals in recent

:14:31.:14:57.

everyone except Joel Campbell back defending for a Costa Rica. Abate

:14:58.:15:08.

wandered into an offside position. That was poor. He can see right

:15:09.:15:10.

across the line. Laziness. That was poor. He can see right

:15:11.:15:20.

writeback of AC Milan. Gonzalez. He played every minute of

:15:21.:15:43.

Costa Rica's last appearance in the World Cup finals, in 2006. Like in

:15:44.:15:48.

2002, they failed to get out of the World Cup finals, in 2006. Like in

:15:49.:15:53.

group. A different feeling about their squad so far in Brazil. That

:15:54.:15:59.

is too long for Boll and asked -- too long for Christian Bolanos.

:16:00.:16:23.

Marchisio. He is going to concede a corner there. That really is in

:16:24.:16:30.

keeping with Italy's start to this game. Awful start from the

:16:31.:16:37.

Italians. It is as if they can just turn up and win the game. Costa Rica

:16:38.:16:43.

have started very well but Italy have been awful. They have a second

:16:44.:16:50.

corner from Costa Rica to defend here. The referee one is a word

:16:51.:16:56.

before it is delivered. So many bodies in that penalty area.

:16:57.:17:06.

before it is delivered. So many in at pace. Punched away by

:17:07.:17:21.

Cleared by Darmian. It will come straight back at Italy. Michael

:17:22.:17:31.

I was in Porto Alegre for the game Umana, finally gathered

:17:32.:17:45.

I was in Porto Alegre for the game you were talking about, when the

:17:46.:17:50.

Dutch got a very big fright, against Australia. It could have easily gone

:17:51.:17:54.

the other way. Italy trying to threaten, with Balotelli.

:17:55.:18:08.

That has gone out, cut out by Darmian. Gamboa had a knee operation

:18:09.:18:20.

in April and only just made the finals.

:18:21.:18:39.

This could be problematic again for Italy. Plenty of bodies forward.

:18:40.:18:44.

Looking for Joel Campbell. Darmian unable to make the

:18:45.:18:57.

challenge. Cleared by Chiellini, only as far as Bryan Ruiz.

:18:58.:19:07.

Eventually a Costa Rica throw. Good pressure, they are winning all the

:19:08.:19:12.

second balls too. Even though they are outnumbered in the midfield

:19:13.:19:17.

area, they are first to the ball. It is another Costa Rica corner. It is

:19:18.:19:29.

not one that Chiellini agrees with. And he is right. It should be a goal

:19:30.:19:38.

kick. He has gone into challenge. The ball has not touched him

:19:39.:19:42.

whatsoever. The referee has got that one wrong. Can anything occur from

:19:43.:19:50.

the resulting corner? There are two balls on the pitch at the moment,

:19:51.:19:58.

that is the delay. The keeper has got a habit of punching, flapping.

:19:59.:20:09.

We saw it with Casillas in the Spain game. But the ball on Buffon.

:20:10.:20:16.

We saw it with Casillas in the Spain too deep for Oscar Duarte? He has

:20:17.:20:19.

kept it in. Drilled against Chiellini. All part of defensive

:20:20.:20:35.

duties. Arms behind the back. Wow, that must have heard. -- that must

:20:36.:20:44.

have hurt. Shouldn't laugh! That must have hurt.

:20:45.:20:54.

He has never been shy of offering his opinion, Daniele De Rossi, over

:20:55.:21:03.

the years. In the second group match in 2006, when they won the game, he

:21:04.:21:06.

was sent off at this stage. It is Thiago Motta and Junior Diaz

:21:07.:21:37.

there. No contact whatsoever. I never understand why players do

:21:38.:21:39.

that, sometimes. He is looking for a bit of movement

:21:40.:22:10.

ahead of him there, De Rossi. There wasn't any. Marchisio. Now

:22:11.:22:17.

Balotelli. The moods will always rise when he is on the ball. Too

:22:18.:22:27.

many on that occasion. Great injection of pace from Balotelli.

:22:28.:22:31.

That is what the game has needed. It has been too slow, too pedestrian at

:22:32.:22:37.

times from the Italians. He is a threat, Balotelli.

:22:38.:22:45.

Candreva unable to bring that under control. Italy have won 21 of their

:22:46.:23:02.

last 32 competitive internationals. That includes their horror show at

:23:03.:23:05.

the last World Cup finals, of course. England supporters hoping

:23:06.:23:17.

they will make it 22. It has not been the start we might have

:23:18.:23:22.

expected from Italy. Laboured in their play. But you can see they

:23:23.:23:28.

have still got real quality. The Costa Ricans are pushing up the

:23:29.:23:32.

park, winning second balls, and they are on the front foot and unsettling

:23:33.:23:34.

Italy. There is the 33-year-old again,

:23:35.:23:46.

Barzagli. Abate. Italy patient in their build-up. Now

:23:47.:24:03.

trying to find Balotelli. Marchisio in the centre. He committed a foul

:24:04.:24:08.

in the end. It was excellent defending from Giancarlo Gonzalez.

:24:09.:24:14.

That is what Italy do worry well, keep the ball. The crowd were

:24:15.:24:18.

jeering but they kept the ball and in the run-up Balotelli out wide and

:24:19.:24:28.

it was very good defending. They wait for the right pass. Balotelli

:24:29.:24:31.

couldn't quite get the ball under control. The referee got the

:24:32.:24:33.

decision right. Bryan Ruiz was cut from the 23 man

:24:34.:25:05.

squad for the last World Cup finals for Costa Rica, which devastated

:25:06.:25:09.

him, so to lead them here means that little bit more for Bryan Ruiz.

:25:10.:25:12.

Darmian for Italy. As it

:25:13.:25:28.

this way, Costa Rica would eliminate England from

:25:29.:25:29.

this way, Costa Rica would eliminate Those Italian scarves can't quite

:25:30.:25:38.

this way, Costa Rica would eliminate yet. Marchisio early for Balotelli.

:25:39.:25:44.

Once again the flag is up on the far side. He is an side there, the

:25:45.:25:55.

linesman has got it wrong. -- he was an

:25:56.:26:02.

-- he was onside. They are cutting the ball off

:26:03.:26:11.

-- he was onside. They are cutting situations in between the back

:26:12.:26:16.

line. They are not giving the space for the Italians to dictate.

:26:17.:26:20.

De Rossi. Thiago Motta a little more advanced but Costa Rica able to make

:26:21.:26:31.

the challenge. The referee was waiting for any

:26:32.:26:39.

advantage and eventually gave the free kick. Food for thought for

:26:40.:26:43.

Cesare -- food for thought for Cesare

:26:44.:26:53.

Prandelli at the moment. It is a free kick.

:26:54.:26:58.

It just seems such a slow tempo. It is extremely humid in this stadium.

:26:59.:27:10.

Which is actually on the outskirts of Recife. When Italy played here

:27:11.:27:18.

last year in the Confederations Cup, of Recife. When Italy played here

:27:19.:27:23.

it was 9pm local time kick-off, and they still struggled.

:27:24.:27:34.

Pirlo looking for the run-up Balotelli again. It comes to Thiago

:27:35.:27:41.

Motta! -- the run of Balotelli. We have seen a view of those fly in

:27:42.:27:46.

from him over the years. Off target on that occasion. It has all he has

:27:47.:27:55.

not just won the second ball, but he dragged his shot horribly wide. It

:27:56.:28:03.

has come from Pirlo. He has come over to the left-back position to

:28:04.:28:04.

get the ball, to over to the left-back position to

:28:05.:28:09.

going. Thiago Motta, only over to the left-back position to

:28:10.:28:15.

for Italy. Not close to over to the left-back position to

:28:16.:28:23.

on that occasion. A man Jose Mourinho signed at Inter Milan and

:28:24.:28:26.

went on to win the treble. Here he is

:28:27.:28:39.

Bryan Ruiz penalised. Was it for a hyphen it? The definition

:28:40.:28:55.

. -- was it for a high foot? Bolanos. He has got raw pace. On

:28:56.:29:12.

that left-hand side for Costa Rica. You can hear the cheers of their

:29:13.:29:16.

supporters. All the England fans and England

:29:17.:29:31.

players watching this want Italy to just keep going. Bolanos. Joel

:29:32.:29:38.

