Watch Italy vs. Costa Rica Live Streaming Free World Cup 2014 Qualifier Soccer Online

Watch: Italy vs. Costa Rica Live Streaming Free World Cup 2014 Qualifier Soccer Online
Location: Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Date: Friday 20 June
Kick-off Time: Noon ET
TV Coverage: ESPN (U.S. Channel)

Head-to-head

• Their only previous meeting between the two countries was in a friendly in 1994, in the United States. Giuseppe Signori scored the game’s only goal in a 1-0 win for Italy.

Italy

• Italy can win their opening two World Cup matches for the first time since winning the first five in 1990. They have not won their second group match at any of the last three World Cups (D2, L1).
• The Azzurri have scored in their last 15 World Cup games, a record run for them and the best current run of any nation.
• Italy’s pass completion of 93.2% against England is the highest ever recorded in a World Cup game.
• Andrea Pirlo made 108 passes in Italy’s first game but 59 of them were in his own half.
• Mario Balotelli has scored 11 of his 13 goals for Italy in competitive matches.
• Gianluigi Buffon, who missed Italy’s opening game, can join Gianni Rivera, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Maldini and Fabio Cannavaro in playing at four World Cups.

Costa Rica

• Jorge Luis Pinto’s side are the first country to face three former World Cup winners in each of their group matches.
• Costa Rica can become the only non-European country other than Brazil and Argentina to beat two former winners at a single tournament.
• Other than Mexico and the USA, no Concacaf nation has ever won back-to-back World Cup matches.
• The Ticos have scored in all six previous World Cup matches against European countries.
• Cristian Bolanos and Michael Umana are the only survivors of Costa Rica’s 2006 squad.
• Costa Rica have scored 12 of their 15 World Cup goals in the second half of matches.

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