Italy 0-1 Costa Rica - June 20, 2014 / World Cup 2014
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ITA
44' - Goal
Bryan Ruiz
ITA
46' - Substitution
Thiago Mottais substituted by Antonio Cassano46
57' - Substitution
Antonio Candrevais substituted by Lorenzo Insigne57
68' - Substitution
Yeltsin Tejedais substituted by José Miguel Cubero
69' - Substitution
Claudio Marchisiois substituted by Alessio Cerci
69' - Yellow card
Mario Balotelli69 72' - Yellow card
José Miguel Cubero
74' - Substitution
Joel Campbellis substituted by Marco Ureña
81' - Substitution
Bryan Ruizis substituted by Randall Brenes
CR
CR
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Gianluigi Buffon | 36 | 141 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Andrea Barzagli | 33 | 49 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Giorgio Chiellini | 29 | 70 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | D |
Ignazio Abate | 27 | 21 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Matteo Darmian | 24 | 3 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Claudio Marchisio | 69 | 28 | 46 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 5 | M |
Thiago Motta | 46 | 31 | 22 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 16 | M |
Daniele De Rossi | 30 | 97 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | M |
Andrea Pirlo | 35 | 111 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Antonio Candreva | 57 | 27 | 22 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Mario Balotelli | 69 | 23 | 32 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
29.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
56
Costa Rica
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Keylor Navas | 27 | 55 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Giancarlo Gonzalez | 26 | 36 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Oscar Duarte | 25 | 13 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Michael Umaña | 31 | 84 | 5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Júnior Díaz | 30 | 63 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 16 | D |
Cristian Gamboa | 24 | 26 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | M |
Yeltsin Tejeda | 68 | 22 | 24 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 5 | M |
Celso Borges | 26 | 65 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Bryan Ruiz | 4481 | 28 | 64 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Christian Bolaños | 30 | 57 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Joel Campbell | 74 | 21 | 35 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
47
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | F |
Antonio Cassano | 46 | 31 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 22 | F |
Lorenzo Insigne | 57 | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Alessio Cerci | 69 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | M |
José Miguel Cubero | 6872 | 27 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Randall Brenes | 81 | 30 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | F |
Marco Ureña | 74 | 24 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gianluigi Buffon
IN
Salvatore Sirigu
OUT
Ignazio Abate
IN
Gabriel Paletta
OUT
Thiago Motta
IN
Marco Verratti
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
56
55
Success rate in this team:
42 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Prandelli vs Costa Rica
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Prandelli vs Pinto
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
61
71
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
42 %
Pinto vs Italy
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Pinto vs Prandelli
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Enrique Osses
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Italy2 matches | General total | Costa Rica2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Costa Rica1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on June 20, 2014 | Latest figure on June 20, 2014 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Italy after 17 matches with at least one goal scored surterrainneutre in World Cup (since 11/06/1998). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 10/06/1986 (9 matches)
Costa Rica keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre in World Cup running (since 13/06/2002). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Costa Rica after 11 matches with at least one goal conceded (since 06/09/2013). It was the best streak for the club since 11/10/2003-05/09/2004 (12 matches).
General ranking
| 1 | Costa Rica | 6 pts | 2 rd | |
| 2 | Italy | 3 pts | 2 rd | |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 pts | 2 rd | |
| 4 | England | 0 pt | 2 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Costa Rica | 6 pts | 2 rd | |
| 2 | Italy | 3 pts | 2 rd | |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 pts | 2 rd | |
| 4 | England | 0 pt | 2 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | VItaly 4-3 Japan19/06/2013 | DSpain 0-0 Italy27/06/2013 | DUruguay 2-2 Italy30/06/2013 | DItaly 2-2 Nigeria18/11/2013 | DItaly 0-0 Ireland31/05/2014 | VEngland 1-2 Italy14/06/2014 |
| Overall | DItaly 1-1 Germany15/11/2013 | DItaly 2-2 Nigeria18/11/2013 | LSpain 1-0 Italy05/03/2014 | DItaly 0-0 Ireland31/05/2014 | DItaly 1-1 Luxembourg04/06/2014 | VEngland 1-2 Italy14/06/2014 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VCosta Rica 1-0 Belize13/07/2013 | LHonduras 1-0 Costa Rica21/07/2013 | LCosta Rica 0-1 South Korea25/01/2014 | LCosta Rica 1-3 Japan02/06/2014 | DCosta Rica 1-1 Ireland06/06/2014 | VUruguay 1-3 Costa Rica14/06/2014 |
| Overall | LChile 4-0 Costa Rica22/01/2014 | LCosta Rica 0-1 South Korea25/01/2014 | VCosta Rica 2-1 Paraguay05/03/2014 | LCosta Rica 1-3 Japan02/06/2014 | DCosta Rica 1-1 Ireland06/06/2014 | VUruguay 1-3 Costa Rica14/06/2014 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 9 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 11 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
2 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
| Claudio Marchisio | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Marco Ureña | |
| Claudio Marchisio | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Marco Ureña | |
| Antonio Candreva | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Christian Bolaños |  |
| Antonio Candreva | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Christian Bolaños | |
| Antonio Candreva | 2 assists during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last match | Joel Campbell | |
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
1 gf
0 ga
Historical head to head
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
0 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
June 11, 1994 |
| Neutral ground | 1 - 0 |
June 11, 1994 |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against Costa Rica
 |
Giuseppe Signori | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
Players with most games played vs Costa Rica
 |
Gianluca Pagliuca | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Antonio Benarrivo | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Roberto Donadoni | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Franco Baresi | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Demetrio Albertini | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Daniele Massaro | 1 match | 1994 - 1994 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
Competition info
The other matches
June 17, 2014
June 18, 2014
June 19, 2014
June 20, 2014
June 21, 2014
June 22, 2014
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Costa Rica | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
2
|  | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
3
|  | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
4
|  | England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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