Costa Rica practising for penalties

Recife (Brazil), June 28 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rican players are practising penalties before facing Greece in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Sunday in Arena Pernambuco here to determine who will qualify for the quarterfinals. Defender Cristian Gamboa...

Costa Rica practising for penalties

Recife (Brazil), June 28 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rican players are practising penalties before facing Greece in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Sunday in Arena Pernambuco here to determine who will qualify for the quarterfinals.

Defender Cristian Gamboa said that his side trained on penalty shots because it could be a possible scenario, reports EFE.

"We want to win in 90 minutes but we must be prepared, just in case," Gamboa said.

--IANS/EFE

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