Campbell was available but he tried instead to find Borges. Joel

:29:39.:29:50.

Campbell trying to slide the pass through to Bryan Ruiz. Cut out by

:29:51.:30:00.

Barzagli. All the way back to Buffon. No chances taken by Darmian.

:30:01.:30:19.

are you kicking the ball out? Goal and attack. He has won the ball fair

:30:20.:30:24.

and square. Great challenge and they kick the ball out for him. To cater

:30:25.:30:30.

it was. -- decade. -- decade. Looks like he is in agony. Get up,

:30:31.:30:48.

has a sip of water. Prandelli does not like it. I am sorry, great

:30:49.:30:56.

tackle. Why kick the ball out? Attack. He is not hurt. It is not a

:30:57.:31:04.

head injury. Get up. Balotelli getting some liquid. Incidentally,

:31:05.:31:10.

Italy unhappy that they weren't allowed official drinks breaks in

:31:11.:31:16.

this game. The FIFA directive said it had to be 32 degrees or more for

:31:17.:31:18.

that to happen. It is in it had to be 32 degrees or more for

:31:19.:31:27.

20s at the moment. That was a useful ball towards Bolanos.

:31:28.:31:41.

They are not too impressed at the moment, the Italian fans. Chance for

:31:42.:31:49.

Balotelli... And he could not take it. They were off their sofas in

:31:50.:32:00.

England at that moment. The former England -- Manchester City man could

:32:01.:32:03.

not take the opportunity. What a pass from Pirlo. Balotelli has no

:32:04.:32:10.

conviction. His first touch actually, just there, was a bit too

:32:11.:32:16.

far away from him. He has got to do better. He has got to score. The

:32:17.:32:21.

keeper comes rushing out. Hands on his head. Got to do better, I'm

:32:22.:32:29.

afraid, Mario. Most score. I think he knows it by that reaction as

:32:30.:32:33.

well. Seven goals in eight competitive internationals for

:32:34.:32:39.

Italy. That was the clearest chance of this game so far. A matchwinner

:32:40.:32:45.

against England. Unable to finish that off. Lovely ball from Pirlo.

:32:46.:33:03.

That was a foul. It is from behind. Stayed on his feet. In the Premier

:33:04.:33:04.

League you would get away with that. No flag again. Balotelli again.

:33:05.:33:34.

Denied brilliantly by the goalkeeper, Navas, who was up

:33:35.:33:44.

quickly to thwart Marchisio, too. Again, that man Pirlo. He was

:33:45.:33:48.

offside. The linesman has missed that again. The linesman has got to

:33:49.:34:03.

flag. But Costa Rica have had their warning, the ball from Pirlo over

:34:04.:34:07.

the top just a minute ago. Again, stationary. A decent strike.

:34:08.:34:15.

Straight at the goalkeeper. They had their warning a couple of minutes

:34:16.:34:19.

ago. Suddenly Italy have come to life. I have to say, I wouldn't mind

:34:20.:34:31.

an offside Italian goal today of all days. I am sure all of the England

:34:32.:34:43.

fans at home would not mind either. This time the flag is up. He keeps

:34:44.:34:52.

playing that ball, Pirlo, first time into the space for a willing

:34:53.:35:05.

runners. Just offside. Pirlo now is influencing the game. He knows how

:35:06.:35:13.

to go and get the ball. Costa Rica have got to try to do something with

:35:14.:35:21.

him. That has gone Italy's away as well. Both players down. -- way. De

:35:22.:35:37.

Rossi may have come off worse. 50-50 challenge, both players with their

:35:38.:35:48.

eyes on the ball. Not much in that. Look at the reactions of both

:35:49.:35:52.

players. They both get up now chatting to each other. Not much in

:35:53.:35:58.

it. Junior Diaz the Costa Rican wingback playing in the absence of

:35:59.:36:14.

Everton's Bell Fuego. Costa Rica are without their first choice striker

:36:15.:36:17.

as well. He scored eight goals in qualifying.

:36:18.:36:50.

The game is becoming a little more stretched. Another long-range shot.

:36:51.:37:01.

Good save from Buffon. He does like to have an early shot, Bolanos. Yes,

:37:02.:37:07.

he has been a thread on the left-hand side. Decent strike, right

:37:08.:37:15.

footed. Buffon should say that. He pushes it away, out of

:37:16.:37:19.

footed. Buffon should say that. He zone. A keeper of his quality should

:37:20.:37:25.

be saving that. Decent save. Again, it is a warning for Italy. He only

:37:26.:37:33.

made one appearance at the last tournament four years ago. He

:37:34.:37:37.

suffered a back injury in the opening game against Paraguay. That

:37:38.:37:44.

was a great tackle. The ball got stuck under Candreva's feed. --

:37:45.:37:48.

feet. No one able to find a goal yet here

:37:49.:38:00.

in Recife. He was unlucky there, Campbell.

:38:01.:38:29.

Balotelli and Campbell, Once again the Chilean assistant

:38:30.:39:20.

Again. I think the Chilean assistant has got that one wrong. But Costa

:39:21.:39:30.

Rica are going to get caught if they keep playing this high line.

:39:31.:39:36.

Balotelli's movement has not been that great. The ball from Pirlo

:39:37.:39:42.

dictates what Balotelli doors. -- doors.

:39:43.:39:55.

Bryan Ruiz with a shot from range. Comparable for Buffon. --

:39:56.:40:12.

comfortable. De Rossi has got to do better than he did. Not a great shot

:40:13.:40:20.

from Bryan Ruiz. But he is a player who pulls on the international shirt

:40:21.:40:24.

and his game lifts. Look at some of the England players last night, and

:40:25.:40:36.

they shrink. Bryan Ruiz plays at Craven Cottage for Fulham. He

:40:37.:40:41.

struggled with the big price tag when he came from Holland.

:40:42.:41:13.

We move into the final five minutes of this goalless first half. The

:41:14.:41:21.

scoreline, as if you needed reminding, if it stays like this,

:41:22.:41:25.

would eliminate England from the competition. Campbell! Chiellini did

:41:26.:41:39.

enough. Again it is the high pressing. Costa Rica when the ball

:41:40.:41:47.

up the park. Campbell tries to get across Chiellini. Good defending.

:41:48.:41:55.

Good defending. Costa Rica's fourth corner of this first half. Italy

:41:56.:42:10.

have everybody back to defend it. Points the way but Buffon. --

:42:11.:42:22.

punched away by Buffon. There is the header! Duarte. Just over the top.

:42:23.:42:32.

Good play from Costa Rica. Winning the second ball. If Duarte stayed

:42:33.:42:37.

forward for the previous the second ball. If Duarte stayed

:42:38.:42:43.

He just gets too much on it. Buffon was stranded. He punched the first

:42:44.:42:52.

corner. Too much on it from Duarte. Scored his very first international

:42:53.:42:56.

goal against Uruguay, Oscar Duarte. A puff of the cheeks from Buffon.

:42:57.:43:01.

Relieved that was under the crossbar. He has been horrible on

:43:02.:43:09.

high balls into the box, Buffon. He doesn't look comfortable whatsoever.

:43:10.:43:22.

That was slack. Campbell... The referee tells Joel Campbell to get

:43:23.:43:34.

back on his feet and says no penalty. Absolutely shocking. It has

:43:35.:43:48.

to be a penalty. Big talking point. Hearts England mouths, that is for

:43:49.:43:55.

sure. Jorge Luis Pinto is going absolutely bananas down there.

:43:56.:44:02.

Rightly so. It was a penalty. Terrible decision from the referee.

:44:03.:44:08.

Rightly so. It was a penalty. Chiellini must have breathed a huge

:44:09.:44:12.

sigh of relief. That is why you have got to question referees in this

:44:13.:44:18.

tournament. Should you really be refereeing in the biggest

:44:19.:44:21.

competition there is when you come from a country where the league is

:44:22.:44:25.

not that strong? I am not sure you should. England's flickering hopes

:44:26.:44:38.

still just about there. That was a stroke of luck. Some sloppy play

:44:39.:44:42.

from the Italians. Strong end to the first half from

:44:43.:45:07.

