Netherlands v Costa Rica

:00:12. > :00:56.# La la la la la la lala la # La la la la la la lala la

:00:57. > :01:02.COMMENTATOR: These are the marches that really matter. Knock outgames

:01:03. > :01:10.on the big stage. Higuain, that really matter. Knock outgames

:01:11. > :01:12.on the big stage. 1-0, Argentina. Oh, the header just wide of the

:01:13. > :01:29.goal! Argentina are heading to Sao Paulo.

:01:30. > :01:34.Good evening. Argentina join Brazil and Germany in the last-four. All

:01:35. > :01:36.eyes are now on Salvador to see if Holland can plot a course to join

:01:37. > :01:53.them. I want to tell you of a legend. A

:01:54. > :02:00.legend that grows every four years. It's the story of the Flying

:02:01. > :02:06.Dutchman. It is also the story of a curse of restlessness and failure.

:02:07. > :02:13.The story is my story. For I'm one of the Flying Dutchmen. We've been

:02:14. > :02:18.doomed to spend eternity on a series of four year quests. A fruitless

:02:19. > :02:24.search for the golden treasure. We always get close, so very, very

:02:25. > :02:28.close. But I tell you, we remain united with belief we can lift this

:02:29. > :02:36.curse. We will find what we're looking for and we'll finally return

:02:37. > :02:41.home as heroes. I see a new foe standing in our way. A land

:02:42. > :02:42.undiscovered, full of volcano and forest. A land of

:02:43. > :02:45.undiscovered, full of volcano and forest. A land danger filled with

:02:46. > :02:54.the proud people. COMMENTATOR: It's in. They want the

:02:55. > :02:59.golden treasure and they too want to return home as victors. Costa Rica,

:03:00. > :03:09.quarter-final. They want to keep us cursed. Van Persie, what a fantastic

:03:10. > :03:15.goal! Will the curse be broken or will we be fated on this eternal

:03:16. > :03:20.quest. The I'm one of the Flying Dutchmen. This is my time. That

:03:21. > :03:25.wasn't Stephen McLaren with the voice over. The Dutch are the nearly

:03:26. > :03:30.men of the World Cup. Losing finalists on three occasions. Here

:03:31. > :03:34.in Brazil, Louis van Gaal's side have been impressive on their way to

:03:35. > :03:37.the quarter-final, winning all four games and coming from behind in

:03:38. > :03:41.three of them. Costa Rica were expected to struggle in the Group

:03:42. > :03:46.stage but took seven points from Uruguay, Italy and England to finish

:03:47. > :03:52.top of Group D before seeing off Greece in penalties. Los Ticos could

:03:53. > :03:57.be the first team from Concacaf to reach a World Cup With us

:03:58. > :04:04.semi-final. We have Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand. We

:04:05. > :04:09.should reflect on the big story from last night, Neymar. He is out of the

:04:10. > :04:13.World Cup. He suffered a fracture to his third vertebrae two minutes from

:04:14. > :04:18.time after Juan Zuniga controversially kneed him in the

:04:19. > :04:21.back as he tried to shield the ball. Neymar, Brazil's top-scorer, with

:04:22. > :04:25.four goals, was clearly in pain as he left the field on a stretcher. A

:04:26. > :04:29.statement from the Brazil football confederation later revealed that

:04:30. > :04:34.although he does not need surgery, a recovery period of at least four

:04:35. > :04:41.weeks is required. Which of course rules him out of the rest of the

:04:42. > :04:45.tournament. Sad news. A loss to the tournament? It's bad for the

:04:46. > :04:49.tournament. Terrible for Brazil and devastating for the boy himself.

:04:50. > :04:55.It's funny, the last thing in that first-half I thought it was the best

:04:56. > :04:58.team Brazil played. Passing quicker, moving, incisive. Everything was

:04:59. > :05:04.coming through them. For the first time I thought they would win the

:05:05. > :05:07.tournament. Silva gets booked. He misses the next match. The two

:05:08. > :05:12.minutes from the end. I think he is unlucky. 99 times out of 100 this

:05:13. > :05:18.tackle comes in. The guy receiving the knee in the back gets up and

:05:19. > :05:23.walks away. Unfortunately for may marr. Bad challenge or one of those

:05:24. > :05:26.things One of those things. There were a few bad challenges in the

:05:27. > :05:29.game which I thought the referee could have stamped out early on. I

:05:30. > :05:35.don't think there was any intent. It happens in the game. It's a disaster

:05:36. > :05:41.for Brazil. He is the one guy that can produce the magic to win them

:05:42. > :05:54.the game. The game was physical or filthy? A bit of both. Fernandinho

:05:55. > :05:58.was lucky not to get booked. Hopefully we won't see that in the

:05:59. > :06:05.next game. They have Germany which look the most drilled team and ready

:06:06. > :06:12.to win this championship for me. We have one player left at the start of

:06:13. > :06:16.the mural on this show. That is Messi. We draw it or something,

:06:17. > :06:21.dole! Time to focus on tonight's game between the Netherlands and

:06:22. > :06:27.Costa Rica. Kickoff in Salvador is just over 20 minutes away. As you

:06:28. > :06:30.can imagine, there will be plenty of orange on display in the Arena Fonte

:06:31. > :06:36.Nova. They are sampling the atmosphere in the stadium is Danny

:06:37. > :06:47.Murphy and Jason Mohammed. This is where the Netherlands World Cup

:06:48. > :06:53.began. JASON MOHAMMAD: Good Friday Agreement says he is not taking

:06:54. > :06:58.Costa Rica likely, what is your thought on a Costa Rica upset? DANNY

:06:59. > :07:02.MURPHY: He has to say that. They will be well-organised. They will

:07:03. > :07:07.play defensively and hit them on the counter. I imagine the Dutch will

:07:08. > :07:11.have too much of them. I can't see them limiting them to enough

:07:12. > :07:19.chances. I think Holland will dominate possession. Costa Rica will

:07:20. > :07:24.rely on the break away and the skill of Campbell and Ruiz. They are

:07:25. > :07:28.worried about Arjen Robben's diving. He asked the officials and FIFA to

:07:29. > :07:34.clampdown, what do you think? I hammered him a little bit. I would

:07:35. > :07:38.like to say he is a wonderful player, everyone enjoys watching

:07:39. > :07:43.him. Give him credit for that. It's not the first time with him, I think

:07:44. > :07:47.he has let himself down. He is not the only one. It needs to be

:07:48. > :07:54.addressed. Especially in World Cups. It seems more prevalent now

:07:55. > :07:59.especially rather than the Premier League. It is not something he needs

:08:00. > :08:03.to do. His talent gets him through anyway. I'm disappointed in him. I

:08:04. > :08:08.think the manager has every right to ask the referee to keep an eye out

:08:09. > :08:14.for it. Bryan Ruiz you know very well. If Costa Rica are to win

:08:15. > :08:17.today, he has to have a big game? He will not dictate play for long

:08:18. > :08:22.periods. He has magic moments in him. He can score wonder goals. He

:08:23. > :08:26.can see a pass. Great feet and skill around the box. He is capable of

:08:27. > :08:31.having a brilliant moment. Sometimes he looks for 20 minutes he is not

:08:32. > :08:42.involved in the game he can then put one in the corner, a Chippendale or

:08:43. > :08:47.a pass. Joel Campbell has worked hard. Either one of those two is the

:08:48. > :08:52.only real hope for Costa Rica today. Thank you very much. We were at the

:08:53. > :08:57.Costa Rica hotel last night after training. They looked relaxed and

:08:58. > :09:02.they say they don't fear the Netherlands. You have the

:09:03. > :09:04.top-scorers in the tournament alongside Columbia against a team

:09:05. > :09:11.who came here with low expectationses. A David and Goliath.

:09:12. > :09:15.If you look at Costa Rica they were great against Uruguay, terrific

:09:16. > :09:19.against Italy, not so good against England. With the Greeks they

:09:20. > :09:26.struggled for long periods. The way they played against the Italians you

:09:27. > :09:31.would have thought the pace and ability and technical of Wesley

:09:32. > :09:36.Sneijder and van Persie and Robben would be too much of them. This guy

:09:37. > :09:37.has done well as well. He is single minded.

:09:38. > :09:41.has done well as well. He is single for him. Rio, you have to fancy the

:09:42. > :09:44.Dutch in this game. The last-16 for him. Rio, you have to fancy the

:09:45. > :09:52.in the quarter-finals every single for him. Rio, you have to fancy the

:09:53. > :09:57.favourite went through? No-one expected anything from them.

:09:58. > :09:59.favourite went through? No-one game against Spain they smashed

:10:00. > :10:02.Spain out of the park. They have grown from there. I think, seeing...

:10:03. > :10:08.Spain out of the park. They have Even around Rio, I have seen them in

:10:09. > :10:15.the bars relaxing. The manager has given them that responsibility - The

:10:16. > :10:21.bars! The bars oochlt I walked in, saying, what is going on? They say

:10:22. > :10:27.said they had a curfew and the manager believes in them and trusts

:10:28. > :10:33.us. I have been impressed with them, five at the back, three at the back

:10:34. > :10:34.or four. He changed systems to suit whatever teams they are

:10:35. > :10:39.or four. He changed systems to suit against. It worked against Spain.

:10:40. > :10:47.When they are chasing a goal in the round of 16 game he took van Persie

:10:48. > :10:53.off, he put Huntelaar on. Creates one, scores the penalty. Big

:10:54. > :10:57.decisions are working for him. You can be complacent. Sometimes you sit

:10:58. > :11:01.in the dressing room and think it's anywhere over. Complacency is the

:11:02. > :11:05.enemy of success. The manager is very single minded. He will be

:11:06. > :11:09.saying the right things in the dressing room. That is ultra

:11:10. > :11:13.important. Let us look at the Dutch starting line-up. Here it is.

:11:14. > :11:22.Jasper Cillessen is in goal. He has tasted defeat only once in 12

:11:23. > :11:27.appearances. Indi is recalled in one of two changes made by Louis van

:11:28. > :11:34.Gaal. The other being Memphis Depay, who starts on the left. Daley Blind

:11:35. > :11:38.has been given the responsibility of replacing Nigelle de Jong. Wesley

:11:39. > :11:43.Sneijder has scored five goals in his last five World Cup knock

:11:44. > :11:48.outmatches. Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben scored six goals in the

:11:49. > :11:56.opening two games between them, but have not scored since. No doubting

:11:57. > :12:02.the star man of the Netherlands, Arjen Robben has been electrifying

:12:03. > :12:08.and at times almost unplayable. Despite his sensational form he

:12:09. > :12:14.continues to divide opinion, Dan Walker reports. He admitted he will

:12:15. > :12:20.take a dive if he believes it's necessary. He is trying to con

:12:21. > :12:26.people. The man's ability is never questioned. His actions often are.

:12:27. > :12:29.Yet another inspired performance was overshadowed by both the dive he

:12:30. > :12:35.admitted to and the controversy surrounding that game changing

:12:36. > :12:39.spot-kick. The talent, undeniable. But the dark side can't be ignored.

:12:40. > :12:42.There was one foul, in the first-half, in the last moment I

:12:43. > :12:46.think he took his leg away. I went to the ground without any touch. So

:12:47. > :12:50.it was a stupid action from me. It had nothing to do with the penalty

:12:51. > :12:55.kick. That is football. That has had nothing to do with any result of the

:12:56. > :12:59.game. Sometimes you get it because he gets moments that it would be a

:13:00. > :13:03.penalty. I think the first moment against Mexico was a penalty. He

:13:04. > :13:07.didn't get it. He was trying to look for it. Of course, if he plays

:13:08. > :13:13.against you, that is not nice. Yeah, what can you say? If it was against

:13:14. > :13:18.us, for Germany, we would hate him! Glory in Brazil could change things

:13:19. > :13:23.for the Flying Dumpman. COMMENTATOR: This is the chance.

:13:24. > :13:28.Arjen Robben is in. Arjen Robben has been denied. Robben has eaten you up

:13:29. > :13:34.the ground. He kept his feet. It looked like he caught Robben. He

:13:35. > :13:39.could fall down. He didn't do it. He wanted to be the hero. He learnt

:13:40. > :13:44.from these moments. I think he is more decisive in this way. More

:13:45. > :13:47.mature. Louis van Gaal's tactics aren't the footballing fee lossty of

:13:48. > :13:52.the '70s, Robben has the potential to join their long list of legends.

:13:53. > :13:54.I think he is world-class at the moment. I think he makes the

:13:55. > :14:01.difference for this Dutch He is team. Fast. He can score. He can

:14:02. > :14:08.create chances for our team, for other players, o for himself. Not

:14:09. > :14:12.only his pace, but how he uses it. He goes for you. Have you to make a

:14:13. > :14:19.choice as a defender. That is I think his strength. What of the man

:14:20. > :14:25.himself? He is here to win. You don't come to World Cup to enjoy the

:14:26. > :14:31.weather and enjoy the beach. In Rio you come here to win matches and we

:14:32. > :14:34.are in the last-eight. Nobody would have expected that from us. We will

:14:35. > :14:43.try everything to reach the semi-finals now. We will focus on

:14:44. > :14:48.him as a footballer. One hell of a player? One hell of a player. I

:14:49. > :14:52.think since we saw him in the Premier League he has gained a yard

:14:53. > :14:57.of pace from somewhere. When he's running at you, running at the

:14:58. > :15:02.defence, it must be and is pretty pretty scary for them. Watch this

:15:03. > :15:08.run. He sucks the defender in. Goes short to go long. Fantastic run.

:15:09. > :15:13.Great ball. Very, very good touch. He's away. It's a very good finish.

:15:14. > :15:17.Pace here, he is running against Ramos. He gives him five or six

:15:18. > :15:21.yards there. He is no slouch. The way he gets away from him. He stays

:15:22. > :15:26.up. Keeps his balance, keeps concentrated. Again, wonderful

:15:27. > :15:30.finish. He could go down here. The the reason he doesn't is because he

:15:31. > :15:34.has a sniff of goal. Space in front of him and he knows if he stays up

:15:35. > :15:40.he can get away and a pop at goal. He did. He did it well. The same

:15:41. > :15:44.thing here. Three or four defenders there he goes down. Gets a

:15:45. > :15:48.free-kick. One or one or two on two he has a chance ever scoring. A

:15:49. > :15:54.chance of getting something away at goal. Assists. This is for Depay.

