World Cup: Costa Rica records historic win over Uruguay

The victory for Costa Rica is their first ever over any South American opposition at the Mundial.

Costa Rica, Saturday night, netted three second-half goals to secure a shock 3-1 win over Uruguay in the first game of Group D at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The victory for Costa Rica is their first ever over any South American opposition at the Mundial.

As it was expected by many, Uruguay shot into the lead in the 27th minute when Edinson Cavani fired the penalty, awarded to his team, below the Costa Rican goalkeeper.

Costa Rica showed they had believe as they pressed on for an equaliser from then on.

Their persistence finally paid off in the 54th when on-loan Arsenal striker to Olympiakos, Campbell, struck past Fernando Muslera following a dangerous cross from Cristian Gamboa.

Just two minutes later, Costa Rica were ahead when Oscar Duarte’s diving header breezed into the Uruguay net, much to the jubilation of their fans in the stadium.

Things turned worse for Uruguay as Marco Urena wrapped up the win in the final ten minutes of the game.

Sadly also, Uruguay defender, Maxi Perreira, was handed a straight red card for his tackle on Campbell in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The game might be his last if Uruguay fail to make it to the second round.

Saturday night’s result puts Costa Rica top of Group D with three points and a +2 goal difference, ahead of Italy who also have three points, but with a +1 goal difference after defeating England 2-1.