Costa Rica. Bryan Ruiz! Costa Rica with a minute to have time take the

:45:08.:45:16.

lead through fallen's Bryan Ruiz. A huge goal for Costa Rica. It is a

:45:17.:45:28.

killer goal for England. Thoroughly deserved. They should have had a

:45:29.:45:34.

penalty. What a ball into the box. They deserve it. Fantastic header.

:45:35.:45:36.

In off the crossbar. He has They deserve it. Fantastic header.

:45:37.:45:47.

drifted into an area. Buffon does not know whether to stay or come.

:45:48.:45:57.

What a header. Buffon doesn't know whether to come. He is unsure. He

:45:58.:46:03.

has been poured today. Great header. It goes over the line and they have

:46:04.:46:10.

got their rewards. Just to make absolutely sure, in case you were in

:46:11.:46:14.

any doubt, Costa Rica lead in Recife. Jorge Luis Pinto dancing

:46:15.:46:25.

along the touchline. They didn't back home in England, that is the

:46:26.:46:32.

sure. Costa Rica absolutely fantastic. They should have had a

:46:33.:46:38.

penalty before that. We haven't seen that yet! Before the game we said

:46:39.:46:42.

about Campbell's pace. Chiellini, Barzagli. Chiellini was towing a

:46:43.:46:57.

caravan! Welcomer Italy with their own situation to take care of as

:46:58.:47:04.

well. What a time to score, Robbie. The Italians were sloppy. That is a

:47:05.:47:12.

penalty! What is the referee seeing there? It is a penalty.

:47:13.:47:20.

penalty! What is the referee seeing Motta. Amongst all that, there were

:47:21.:47:26.

two minutes time to add on. We are into second minute. It has been

:47:27.:47:31.

quiet at times, this first half, but it has certainly sprung to life. He

:47:32.:47:34.

has won the ball. Thiago it has certainly sprung to life. He

:47:35.:47:44.

pedestrian in his play. The referee, look at him. Get the vanishing spray

:47:45.:47:55.

out. I could have done with some of that for my trousers with that red

:47:56.:48:00.

wine last night! You don't normally spill a drop. This will be the last

:48:01.:48:05.

action of the first half. Pirlo behind the free kick for Italy. Can

:48:06.:48:12.

the Italians make it count? Balotelli has come out to have a

:48:13.:48:14.

word with Pirlo. He takes Balotelli has come out to have a

:48:15.:48:23.

quickly. It did not fool Costa Rica. That is the last action of a first

:48:24.:48:28.

heart that had a dramatic end. The referee involved in a big talking

:48:29.:48:34.

point with Joel Campbell. Costa Rica and their manager thought they

:48:35.:48:37.

should have had a penalty. A minute later, Fulham's Bryan Ruiz headed

:48:38.:48:47.

home. It is the team ranked 28th in the world, at half-time in Recife,

:48:48.:48:51.

who have the lead. Italy 0-1 Costa Rica. I'd

:48:52.:48:57.

who have the lead. Italy 0-1 Costa spell it out that as it stands at

:48:58.:49:02.

the moment England are going home, they are out of the World Cup. Costa

:49:03.:49:08.

Rica moved it well, they pressed well, they limited

:49:09.:49:11.

Rica moved it well, they pressed six touches. They looked really

:49:12.:49:13.

impressive. The one thing against them, I felt that pushing up

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impressive. The one thing against line, sooner or later the Italians

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were going to get line, sooner or later the Italians

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saying that if Suarez had been playing, it might have been

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different. They should have had a penalty and then scored a great

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goal. They deserved their lead, I think. I love the way

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goal. They deserved their lead, I play, aggressive in a good way. Even

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when they lose the ball, most of the time teams that play against Italy,

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they just drop, but time teams that play against Italy,

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not drop, they carry on putting pressure. It is a good cross. I

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think Buffon cannot do anything there. Great header, great goal,

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well-deserved. It is a great ball in from Diaz. Buffon comes and then

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goes back. It is a great cross and a perfect header. He invites him to

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come out of the goal and then he says he cannot get it. It is what

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they deserve. Two minutes before it, stonewall penalty kick. It is kind

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of difficult to understand that. Joel Campbell gets the ball, full

:50:38.:50:41.

speed, you know he is going to come back on his left, and that is a

:50:42.:50:52.

penalty. He is chasing back, and look where the referee is, miles

:50:53.:50:57.

back. But we are miles away and we saw it! Why have assistants? It is

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fantastic, the reaction. And rightly so. It was a clear penalty. They

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have been impressive, Costa Rica. The way they move the ball, the way

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they have pressed. Talking about the technology like that. It changes the

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game. It is in most sports. We have the goal line thing. That was

:51:39.:51:44.

massively important. But now if Italy scores again, you would like

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to say if we had a penalty, we would be 2-1 up. We don't want referee

:51:49.:51:57.

decisions changing the results. We want to avoid that as much as

:51:58.:52:04.

possible. Costa Rica play very high. They push up and if there is no

:52:05.:52:08.

pressure on the ball, it can go against you. Look how high they are

:52:09.:52:13.

up the pitch. There is space in behind. If you get it right, it is

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perfection. If you get it wrong, you are in trouble. Especially if you

:52:18.:52:21.

are playing against someone like Pirlo. All of a sudden, because you

:52:22.:52:28.

are playing high up the pitch, Balotelli got in about three or four

:52:29.:52:32.

are playing high up the pitch, times. And then over the top, space

:52:33.:52:36.

in behind, he is onto it quick, and his movement on the three occasions

:52:37.:52:42.

wasn't great. This is Pirlo, over the top, space in behind. It is if a

:52:43.:52:47.

nominal pass. But you can see the danger. He should score there. The

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big thing for me is that they did not learn their lesson, because this

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is two minutes later. Magnificent pass. He has two improve his

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finishing if he wants any sort of kiss from the Queen, I tell you. Two

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full-backs behind the three centre-backs, Balotelli in again and

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onto it quickly, maybe he should have done better. The longer the

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game goes on, if you keep employing these tactics, they will get in, no

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doubt. They are opting for high-pressure, to get Italy less

:53:26.:53:30.

times in their own half. You will concede some chances against a team

:53:31.:53:37.

like Italy. Wait a minute, Balotelli has been in three times and he has

:53:38.:53:40.

had the best chance of the first half. Thierry, they pressed and they

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worked hard. Positive, as you said before. I just love it. It is easier

:53:49.:53:57.

for everyone. If everybody is compacted, look, they stay there,

:53:58.:53:59.

for everyone. If everybody is they come in, that is the left-back

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going to put pressure on, they don't drop back, they stay. That is the

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right back. What do you do? You get the ball back. For me as a striker,

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if you see that, you stay there and you relax a bit more. Because the

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amount of metres that you have in between the guys, it is impressive.

:54:25.:54:31.

They have been impressive with the ball and without the ball. They have

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had other chances as well. They were knocking on the door from the start

:54:40.:54:47.

for sure. Buffon is a very courageous goalkeeper, so he tries

:54:48.:54:52.

to come out when he can. They were knocking at the door, as we said.

:54:53.:54:58.

The strategy was working. The Italians, different from in the

:54:59.:55:04.

past, they want to play. They want to get possession. That gave Costa

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Rica the opportunity to create these type of chances. That is another

:55:08.:55:12.

great chance. What I like about them is their patients. Five men in the

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box. -- their patience. In the first half against England, Pirlo had 70

:55:35.:55:39.

touches. In the first half year he has had 33.

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There is not a lot he can do in that position, taking it off the

:55:46.:55:51.

goalkeeper. And he plays it. Then when he gets it back, he plays it to

:55:52.:55:55.

Chiellini, who tries to play it through the middle. That is what you

:55:56.:55:59.

want, you want someone who is not great in possession trying to play

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through the middle. It is easier to read and it is easier to cut out.

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That is the ball. If you are on the pitch and you don't put pressure on

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him. Thierry and I were saying, there are a couple of examples of

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when Ruiz went tight on Pirlo, he was not interested in where the ball

:56:23.:56:25.

was, he just went to try to force him back. You had Darmian three, or

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Chiellini. Sometimes it is like shall I go on Pirlo, or Chiellini?

:56:33.:56:39.

Stay on Pirlo, and Chiellini can have the ball. Good tactics. For the

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younger viewers among you, make sure you tune in tomorrow morning.