:15:55. > :15:56.The way he gets at the defence, uses his pace. That is all the positive

:15:57. > :16:09.side of things. most difficult players to play

:16:10. > :16:15.against. When he gets the ball, his first thought is, can I heard you?

:16:16. > :16:21.He wants to run at you and cause problems. He reacts off you, he will

:16:22. > :16:24.dribble at pace, and when you make a decision to tackle him, he shifts

:16:25. > :16:34.the ball. How do you defend against him? Smashing, get in early, try to

:16:35. > :16:39.not let him turn. You have got to get someone right behind him. The

:16:40. > :16:43.extra thing he has got is the pace and trickery. When he is running at

:16:44. > :16:48.you with the ball, it is tight to his feet. He is never going to have

:16:49. > :16:53.a bad touch, so you will have to try and maybe nudge it to make him have

:16:54. > :16:59.a bad touch. What about the diving? We heard Ruud Gullit sake, if it

:17:00. > :17:04.were Germany, we would hate him! When he is in trouble, he is more

:17:05. > :17:09.liable to go down. If he has got a chance to score... This is against

:17:10. > :17:17.Chile, he is in trouble, he is down. It is the actor allows well. This is

:17:18. > :17:22.against Mexico. -- theatrical as well. The other side of the coin, if

:17:23. > :17:26.you are a defender and you put your leg out like that, you are asking

:17:27. > :17:31.for trouble. It is the elaborate nature of it. What happens next is a

:17:32. > :17:36.joke, by the way. This is what I am talking about, when you have got a

:17:37. > :17:42.chance to score, he is not going down. He has every chance but no,

:17:43. > :17:48.again, the lake comes dangling. He is entitled to go over there, but he

:17:49. > :17:54.takes it on. He wants the defender to commit and make a lunch at him,

:17:55. > :17:58.that is when he reacts. It will cost him in a game, because he will get

:17:59. > :18:02.brought down in the penalty area and he will not get it given because of

:18:03. > :18:13.his reputation. One guy who does not go down is Messi. Costa Rica were

:18:14. > :18:17.50-1 to win their group at the start, but they have gone further in

:18:18. > :18:21.this competition than at any time in history, so why stop? Jason Mohammad

:18:22. > :18:27.has been talking to their assistant coach.

:18:28. > :18:33.Football is a universal language, but at the start of Brazil 2014,

:18:34. > :18:41.nobody thought we would still be talking Costa Rica.

:18:42. > :18:54.I think the players, the country went up, you know, to play against

:18:55. > :18:58.Balotelli, Pirlo, to win the game, that is something special for us.

:18:59. > :19:03.Three former world champions, we play against them. The most

:19:04. > :19:08.difficult test you can imagine, we passed that. I don't believe it,

:19:09. > :19:25.Uruguay 1, Costa Rica 3! We have players who get together,

:19:26. > :19:33.and they want to win as a team. That is our strength. Players like

:19:34. > :19:36.Campbell, Ruiz, they are not the biggest superstars, but they have a

:19:37. > :19:50.nice connection on the field. Small country, big dreams.

:19:51. > :19:54.Unbelievable but, they have done it again! We knew that it wasn't going

:19:55. > :20:07.well, but down in our Hearts we again! We knew that it wasn't going

:20:08. > :20:10.we were going through that. We played against Greece without

:20:11. > :20:16.we were going through that. We man, extra time, we go to the

:20:17. > :20:24.penalties. Anything could happen. Michael Umana can win this for Costa

:20:25. > :20:32.Rica. Costa Rica, quarterfinal! Making history. The second stage,

:20:33. > :20:37.anything can happen now. Holland, they are the favourites, but we can

:20:38. > :20:42.do something. At the end, if we win, nice. If not, nice. It will be

:20:43. > :20:48.something we will remember. You are living the dream. The World Cup is

:20:49. > :20:54.about life, you need to receive what life will give to you, and right now

:20:55. > :21:01.they are giving us too much. This is how they line up.

:21:02. > :21:13.Keylor Navas is a strong contender for the Golden Globes. Five at the

:21:14. > :21:17.back for Los Ticos. Johnny Acosta comes in for the suspended Duarte.

:21:18. > :21:22.Celso Borges has been impressive in midfield, Brian Ruiz is the top

:21:23. > :21:27.scorer with two of their five goals. 22-year-old Joel Campbell will play

:21:28. > :21:34.up front, his only tournament goal came against Uruguay. Rio, you have

:21:35. > :21:38.picked out Bryan Ruiz, as Danny Murphy said earlier, he has magical

:21:39. > :21:43.moments. He reminds me of a former team mate of mine, Berbatov, he has

:21:44. > :21:49.a lazy kind of style, but moments like that, he goes past people. They

:21:50. > :21:55.play together at full. Yes, they do. See that? A fantastic footballer, he

:21:56. > :21:59.has a picture in his mind, he sees things and does the unexpected.

:22:00. > :22:04.Here, a great header in the end, and he looks a different player in a

:22:05. > :22:07.Costa Rica shirt, the responsibility of being captain, demand that the

:22:08. > :22:14.team look to for inspiration. He grows in the Costa Rican shirt. It

:22:15. > :22:19.was not the same at Fulham, it did not work out for him. But he guided

:22:20. > :22:24.in here, you can see the look on the defender's face, how did he see

:22:25. > :22:28.that? I really like watching him in a Costa Rican shirt. They are one of

:22:29. > :22:33.the teams that has played a high line in the tournament. They played

:22:34. > :22:37.a high line against the Italians, and against the Greeks they defended

:22:38. > :22:43.deeper. If they play the high line in this match, they will be

:22:44. > :22:47.pulverised. Because if you have got Schneider, Robben and a Van Persie

:22:48. > :22:52.against you, you are in a bit of trouble. Do we expect a Dutch

:22:53. > :22:57.victory? It won't be easy for them, but they have only conceded two

:22:58. > :23:02.goals. It is the Netherlands versus Costa Rica for a place in the World

:23:03. > :23:07.Cup semifinal against Argentina, your commentators in Salvador, Danny

:23:08. > :23:13.Murphy and Guy Mowbray. Thank you, Gary. Good evening from

:23:14. > :23:18.Salvador, the city of goals. There have been 24 in the five games

:23:19. > :23:21.played here so far. The tone was set by the Netherlands on just the

:23:22. > :23:26.second day of the World Cup three weeks ago yesterday. This is where

:23:27. > :23:31.it started for them, with a 5-1 thrashing of defending world

:23:32. > :23:34.champions Spain, featuring that header from Robben van Persie.

:23:35. > :23:45.Today's opposition, Spanish speaking, with a Premier League

:23:46. > :23:48.player, but Costa Rica are here long after they surrendered their crown.

:23:49. > :23:54.There always seems to be one team that goes further than you might

:23:55. > :24:00.think, Los Ticos are this year's story. Out of a group of three

:24:01. > :24:08.former World Cup winning nations, they had a warriors like win over

:24:09. > :24:15.Greece, and now the biggest game in the history of the small but

:24:16. > :24:18.football mad country. This is what we will get before the anthems, as

:24:19. > :24:21.with everyone of the quarterfinals, the captains reading out FIFA's

:24:22. > :24:46.message against discrimination. The microphone passes from Robin van

:24:47. > :25:12.Persie to Bryan Ruiz. Ladies and gentlemen, please

:25:13. > :25:32.stand... Now we stand for the national anthems.

:25:33. > :26:24.And now the national anthem of Costa Rica.

:26:25. > :26:50.# Conquistaron tus hijos Labriegos sencillos

:26:51. > :27:12.# Cuando alguno pretenda Tu gloria manchar

:27:13. > :27:24.# Veras a tu pueblo valiente y viril

:27:25. > :27:41.# Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz. #

:27:42. > :27:54.I always think it is a little cruel when the microphones go that close

:27:55. > :28:01.up to the players. They are here to play football at the World Cup, not

:28:02. > :28:08.sing at an Eisteddfod. Everyone of them was trying to sing out proudly.

:28:09. > :28:13.The injury to Nigel de Jong men change was inevitable for the Dutch,

:28:14. > :28:17.and there are two changes, Indy starts for the first time after a

:28:18. > :28:22.concussion in the match against Australia. The defensive midfield

:28:23. > :28:29.role goes to Daley Blind. Memphis Depay comes in for Verhaegh, it

:28:30. > :28:33.really is a side that screams attack, particularly with that front

:28:34. > :28:35.trio, as it will be, of Sneijder just behind Arjen Robben and Robin

:28:36. > :28:52.van Persie. A lot of Costa Rican supporters

:28:53. > :28:53.never thought they would get to the banner holding stage of this World

:28:54. > :29:10.Cup. Watch Arjen Robben, that was the

:29:11. > :29:15.play from the Costa Rican coach yesterday. Uzbekistan's Ram Irmatov

:29:16. > :29:20.has his work cut out in trying to work out what is fair, fowl or fake.

:29:21. > :29:22.It is his fourth game of the tournament, having taken charge of

:29:23. > :29:43.five in South Africa four years ago. The Costa Rica team is one that is

:29:44. > :29:47.missing the defender that they call the rock, Oscar Duarte, suspended

:29:48. > :29:52.after his sending off against Greece. That means a first start of

:29:53. > :29:56.the World Cup for Johnny Acosta, now 30, he only made his international

:29:57. > :30:00.debut at 27 against the nation that lies in wait for the winners,

:30:01. > :30:05.Argentina. Undoubtedly take to Costa Rican hopes, Keylor Navas, Joel

:30:06. > :30:13.Campbell and Bryan Ruiz, well-known to the Dutch from his time with

:30:14. > :30:20.Twente and PSV Eindhoven, and well-known to Danny Murphy.

:30:21. > :30:29.Bryan Ruiz? He has done well. He has had a tough time in Fulham. He has

:30:30. > :30:34.shown in this World Cup the quality he has. He is a match winner. They

:30:35. > :30:44.are going to need him tonight. All set to go in Salvador.

:30:45. > :30:47.Ruiz superb finish against Greece. Headed the winner against Italy

:30:48. > :30:52.Ruiz superb finish against Greece. all in white, who get the final

:30:53. > :30:57.quarter-final of World all in white, who get the final

:30:58. > :31:02.underway. Straightaway, the men in orange get themselves onto the

:31:03. > :31:09.attack and try to put pressure on the Costa Rica defence. They needed

:31:10. > :31:09.to blast that one away from their penalty area.

:31:10. > :31:16.to blast that one away from their Rica get forward particularly with

:31:17. > :31:21.their Rica get forward particularly with

:31:22. > :31:26.chance might be a fine thing today? There is a line of five rather than

:31:27. > :31:31.a three. They are airing on the side of caution. You can't blame them. Up

:31:32. > :31:40.against of caution. You can't blame them. Up

:31:41. > :31:44.Daley Blind has started on the left. The Dutch led us to believe they

:31:45. > :31:48.Daley Blind has started on the left. were insisted Blind was a certainty

:31:49. > :31:57.to fill Nigel de Jong's were insisted Blind was a certainty

:31:58. > :32:02.midfield role. Look as though Georginio Wijnaldum will be carrying

:32:03. > :32:06.out that job. They have gone to a 3-4-3. Which is a little

:32:07. > :32:09.out that job. They have gone to a different than they have been doing.

:32:10. > :32:10.I don't think there has been a coach at this World Cup who

:32:11. > :32:20.I don't think there has been a coach van Gaal has. He has done it well,

:32:21. > :32:23.hasn't he, at pivotal moments in games he has done it well. They have

:32:24. > :32:30.lined it up as a five. games he has done it well. They have

:32:31. > :32:33.to wait and see. Versatility, a key part of the way the Dutch play.

:32:34. > :32:37.to wait and see. Versatility, a key There will be no complacency in

:32:38. > :32:42.their ranks, not with Louis van Gaal in charge. The only previous meeting

:32:43. > :32:49.between these nations at a FIFA tournament was in an under-20 World

:32:50. > :32:56.Cup in Argentina, Costa Rica won 3-1. Louis van Gaal was the coach of

:32:57. > :33:07.that team. You did well finding that. Up all night! It is definitely

:33:08. > :33:14.a 3-4-3. Playing van Persie through the middle. Robben on the right and

:33:15. > :33:19.Depay on the left. Here is Daley Blind playing behind Memphis Depay.

:33:20. > :33:30.Knocked out by Johnny Acosta. I wonder what look you would have

:33:31. > :33:36.got from the harden Costa Rican supporter if you said before the

:33:37. > :33:43.start they would be here playing in the quarter-finals. They went

:33:44. > :33:53.start they would be here playing in a Cup match last year to Honduras.

:33:54. > :34:01.They have a free-kick. He has been unfairly blocked there Granodos by

:34:02. > :34:07.Stefan de Vrij. I'm not sure there was too much in that. He will be up

:34:08. > :34:09.and about before you know it. Nearly followed you to Charlton,

:34:10. > :34:16.and about before you know it. Nearly Granados, signed a one-year loan,

:34:17. > :34:21.but didn't get a work permit. He took that free-kick. Very nearly

:34:22. > :34:25.caught the Dutch out. Unlucky. Good run from Joel Campbell at the back

:34:26. > :34:34.post. Notes being taken already by the man to the right, to the right,

:34:35. > :34:40.as he sits, Louis van Gaal. That is Danny Blind, father of Daley. He

:34:41. > :34:46.played at the 19 90 and 94 World Cups. The three front players for

:34:47. > :34:50.Costa Rica are squeezing very high on the central defenders. Trying to

:34:51. > :34:54.make the keeper kick it long. A good tactic. It means the Dutch

:34:55. > :35:00.make the keeper kick it long. A good have consistent possession of the

:35:01. > :35:07.ball from the goalkeeper. Bruno Martins Indi. Allowed to wonder out

:35:08. > :35:12.with it -- wander out with it. There's the man from Aston Villa

:35:13. > :35:48.that the Dutch fans called concrete" Ron", big Ron Vlaar.

