Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between England and Costa Rica. The 2014 World Cup group-stage match scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Mineiro in Belo Horizonte and can be live streamed here free. A free Spanish language stream of the match can be found here. Free radio coverage here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2 and UniMas.
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After two crushing losses in the opening round of the 2014 World Cup, England saw its World Cup dreams come to a crashing halt. Playing well, the team can't help but leave with the feeling of what could've been. Especially striker Rickie Lambert.
"Games are mostly won on fine margins," Lambert said (via FIFA). "Both games I thought we were better. I thought we were the better team, and we haven't managed to take our chances, and the opposition have taken their chances," he added ahead of England's meeting with Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte. "It's the one or two percent that makes all the difference, and both games went to the other team, which is devastating."
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Player to Watch: The injury to Bryan Oviedo was supposed to cripple Los Ticos. Just don't tell that Junior Diaz. The 30-year-old didn't just provide the assist in Costa Rica's 1-0 victory over Italy, he stymied runs down the channel all afternoon. It'll be his responsibility to do the same against England. Especially if its a young starlet like Raheem Sterling running at him with pace.
England's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Foster; Shaw, Cahill, Smalling, Jones; Wilshere, Lampard; Lallana, Barkley, Milner; Sturridge
Costa Rica's Projected Lineup (5-4-1): Navas; Diaz, Miller, Gonzalez, Duarte, Gamboa; Brenes, Borges, Tejeda, Ruiz; Campbell
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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