:56:47.:56:59.

The Germans looking to progress after that 4-0 win over Portugal.

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Something else to look out for tomorrow.

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the game is on his travels around Brazil and he has been finding out a

:57:48.:57:51.

bit more about another of the country's best-known sporting

:57:52.:57:52.

pastimes. Brazil is known for its love affair

:57:53.:57:58.

with football, Samba, and general love of life. It is also famous for

:57:59.:58:06.

a traditional martial art called Capoeira. I'm going to find out how

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tough it is to master. How long have you been doing

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Capoeira? About three years. The first time you feel like you have

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got two left feet and you have no idea what you are doing. And then

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when you practice, everything is just a response. Somebody clicks and

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you have to get out of the way. Keep moving. As long as you are swaying,

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you are good. If I stand there there is a chance I will get my head

:58:42.:58:46.

kicked off? They will probably be nice to you! The interesting thing

:58:47.:58:53.

about this is that cap wearer is completely noncontact? Capoeira does

:58:54.:58:58.

have contact, it was created as a fight by the slaves in Brazil. Is it

:58:59.:59:13.

very much like the Maracana in football, is this the place to do

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Capoeira? Absolutely. I am not very fit and flexible, am I ready to have

:59:22.:59:28.

a go at this? OK, away we go. I am off to the little room to get

:59:29.:59:30.

changed. Me and you? Wow, OK. The master has

:59:31.:00:06.

invited me into the ring and hopefully he will be

:00:07.:00:32.

am sweating. I think I pulled if you muscles. OK! This may surprise you,

:00:33.:00:41.

but you know Alan Hansen does that every morning when he gets up! I am

:00:42.:00:50.

very mobile. That is impressive. You lived there for 18 months, you must

:00:51.:00:55.

have done a bit of that? Looking at it a lot! You have been sending in

:00:56.:01:02.

more of your World Cup seats. Here are few of the best. Here is a

:01:03.:01:09.

roundup of my World Cup seat. Starting with the Kaizer Chiefs,

:01:10.:01:13.

currently on tour in the UK. This is where they watched the victory over

:01:14.:01:14.

Ghana. -- currently on tour in the United

:01:15.:01:32.

States. And you keep surprising us with where you are watching the

:01:33.:01:35.

World Cup. I have noticed projectors are very in at the moment, even on

:01:36.:01:42.

the side of caravans. Scott found another way of passing time in a

:01:43.:01:48.

supermarket. Hot tubs and baths are also proving very popular. We have

:01:49.:01:52.

no way of verifying this but Graham Thomas claims that is an original

:01:53.:01:57.

seed from Wembley Stadium in 1966. If it is, well done. You join me

:01:58.:02:05.

catching up on the World Cup on the BBC sport website. I'm just checking

:02:06.:02:10.

it out right now. You are supposed to be working! This is work. Many

:02:11.:02:18.

people have said this tournament is out of this world. It is official,

:02:19.:02:22.

it is. In time-honoured fashion, we have saved the best for last. That

:02:23.:02:33.

is cool, that really is. We have got some international news in from Greg

:02:34.:02:40.

Dyke, the FA chairman, who has told reporters that Roy Hodgson will

:02:41.:02:43.

remain as England manager until 2016. He has said that everybody is

:02:44.:02:49.

disappointed but the FA is supporting Roy Hodgson. He came to

:02:50.:02:51.

do a four-year cycle. supporting Roy Hodgson. He came to

:02:52.:02:58.

staying. The second half, England are going home early unless Italy

:02:59.:03:03.

score at least twice. Costa Rica have been really impressive in the

:03:04.:03:08.

first-half. The only way I can see the Italians getting back in is if

:03:09.:03:11.

they get Parolo on the ball more and keep pushing up and living space

:03:12.:03:16.

behind. Costa Rica have been so impressive. Prandelli is bringing

:03:17.:03:26.

Cassano on for Thiago Motta. I think he will play on the left. Candreva

:03:27.:03:28.

on the right. It is good. he will play on the left. Candreva

:03:29.:03:39.

that is what they need. Some more creativity on the side. Prandelli

:03:40.:03:43.

was clearly frustrated in that first half? Yes, the time to make the

:03:44.:04:00.

changes at half-time. I supposedly be interesting to see of Costa Rica

:04:01.:04:03.

change their tactics now that they are ahead. -- I suppose it will be

:04:04.:04:08.

interesting. They should carry on playing their way. What we have seen

:04:09.:04:13.

in the first match, and I think they have a very clear strategy, they

:04:14.:04:18.

will do it all the way. Let's rejoin Robbie Savage and Steve Bower. A big

:04:19.:04:26.

45 minutes ahead for the Italians. It will be Costa Rica to get us

:04:27.:04:31.

under way in the second half. Cassano for Thiago Motta as -- is

:04:32.:04:39.

Cesare Prandelli's change at half-time. He looks for an

:04:40.:04:43.

alteration in this scoreline. Costa Rica enjoying themselves. Bolanos

:04:44.:04:55.

has linked up well with Junior Diaz. He provided that wonderful

:04:56.:05:01.

cross. He probably would not even be on the pitch if V8 was fit to play.

:05:02.:05:10.

-- if Brian Oviedo. Cassano is on. He has played in three European

:05:11.:05:14.

Championships but never before at a World Cup finals. He has finally got

:05:15.:05:20.

his opportunity at 31 years of age. I think you will go and play off

:05:21.:05:25.

Balotelli. De Rossi and Pirlo will hold. He will go and play off

:05:26.:05:30.

Balotelli. That is a very attacking move from Prandelli. Balotelli

:05:31.:05:41.

onside. It is a corner to Italy. Good work from Balotelli. The Costa

:05:42.:05:50.

Rican defender is playing a high line. They keep doing it. Barzagli

:05:51.:05:59.

and Chiellini forward. Pirlo is going to deliver it. Can he get the

:06:00.:06:07.

Well defended by Gonzalez. Balotelli that he is looking for?

:06:08.:06:22.

Well defended by Gonzalez. Balotelli went to ground and is told to get

:06:23.:06:28.

back on his feet. Enrique Osses, the Chilean referee. I think it is a

:06:29.:06:41.

wonderful tackle. Great challenge on Balotelli. Balotelli overreacts.

:06:42.:06:46.

Went down far too easy. Costa Rica are living the dream at

:06:47.:07:07.

the moment in their fourth World Cup finals. The offside flag was a late

:07:08.:07:14.

one but it went up eventually on the far side. Costa Rica, who played in

:07:15.:07:23.

seven different countries just to get to this tournament, finished

:07:24.:07:32.

runners-up in their group. They are certainly enjoying themselves so far

:07:33.:07:33.

in Brazil. Junior Diaz scampering forward.

:07:34.:07:57.

Costa Rica corner. Lovely one touch play from Costa Rica in the middle

:07:58.:07:59.

of the park to create opportunities for Diaz. Just a bad first touch

:08:00.:08:07.

allowed Abate to get back. With and without the ball, Costa Rica are

:08:08.:08:11.

good. Buffon has to make a without the ball, Costa Rica are

:08:12.:08:17.

to come or to stay. He has got to be better. Will he be tested again

:08:18.:08:21.

here? Bolanos to deliver the corner. He

:08:22.:08:42.

had a trial at Charlton Athletic. Buffon backpedalled. Too much in the

:08:43.:08:54.

end for Gonzalez. Costa Rica have been good from set pieces all

:08:55.:08:59.

tournament. Again, to the back post, but Gonzalez could not get across.

:09:00.:09:09.

Cassano was in space. More frustration for Italy.

:09:10.:09:22.

Neatly done by Candreva. The game is opening up. It will suit the

:09:23.:09:33.

Italians. Pirlo on the ball all the time. And Italy free kick. He signed

:09:34.:09:47.

a new two-year deal before the tournament, Cesare Prandelli. He got

:09:48.:09:58.

a fingertip to that, Navas. To deny Darmian. Yes. He came inside. Decent

:09:59.:10:08.

strike. Fingertips from the goalkeeper. Positive start for the

:10:09.:10:15.

Italians in the opening minutes of the second half.

:10:16.:10:47.