:35:49. > :35:56.Robben, dropped into a pocket of space much he was followed every

:35:57. > :35:58.step of the way. Depay, he can be a flying machine, if allowed to get

:35:59. > :36:11.going. Gamboa straight to Sneijder. Depay

:36:12. > :36:16.has Robben closest to him. Robben down. The ball was won fairly. In

:36:17. > :36:20.fairness to Arjen Robben, he was quickly back to his feet. Had a

:36:21. > :36:26.swing and a miss there. Ruiz can't take it for Costa Rica either. Here

:36:27. > :36:29.goes Robben. Van Persie wants it across to the right. Depay to the

:36:30. > :36:42.left. Van Persie, misjudged it. The flag

:36:43. > :36:45.is being waved anyway. You can see from the opening exchanges that when

:36:46. > :36:50.Costa Rica go forward on the break, like they did then, and commit men

:36:51. > :36:53.forward, the big spaces that the Dutch love to counter-attack into,

:36:54. > :36:57.they have to be careful when attacking that they don't give away

:36:58. > :37:01.possession so easy, like Campbell did there, with a square pass. The

:37:02. > :37:05.man we had a look at will be aware of all that. Jorge Luis Pinto, a

:37:06. > :37:12.student of the game. Never played as a pro. One of those football

:37:13. > :37:19.academics. He is an admirer of Jose Mourinho. Similar paths they have

:37:20. > :37:35.taken. No playing pedigree, they know their onions.

:37:36. > :38:14.Managed to get pass Umana and hold off Diaz. A corner. He did well,

:38:15. > :38:19.Gonzalez, didn't dive in. Didn't give Robben a chance to do anything

:38:20. > :38:22.bad. A positive run from Robben. What we want to see from him,

:38:23. > :38:27.committing people. What we want to see, I know it's early, seems to be

:38:28. > :38:47.making a concerted effort to stay upright.

:38:48. > :39:18.Sneijder all the way back to Jasper Cillessen.

:39:19. > :39:27.Bruno Martins Indi with the ball intended for Robben. It was missed

:39:28. > :39:46.by Diaz, taken by Robben. Can't find Depay. Gamboa in from the right hand

:39:47. > :39:52.side. Blind to Sneijder. Just thought for a second when Diaz made

:39:53. > :40:00.that mistake Robben would be in and it would be curtains for Costa Rica.

:40:01. > :40:06.Van Persie. Just rested his hands on the shoulders of Gonzalez. They have

:40:07. > :40:09.to settle down Costa Rica. They can't keep giving the ball away so

:40:10. > :40:20.quickly or they will be chasing a lot in the game. Bolanos chasing. He

:40:21. > :40:26.won't get there. Seven appearances in World Cup matches. What is

:40:27. > :40:31.evident, from minute one, the front three pressing high making the

:40:32. > :40:34.goalkeeper kick it. The back five staying in line

:40:35. > :40:39.goalkeeper kick it. The back five to the Dutch, the two wide men in

:40:40. > :40:46.midfield they will leave them to keep the ball free. And shuffle

:40:47. > :40:52.over. An interesting tactic. Would you see that, I suppose weakness is

:40:53. > :40:52.over. An interesting tactic. Would strong, seeing Depay in those roles,

:40:53. > :40:58.not what strong, seeing Depay in those roles,

:40:59. > :40:59.The Dutch think they will have a lot of the ball not defending

:41:00. > :41:07.The Dutch think they will have a lot of the game, which is a reasonable

:41:08. > :41:12.assumption to make. They will have to choose their moments, Costa Rica.

:41:13. > :41:14.Be nice and clever and put men forward as and when they have good

:41:15. > :41:29.Gonzalez, had a look and saw that possession. So far,

:41:30. > :41:31.Gonzalez, had a look and saw that Gamboa had set off. He does get

:41:32. > :41:36.up-and-down that right wing, Gamboa had set off. He does get

:41:37. > :41:42.seemingly limitless energy. He's on the ball now. Followed by Blind. He

:41:43. > :41:46.managed to wriggle away from him. Gamboa

:41:47. > :41:51.managed to wriggle away from him. Indi. Off balance.

:41:52. > :41:53.managed to wriggle away from him. from Gamboa. Good balance and pace.

:41:54. > :41:58.Now of course he from Gamboa. Good balance and pace.

:41:59. > :42:02.that is being attacked here by Depay with Robben outside. Akers of space

:42:03. > :42:13.in the box, if with Robben outside. Akers of space

:42:14. > :42:16.know. Ruiz, lovely change of direction. Nice use of the ball too.

:42:17. > :42:51.Well played. He surprise to see Bryan Ruiz heavily

:42:52. > :42:53.involved in that. Lovely exchange there with Ballinamallard. Can't get

:42:54. > :42:58.Campbell into the there with Ballinamallard. Can't get

:42:59. > :43:02.to van Persie. Look at Depay go. Look at van Persie go! An

:43:03. > :43:04.to van Persie. Look at Depay go. touch from Acosta. It was very

:43:05. > :43:11.important. Actually, touch from Acosta. It was very

:43:12. > :43:12.away from a turnover of possession. The best passing movement we

:43:13. > :43:17.away from a turnover of possession. seen from Costa Rica. As soon as

:43:18. > :43:39.they lose the ball, the Dutch are away, with their pace.

:43:40. > :43:51.The noise you can hear building in the background is coming from Dutch

:43:52. > :44:17.voices. Kuyt's throw. Wanted the return from

:44:18. > :44:29.Robben. Robin stead Cleverley finds Kuyt's throw. Wanted the return from

:44:30. > :44:34.van Persie. Now a Kuyt cross. Just where he is lacking a bit that,

:44:35. > :44:36.Kuyt. A loopy, nothing cross. No pace on it. Not really picking

:44:37. > :44:52.anyone out. Robben calling for a bit of calm

:44:53. > :44:54.from his defender as he was tracked and beaten to the ball by Junior

:44:55. > :45:10.Diaz. it is a Costa Rica takeover in the

:45:11. > :45:27.stands, and they have definitely got the neutral vote in Salvador.

:45:28. > :45:34.Very assured on the ball, Christian Bolanos. This is exactly what they

:45:35. > :45:38.need, don't worry about having to attack, just get some possession. It

:45:39. > :45:42.is the best way to get a breather from all that defending, keep the

:45:43. > :45:47.ball a while, make the Dutch run around a bit.

:45:48. > :45:59.They have started really well, Guy, they have not been overawed by the

:46:00. > :46:03.occasion at all. De Vrij was callous, they have given it away.

:46:04. > :46:09.Borges sensed his chance but couldn't go much further with it. He

:46:10. > :46:14.will do that, he likes to break. Of the two central midfielders, he is

:46:15. > :46:20.the one that will go. Is touch let him down a little bit, but good

:46:21. > :46:27.anticipation. Having to work really hard, those midfield two. I know

:46:28. > :46:31.that position well, it is tough, getting back in, getting up to help

:46:32. > :46:38.the strikers, back in again. It is going to be a long day for the two

:46:39. > :46:44.in the middle of the pitch. You galloped up the stairs! I use that

:46:45. > :46:48.word loosely. That is a poor News of the World gallop. Depay showed a

:46:49. > :46:59.little bit too much of its the World gallop. Depay showed a

:47:00. > :47:03.Gonzalez. -- use of the word. Plenty of time for Vlaar and Martin is

:47:04. > :47:24.there. It has been 16 and a half minutes in

:47:25. > :47:28.which the Netherlands have looked as though they are going to assert

:47:29. > :47:34.control of the game, but Costa Rica, as Danny said, far from overawed.

:47:35. > :47:41.The longer they hold out, the more they are in the game, the more they

:47:42. > :47:44.have a chance of what would be, let's be honest, one of the biggest

:47:45. > :47:52.upsets the World Cup has known. They have already achieved something

:47:53. > :47:58.unbelievable, nobody gave them a chance. Nobody is giving them a hope

:47:59. > :48:01.this evening, including myself, but they have started off brightly,

:48:02. > :48:05.confidently, they seem as though they are enjoying it. Fair play to

:48:06. > :48:10.them! I think they deserve huge, huge credit.

:48:11. > :48:35.Varane also has had a really bright start to the game. -- Bolanos. From

:48:36. > :48:38.a Dutch perspective, they will be happy they have got some good

:48:39. > :48:42.control of the game, but they would want the passing to be quicker, a

:48:43. > :48:47.bit sharper, more incisive. They are a bit slow, a bit lethargic. Try to

:48:48. > :49:17.play to those front always a little bit quicker. -- front boys.

:49:18. > :49:35.Robbyn just dropped the shoulder and threatened to get away from him, but

:49:36. > :49:40.he is all over him now. Here is Bryan Ruiz on the ball. Well-known

:49:41. > :49:45.to the Dutch players, he played at Twente and then spent the second

:49:46. > :49:54.half of last season at PSV on loan from Fulham. Ron Vlaar turns it

:49:55. > :50:00.away. Gamboa covers some ground! He does, it is a good play, Campbell

:50:01. > :50:04.doing what he does best, running at people, committing people. Nice

:50:05. > :50:06.reverse pass, good cross, good move from Costa Rica, the best of the

:50:07. > :50:20.game so far. Gamboa with the throat when he is

:50:21. > :50:26.good and ready, when he has an option. He is probably having a

:50:27. > :50:33.rest! He has already sprinted down the length of the pitch and back.

:50:34. > :50:39.Ruiz trying to let that one dropout. It is with the help of Daley Blind.

:50:40. > :50:42.On a serious note, it is important for Costa Rica, when they have

:50:43. > :50:47.possession, they do get a breather in. They need to preserve their

:50:48. > :50:52.energy so that they can get numbers in the box when they do attack.

:50:53. > :51:05.hurry up from the referee there. This time it is the Netherlands'

:51:06. > :51:10.ball to throw back in. I think the move to Palermo is the most recent

:51:11. > :51:14.gossip surrounding Bryan Ruiz, not likely to be playing in the

:51:15. > :51:21.Championship with full next season. No, it is unlikely. A very talented

:51:22. > :51:22.player, someone will get the benefits of his quality. Campbell

:51:23. > :51:26.might be benefits of his quality. Campbell

:51:27. > :51:45.League with Arsenal at long last. Sneijder away.

:51:46. > :51:54.Good save, Navas, here is Sneijder! A little mud gait bit more routine

:51:55. > :52:03.for the Costa Rican keeper. Brilliant move, brilliant save.

:52:04. > :52:11.Kuyt, lovely pic on the edge of the box, the keeper is off his line so

:52:12. > :52:14.fast. We have seen Van Persie take those chances so money times. Much

:52:15. > :52:16.easier for the goalkeeper, that is the threat, that is the danger. I

:52:17. > :52:22.think it was Depay or the threat, that is the danger. I

:52:23. > :52:28.the reverse pass, a terrific move from Holland, much better. Two more

:52:29. > :52:32.saves made by the goalkeeper they call the Falcon, Keylor Navas, who

:52:33. > :52:37.has saved 16 of 18 shots on target that he has faced at this World Cup.

:52:38. > :52:44.They reported bid came in from Atletico Madrid for the

:52:45. > :52:47.They reported bid came in from keeper in the last few days, but

:52:48. > :52:58.they want the ?8 million in his contract.

:52:59. > :53:07.You have to credit Robben there, he could have gone down, he was honest.

:53:08. > :53:14.Arjen Robben and honest in the same line! He is a threat, though, every

:53:15. > :53:17.tiny runs at them. They need to keep giving him the ball, he is the one

:53:18. > :53:26.that is going to unlock them. giving him the ball, he is the one

:53:27. > :53:29.finds Campbell. Campbell scurries away from Martins Indi. Nothing

:53:30. > :53:36.happening to the left, he had to go back the other way. Blind stops the

:53:37. > :53:42.cross, took the wind out of his sails, that, from Gamboa. He does

:53:43. > :53:44.that well, Campbell, gets into the pockets and starts running at

:53:45. > :53:55.people, clever little positions A bit of a fly hack from Ruiz, free

:53:56. > :54:39.kick already taken. Sneijder with the lived through to

:54:40. > :54:44.Depay, who went a little too soon, the flag is up.

:54:45. > :54:51.It is a good run, trying to threaten in behind, just goes a little bit

:54:52. > :54:55.early. That is the type of run they are going to get in with. It is

:54:56. > :55:01.actually about five versus three at the back at the time, for Costa

:55:02. > :55:07.Rica, five in a line against three Dutch forwards. If Blind and Kuyt

:55:08. > :55:12.can push on, they are going to have a problem. That is given away, there

:55:13. > :55:18.is a problem here. The flag is up against Van Persie, and he did touch

:55:19. > :55:23.it. Robin van Persie in the box, definitely active at all times! That

:55:24. > :55:27.will be a free kick for Costa Rica, but mistakes starting to happen,

:55:28. > :55:33.cracks starting to appear. Yeah, a bit more pressure from the Dutch,

:55:34. > :55:36.Van Persie earlier, he has got to be careful to stay with your runners,

:55:37. > :55:44.especially in the box. He got away with it about time. On Tuesday

:55:45. > :55:48.night, live on BBC One at half past eight, we will have the first

:55:49. > :55:53.semifinal, Brazil against Germany from Belo Horizonte. Coverage of

:55:54. > :56:00.that also on BBC Radio 5 live, of course. The second semifinal comes

:56:01. > :56:02.the next night, and that will be between the winners of this game and

:56:03. > :56:15.Argentina. Be semifinal stage already, I don't

:56:16. > :56:20.know what we're going to do after extra week! I don't know what you're

:56:21. > :56:23.going to do, I'm going home! I have loved it, actually, I have to say

:56:24. > :56:27.the football has been wonderful, so loved it, actually, I have to say

:56:28. > :56:32.refreshingly attack minded, so many goals, so many good games, and I

:56:33. > :56:40.have had the pleasure of working with you, Guy! Steady! Costa Rica

:56:41. > :56:53.coming forward with Campbell, blocked by Kompany. Martins Indi.

:56:54. > :57:09.Mistakes from the men in orange as well. Yes, it is a bit sloppy, and

:57:10. > :57:12.time having so much of the ball coming you do get a bit sloppy with

:57:13. > :57:15.it. They are not really putting too much pressure on at the moment,

:57:16. > :57:16.because they have been under a bit of pressure themselves, but that was

:57:17. > :57:27.a poor pass. Sneijder is getting a little bit

:57:28. > :57:36.frustrated there. I think he is having a go at Martins Indi, who

:57:37. > :57:43.gave that ball away. This is a great opportunity for Christian Bolanos to

:57:44. > :57:48.swing one in, curling one in towards Jasper Cillessen's goal. We saw

:57:49. > :57:54.against Uruguay, the effectiveness of their set plays, they have got

:57:55. > :58:00.some big lads. Gonzales and Umana are the two biggest towers of all.

