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VIDEO: Even in defeat, Costa Rica celebrates

Alberto Font
By Alberto Font
AlbertoFont/The Tico Times

La Sele fans celebrated on San José’s Avenida Central on Saturday after their team’s great performance in the World Cup.  The Ticos lost in a penalty shootout to the Netherlands. Watch the video:

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