Costa Rica beat Greece in a penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.
After the game ended 1-1 following extra time. The match decided in penalty shootout.
Costa Rica had taken the lead early in the second half of regulation time through captain Bryan Ruiz but then had defender Oscar Duarte sent off in the 66th minute.
Greece equalized in injury time of regulation time when Sokratis Papastathopoulos smashed in a rebound and finally made the team’s numerical advantage pay.
Costa Rica will play the Netherlands in the quarterfinals