:58:01. > :58:05.It wasn't a bad ball, just a little too high. Really good ball, didn't

:58:06. > :58:09.cover the back post area. Usually you have every part of the box

:58:10. > :58:14.covered, but they all seemed to make similar runs there. He is lucky to

:58:15. > :58:18.get away with that, actually, the hand on the shirt, he has to do a

:58:19. > :58:25.little bit, I think it was Martins Indi tagging him. He will have to be

:58:26. > :58:33.little bit, I think it was Martins careful. Not spotted by Ravshan

:58:34. > :58:37.Irmatov, that one. I think you can rest assured that if he did spot

:58:38. > :58:40.it, he probably would have pointed to the spot. The last thing the

:58:41. > :59:05.Dutch want to do is give away a stupid penalty.

:59:06. > :59:15.Forced into the mistake, Van Persie. Depay with a chance to shoot, Navas

:59:16. > :59:22.is in a way of yet another one. Good save again. Ruiz giving the ball

:59:23. > :59:27.away that time. Now a Costa Rica break, but it is controlled with his

:59:28. > :59:34.hands. He is saying he didn't, but it was right under the nose of the

:59:35. > :59:38.assistant referee. Run back, stop waving your arms in the air, the

:59:39. > :59:45.decision has gone! Another good save from the goalkeeper. Navas has been

:59:46. > :59:50.good this tournament, hasn't he? He has been one of their main players,

:59:51. > :59:54.they're better performers, for sure. I read this morning that according

:59:55. > :00:02.to the national registry, four babies born in Costa Rica in June

:00:03. > :00:06.were given the name Keylor, presumably after the goalkeeper -

:00:07. > :00:10.you don't hear it too often! 22 named after Joel Campbell, so they

:00:11. > :00:15.are making an impact. You are making it up! I don't know where you get

:00:16. > :00:21.these facts from, brilliant! I think I would rather be called Joel,

:00:22. > :00:28.wouldn't you? A great save, that was the Dutch chance, two good chances,

:00:29. > :00:32.a poor finish, really. Navas away. Dirk Kuyt plans to meet it. --

:00:33. > :00:56.climbs. want in the release clause, no doubt

:00:57. > :00:58.about that. Monaco and Milan, and the Atletico Madrid bid has been

:00:59. > :01:18.rebuffed. The

:01:19. > :01:24.all their own way. They've half an hour played in Salvador.

:01:25. > :01:29.all their own way. They've half an dominant as I thought they would be

:01:30. > :01:31.in terms of chances and opening up Costa Rica. Blind. I haven't seen

:01:32. > :01:36.too many errors from him. Martins Costa Rica. Blind. I haven't seen

:01:37. > :01:51.Indi. A little too rough in his atents to win

:01:52. > :02:03.Campbell, does well. Battling with Blind. Reads the bounce just

:02:04. > :02:08.slightly better. Acosta. Fouled by van Persie. Who was forced to run

:02:09. > :02:14.back with him. Good defending from Acosta. Got in front of van Persie,

:02:15. > :02:19.nice and strong. Forced the foul. Lewes look ing a at those two, it

:02:20. > :02:27.underlines the difference in pedigree. I know that doesn't mean

:02:28. > :02:32.they will play the game. Acosta had a loan spell in the Mexican second

:02:33. > :02:38.division last year. It shows you how much hunger, passion, well-organised

:02:39. > :02:43.team can take you. It's a similar story to America, if you like. Not

:02:44. > :02:46.the most gifted players, not household names, the passion they

:02:47. > :02:50.are playing with and the intensity is fantastic to see. There might be

:02:51. > :02:57.an opportunity for Costa Rica here. Ballinamallard. That ball wasn't as

:02:58. > :03:07.good as his previous free-kick. No, a wasted

:03:08. > :03:21.-- Balanos. Was that a push? Louis van Gaal disagrees, strongly! He is

:03:22. > :03:25.certainly a man of strong opinions, Louis van Gaal. Not sure there

:03:26. > :03:29.certainly a man of strong opinions, anything in that. I think he slipped

:03:30. > :03:31.and tripped on himself. Certainly what it looks like, on second

:03:32. > :03:43.Nice flick from Christian Bolanos, viewing.

:03:44. > :03:45.Nice flick from Christian Bolanos, he couldn't find Ruiz. They get a

:03:46. > :04:03.throw-in. Has to make his mind up. Borges

:04:04. > :04:04.bumped to the floor. I don't think it's the worst in the world for the

:04:05. > :04:09.Dutch to have it's the worst in the world for the

:04:10. > :04:11.Open the pitch up more and give them a chance to use their pace on the

:04:12. > :04:18.counters we talked about earlier. a chance to use their pace on the

:04:19. > :04:28.area which they can exploit, the Dutch, Costa Rica I should, Costa

:04:29. > :04:37.Rica can exploit the Dutch. Better delivery needed this time. Looking

:04:38. > :04:41.for the run. It was a great run. It's cleared away.

:04:42. > :04:48.for the run. It was a great run. complete the job. The The

:04:49. > :04:53.Netherlands can run away with Robben. No free-kick. There is

:04:54. > :04:59.Netherlands can run away with He started to complain much he

:05:00. > :05:05.didn't think he was get anything. Clever set play, Costa Rica. Yes,

:05:06. > :05:11.this is the free-kick. Clever set play, Costa Rica. Yes,

:05:12. > :05:15.Gamboa. A good job for Campbell that he didn't get him - when he was

:05:16. > :05:21.trying to take everything out. Best chance of the game for Costa Rica.

:05:22. > :05:28.Borges around the back. Really clever move, didn't pick him up. A

:05:29. > :05:40.similar sort of free-kick, the Netherlands could threaten.

:05:41. > :05:49.Sneijder is the decoy. Not good from Robben.

:05:50. > :06:10.Kuyt. Blocked by Bryan Ruiz. Blind gives it to Martins Indi.

:06:11. > :06:16.Costa Rica tried to play a runnout on that free-kick and play a high

:06:17. > :06:19.line. One of them stayed in, very dangerous tactic. Not sure that is

:06:20. > :06:24.what they should be doing. Big boys in there. Defend your box. Mark your

:06:25. > :06:46.men. Don't need to run out and play high

:06:47. > :07:05.They can certainly defend this Costa Rica team. They have shown that

:07:06. > :07:12.throughout the competition. Never more so than in the last-16 against

:07:13. > :07:17.Greece, 1-1 draw. They were 1-0 up for so long, until the last seconds

:07:18. > :07:21.of injury-time. Robben has gone spiralling down to the floor. Costa

:07:22. > :07:26.Rica are claiming he looked for something, but there did seem to be

:07:27. > :07:29.a pull from Junior Diaz. It might have been theatrical, but I think

:07:30. > :07:34.there was a foul. The replay will tell us, when we get it. I'm not

:07:35. > :07:40.sure there was too much in it. Good run from Robben. Trying to get in

:07:41. > :07:44.between defenders. He knows Sneijder has the capability to pick him out.

:07:45. > :07:48.Junior Diaz is getting a booking. First of the World Cup. No danger

:07:49. > :07:55.there. No, the referee must have seen something. Certainly when he's

:07:56. > :08:05.at full flight, Arjen Robben, he is a hard man to stop.

:08:06. > :08:17.It's within range for Robben or Sneijder. Looks frustrated that he

:08:18. > :08:44.has to wait for the circle to be drawn around the ball.

:08:45. > :08:51.Along way from Keylor Navas's goal. Only a shot seems to be in mind from

:08:52. > :09:02.either of the two. Robben leaves this one for Sneijder! What a save.

:09:03. > :09:06.What a try. A long way out to score with a curler from there. This is

:09:07. > :09:11.the foul. Yeah. Good spot from the referee. Really good spot. Yellow

:09:12. > :09:17.card. Sneijder tried to give the keeper the eyes. Keeper has not

:09:18. > :09:21.fallen for it. Really good save. Clever idea from Sneijder. The

:09:22. > :09:34.corner is a good one. Defended by Acosta. Miskick horribly by Depay.

:09:35. > :09:40.Can't do that with a first name, Memphis. Daley Blind. We have all

:09:41. > :09:46.done that before. Says Memphis Murphy. I liked his confidence to

:09:47. > :10:12.try it. Not the best ball. Wijnaldum is on

:10:13. > :10:21.the ball now. The pace screams for it. Kuyt is the first link in the

:10:22. > :10:28.chain. Now it's van Persie. Sneijder. Signs the Dutch are

:10:29. > :10:36.stepping it up now. Depay and Robben have swapped sides, to mix things up

:10:37. > :10:40.a little bit. Blind. Nobody really in there for him. Sneijder to

:10:41. > :11:14.Wijnaldum. They are having to work it. Having to work hard.

:11:15. > :11:33.A lost of Costa Rica chasing and going on. Not a Good play. Look

:11:34. > :11:38.where they forced the ball back to? Yeah. Well-drilled. Manager deserves

:11:39. > :11:43.good credit for that. It doesn't happen just by saying it. You have

:11:44. > :11:54.to work at it hard on the training ground.

:11:55. > :12:01.Trying to spring Persie. Here is Robben. One touch to

:12:02. > :12:09.control the ball, the second to miss the ball completely. Good defending

:12:10. > :12:14.from Borges. Got back in. Robben didn't see him coming. Robben. That

:12:15. > :12:19.is a lovely take. Through to van Persie. Out comes Navas, had to get

:12:20. > :12:22.that right. Got it just right, like everything else he's done in this

:12:23. > :12:27.tournament. What is impressive with Navas is his speed off the line.

:12:28. > :12:31.That is the second time tonight. The van Persie chance earlier. A will

:12:32. > :12:41.havely slide from Robben. So quick off his line. A bit like the French

:12:42. > :12:48.goalkeeper. That pace. Narrows the angle very quickly. Went down. No

:12:49. > :12:54.free-kick. Here's Depay. Van Persie wants it. Van Persie is seen off. He

:12:55. > :12:59.has gone into the back of Michael Umana. Good defending again. Really

:13:00. > :13:07.good effort from Costa Rica. Just when the Dutch are look dangerous? .

:13:08. > :13:09.They are looking dangerous. Reverse pass. Umana stays with his man

:13:10. > :13:14.They are looking dangerous. Reverse the box, what we talked about

:13:15. > :13:19.before. Not sticking your hand up and trying to play offside. Staying

:13:20. > :13:23.with your man. Hard work, good tackle, do the right thing. That is

:13:24. > :13:42.the set play earlier. Costa Rica's best chance of the game.

:13:43. > :14:02.Tejeda. Gamboa. Robben is met by Acosta. Ruiz's header. Acosta,

:14:03. > :14:12.again, now Tejeda. Just got a little excited. He is allowed to, Tejeda.

:14:13. > :14:16.Try harder? He has not stopped running the whole half. Honestly, he

:14:17. > :14:17.has been side ways, he is helping his defenders out. He has been

:14:18. > :14:22.everywhere. his defenders out. He has been

:14:23. > :14:26.from him. He is allowed to be. One of the few in the Costa Rica team

:14:27. > :14:31.who we were told is very open to the prospect to a move to Europe. He

:14:32. > :14:34.plays with one of the leading club sides in Costa Rica. Only 22,

:14:35. > :14:38.Yeltsin Tejeda. sides in Costa Rica. Only 22,

:14:39. > :14:38.would like him Good foot work, Kuyt, and from van

:14:39. > :14:58.rather than later. Good foot work, Kuyt, and from van

:14:59. > :15:06.Persie. Costa Rica up as one from their dug-out. Claiming

:15:07. > :15:12.Persie. Costa Rica up as one from Ruiz is having a word. Nothing is

:15:13. > :15:16.going to happen. The dug-out is furious. Yeah,

:15:17. > :15:18.going to happen. The dug-out is something. Vlaar, out of defence to

:15:19. > :15:33.win the ball, and finds Sneijder. but does manage to squeeze it out to

:15:34. > :15:48.Arjen Robben. Kuyt gets passed

:15:49. > :15:54.Diaz. Again, Valiant defending. Only one more minutes to be added on.

:15:55. > :15:58.They will be desperate for that string in the dressing room, get

:15:59. > :16:06.those fluids in. They are having to work really hard to stop the Dutch.

:16:07. > :16:09.Now Kuyt, lovely ball, good running. Yet again, a white rock in the way,

:16:10. > :16:49.Gonzales this time. The referee is having a look at the

:16:50. > :16:53.watch and brings to an end a first half that Costa Rica can be very

:16:54. > :16:56.satisfied with indeed. The best chances have gone to the

:16:57. > :17:01.Netherlands, like other teams before them, they have found Keylor Navas

:17:02. > :17:04.in their way time and again, frustrated expressions on the faces

:17:05. > :17:09.of some of the players wearing orange shirts. They have got a long

:17:10. > :17:14.way to go to win this and book their place in the semifinals, Costa Rica

:17:15. > :17:17.still very much in this World Cup. Waiting for something big to happen

:17:18. > :17:23.in the game, I am sure there is plenty for the boys to talk about.

:17:24. > :17:27.Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0. Still all to play for, some of these

:17:28. > :17:33.goalkeepers won't be beaten at this World Cup. Rio, perhaps the Dutch

:17:34. > :17:38.spent too much time in the bar! No, I think they have had a couple of

:17:39. > :17:43.half chances, Sneijder played a few nice balls in behind, but I think

:17:44. > :17:48.they need to get two upfront. I would change myself and get two up

:17:49. > :17:51.front, put them under pressure, get the ball around their centre halves,

:17:52. > :17:59.they are having an easy time with one player. Alan, you have to admire

:18:00. > :18:02.the fortitude and spirit of Costa Rica. We saw the USA against

:18:03. > :18:07.Belgium, they were prepared to get men forward on the ball, commit men

:18:08. > :18:11.forward, and Costa Rica are doing that, but it is costing them a

:18:12. > :18:14.little bit, because the best moments from the Dutch have come when Costa

:18:15. > :18:18.Rica have attacked and the Dutch have gone back with a quick pass and

:18:19. > :18:23.attack them. That has been their best option, and it is high risk

:18:24. > :18:27.from Costa Rica, it is brave, naive at times. There you go, you can see

:18:28. > :18:32.they have got six or seven guys committed there, and one early,

:18:33. > :18:36.quick pass, lift your head up, you are in trouble. There you go, five

:18:37. > :18:40.or six out of the game now, and a better pass from Van Persie, and

:18:41. > :18:46.they are in trouble. Again, they commit men forward in the box, three

:18:47. > :18:50.in the box, look, but five, six ahead of the ball, one quick pass,

:18:51. > :18:56.and that is how they have caused them problems. With the pace of

:18:57. > :19:02.Robben, Depay and Van Persie, that seems to have been their best option

:19:03. > :19:06.in the first half. Lovely in there on the right-hand side, and it is a

:19:07. > :19:11.chance that Van Persie should put away. Good save again, it is moving

:19:12. > :19:15.the ball quickly, not letting... It is letting Costa Rica attack, then

:19:16. > :19:19.having the confidence to go, right, we are going to get at you now,

:19:20. > :19:24.commit men forward, four on the four. With the pace of Holland going

:19:25. > :19:31.forward, they have caused them problems, and that has been their

:19:32. > :19:36.best out. What I find surprising is that at this World Cup we have seen

:19:37. > :19:41.a lot of goalkeepers blocking like that, the finishing has lacked

:19:42. > :19:45.imagination, from great players. Navas has had a terrific first half,

:19:46. > :19:49.but you have to commend Costa Rica, because not only are they

:19:50. > :19:56.disciplined and organised, but their energy levels are like unbelievable.