The challenge from Umana was an illegal one. It is in Italian free

:10:48.:11:01.

kick. Cassano popping in the hole. It is a free kick. Silly challenge.

:11:02.:11:06.

It is Pirlo with the free kick. We saw the one against England.

:11:07.:11:10.

It is Pirlo with the free kick. We got the technique. He hits

:11:11.:11:16.

underneath the ball. He gets swerve on it like Rinaldo. -- Ronaldo.

:11:17.:11:24.

Navas organising his wall. Are we to witness a moment of Pirlo

:11:25.:11:34.

magic? Beaten away by Navas. Fantastic technique. Look how he

:11:35.:12:07.

hated with the front of his foot. The ball deflected off the wall. Not

:12:08.:12:12.

much swerve on it like we saw against England. The goalkeeper put

:12:13.:12:19.

it out into a safe area. Great technique from Pirlo. No matter how

:12:20.:12:26.

old you are, you keep working and working and working, and you can

:12:27.:12:27.

eventually do things with the ball that people can only dream of. His

:12:28.:12:33.

sixth major tournament, Pirlo, probably his last. How far will it

:12:34.:12:37.

go? That tested Buffon from Borges. Costa Rica trying to get Joel

:12:38.:13:04.

Campbell's pace in. Much more energy already in the

:13:05.:13:31.

second half from the Italians. Prandelli has obviously had a go at

:13:32.:13:38.

them. They have lifted the temple. -- Temple. I should point out that

:13:39.:13:46.

Italy have scored in each and every one of the last 15 World Cup games.

:13:47.:13:51.

They need to score in this one. England certainly need them to

:13:52.:13:55.

score, at least twice. That was over by Candreva. The Italians want more

:13:56.:14:15.

from Candreva and Marchisio today. Insigne is being readied as the 2nd

:14:16.:14:24.

Battalion substitution. -- Italian. It is a very early one as well. Less

:14:25.:14:28.

than ten minutes into the second half, the young man who plays for

:14:29.:14:33.

than ten minutes into the second Napoli, five foot four.

:14:34.:15:07.

De Rossi trying to find a way through. The offside flag was up

:15:08.:15:24.

against Mario Balotelli. That is the type of ball they are looking for.

:15:25.:15:29.

De Rossi that time with time on the ball. Mario Balotelli wandering

:15:30.:15:36.

offside again. He keeps doing it. It will be Candreva to make way to

:15:37.:15:41.

allow Lorenzo Insigne to make just his sixth cap. He scored on his

:15:42.:15:49.

debut against Argentina. Here is Campbell. That wasn't convincing.

:15:50.:15:56.

Chiellini thankfully got a second opportunity to give it away.

:15:57.:16:03.

Chiellini has been poor today. He does not look like he has recovered

:16:04.:16:07.

at all from the start, mistake after mistake. Chiellini first to that

:16:08.:16:17.

one. Bryan Ruiz. Gamboa to his right. He chose the option of Joel

:16:18.:16:23.

Campbell instead. The long legs of Junior Diaz scampering forward

:16:24.:16:26.

again, the left wingback. Plenty in the penalty -- none in the area for

:16:27.:16:31.

Costa Rica. Bolanos. It has come back to Bolanos once

:16:32.:16:43.

more. Finally done. The supporters seemed to enjoy that, inside the

:16:44.:16:51.

stadium. Great skill from Bolanos. A little drag back. See you later.

:16:52.:16:59.

Great skill from Bolanos. He has Champions League spirits, with FC

:17:00.:17:10.

Copenhagen. In the 2006 tournament. He has impressed in this one. What

:17:11.:17:14.

can Italy try and do differently here, Robbie? Pirlo, when he has no

:17:15.:17:22.

pressure on him, he is looking to whip that old in behind, try and get

:17:23.:17:30.

the ball to Cassano, to his feet in those areas. Cassano trying to take

:17:31.:17:36.

the pass from him but unable to do so. Ruiz. What a ball. It needed

:17:37.:17:44.

Buffon out of his penalty area to deal with it. I think he might have

:17:45.:17:50.

just been offside, it was Bolanos who made the run. He came out and

:17:51.:17:56.

read the danger but I think you should have just held his run a bit

:17:57.:18:01.

more. He was a fraction of side. The linesman gave it. The game is

:18:02.:18:05.

opening up. I think it will suit Italy. But the counterattack from

:18:06.:18:16.

Costa Rica, with Campbell's pace. Cassano. He gets it back from

:18:17.:18:25.

Darmian. Still Cassano. Gonzalez with the challenge. Another long

:18:26.:18:28.

ball from Ruiz, another offside flag, this time against Joel

:18:29.:18:30.

Campbell. He was a bit too eager that time,

:18:31.:18:40.

Campbell. Hold your run comic you have got the beating of the two

:18:41.:18:45.

centre halves for pace. Marchisio. Insigne is now offside. I think they

:18:46.:18:59.

should get the rule book out. I know it is hot, but... Just hold your

:19:00.:19:03.

run. You can see across the line. Not good enough. Junior Diaz, who

:19:04.:19:19.

plays his football in the Bundesliga with Mainz. Foul by Abate. Too

:19:20.:19:27.

tight. Not seen many forward runs from

:19:28.:19:45.

Abate today. They have only ever one for World Cup matches, Costa Rica.

:19:46.:19:49.

They for World Cup matches, Costa Rica.

:19:50.:19:55.

1990 in Italy, and they beat Uruguay in this tournament. They

:19:56.:19:58.

1990 in Italy, and they beat Uruguay Italy in Recife with half an hour to

:19:59.:19:59.

go. Bolanos.

:20:00.:20:10.

Duarte. Pirlo with the challenge. Foul on

:20:11.:20:21.

Marchisio. Good work from Pirlo initially.

:20:22.:20:42.

Cassano trying to get on with it. The pace taken out of the shot by

:20:43.:20:50.

Duarte. Comfortable for Navas. He has had an impact, getting the ball.

:20:51.:20:57.

These Costa Rican defenders are throwing bodies on the line, making

:20:58.:21:00.

it difficult to get clean strikes off. He was a rather surprising

:21:01.:21:08.

choice in the squad for Cesare Prandelli, Cassano. He did not

:21:09.:21:12.

appear at all in the qualifiers, which Italy breezed through. Two of

:21:13.:21:20.

the permitted three changes already made. It is a foul that by

:21:21.:21:24.

Marchisio. This will made. It is a foul that by

:21:25.:21:34.

the time. Italy cannot get a fluid pattern of

:21:35.:21:45.

the time. Italy cannot get a fluid Colombian. He failed

:21:46.:21:48.

the time. Italy cannot get a fluid Rica to the 2006 tournament. He

:21:49.:21:59.

could not get Columbia to 2010's. It is all becoming a bit predictable

:22:00.:22:05.

again now. The Costa Rican defence is dropping deeper, so there is no

:22:06.:22:10.

space in behind them for Balotelli or Cassano. Costa Rica are preparing

:22:11.:22:14.

a change as well, the next time the ball comes out of play. Balotelli

:22:15.:22:29.

commits the foul. He is getting frustrated now, marry. Should have

:22:30.:22:41.

scored in the first half. -- Mario. He gets frustrated quite easily.

:22:42.:23:02.

As it stands, Bryan Ruiz is the matchwinner. Still plenty of

:23:03.:23:14.

football to be played in this one. Insigne. He thought he had been

:23:15.:23:20.

fouled by Joel Campbell but the referee did not. Campbell cutting an

:23:21.:23:26.

isolated figure at times, but great workrate for his team. It sums up

:23:27.:23:30.

the Costa Rica performance. I will be very interested to see where he

:23:31.:23:34.

starts the season in August, Joel Campbell. Placed at Olympia

:23:35.:23:42.

Chiellini across. They have been fantastic, Costa Rica. The crowd

:23:43.:23:58.

giving the oles, Costa Rican fans in full voice. Italy need to up their

:23:59.:24:05.

game, or it will be a decider against Uruguay in that final game.

:24:06.:24:13.

Insigne. Italy searching for some inspiration here. Too strong for

:24:14.:24:21.

