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HomesportsSoccerCosta Rican Fans in the last excruciating moments of Game vs Netherlands

Costa Rican Fans in the last excruciating moments of Game vs Netherlands

July 7, 2014

Costa Rica Soccer vs Netherlands — Lindsay Fendt / The Tico Times

Watch the reactions of Costa Rica fans in the Plaza de la Democracia as they watch their national soccer team fall to the Netherlands in penalty kicks.

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