:19:57. > :19:59.Al is right about hitting them on the break, but the number of Whites

:20:00. > :20:05.getting back was unbelievable. What they have done exceptionally well is

:20:06. > :20:08.they have left Dirk Kuyt out, they have eliminated Sneijder in the

:20:09. > :20:13.middle of the park to a certain extent, and the back three play

:20:14. > :20:17.along the back and Dirk Kuyt is not a playmaker. He either goes square

:20:18. > :20:22.or back, and that gives the Costa Rica defence time to settle, and

:20:23. > :20:26.tactics have been spot-on. This fella, Navas, blimey! He stops

:20:27. > :20:34.everything, Rio. Has been unbelievable. This is a fantastic

:20:35. > :20:37.save, I thought it was in. He just actually takes a step to his left

:20:38. > :20:42.hand side and then manages to get back over to the right-hand side,

:20:43. > :20:47.very good save. And this here, I mean, so sharp of his line, the

:20:48. > :20:51.reading of the game glance, looking at the picture, expecting the ball

:20:52. > :20:56.to come through, brave when he collected. He has got a great shot

:20:57. > :21:01.stopper and can read it off the line, very quick to his feet. You

:21:02. > :21:06.have played in front of great goalkeepers, it must make a great

:21:07. > :21:10.difference, a huge difference with that confidence. Yeah, the

:21:11. > :21:13.confidence in the back four comes from the goalkeeper. If he is

:21:14. > :21:16.assured and decisive, it gives you the confidence to do your job,

:21:17. > :21:22.rather than thinking about what is going on behind you. A good

:21:23. > :21:26.goalkeeper is the coolest guy on the pitch, on his left foot or right

:21:27. > :21:29.foot, he would deal with it, and that put us at our ease, and we

:21:30. > :21:35.could be clear about what we were doing. It takes the pressure off

:21:36. > :21:39.when he is a guy who will come and take crosses, rather than you make

:21:40. > :21:45.headers all the time. It is all about communication as well, never

:21:46. > :21:53.going to the bar! Costa Rica, not too many opportunities, set pieces

:21:54. > :22:02.were the best, Borges. Well, a decent ball in. They have not had

:22:03. > :22:06.many other than that. That is about it. They have lacked a little bit of

:22:07. > :22:09.quality. When they have at the opportunity to go forward, they have

:22:10. > :22:14.lacked that quality, the ball has not stuck with the likes of

:22:15. > :22:19.Campbell. If it had, I think they would have attacked. As long as it

:22:20. > :22:28.stays the 0-0 and they get set ablaze, anything can happen. You

:22:29. > :22:36.made the point about Dirk Kuyt... Yes, playing along the back, this

:22:37. > :22:42.happens virtually every time, a nothing ball up in the air, he picks

:22:43. > :22:47.it up here, a lack of communication there. At no stage did he get it

:22:48. > :22:56.down in this position and play anybody in. Now, Robben has come

:22:57. > :23:03.short, he plays it long... I think... The one great as was when

:23:04. > :23:06.he was further forward. He never sees these pictures, he has never

:23:07. > :23:09.played in this position. When the ball comes to him, he has not seen a

:23:10. > :23:13.picture to ball comes to him, he has not seen a

:23:14. > :23:18.almost blind. When he got up near the goal of the right-hand side, he

:23:19. > :23:24.played a ball he had seen a million times before. Alan and I were saying

:23:25. > :23:28.he played on the left and right, he was sort of destructive when he

:23:29. > :23:33.played for Liverpool, you never thought of him like that, he played

:23:34. > :23:36.centre forward. As a playmaker, virtually nonexistent. In the other

:23:37. > :23:38.quarterfinal, Argentina played Belgium in Brasilia, watched by

:23:39. > :23:48.Simon Brotherton. This is the first meeting between

:23:49. > :23:50.these two nations for 28 years, since the semifinal in 1986 in

:23:51. > :24:16.Mexico City. Messi. Argentina have had most of the early

:24:17. > :24:29.play. Messi, so difficult to get off the ball. The finish was clinical,

:24:30. > :24:38.Belgian behind early on. -- Belgium. Plenty of red shirts

:24:39. > :24:45.surging forward. Kevin De Bruyne. It was too long.

:24:46. > :24:53.It is a direct route for goal, Higuain, off the top of the bar! It

:24:54. > :24:56.has been an excellent performance from Higuain, he very nearly had a

:24:57. > :25:09.second one with this shot. The header from Fellaini over the

:25:10. > :25:14.top of the bar! Suddenly, that was a bit more like it from Belgium.

:25:15. > :25:22.Delaney could not quite keep the header down. -- Fellaini. Not much

:25:23. > :25:28.time left now for Belgium. Here comes Lucas Biglia.

:25:29. > :25:38.Away goes Messi, he could put the finishing touch on the victory, good

:25:39. > :25:42.save! Lionel Messi with a chance to finish at off for Argentina, denied

:25:43. > :25:52.by the excellent young Belgian goalkeeper. Here is Witsel,

:25:53. > :26:01.Martens, in towards Lukaku. He stays up, bit salt with the shot! --

:26:02. > :26:04.Martens, in towards Lukaku. He stays Witsel. That is the closest

:26:05. > :26:07.Martens, in towards Lukaku. He stays have come in this game for

:26:08. > :26:12.Martens, in towards Lukaku. He stays time. He had to give it a crack, and

:26:13. > :26:14.that might just about be Belgian's lot.

:26:15. > :26:18.Argentina are through and continue to sort of stagger through this

:26:19. > :26:23.tournament, that is the best way to put it. So disappointing, like the

:26:24. > :26:26.French against the Germans, the Argentinians got the lead and

:26:27. > :26:29.French against the Germans, the held on and just did enough. Are

:26:30. > :26:36.some teams lacking a bit of steam, getting tired? There is also a

:26:37. > :26:39.little bit of fear in there, a mistake and you are out, whereas in

:26:40. > :26:44.the group games, where everyone seemed to be attacking, you are

:26:45. > :26:48.allowed a chance. Just one goal. I said before the game, when was

:26:49. > :26:55.Higuain going to come to the party, but I will tell you what, this is a

:26:56. > :27:05.brilliant finish. Watch Zabaleta and Hazard, Wendy Maria gets it, the run

:27:06. > :27:08.of Zabaleta. -- when Di Maria. But the finish is absolutely

:27:09. > :27:12.sensational. He hasn't got any time to think about it, he knows where

:27:13. > :27:17.the goal is, instinctive, a brilliant finish, the goalkeeper has

:27:18. > :27:22.got no chance. We have seen some great saves, a few wonderful goals.

:27:23. > :27:28.Do we have a contender for as of the tournament, Rio? This is what sets

:27:29. > :27:35.Messi apart as the best in the world. He sees a pass like Gerrard

:27:36. > :27:37.or someone like that. The defender thinks he has

:27:38. > :27:42.or someone like that. The defender getting it, he says, no, this ball

:27:43. > :27:49.is on a bit of string. This touch, the skill, just beautiful. They have

:27:50. > :27:53.five or six attempts to hack him down. Other players in this

:27:54. > :27:57.situation, it goes blurry. For him it is crystal clear, he is seeing

:27:58. > :28:03.everything crystal clear. They have one bite, another! Another bite,

:28:04. > :28:07.three! An example of what you were saying earlier, it takes a lot to

:28:08. > :28:23.get Messi down. It does, but he should score! He never misses these!

:28:24. > :28:28.We were on about dinking. I cannot believe how many one on ones have

:28:29. > :28:33.been missed at this World Cup. You would have scored it! It is easy

:28:34. > :28:36.watching it. One of the features of the World Cup has been the quality

:28:37. > :28:38.of the goalkeeping, we have seen more examples in this first half,

:28:39. > :28:53.nothing short of sensational. He somehow turns it on to the post!

:28:54. > :29:01.Dani Alves looking for Neymar, clawed away! That is a big save,

:29:02. > :29:10.actually! A free header, a terrific save, acrobatics denied him!

:29:11. > :29:25.He made the save to keep out Thomas Muller! Good save by Tim Howard!

:29:26. > :29:40.Ronaldo, great save! Di Maria has gone for it! Splendid save!

:29:41. > :30:04.him! -- Bravo. Neuer has come a long way, he gets it right every single

:30:05. > :30:23.time! Brilliant save. Sanchez. Saved again

:30:24. > :30:38.by Cesar! Well done the goalkeepers. Some sad news to report. Real Madrid

:30:39. > :30:46.great is in a coma. Di Stefano had to be revived by paramedics after

:30:47. > :30:51.falling ill whilst with his family. The Argentinan-born player scored in

:30:52. > :30:57.each of Real Madrid's five successive European Cup wins between

:30:58. > :31:03.1956 and 1960. What a great player he was too. There is plenty of sport

:31:04. > :31:10.to look forward to tomorrow. We have live coverage of the British Grand

:31:11. > :31:17.Prix on BBC Two from 12.00pm. Over on BBC One the build-up to the men's

:31:18. > :31:23.final at Wimbledon. It gets underway at 1.00pm. Looking into the

:31:24. > :31:29.second-half. I mean, it's, the first goal is always massively important

:31:30. > :31:39.in these games, isn't it, obviously. If Costa Rica can hold it the Dutch

:31:40. > :31:41.will get more nervous. The Dutch move it quicker. They had

:31:42. > :31:46.opportunities in the first-half. They will get further opportunities.

:31:47. > :31:49.It's very difficult to envisage Costa Rica having the same sort of

:31:50. > :31:53.energy in the second-half as they have had in the first. What we have

:31:54. > :31:58.seen, Alan, in most of this tournament, certainly the knockout

:31:59. > :32:01.stages, however tight it has been the so-called "big team" the

:32:02. > :32:05.favourites have found a way? Absolutely. Holland will be content

:32:06. > :32:10.if Costa Rica keep coming at them. They can sit and have the passes.

:32:11. > :32:15.They might say, OK, come and get your four or five men forward, move

:32:16. > :32:19.the ball quicker and forward. Lift your head up, is your first thought,

:32:20. > :32:24.get the ball into the final third. That is where they will get success.

:32:25. > :32:27.Louis van Gaal made good substitutions in games before?

:32:28. > :32:31.Exactly. If Huntelaar comes on, he is not going to need two chances. He

:32:32. > :32:35.puts the ball in the back of the net. Costa Rica are are looking more

:32:36. > :32:39.comfortable as the half went on in terms of getting into their shape

:32:40. > :32:42.and containing Holland. I think the longer the game goes on, I think

:32:43. > :32:46.they will be more content and looking to go to penalties. This

:32:47. > :32:52.could get very exciting. Let us rejoin Danny Murphy and Guy Mowbray.

:32:53. > :32:59.COMMENTATOR: Thank you very much, Gary. Just in the nick of time for

:33:00. > :33:03.the start of the second-half. 10 of the dozen goals that the Dutch have

:33:04. > :33:08.scored at this World Cup have come after the first 45 minutes is up.

:33:09. > :33:13.Costa Rica know what is coming. They will have to weather a storm at some

:33:14. > :33:16.stage. It's dangerous taking the lead against the Netherlands, they

:33:17. > :33:20.keep coming from behind? I think Costa Rica would love that

:33:21. > :33:30.opportunity to defend a lead. I sense it will get more and more

:33:31. > :33:35.intense, the Dutch pressure. The legs will get tired with all that

:33:36. > :33:41.defending. A hook towards van Persie. Robben's down. He was sent

:33:42. > :33:52.down, the referee had to look a long way to see that, but

:33:53. > :34:07.Robben attacking Junior Diaz. Three in fact

:34:08. > :34:19.What do you think the key message would have been from Louis van Gaal

:34:20. > :34:23.in particular? Play with more tempo. Try to make things happen quicker.

:34:24. > :34:28.Get the ball down. Keep the pressure on. Don't give them the chance to

:34:29. > :34:30.get back in shape. Doesn't seem to be a tactical change at the moment.

:34:31. > :34:45.Both teams seemed to have be a tactical change at the moment.

:34:46. > :34:50.the same way. Bolanos, gets there. Stefan de Vrij gets there at the

:34:51. > :34:56.same time. I think there might come a point in the game, like Rio said

:34:57. > :35:05.in the studio, a second striker to put Robben up there with van Persie.

:35:06. > :35:13.Play two up high. Good weight on that ball away from Dirk Kuyt.

:35:14. > :35:14.Cillessen ready for the cross. Ever ready goalkeeper, having not had a

:35:15. > :35:31.lot to do. Talking of the other goalkeeper, as

:35:32. > :35:37.we were at half-time, when Costa Rica first got to the World Cup in

:35:38. > :35:45.the 1990 their procession was down that their keeper, who is now their

:35:46. > :35:47.keeper/coach. They are keeping it in the football family. Passing on

:35:48. > :35:58.experience as well, isn't it? Invaluable, players who have been

:35:59. > :36:06.there. Dutch doing the same with Daley Blind. The second proved one

:36:07. > :36:24.too many. Blind. Costa Rica's throw-in.

:36:25. > :37:04.Campbell, nice bounce Forced to turn.