Marchisio. It was not the story that he dreamt about when he went to bed

:24:22.:24:27.

last night, that is the shore. -- for sure. Tired team, Italy. Is the

:24:28.:24:35.

heat affecting them? Costa Rica look like they have adapted to the

:24:36.:24:39.

conditions better. Full of enthusiasm. Full of self belief as

:24:40.:24:46.

well. As a player, when you put in the resort you had against Uruguay,

:24:47.:24:55.

how different is it? They believe they should be here, they think they

:24:56.:24:59.

belong on this stage. They have grown in stature. They are

:25:00.:25:03.

confident, powerful. In contrast with the Italian team, at the moment

:25:04.:25:04.

they look lacking ideas. Abate wrestling with Bolanos and

:25:05.:25:18.

coming out on top. Marchisio. Wonderful crossfield

:25:19.:25:33.

ball. Once again the Italians unable to time their run. Offside once

:25:34.:25:41.

again. What are you doing? Have a look at the line. You can see right

:25:42.:25:45.

across it. They are playing a high line. Just time your run. Got to be

:25:46.:25:52.

better than that. Great ball from Marchisio, switching play. Possibly

:25:53.:26:00.

a midfield runner, such a high line, but with De Rossi and Pirlo, they

:26:01.:26:02.

have not got that runner. Ruiz did not keep that in. One more

:26:03.:26:19.

Italian change. Costa Rica are making one first.

:26:20.:26:30.

Tejeda is coming off. It is a straight swap in midfield. Jose

:26:31.:26:39.

Miguel Cubero, who almost joined West Ham in January. He is on in his

:26:40.:26:47.

place. He did well, Tejeda, protecting those three centre

:26:48.:26:48.

halves. It is important that the shape stays

:26:49.:27:05.

the same. Disciplined. Ciro Immobile,

:27:06.:27:12.

the league's top scorer last season, he was eating readied, but Italy

:27:13.:27:20.

have changed their mind, going with Alessio Cerci instead. Meanwhile,

:27:21.:27:25.

Insigne is offside. The referee decides to play on because Costa

:27:26.:27:29.

Rica are in possession but they are not now.

:27:30.:27:39.

It is up again. They are being far too predictable. Yellow card for

:27:40.:27:52.

Balotelli. Frustrated figure, not happy. The performance has been

:27:53.:28:00.

poor. Should have scored in the first half. He has pulled back the

:28:01.:28:04.

defender there. first half. He has pulled back the

:28:05.:28:15.

it. That is the first yellow card of this game. Alessio Cerci is the

:28:16.:28:24.

decided one. Third and final role of the dice the Italians. Marchisio

:28:25.:28:37.

makes way. Alessio Cerci only made his debut last year against Brazil.

:28:38.:28:42.

Another one who came in from the cold. It is this 11 now who will

:28:43.:28:46.

have two try and rescue it for Italy. You have to save all the

:28:47.:28:50.

technique you have got in that midfield area, who is the one who is

:28:51.:28:57.

going to run in beyond? Who is the player who is going to date the

:28:58.:29:01.

difference, make the run in behind Balotelli? The third man runner.

:29:02.:29:12.

First touch for Cerci. Heavy touch from Cassano. Picked up by Cubero

:29:13.:29:18.

for Costa Rica. De Rossi. It is anxious. There is

:29:19.:29:36.

the ball again, trying to flick it in behind the Costa Rican defenders.

:29:37.:29:43.

Balotelli not on the same wavelength as Cassano. Really poor from Italy.

:29:44.:29:50.

Costa Rica have been better, with or without the ball. Navas, straight

:29:51.:30:00.

through to Buffon. It is not the scenario you would have

:30:01.:30:02.

through to Buffon. It is not the will stop certainly not one that

:30:03.:30:06.

England wanted to think about. Or indeed Italy. Cassano's foul.

:30:07.:30:32.

Cubero. He has just come on, the substitute.

:30:33.:30:50.

They just glanced at each other in disbelief over that. All full. No

:30:51.:30:59.

other word to describe it. Lack of energy, lack of enthusiasm. We need

:31:00.:31:03.

some enthusiasm from these Italian energy, lack of enthusiasm. We need

:31:04.:31:07.

players. Prandelli cannot be happy at all. He has made his three

:31:08.:31:11.

changes. Umana got the ball, according to the

:31:12.:31:24.

referee. Italy upset. Joel Brilliant team ethic from Costa

:31:25.:32:13.

Rica. Closing down in numbers. Giving the Italians no time at all

:32:14.:32:14.

on the ball. I said before

:32:15.:32:28.

in the second game of I said before

:32:29.:32:37.

Today it has been the same. They have been really poor. Come on,

:32:38.:32:41.

Today it has been the same. They Italy, we need some enthusiasm. You

:32:42.:32:50.

have to go back to 1990, when the World Cup was in Italy, for the last

:32:51.:32:56.

time they won their first two group games. That wants the first

:32:57.:33:00.

time they won their first two group that tournament. -- they won. Joel

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Campbell is going off to be replaced by Urena. He has worked ever so

:33:06.:33:19.

hard. This was the first half. It should have been a penalty. That is

:33:20.:33:24.

a penalty. The referee got it wrong. Campbell can't believe it. He has

:33:25.:33:31.

worked exceptionally hard for his team. And he has done exceptionally

:33:32.:33:36.

well. Urena places football in Russia. He made his debut five years

:33:37.:33:42.

ago. He is on for the last quarter of an hour. Alan Hansen said at

:33:43.:33:49.

half-time it is not a great Italy team. It has proven that. They have

:33:50.:33:55.

become predictable all over the top. Balotelli running behind. I want to

:33:56.:34:01.

see something different, a plan B. A midfield runner. What was Chiellini

:34:02.:34:06.

thinking of there? Finally it is and is and Italy throw. It is as if they

:34:07.:34:15.

have just turned up believing they are going to win the game. It

:34:16.:34:18.

doesn't work like that in international football. After the

:34:19.:34:22.

win against England, confidence was high. But today, the workrate of

:34:23.:34:28.

this Costa Rican team has baffled Italy. A crowd of more than 40,000

:34:29.:34:39.

inside this stadium in Recife. Many supporting Costa Rica. They are 15

:34:40.:34:43.

minutes away from one of the greatest ever victories in their

:34:44.:34:48.

country's history. Cassano ignored in sync day -- Insigne. Seven Costa

:34:49.:34:57.

Rican defenders. You could throw a blanket over them. When they do put

:34:58.:35:04.

the ball out wide in the final third,

:35:05.:35:11.

the ball out wide in the final poor. Cerci gets around Diaz. Three

:35:12.:35:22.

men around the ball. Look at that for work ethic.

:35:23.:35:39.

Insigne wins it back for Italy. Costa Rica have never won their

:35:40.:35:47.

first two games in the World Cup finals.

:35:48.:36:04.

Cassano was looking for Balotelli over the top. Unable to find him.

:36:05.:36:20.

You have to go back to France in 1998 for the last time that Italy

:36:21.:36:24.

did not score in 90 minutes of a World Cup match. They still have not

:36:25.:36:33.

scored in this one against Costa Rica.

:36:34.:36:47.

Disappointing again from Barzagli. The balls from the back to the front

:36:48.:37:04.

are too straight. No plan B. As it stands, a glorious day in the

:37:05.:37:08.

sunshine for Costa Rica. A damaging one for Italy. And if scoreline

:37:09.:37:14.

that, if you need reminding, means England are out of the World Cup.

:37:15.:37:27.

Unless we see some late drama. They have been so disciplined, Costa

:37:28.:37:33.

Rica. Five at the back. The midfielders have been rigid,

:37:34.:37:37.

protective. Limiting the space for the Italian flair players. They have

:37:38.:37:44.

done really well. Jorge Luis Pinto keeps turning to his right. His

:37:45.:37:51.

assistant is Parolo one shop, a blast from the English past. The

:37:52.:37:56.

management team is on the verge of something that nobody else in their

:37:57.:37:57.

country has ever done before. Abate still unable to get in. It is

:37:58.:38:24.

a goal kick. Wonderful defending from Diaz. Didn't dive in. Stayed on

:38:25.:38:39.

his feet. He has had a fine game. Use saw Leighton Baines in the

:38:40.:38:45.

England game go on his feet, dived in. Diaz did it brilliantly. They

:38:46.:38:56.

are 11 minutes away from one of the World Cup stories. The upset against

:38:57.:39:05.

