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Brazil World Cup 2014

A rebuttal to Wall Street Journal editor’s call for US World Cup fans to ignore Costa Rica

You might have heard of us and our national football team, known as La Sele. We were expected to be quickly eliminated in the first round.

Costa Rica hopes La Sele will bring home a trophy, along with more tourists

After Costa Rica’s historic string of World Cup wins so far, the small Central American country of 4.8 million is hoping that all the extra attention will translate into more tourists and foreign investment.

Pope Francis shows off his new Sele jersey

Looks like even the pope has caught World Cup fever.

‘Cathedrals of Soccer’ worships the stadium

“Las Catedrales de Fútbol” (“Cathedrals of Soccer”) is a photographic series that canonizes the world’s favorite sport – not the game itself, but the stadiums where matches unfold.

Costa Rica uniforms are international best-sellers thanks to World Cup run

And now, just like that, everyone wants Costa Rica’s jerseys. The World Cup uniform – with the simple one-stripe design – received much criticism for its barebones style. However, the apparel suddenly is a best seller thanks to the Ticos shocking appearance in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Brazil.

Key players out for both teams ahead of Costa Rica – Netherlands match

Defender Roy Miller will miss Costa Rica's historic World Cup quarterfinal with the Netherlands on Saturday because of a left foot injury, according to his federation. Miller, a reserve defender on the national team, almost certainly would've certainly started against the Dutch in place of centerback Óscar Duarte -- who was red carded during the Ticos' previous match.

Belgium overcomes Tim Howard and the United States to reach quarterfinals

U.S. keeper Tim Howard had made a string of fine saves to keep Marc Wilmots' men at bay during the 90 minutes in Salvador. Howard's 16 saves throughout the match broke the record for most saves in a World Cup game.

Tourism sector extends ad buy during World Cup quarterfinals

La Sele's historic qualification for the quarterfinals round of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil prompted the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) to extend the airing of a TV ad campaign currently promoting the country as an ideal destination for tourism, trade and investment.

Watch Costa Rica’s Plaza de la Democracia erupt after Ticos score against Greece

See a video of La Sele fans in the Plaza de la Democracia in San José in the seconds before and the seconds after Bryan Ruiz's goal against Greece on Sunday.

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