:37:05. > :37:12.Stefan de Vrij 22, has already captained the nation aal team. Shows

:37:13. > :37:16.how highly they must think of him to how highly they must think of him

:37:17. > :37:19.captain your country at 22 years of age. The ball goes back to

:37:20. > :37:45.Cillessen. I wonder how long Louis van Gaal

:37:46. > :37:50.will leave it alone? He has hunt hundred on the bench who could

:37:51. > :37:52.partner van Persie, scored the winning penalty so calmly against

:37:53. > :37:53.Mexico. partner van Persie, scored the

:37:54. > :37:55.winning penalty so calmly against He could tweak the formation with the

:37:56. > :37:57.players he has on the pitch of course. I don't think it will be too

:37:58. > :38:11.much longer. Knocked on by Robben, not to a

:38:12. > :38:17.team-mate, it's straight out. A slow start to the second-half proceedings

:38:18. > :38:23.in Salvador. I think that is a point that was made about so much at stake

:38:24. > :38:26.now that it's one mistake and you are out. The games are getting a

:38:27. > :38:32.little slower. A little bit more tetchy at times. Yeah, cautious. I

:38:33. > :38:36.mean, the Dutch need to be... I think they have every intention to

:38:37. > :38:40.try and go and win the game. Just to play with a bit more pace and

:38:41. > :38:46.intensity to get the attacks moving a bit more quickly. Otherwise, it

:38:47. > :38:50.gives Costa Rica players the chance to spoil. The chance to get back in.

:38:51. > :38:55.Get the front-line of five we talked about. Very difficult to break down

:38:56. > :39:01.a packed defence if you are playing slowly. Robben, Kuyt went forward

:39:02. > :39:06.this time. Robben is taken out. He went a long way through the air, I

:39:07. > :39:11.think with justification that time. Caught in between Umana and, who has

:39:12. > :39:26.a yellow card, Michael Umana. Junior Diaz was on the other half of the

:39:27. > :39:34.sandwich. Yeah, I think that's - thou shall not pass. I think he was

:39:35. > :39:41.lucky there. Diaz was already on a yellow. It's Umana's first of the

:39:42. > :39:47.tournament. If you hadn't been booked going into the quarter-final

:39:48. > :39:53.you do essentially get one for free. Single yellow cards get wiped out

:39:54. > :40:00.after this stage. You might might as well use it. There speaks a pro. If

:40:01. > :40:07.you know it will be wiped, you are allowed a free one again, why not!

:40:08. > :40:08.Robben to take the free-kick. The jostling is just inside the penalty

:40:09. > :40:17.area. Robben, something different to

:40:18. > :40:22.Sneijder. He didn't really have a sight. Bryan Ruiz was half in his

:40:23. > :40:27.way. He still let fly with some conviction. A clever free-kick. I've

:40:28. > :40:32.seen it used quite a lot. Tries to pull round. Bryan Ruiz, clever

:40:33. > :40:37.player, has probably done that free-kick many times himself. Very

:40:38. > :40:43.aware, very sharp. Good defensive play from Bryan. Some Fulham fans

:40:44. > :40:50.will be saying - say that again! Yeah. Just kept in by Gamboa.

:40:51. > :40:53.Campbell, uses his strength against Ron Vlaar, who will win in the end,

:40:54. > :41:37.if it is about strength. Acosta. Slotted in nicely into the

:41:38. > :41:43.gap left by the suspended Oscar Duarte. Offside, Campbell. Went too

:41:44. > :41:48.early. The Dutch will need to start to press higher. Trying to win the

:41:49. > :41:50.Bala bit higher up the pitch. They can't be - it's not a group

:41:51. > :41:55.Bala bit higher up the pitch. They where you can be content with 0-0.

:41:56. > :42:00.They have to take risks and push on soon and take a grasp of the game.

:42:01. > :42:03.Do you think there is a sense at the moment, watching them, they know the

:42:04. > :42:08.chance will come eventually? Maybe. That is a risk in itself. As we saw

:42:09. > :42:12.in the first-half, it's one set play, clever set play to the back

:42:13. > :42:17.post. One defensive lapse you can be out of the tournament. I'd like to

:42:18. > :42:22.see them push up the pitch 20 yards everywhere and maybe press the Bala

:42:23. > :42:28.bit higher. Go and try and win the game.

:42:29. > :42:39.Forced to turn this way and that by Celso Borges.

:42:40. > :42:52.Robben, off he goes. Managed to poke it through to van Persie. A really

:42:53. > :43:14.good block tackle. It will be a Dutch corner. Gonzalez, again.

:43:15. > :43:23.Navas, forced to go back towards his goal. It's blocked by, first of all,

:43:24. > :43:27.Diaz, then headed away. Reasonably decriesively. Now it will be a Costa

:43:28. > :43:31.Rica throw. They have defended another one. They have looked

:43:32. > :43:39.comfortable defending set plays. Well-organised, good height.

:43:40. > :43:46.Clean sheets against England. Dead rubber effectively, certainly was

:43:47. > :43:51.against England. Against Italy in the Group stage. Only conceded one

:43:52. > :43:59.against Uruguay and only conceded in the last seconds against Greece.

:44:00. > :44:11.Defenders who play in Norway and Costa Rica.

:44:12. > :44:20.They are not what you consider clubs from the top of

:44:21. > :44:22.They are not what you consider clubs Certainly well-organised. Well

:44:23. > :44:26.disciplined. Passionate. You can tell they have been trained really

:44:27. > :44:37.well. Organised by the manager in that line of five or three.

:44:38. > :44:49.So far, in the second-half, not really been troubled. Gonzalez. Nice

:44:50. > :45:00.cushioned header from Blind to Jasper Cillessen.

:45:01. > :45:06.Looking down for signs of the Netherlands bench. Nobody is

:45:07. > :45:13.doing stretching or warming up for them. The Costa Rica substitutes

:45:14. > :45:17.are. Up towards van Persie. Gonzalez. Good positioning once

:45:18. > :45:40.more. Robben, with his head down. Lovely

:45:41. > :45:46.jump and nice bit of control to keep the attack going. Dirk Kuyt is up

:45:47. > :45:53.there. He was blocked bygone gone, who is having a (inaudible) Sneijder

:45:54. > :46:00.sees the passes. He opens them up. The one who has the vision. As soon

:46:01. > :46:24.as he gets his feet, Robben makes his runs. Van Persie makes his runs.

:46:25. > :46:33.Nice ball through to Blind. He put the brakes on successfully. They did

:46:34. > :46:40.just force Diaz into a panic, behind for the corner. He wasn't sure where

:46:41. > :47:15.Robben was. Better to be safe than sorry. Enjoying this one.

:47:16. > :47:19.athleticism from Robben. Supremely fit, Arjen Robben, he seems to

:47:20. > :47:23.expend twice as much energy as anybody else in his style of play,

:47:24. > :47:26.doing things in the fast forward. He has worked hard to keep his fitness,

:47:27. > :47:30.doing things in the fast forward. He because of his injuries. He has

:47:31. > :47:35.worked because of his injuries. He has

:47:36. > :47:39.fitness guys. Costa Rica on the charge, Campbell goes down, referee

:47:40. > :47:41.is not interested at all. Nobody could have had a better view than

:47:42. > :47:47.him. Van Persie, that is a push into could have had a better view than

:47:48. > :47:53.the back of Gonzalez, that is a sign of just how careful the Netherlands

:47:54. > :47:57.have to be. That is what I was talking about earlier, it only takes

:47:58. > :48:02.one breakaway, one bad refereeing decision and you are chasing

:48:03. > :48:03.one breakaway, one bad refereeing game. He is a little bit

:48:04. > :48:11.one breakaway, one bad refereeing little nudge, not an to send him

:48:12. > :48:13.over in my opinion. No attempt to play the ball. No, I don't think it

:48:14. > :48:24.was a penalty, though. A little spell for Costa Rica, that

:48:25. > :48:34.will be a free kick, De Vrij slamming into a side. -- into his

:48:35. > :48:38.side. Well, if it has been a little bit too pedestrian for your tastes

:48:39. > :48:43.back home, think what a Costa Rica goal could do for it! Goodness me,

:48:44. > :48:45.the game would have to come alive. The Dutch would have to be bold,

:48:46. > :48:58.courageous, throw men forward. I do not think you are alone in this

:48:59. > :49:01.stadium. Talking about set plays in the first half, this is definitely

:49:02. > :49:04.an avenue they can have some joy with. Really inventive on the one

:49:05. > :49:13.earlier. Bolanos has been the free kick

:49:14. > :49:23.master so far, but it looks like he's going to be again, he ordered

:49:24. > :49:36.Borges away. Campbell trying to take Blind out of it. Just a dummy run.

:49:37. > :49:44.The signal has gone up from Bolanos, and he goes for gold. I had a little

:49:45. > :49:51.feeling they were trying the double bluff there. He won't try it again.

:49:52. > :49:54.feeling they were trying the double Yes, a little bit adventurous, to

:49:55. > :50:00.say the least. At least he is looking and thinking, can I catch

:50:01. > :50:04.them off-guard? That was a tad ambitious. Half expecting Gamboa to

:50:05. > :50:11.come in from the side and hit it. ambitious. Half expecting Gamboa to

:50:12. > :50:18.Sneijder deal Martins Indi. -- to. There is an gangster about the

:50:19. > :50:27.Netherlands' play. It is just a There is an gangster about the

:50:28. > :50:29.little bit slow, Guy, no urgency. I think they think they have so much

:50:30. > :50:36.control that they don't really need to play with that tempo. Sneijder is

:50:37. > :50:42.trying to hurry it up now. Van Persie is offside. It will not be a

:50:43. > :50:51.corner, it will be a free kick for Costa Rica. 18 second-half minutes

:50:52. > :50:55.played. Yes, not much change from the first half. He has gone early

:50:56. > :51:00.again, you could argue Sneijder played it too late, but I think he

:51:01. > :51:04.made his run to early. The obvious way to see a change in tempo, if

:51:05. > :51:08.they go a goal down, you would see everyone pressing more and playing

:51:09. > :51:19.much quicker. Or a substitution, you know, take some risks. Huntelaar has

:51:20. > :51:21.been jogging ever so gently, he has just made his way down the tunnel, I

:51:22. > :51:31.am sure just temporarily. A block, Martins Indi on Ruiz, Ruiz

:51:32. > :51:35.is calling form or that the free kick he has been awarded, and he is

:51:36. > :51:48.going to get his wish - it will be a yellow card for Bruno Martins Indi.

:51:49. > :52:00.Yeah, the same as the Robben one earlier. He grabbed him around the

:52:01. > :52:05.midriff, brought down. Another Bolanos ball into come for Costa

:52:06. > :52:11.Rica. It looks like they will blink first in terms of substitutes.

:52:12. > :52:19.Jorge Luis Pinto is going to make a change. The free kick comes in, and

:52:20. > :52:25.Cillessen stays back, and it is over the top. That is what I'm about,

:52:26. > :52:33.Guy, that is exactly the type of thing that Holland have to be

:52:34. > :52:38.careful of. Good defending from Vlaar. Yeah, really good, did not

:52:39. > :52:43.give Gonzalez enough space to have a free header, but he was the target.

:52:44. > :53:02.Costa Rica bringing a strike on, Marko -- Marco Urena, as soon as the

:53:03. > :53:06.opportunity arises. The referee has not swivelled his head to see him,

:53:07. > :53:11.but he has just got the message via the wonders of technology, a

:53:12. > :53:20.straight swap, Campbell off, Urena one. He came on to score against

:53:21. > :53:24.Uruguay in their opening 3-1 win. I am a little bit surprised, he looks

:53:25. > :53:25.a little bit lately, but he has got the capability on a breakaway to

:53:26. > :53:43.beat people and score a goal. The does not look a happy boy. No.

:53:44. > :53:51.He scored at the World Cup having not scored a league goal for

:53:52. > :53:52.Krasnodar in three league seasons, although he has not started the last

:53:53. > :54:03.two. He has not scored a goal in the last

:54:04. > :54:08.three seasons? He has not started a league game in the last two seasons,

:54:09. > :54:13.but he is still there. Somewhat confusing, why he is in the national

:54:14. > :54:20.squad if he is not playing. He is on the ball now. Good ball too from

:54:21. > :54:28.Urena, just a little bit too hard to be controlled by Borges, but he has

:54:29. > :54:34.started brightly, full of energy. Just a little too deep by Gamboa. He

:54:35. > :54:41.had the room, he had it all laid out in front of him. Yes, good effort

:54:42. > :54:47.from Gamboa, getting forward into areas, the attacking third. He just

:54:48. > :54:52.overhit it a little bit. The first time they got a few men in the box

:54:53. > :55:00.in a little while. Blasted up by Diaz. Easy for Cillessen. And we

:55:01. > :55:06.have just over a quarter of the game to go. Unless, of course, we don't

:55:07. > :55:19.see a goal, and then we have got plenty more to go!

:55:20. > :55:26.Great tracking from Tejeda, he got there in the nick of time to help

:55:27. > :55:31.out his defenders. It is a there in the nick of time to help

:55:32. > :55:37.move. Robben coming in on the left foot we have seen so many times, a

:55:38. > :55:38.little give and go, what you want from your midfielder, get back in,

:55:39. > :56:07.spot the danger. Offside, Van Persie. We have said

:56:08. > :56:10.that quite a few times. Yeah, he always plays on the shoulder, Robin

:56:11. > :56:17.van Persie, but normally you don't see him get caught, but he has

:56:18. > :56:25.tonight. It remains Netherlands 0, Costa Rica 0. A team playing in its

:56:26. > :56:30.tenth World Cup, three times runners-up, always the bridesmaids,

:56:31. > :56:33.the Dutch. The Costa Rica team are playing just their fourth Cup, this

:56:34. > :56:37.is only the second time they have got out of the group, and did this

:56:38. > :56:45.is already the furthest they have got.

:56:46. > :56:50.Gamboa has gone down, and I think it was the way he landed. He jumped

:56:51. > :56:57.with Daley Blind. No blame attached to him. Gamboa attacked it, and as

:56:58. > :57:03.soon as he hits the deck, he crumbled. You looks as though he is

:57:04. > :57:20.in pain. It would be a huge blow for them, he is a great outlet

:57:21. > :57:28.down the side, Gamboa. It looks it could be his Achilles.

:57:29. > :57:33.down the side, Gamboa. It looks jarred badly. Yeah. Words between

:57:34. > :57:40.Cillessen and Urena, and not particularly friendly ones.