Uruguay raised if you eyebrows. What would this result to? -- raised a

:39:06.:39:14.

few eyebrows. That was late on Pirlo.

:39:15.:39:24.

Costa Rica are making a change. Their captain and goal-scorer, and

:39:25.:39:31.

at the moment matchwinner, Bryan Ruiz, is going off with ten minutes

:39:32.:39:41.

left. The man of the moment. Breaking Italian and English hearts

:39:42.:39:48.

with this goal. Yes, great header. Timed his run. Did not get offside.

:39:49.:39:55.

The ball from Diaz was what made it. Barzagli not happy. Bryan Ruiz goes

:39:56.:40:07.

off. Bryn Estyn, a vastly experienced 30-year-old, the man his

:40:08.:40:11.

goal against Jamaica ensured Costa Rica's place in Brazil, culls on. --

:40:12.:40:18.

comes on. Time is ticking away for Italy. And subsequently England as

:40:19.:40:21.

well. predictable today. Even he, at his

:40:22.:40:32.

age, so experienced, predictable today. Even he, at his

:40:33.:40:59.

something different. The Napoli striker, Insigne, got right

:41:00.:41:09.

underneath that. It is a great run. On site. -- onside. It is terrible

:41:10.:41:18.

technique, actually. Leaning back, falling over, trying to volley it.

:41:19.:41:27.

With the exception of Balotelli's chants in the first-half, Italy have

:41:28.:41:29.

created absolutely nothing in the final third. -- chants.

:41:30.:41:52.

Insigne dispossessed by Gamboa very comfortably. Free kick to Italy.

:41:53.:42:02.

Chiellini has to get back... Urena Pirlo again quickly closed down.

:42:03.:42:47.

Chiellini has to get back... Urena for Costa Rica! Chiellini did get

:42:48.:42:50.

back. Great defending for Costa Rica! Chiellini did get

:42:51.:43:00.

Chiellini. Italy taking chances, leaving gaps, leaving space, stood

:43:01.:43:04.

on his feet. leaving gaps, leaving space, stood

:43:05.:43:09.

to get chances in the leaving gaps, leaving space, stood

:43:10.:43:12.

minutes because Italy have got to take chances. Use saw in the last

:43:13.:43:16.

game against Uruguay -- you saw. take chances. Use saw in the last

:43:17.:43:26.

would have thought as it stands after a couple of matches in the

:43:27.:43:29.

group, it would be Costa Rica the only team with two victories?

:43:30.:43:38.

Incredible. Everybody says England played well in the first game,

:43:39.:43:43.

Incredible. Everybody says England they did. There was optimism. What a

:43:44.:43:48.

job that man has done. His motto is, the brave the ball, the better the

:43:49.:43:49.

bull fight. -- bowled. Nobody expected them to do anything.

:43:50.:44:03.

As it stands, top of the group. Fearless. Without the ball they have

:44:04.:44:06.

been disciplined, dedicated. Junior Diaz stood his ground.

:44:07.:44:17.

Volleyed clear by Gonzalez. Bourdais... Italy appealing. Costa

:44:18.:44:48.

Rica playing on. Finally it is an Italy throw. He is trying his best

:44:49.:44:55.

to inject a little more drive into his team. Italy need more than that.

:44:56.:45:06.

They have been lacklustre. They have created hardly anything against not

:45:07.:45:09.

the greatest team in the world but a team that has worked hard. They look

:45:10.:45:13.

absolutely shattered, the Italians. Costa Rica currently ranked 28th in

:45:14.:45:24.

the world. They have beaten Uruguay and they are on the verge of an

:45:25.:45:29.

historical win over Italy. Cassano, looking for Cerci. No prizes for

:45:30.:45:37.

guessing what has happened next. When was the last time you saw an

:45:38.:45:40.

international game in a major tournament with the flag up so much?

:45:41.:45:46.

I can't remember it, I've never seen as many. It is just so poor. He is

:45:47.:45:59.

offside. In the final third, in the box, with a chance to go at a

:46:00.:46:08.

defender. Come on! Let's have something to talk about! He is about

:46:09.:46:15.

to be elevated to hero status in Costa Rica, the 62-year-old

:46:16.:46:21.

Colombian. If getting to the tournament was the dream of a

:46:22.:46:25.

lifetime, what on earth will these two results be? Balotelli today, all

:46:26.:46:40.

he has done is stood in between the three centre halves... He has

:46:41.:46:44.

offered nothing. He three centre halves... He has

:46:45.:46:52.

nothing. You have got to score that goal in the first half.

:46:53.:47:10.

Costa Rica a little over two minutes away from a place in the last 16.

:47:11.:47:31.

Foul on Chiellini. Urena has worked exceptionally hard since he has come

:47:32.:47:35.

on. Chiellini, slight contact there and he goes down. Two minutes of

:47:36.:47:45.

normal time remaining in Recife. De Rossi, for Italy. Comfortable

:47:46.:47:50.

against the Costa Rica. -- comfortable again, for Costa

:47:51.:48:00.

Rica. Member the last time Costa Rica made the last 16 of a World Cup

:48:01.:48:07.

finals, the only time, was in Italy. -- remember. They were taken to

:48:08.:48:08.

extra time by Czechoslovakia. -- remember. They were taken to

:48:09.:48:15.

group they were in, nobody expected them to be in this kind of

:48:16.:48:22.

situation. Here is Cerci. Italy corner. Been outstanding, each and

:48:23.:48:30.

every Costa Rican player has been absolutely outstanding.

:48:31.:48:43.

Last minute of the 90. They need something to happen. Cerci to live

:48:44.:49:04.

-- to deliver the corner. It was Cassano who got his foot to it.

:49:05.:49:16.

Great corner from Cerci. Tides defending, a bit of shirt grabbing.

:49:17.:49:21.

Look how tight the Costa Rican defenders are, man marking. No free

:49:22.:49:26.

shop therefore Cassano. Great defending. We are minutes away from

:49:27.:49:34.

one big Costa Rican party that, let's be honest, they never thought

:49:35.:49:37.

they would be having. Unbelievable performance. Four minutes of

:49:38.:49:42.

stoppage time. He has gone for the return. The

:49:43.:49:59.

referee again has not blown. Nice little 1-2. It is Barzagli, it

:50:00.:50:08.

looked like, who brought him down. Insigne. He looked to have been

:50:09.:50:16.

pulled back as well. By Duarte. The referee let that one go. He has let

:50:17.:50:23.

a lot go in this game. Only four stoppage time in its separate Costa

:50:24.:50:27.

Rica from the knockout stages of the World Cup finals, with a game to

:50:28.:50:29.

spare. He will admit surely, you cannot

:50:30.:50:56.

deny Costa Rica their day. They have been better in every single

:50:57.:50:59.

department. Second balls, first to the challenge. Great goal, and they

:51:00.:51:06.

should have had a penalty. How can you be so good against England,

:51:07.:51:08.

everyone purring about Pirlo, and be everyone purring about Pirlo, and be

:51:09.:51:27.

so bad today? Urena. Brenes To try one! That had Buffon scampering

:51:28.:51:38.

across his goal. He tries to bend one in the top corner.

:51:39.:51:47.

When Group B was drawn, England, Italy, Uruguay were the three

:51:48.:51:54.

nations thought to be competing for Italy, Uruguay were the three

:51:55.:51:59.

the two places in the last 16. Nobody upon nobody expected this

:52:00.:52:04.

scenario. It is a great World Cup tale. So disappointing for the

:52:05.:52:17.

England fans back home. Chiellini's backpass Italy have disappointed

:52:18.:52:19.

themselves and they have certainly backpass Italy have disappointed

:52:20.:52:22.

disappointed England. Here is De Rossi.

:52:23.:52:31.

Last minute of stoppage time. Every single member of that playing or

:52:32.:52:58.

nonplaying Costa Rican squad, single member of that playing or

:52:59.:53:02.

poised to burst onto this pitch at the full-time whistle. Two results

:53:03.:53:11.

poised to burst onto this pitch at beyond their wildest dreams. And

:53:12.:53:17.

there it is! Costa Rica, for just the second time in their history,

:53:18.:53:22.

are through to the last 16 of the World Cup. What a story. The Central

:53:23.:53:30.