:57:41. > :57:51.I hope we can see Gamboa comeback on. -- come back on. He

:57:52. > :57:56.knee injury, but I think it is a bit lower down. I think so, he might

:57:57. > :58:00.just need a minute or two to get himself together. Van Gaal

:58:01. > :58:03.unruffled, the expression rarely changes. You looks remarkably calm

:58:04. > :58:14.and cool, actually. -- he looks. would expect some type of change

:58:15. > :58:18.from him shortly, whether personnel or tactical. It seems as if he is

:58:19. > :58:22.challenging himself, how long he dare wait! Yeah, maybe! Martins

:58:23. > :58:32.Indi. Gamboa is

:58:33. > :58:35.just trotting up and down the touchline, as Vlaar plays it all the

:58:36. > :58:42.way out to Dirk Kuyt. touchline, as Vlaar plays it all the

:58:43. > :58:48.frustrated, that is out for a Costa Rica throw, and here comes Cristian

:58:49. > :58:57.Gamboa. It was just a jar, temporary pain. Yeah, let's hope so, good to

:58:58. > :59:01.see him back. They still have good substitutions, thankfully, if they

:59:02. > :59:02.do need them, but he has definitely been one of their brighter players

:59:03. > :59:06.this evening. A lovely touch from Urena, and

:59:07. > :59:22.Bolanos is onto this! De Vrij made sure it did not reach

:59:23. > :59:26.Urena, or Borges, who had made a run from midfield. Tejeda is moving

:59:27. > :59:30.forward, so Costa Rica must be in a good place. He missed his chance of

:59:31. > :59:36.a shot, I thought the chip might be on the bend in the far corner.

:59:37. > :59:41.Martins Indi, shoulder to shoulder with Bryan Ruiz, Cillessen get it

:59:42. > :59:46.out to Daley Blind. Just got behind that Dutch backline for one of the

:59:47. > :59:47.first times in the half, I thought he could have taken it on, tried

:59:48. > :00:02.something a bit more inventive. You can feel the nerves creeping

:00:03. > :00:07.into the game more and more now from both teams.

:00:08. > :00:17.18 minutes of the 90 two go, and we are moving towards one mistake and

:00:18. > :00:20.you are done territory. It is a difficult place as a player, that,

:00:21. > :00:25.you are done territory. It is a especially the back lads. You don't

:00:26. > :00:27.want to be the one to make the mistake, lose your man, give the

:00:28. > :00:37.ball away. for the little deflection up off

:00:38. > :01:00.Gonzalez. Who is defending well. Robben, doesn't mind going backwards

:01:01. > :01:05.to come forwards. Cool tackle by Gamboa, not so sure about his second

:01:06. > :01:15.attempt to keep it in. Looks all right. Helped out by Acosta. Ruiz,

:01:16. > :01:20.dangerous play, boots raised high by Gamboa. He has come back on with

:01:21. > :01:36.something extra in his step, a little bit too much fire. That was a

:01:37. > :01:42.bit rash. Dangerous play. Sneijder with the Netherland's free-kick.

:01:43. > :01:51.Spice into the game now. There is a feeling it has intensified.

:01:52. > :02:00.Sneijder, in. What a free-kick. The header is over. Couldn't have

:02:01. > :02:10.delivered it any better. No. Terrific pace. Vlaar just gets under

:02:11. > :02:21.it. Needed a lesser of a touch, a bit more of a glance. Can see a

:02:22. > :02:23.Netherland's change imminent. Jeremain Lens is going to come on. A

:02:24. > :02:48.striking option. It has not been rip roaring, but it

:02:49. > :02:52.'s a game that has something about it. You have to admire what Costa

:02:53. > :02:55.Rica have done. Defended well, played to their strength. Tried to

:02:56. > :03:00.counter-attack the Dutch when they can. It's up to the Dutch to break

:03:01. > :03:10.them down and show their quality. Which, as of now, they haven't done.

:03:11. > :03:22.Depay looks shattered. On his place comes Lens. Yeah. He's not been

:03:23. > :03:26.great. Looks like, like-for-like, in terms of position. Van Persie finds

:03:27. > :03:36.Blind. Lens first run. Can't quite get the

:03:37. > :04:15.legs moving freely just yet. That is Tejeda. I noticed a few

:04:16. > :04:20.moments ago they had number 22 ready. He has come on three times.

:04:21. > :04:33.He sat back down and put a bib over his shirt. Robben runs into Diaz.

:04:34. > :04:45.Netherlands get the throw-in. This is where it's a bit slow. Too many

:04:46. > :04:49.touches. Lethargic with the passing. Robben breezes past the first

:04:50. > :04:54.obstacle in his way. He wins the Netherlands a corner much they will

:04:55. > :05:05.make a change. It's Gamboa, will it? Yeah. He has not run off the knock

:05:06. > :05:12.he got. It will be a straight swap. Myrie is coming on. Keep giving the

:05:13. > :05:17.ball to Robben. Let him be the one who beats people, injects that pace

:05:18. > :05:24.into the Gamboa looks game. Broken, mentally and physically here. This

:05:25. > :05:29.is the - he kind of jarred it. He Scotland Yard something, like a

:05:30. > :05:34.straight leg. Straight leg and the heel went into the ground. So it

:05:35. > :05:40.could be numerous things. He has certainly tried his best to give it

:05:41. > :05:46.a go, didn't he? He's played well. He had a good tournament. I wonder

:05:47. > :05:50.how ready Myrie will be. He was called up late into the squad

:05:51. > :05:54.following an injury. This will be his competitive debut. Played a

:05:55. > :06:01.dozen times, but only in friendly internationals. What a game to come

:06:02. > :06:06.into, World Cup quarter-final, minutes remaining. There can't be

:06:07. > :06:13.many players who made their competitive debut in a World Cup

:06:14. > :06:19.quarter-final. A player who was sent off twice in the first three amongst

:06:20. > :06:23.of the Costa Rican season gone. I didn't find that one myself. In from

:06:24. > :06:46.Robben. Headed away by Diaz. Robben, surely the Netherlands need

:06:47. > :06:53.him on the ball more Robben, surely the Netherlands need

:06:54. > :06:58.they are going to win through to a semi-final against Argentina. For

:06:59. > :07:09.sure. Diaz not deceived by the dummy cross. Made a bit of room now.

:07:10. > :07:13.Offside flag is up against Lens. A good save by Navas anyway. Yeah. He

:07:14. > :07:19.wasn't to know. Stepped up quite well, the backline. It's really

:07:20. > :07:24.close. Probably just about the right decision. That man, Navas, again.

:07:25. > :07:26.It's like watching a decision. That man, Navas, again.

:07:27. > :07:35.him in goal. Everything off him, decision. That man, Navas, again.

:07:36. > :07:39.is stuff of fairytales. He has not had much to do this

:07:40. > :07:40.is stuff of fairytales. He has not going to say that. Tim Howard did

:07:41. > :07:44.the going to say that. Tim Howard did

:07:45. > :07:45.he had to do he did, remarkable performance. One of

:07:46. > :07:53.he had to do he did, remarkable second-half he hasn't been

:07:54. > :07:55.he had to do he did, remarkable busy, credit to the Costa Rica team.

:07:56. > :08:03.We thought they might tire. At the moment, they look OK.

:08:04. > :08:18.Up towards Bryan Ruiz. The ball won't break for Urena. Lovely lay

:08:19. > :08:25.off to Lens. Sneijder has made a run here. Robben, down. Free-kick.

:08:26. > :08:26.Yellow card. Right on the limits of the penalty area. It was almost on

:08:27. > :08:34.the line. the penalty area. It was almost on

:08:35. > :08:42.didn't he? Good feet from Robben. A bit of a tired lunge from Gonzalez.

:08:43. > :08:48.Free-kick, yellow card. Right decision. If Costa Rica do defy the

:08:49. > :08:51.odds, and reach the semi-final, he won't be playing in it. The

:08:52. > :08:54.odds, and reach the semi-final, he blessing is that they've already got

:08:55. > :09:01.their main centre-half suspended, who would be back. Duarte comes back

:09:02. > :09:07.in. Acosta thinks, who would be back. Duarte comes back

:09:08. > :09:14.incentive to win now, he stays in. He's done well. There is a long way

:09:15. > :09:20.to go for Costa Rica here. Wesley Sneijder with the Netherlands'

:09:21. > :09:27.free-kick.ment they have built a wall of four. He is peering around

:09:28. > :09:34.the corner of it. He tested him earlier, didn't he? Tried to give

:09:35. > :09:38.him the eyes. He has gone into crouch just behind that wall. Ready

:09:39. > :09:43.to spring. Really difficult for Sneijder. The runners are ready in

:09:44. > :09:50.orange too. Sneijder goes force goal! Off the post! Navas well

:09:51. > :09:52.beaten that time. What a free-kick! Sneijder might get on to that.

:09:53. > :10:10.Acosta in his way. Looking for Bolanos. Good strong

:10:11. > :10:16.stuff. We are set for a Grandstand finish here. Arjen Robben, taking

:10:17. > :10:23.three defenders with him. Stopped by Diaz. Look how quickly he is on the

:10:24. > :10:36.ball again. Shirt being tugged by Bolanos. This is the free-kick. Goes

:10:37. > :10:40.over the wall. Brilliant technique. Give Navas credit he was almost

:10:41. > :10:44.there. If it was on target he might have got a hand on it. Very little

:10:45. > :10:55.battle from those two on set plays this evening. Riding their luck now

:10:56. > :10:59.the Costa Rica team. Arjen Robben, with the latest chance to deliver

:11:00. > :11:03.something pretty special. Van Persie wanted it played in quickly. Managed

:11:04. > :11:09.to free himself of any markers there. Over him this time. Off the

:11:10. > :11:16.head of Gonzalez. Navas didn't get cleanly to it. Van Persie. Lovely

:11:17. > :11:28.turn. Navas blocks. Kuyt is prevented. Costa Rica, clear. Can't

:11:29. > :11:37.keep it in. That man, Navas again. I feel like we are repeating ourselves

:11:38. > :11:43.a bit. Which Navas did you expect to star in the World Cup. Keylor is

:11:44. > :12:05.brilliant. Great skill from van Persie.

:12:06. > :12:12.This is a Netherlands side that was one done to Mexico last Sunday and

:12:13. > :12:18.scored in the 88th minute before Robben won his penalty. Huntelaar

:12:19. > :12:21.converted. 90 plus 4 the official timing. Fourth minute of

:12:22. > :12:27.injury-time. Now, van Persie. He managed to pull it down. He couldn't

:12:28. > :12:35.quite get the ball set in front of him. The pressure is building. This

:12:36. > :12:40.is the chance from earlier, van Persie's right-foot. Gets down well

:12:41. > :12:55.to his right hand side. Cleared the danger. The free-kick from Sneijder,

:12:56. > :13:00.wonderful effort. Navas knew he had to get that pace to make sure he

:13:01. > :13:04.couldn't get across. The pace was everything. That is the only way you

:13:05. > :13:10.could have beaten him from there. The wall could have done more

:13:11. > :13:22.actually, and jumped, technically a free-kick. Neuer might be running

:13:23. > :13:30.Navas pretty close. I was going to say. Tejeda, couldn't take it and

:13:31. > :13:35.run. Myrie, finds Ruiz, good tackle that from Robben. Snuffed out the

:13:36. > :13:44.threat, straightaway. Yeah, well played Robben. Busy off and on the

:13:45. > :13:54.ball. Working back for his team. Showing intent, desire. Four minutes

:13:55. > :14:00.of the 90 to go. Myrie got the call from Acosta to leave it to him. Lens

:14:01. > :14:03.was offside anyway. You might have been sitting back for most of it, it

:14:04. > :14:06.might be edge of the seat time for the rest. I'm surprised there has

:14:07. > :14:09.not been a change in formation from the Dutch. Even though they are

:14:10. > :14:13.controlling the game, in terms of possession, they are not really

:14:14. > :14:22.making lots of chances and opening them up. They are more half chances.

:14:23. > :14:26.We've seen, in previouses games, Louis van Gaal, make changes that

:14:27. > :14:31.have affected the game. There is a lack of urgency, there really is. It

:14:32. > :14:40.doesn't feel like the quarter-final of a World Cup. Is at stake. A

:14:41. > :14:47.semi-final is at stake. Lens. Holds up Acosta. Takes on Gonzalez. He has

:14:48. > :14:50.had a super match. You took the words out of my mouth. He has been

:14:51. > :15:14.the pick of the defenders. Been everywhere. Giancarlo Gonzalez of

:15:15. > :15:33.Columbus Crew. He has two bookings now.

:15:34. > :15:48.It is not often that the orange army of Dutch supporters are outsung. Van

:15:49. > :15:55.Persie has misted! Surely he just had to make contact! They don't not

:15:56. > :16:02.know what has happened. I cannot believe he has missed it. I thought

:16:03. > :16:09.it might be a penalty, but I think he has just missed. What a ball from

:16:10. > :16:17.Sneijder. For a man of his quality, it is a huge mess. Robin van Persie

:16:18. > :16:25.with a goal on a plate. I think the defender just put off little bit. --

:16:26. > :16:28.put him off a little bit. But that is as good a chance as we have seen

:16:29. > :16:34.tonight, and if you wanted it to fall to one man, it would be him.

:16:35. > :16:37.tonight, and if you wanted it to Less than 90 seconds of the 90

:16:38. > :16:46.minutes to go, and then whatever is added on. Offside, Lens. The

:16:47. > :16:56.Netherlands have failed to win any of their four World Cup matches that

:16:57. > :17:06.have gone into extra time. Well... It could change!

:17:07. > :17:24.Snide again, he has been the one this half. -- Sneijder. Bolanos

:17:25. > :17:32.still battling away. Van Persie beaten to the ball by the

:17:33. > :17:46.interesting. Van Persie beaten to the ball by the

:17:47. > :17:52.-- Acosta. He had to do better there Van Persie beaten to the ball by the

:17:53. > :17:57.for his team, take it Van Persie beaten to the ball by the

:17:58. > :18:26.a throw in. Four minutes, it will be a long four minutes for

:18:27. > :18:33.Robben has got the momentum for a run at Diaz, and Diaz has brought

:18:34. > :18:39.him down. Diaz is in the book. He is surely going here. The referee has

:18:40. > :18:44.just looked down to check the number. He is letting off. I think

:18:45. > :18:49.he is, you know. Well, that is incredible. I think if he was going

:18:50. > :18:51.he is, you know. Well, that is by the letter of the law, it

:18:52. > :18:54.he is, you know. Well, that is yellow card, but

:18:55. > :18:56.he is, you know. Well, that is malicious. I do not like to see

:18:57. > :19:02.players get yellows for that, really. We can't afford to even

:19:03. > :19:09.slightly missed time that. No, I know. He is lucky, for sure he is

:19:10. > :19:13.lucky. What he has done is give away a free kick to the Netherlands, and

:19:14. > :19:21.Van Persie. Well, he couldn't score could run out.

:19:22. > :19:25.Van Persie. Well, he couldn't score from two yards out, how about from

:19:26. > :19:30.the angle of from two yards out, how about from

:19:31. > :19:43.we have seen from Navas, he will have to hit a worldie. We have seen

:19:44. > :19:46.him score them from there before. We have. Robin van

:19:47. > :19:53.him score them from there before. We ready. Iodine, straight at the

:19:54. > :19:58.gloves of Navas. -- fired in. Lovely ball in! Missed by everybody!

:19:59. > :20:08.Incredible scramble! De Vrij has run

:20:09. > :20:21.again, isn't it? How on earth did that not going in -- not go in?!

:20:22. > :20:31.again, isn't it? How on earth did Tejeda on the post! Sometimes you

:20:32. > :20:37.start getting a feeling. Could it be Navas' night?

:20:38. > :20:45.start getting a feeling. Could it be way to go, if it goes to extra time,

:20:46. > :20:49.but... He needs to blink that out. That came off one defender, then

:20:50. > :20:54.onto the defender on the line, who mis-kicked it onto the bar, and

:20:55. > :21:00.Robin van Persie must be thinking, what does he have to do?

:21:01. > :21:01.Robin van Persie must be thinking, minutes of injury time played, the

:21:02. > :21:21.board said four. Up towards Van Persie again,

:21:22. > :21:25.Gonzalez' header straight to Robben. He finds his balance and finds

:21:26. > :21:35.Sneijder. Sneijder is looking for Kuyt. Bolanos dropped back in.

:21:36. > :21:45.Kuyt, a measured ball. Gonzalez is there every time. He has been a

:21:46. > :21:50.rock. He has got to keep the ball better, come back, get some passes

:21:51. > :21:54.in! The flag is up against Arjen Robben, and I think time might be up

:21:55. > :22:00.for the Netherlands. They will be forced into extra time here. And we

:22:01. > :22:07.still don't know whether or not they will be forced out of the World Cup.

:22:08. > :22:16.Robben actually was not offside, comfortably on. I think he has to do

:22:17. > :22:20.more for his team, get hold of the ball. Well, in the stadium where the

:22:21. > :22:24.Netherlands began their campaign with a 5-1 win over defending world

:22:25. > :22:30.champions Wayne, they have been held to a goalless draw against Costa

:22:31. > :22:38.Rica. -- Spain. We are going to extra time. 0-0 in Salvador.

:22:39. > :22:42.Extra time it is, and somehow Costa Rica holding onto the end of there,

:22:43. > :22:47.it just shows you, if you wait long enough, you get excitement in the

:22:48. > :22:50.end, especially at the World Cup. Knockout, extra time, the

:22:51. > :22:54.possibility of penalties, stick with us, it could get really exciting in

:22:55. > :22:59.extra time, as we have seen in so many times at this tournament. It

:23:00. > :23:03.seemed to open up at the end. many times at this tournament. It

:23:04. > :23:08.Absolutely, the first was a bit poor, the second half was a

:23:09. > :23:12.nonevent, then it came to light. The biggest scramble you have ever seen

:23:13. > :23:17.at the end, Sneijder had a great shot, a great ball in to Van Persie,

:23:18. > :23:22.and the Dutch had four great chances but failed to convert. The Dutch

:23:23. > :23:26.work very poor for much of that second half, and as soon as they

:23:27. > :23:29.picked their heads up and moved the ball a lot quicker, that is when

:23:30. > :23:35.they started causing problems. When Sneijder was able to pick his head

:23:36. > :23:45.up, their first thought was passing it forward. That is when they had

:23:46. > :23:46.their chances. This was close! I just cannot believe that ability.

:23:47. > :23:56.The keeper was not getting that! I think Navas has been

:23:57. > :24:05.unbelievable, the goalkeepers have had a great tournament. Navas is in

:24:06. > :24:10.the way again. I think Gonzalez, the centre half for Costa Rica, deserves

:24:11. > :24:15.a special mention, he has been fantastic. A great ball, how does he

:24:16. > :24:21.miss this?! I think he goes with the wrong foot, his balance is wrong. He

:24:22. > :24:25.hits it with his left. It is not like his left foot is poor.

:24:26. > :24:28.hits it with his left. It is not exactly! In the last five minutes,

:24:29. > :24:38.he should have had a hat-trick, Van Persie. This is the scramble, one,

:24:39. > :24:43.two, three, four, one of the great clearances off the bar! Absolutely

:24:44. > :24:47.amazing. Your former team-mate has probably not enjoyed that very

:24:48. > :24:52.much. Chances are coming, he will be thinking, I am getting chances, I am

:24:53. > :24:57.happy with that. As a forward, as long as you are getting the chances,

:24:58. > :25:01.fine. Sneijder has been the best player, brilliant. What we have seen

:25:02. > :25:05.in some of these games in the two and is that sometimes the smaller

:25:06. > :25:09.nations have hung on and hang on, and then it is almost like, we have

:25:10. > :25:15.done it, then they have conceded goals pretty quickly in extra time.

:25:16. > :25:19.We may see the same again, we may not. The team that are expected to

:25:20. > :25:25.win have realised, coming to 85 minutes, one mistake and they are

:25:26. > :25:29.out. So you have to go for it, by gambling a little bit. Gary is right

:25:30. > :25:32.in what he is saying, there is always an exception to that rule. In

:25:33. > :25:38.this game, we talked about the energy levels of Costa Rica and said

:25:39. > :25:41.that they could not keep going in the second half as well as they did

:25:42. > :25:46.in the first half, but they did. They kept on going and going, Rio,

:25:47. > :25:53.didn't they? Costa Rica look out on their feet, towards the end of that

:25:54. > :25:58.half they were camped in their box. This is the problem that you have

:25:59. > :26:01.got with Holland, though, passing it slow, coming into the last 15

:26:02. > :26:07.minutes or so, I am saying one mistake, and that could just be the

:26:08. > :26:14.mistake, a little nudge. I have just seen a Dutch goalkeeper, first-time

:26:15. > :26:19.for about an and 20 minutes! Look, what a resilient bunch this art.

:26:20. > :26:25.Great spirit. Their determination not to be beaten. I think it has

:26:26. > :26:30.been said, they have got a great attitude, they have got a work

:26:31. > :26:35.ethic, they are all prepared to put a shift in. If you do that, you have

:26:36. > :26:39.got a chance. They are organised, drilled, they have got great

:26:40. > :26:45.communication, a never say die attitude. Rio, the Dutch are walking

:26:46. > :26:51.around, looking refreshed, Van Gaal saying, get up, the Costa Rica

:26:52. > :26:55.players are lying on their backs. Sometimes that comes from the

:26:56. > :26:59.managers, get out early, show that you are ready, wait for them on the

:27:00. > :27:03.pitch, they will see you waiting. It might also be that once you have

:27:04. > :27:09.been working hard, the other team have not, the energy levels of Costa

:27:10. > :27:12.Rica... At this stage, we have seen it in the games before, experience

:27:13. > :27:18.tells, and the Dutch experience, they are composed. They have got to

:27:19. > :27:22.do what they did in the last ten minutes, keep the pressure on,

:27:23. > :27:26.forced the play, move the ball quicker, make the forward pass,

:27:27. > :27:34.rather than backwards. When they did that, they caused problems. I think

:27:35. > :27:37.the Costa Ricans will hope for penalties now. As they showed in the

:27:38. > :27:42.last round, they are not bad at those, and the Dutch have not got a

:27:43. > :27:47.great track record. And they have also got a great keeper, the Costa

:27:48. > :27:53.Ricans! They are changing ends for another 30 minutes. It is all Danny

:27:54. > :27:59.Murphy's and Guy Mowbray's. Thank you, Gary. Costa Rica is one

:28:00. > :28:06.of the few sovereign nations in the world without an army. They have got

:28:07. > :28:12.some fighters. Proving themselves every step of the way in this World

:28:13. > :28:22.Cup. How fit is Bryan Ruiz, Danny? Can he run all night? Nope! Do you

:28:23. > :28:26.know what? We need to praise them for getting to this point, because

:28:27. > :28:30.I, like many others, did not think they would get anywhere near the

:28:31. > :28:34.Dutch tonight. The Dutch have disappointed, they have not played

:28:35. > :28:39.with great urgency, but that backline, they have defended like

:28:40. > :28:44.heroes, honestly. Gonzalez especially, as Rio said in the

:28:45. > :28:51.studio, has been absolutely immense. Can they hold out for another half

:28:52. > :28:56.an hour? Stefan de Vrij on the ball for the Netherlands, no changes in

:28:57. > :29:02.terms of the players at there for now. Costa Rica have one

:29:03. > :29:04.substitution left, Louis van Gaal has two available, one of them being

:29:05. > :29:10.Huntelaar. I think we has two available, one of them being

:29:11. > :29:14.Argentina players will be supporting now. They are waving Costa Rican

:29:15. > :29:24.flags right now. Robben De mise is way out of it,

:29:25. > :29:30.which side of the flag has that gone? -- dummies.

:29:31. > :29:31.which side of the flag has that Messi waving his little flag around,

:29:32. > :30:13.can you?! If they have travelled Robben hadn't

:30:14. > :30:22.correctly. It Robben hadn't

:30:23. > :30:31.Persie running together. A clever Both onside. I think they are.

:30:32. > :30:35.Sometimes when you are so quick and get ahead of play so quickly, you

:30:36. > :30:38.look like you're offside and you're not. Victim of his own pace, if you

:30:39. > :30:44.like. Something I never suffered from, I can assure you of that! From

:30:45. > :30:46.Kurdistan the assistant referee on that far side. He has had a busy

:30:47. > :30:59.night. Lens finds van Persie, he takes that

:31:00. > :31:05.nicely. One thing about Robin van Persie, he won't let the sitter

:31:06. > :31:13.affect him. The next one he will back. Timed to win the ball away.

:31:14. > :31:17.Here is Robben. Kuyt outside, and needed. Kuyt can't go any further

:31:18. > :31:27.though. It's a corner. Much of the same from the Dutch,

:31:28. > :31:36.pressure. Ball out to Robben. Causing problems.

:31:37. > :31:45.Kuyt on the move. Ron Vlaar's header. Navas across - you wouldn't

:31:46. > :31:51.expect anything else! No. I was calmly awaiting his save. A great

:31:52. > :31:56.header. Again, no men on the post. Something that has

:31:57. > :32:01.header. Again, no men on the post. in this tournament. Navas

:32:02. > :32:12.Sneijder in time. Navas. He has made a mistake now. Nowhere near that. He

:32:13. > :32:20.was allowed one at some point, wasn't he? Shouldn't be coming

:32:21. > :32:29.outside his six-yard. Absolutely no-man's land. Gets lucky. This is

:32:30. > :32:35.the Vlaar header. Does well. Pushes it away from danger. Laid flat on

:32:36. > :32:39.his back at the moment, as we look at his flying save from Vlaar again.

:32:40. > :32:45.He has actually missed a couple of training session this is week with a

:32:46. > :32:53.shoulder problem, Keylor Navas. It's his knee this time. That wouldn't be

:32:54. > :33:04.the change that Costa Rica want to make before the end. No. Goodness

:33:05. > :33:15.me. He looks calm enough does Jorge Luis Pinto. Calmish. It's reasonably

:33:16. > :33:21.genuine. He does look in trouble, doesn't he? The old magic spray. How

:33:22. > :33:27.fast will Patrick Pemberton's heart be beating now? Oh... It's strange

:33:28. > :33:32.sometimes the substitute, I have done it in big games myself you

:33:33. > :33:37.desperately want to get on, when your time goes - yeah, he falls on

:33:38. > :33:42.it awkwardly, doesn't he? Sometimes, as a substitute, you get that

:33:43. > :33:45.nervous feeling, adrenaline pumping through your body as you are about

:33:46. > :33:50.to come on. He won't want to come on in a situation like this. I'm sure

:33:51. > :33:54.they will be good friends. He will want Navas to stay. In he has played

:33:55. > :34:03.to brilliantly. Thankfully they are up on his feet. They have number 22

:34:04. > :34:14.waiting to come on. Sit down, Patrick, not yet. Corner in and

:34:15. > :34:22.headed firmly away towards Blind. Robben. Kuyt. Robben. Never going to

:34:23. > :34:26.get there. They are going to gamble. They obviously have the OK from the

:34:27. > :34:33.fizz owe that Navas will be all right. I think Bryan Ruiz might be

:34:34. > :34:38.taking issue with the change. He has just had words with the bench. He

:34:39. > :34:45.won't be the player to come off. It will be Tejeda. Cubero on in his

:34:46. > :34:51.place. Maybe Tejeda just can't run much further. He has done nearly

:34:52. > :34:58.12.5 kilometers. That is a huge amount. The team average less than

:34:59. > :35:03.10. He has done 12.4. Put a real shift in for his team. Very pleased

:35:04. > :35:10.with his performance. He hasn't stopped from minute one. Of course,

:35:11. > :35:21.the central midfield areas you do cover the most ground. I mean I'm

:35:22. > :35:24.going to stay that. It's statistically proven.

:35:25. > :35:26.going to stay that. It's Pemberton has sat down with the most

:35:27. > :35:31.going to stay that. It's dejected look on his face. I thought

:35:32. > :35:36.he would have been happy. Not in the fact that he is not coming on, but

:35:37. > :35:39.the fact his friend is OK. This might be his one and only chance of

:35:40. > :35:49.playing in a World Cup game gone. might be his one and only chance of

:35:50. > :35:54.Thrown in by Myrie. Down. What does the referee do? Nothing, he points

:35:55. > :36:01.for a goal kick. Costa Rica protest. Most throngly from the touchline,

:36:02. > :36:05.rather than the field. Vlaar is having words. I tell you what. It's

:36:06. > :36:13.a penalty. I think he has clipped his left leg. He does go down

:36:14. > :36:16.a penalty. I think he has clipped looking for it. I've seen them given

:36:17. > :36:25.in this World Cup. Definitely left leg on left leg connection. Hinge

:36:26. > :36:27.was looking, but he might have found it. -- I think he was looking, but

:36:28. > :36:30.he might have found