Americans with a population of less than 5 million people, have followed

:53:31.:53:33.

their than 5 million people, have followed

:53:34.:53:35.

beating Italy, the four times than 5 million people, have followed

:53:36.:53:41.

winners dispatched, a result that confirms England's elimination. One

:53:42.:53:48.

which Cesare Prandelli will be left to reflect on. Bryan Ruiz of Fulham

:53:49.:53:55.

the goal-scoring hero. It is a real picture book moment for the Costa

:53:56.:53:59.

Ricans. They are pinching themselves at this scoreline. Italy 0-1 Costa

:54:00.:54:02.

Rica. Jorge Luis Pinto commented before

:54:03.:54:10.

the World Cup about facing three former world champions, we love the

:54:11.:54:18.

group, the braver the bull the better the bull fight. Who would

:54:19.:54:24.

have thought that surprise package Costa Rica would be the first team

:54:25.:54:30.

through to the last 16? England, of course, are out, after just two

:54:31.:54:39.

games, for the first time in English football history. First a word on

:54:40.:54:42.

England, it is desperately disappointing. For all the

:54:43.:54:48.

supporters watching, but the players as well and the

:54:49.:54:49.

supporters watching, but the players staff, it was not for lack of

:54:50.:54:54.

trying. England gave it their best, they were just not good enough. When

:54:55.:55:01.

you see a team like Costa Rica going through playing

:55:02.:55:03.

you see a team like Costa Rica going attacking style, you never see that

:55:04.:55:12.

style of football from England. Robbie was saying, and rightly so,

:55:13.:55:15.

we were praising Pirlo after the game, but there is one thing that

:55:16.:55:19.

England did not do an Costa Rica did, is that they were going forward

:55:20.:55:23.

and putting pressure on Pirlo. In the second half he never had one

:55:24.:55:27.

chance to turn and pick apart. They were on him. The left-back, Diaz,

:55:28.:55:30.

the writeback, Gamboa. If you let Pirlo Blake, he will

:55:31.:55:46.

expose you. -- if you let him play. You have to give them credit, they

:55:47.:55:52.

never wanted to let him play. It was not only on Pirlo, there was just

:55:53.:55:56.

pressure everywhere. The Italians did not have an answer. No answer. I

:55:57.:56:04.

did not like that Thiago Motta went off. I thought he was playing well.

:56:05.:56:11.

They lost the midfield. With only De Rossi there, it was easy to block

:56:12.:56:16.

them. How many times did they stay really high? How many times were the

:56:17.:56:24.

strikers offside? We have to give them credit. I know sometimes you

:56:25.:56:34.

can say... 11 offside is! That is a world record, I would think.

:56:35.:56:38.

Their energy levels were so high, Costa Rica. Italy just survived a

:56:39.:56:49.

stonewall penalty claim. Great ball in, great header, and it set them on

:56:50.:56:55.

their way. When you get your chances, you need to make them.

:56:56.:57:00.

Italy got their chances in the first half. In terms of the game, Costa

:57:01.:57:04.

Rica deserved to win. half. In terms of the game, Costa

:57:05.:57:12.

is, we were laughing about it after the English game against Italy, you

:57:13.:57:22.

have to take your chances. Italy had more clear-cut chances than Costa

:57:23.:57:26.

Rica, but. This was half-time, after the goal, just as the teams went in,

:57:27.:57:33.

there was a bit of a scuffle between the two benches, it looks like. That

:57:34.:57:40.

is exactly what happens usually! The thing about Costa Rica was the

:57:41.:57:43.

energy levels at the end of the game were as high as they were at the

:57:44.:57:48.

start. Amazing, absolutely amazing. Italy were poor. You said this was a

:57:49.:57:54.

very ordinary Italy side and we all scoffed. I just thought, watching

:57:55.:58:00.

them against England, if you took Pirlo out of the equation, the

:58:01.:58:05.

creativity was none. They got Balotelli in two or three times in

:58:06.:58:08.

the first part but in the second half I don't think they created

:58:09.:58:12.

anything. When England got after them, I thought they were

:58:13.:58:16.

vulnerable. There was only one team in this game. Candreva was not

:58:17.:58:23.

having a good game. Pirlo was the only one who could do something.

:58:24.:58:28.

Does this suggest that Costa Rica are much better tactically than

:58:29.:58:34.

England were? I think yes, because the midfield of Italy was completely

:58:35.:58:39.

blocked. Costa Rica did not show Pirlo any respect during the game.

:58:40.:58:45.

I'm sure one of them will want to get his shirt now after the game. In

:58:46.:58:51.

the first half and the start of the second half he was moving and moving

:58:52.:58:56.

and trying to get in behind. I don't think that England could possibly

:58:57.:59:00.

play that Highline because we would -- they would not be as

:59:01.:59:06.

well-organised as Costa Rica. Let's get a further English perspective

:59:07.:59:10.

from former player Rio Ferdinand. Desperately disappointing for

:59:11.:59:15.

everyone involved with England? Yes, definitely. I think the weather in

:59:16.:59:19.

Rio reflects the mood in being Glenside at the moment, gloomy. The

:59:20.:59:26.

World Cup is especially for me would be a better place with England in it

:59:27.:59:30.

but you have got to earn the right to stay in the tournament and

:59:31.:59:32.

unfortunately for us we have not done that. How have England let

:59:33.:59:39.

themselves down? Maybe being a bit naive in situations. The game

:59:40.:59:43.

yesterday, when we got back into it at 1-1, we kind of have a chance to

:59:44.:59:49.

kind of get a point and kind of dust ourselves down and say we are

:59:50.:59:53.

getting ready for the last game but we did not give ourselves that

:59:54.:59:57.

opportunity. It was there for us but we could not see it through. Is

:59:58.:00:02.

there anything England can take positively from this, the

:00:03.:00:05.

performance of the young players, will they learn from this be damaged

:00:06.:00:15.

by it? I think they can take the experience. I have to look at myself

:00:16.:00:21.

when I went to the 1998 World Cup. I didn't play any minutes. Some of

:00:22.:00:24.

these young guys have played minutes. They can take that into the

:00:25.:00:31.

next tournament. It is valuable. Not just playing, being around the

:00:32.:00:38.

hotel, preparing yourself. Take it into the next tournament. That is

:00:39.:00:41.

what you have got to look for from these young guys. We have got a lot

:00:42.:00:47.

of young talented players. Thank you. Alan, it sums it up. You have

:00:48.:00:57.

got to take this forward now? Yes, part of me thinks you should look

:00:58.:01:03.

back. If you look at the players had -- the players England had in 2006,

:01:04.:01:07.

they were so much better than they are now. You had Terry, Lampard,

:01:08.:01:18.

Rooney, Ashley Cole... The peak them with quarterfinal. Now they are

:01:19.:01:21.

struggling to get out of the group. It is a mixture of young players and

:01:22.:01:25.

players probably past their best. You need players in their prime,

:01:26.:01:30.

don't you? Yes, you do. But having said that, I'm sure you guys don't

:01:31.:01:36.

know one player from Costa Rica. All I'm trying to say is if you have a

:01:37.:01:40.

good team, sometimes you don't need names. Costa Rica showed us that

:01:41.:01:46.

maybe without the quality England have, Uruguay and Italy, that if you

:01:47.:01:51.

are well organised and you have an idea of what you need to do, you can

:01:52.:01:56.

win. That is something we have to take into consideration. You cannot

:01:57.:02:00.

win the tournament without having the players. I agree. But they still

:02:01.:02:11.

showed us. I saw Greece winning the European Championships. It is about

:02:12.:02:17.

a team. Gents, we are out of time. Thank you very much. Italy lose and

:02:18.:02:21.

England go out. Can't wait for a European Championships and 2016. --

:02:22.:02:28.

the European Championships in 20 16. I don't believe this! It starts here

:02:29.:02:43.

for England. Good finish! Balotelli is going to

:02:44.:03:03.

get there. After bar! Suarez! Luis Suarez gives

:03:04.:03:37.

Uruguay the lead. Rooney! Luis Suarez! He has dumped it in! --

:03:38.:03:49.

thumped it in. Suarez! He has dumped it in! --

:03:50.:03:54.

take the

:03:55.:03:59.

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