The 2014 FIFA World Cup brought a wide variety of emotions to fans around the world. Spectators were able to witness outstanding football matches taking place in Brazilian stadiums.
Costa Rica reaches the quarter finals of the 2014 World Cup
The main sensation of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil is the outstanding result shown by the national team of Costa Rica. This team fell into one of the championship death groups. The Costa Ricans' rivals in Quartet D were Italians, Uruguayans and British. Representatives of Central America were able to reach the playoff stage from the first place in the group. Costa Rica managed to beat Uruguay and Italy (3 - 1 and 1 - 0, respectively), as well as not lose to the British (0 - 0).
In the 1/8 final match, the Costa Ricans defeated the Greeks in a penalty shootout. Reaching the quarterfinals of the World Cup was the greatest achievement of Costa Rican football. In the quarterfinals, Costa Rica's players did not lose again. The main and extra time of the match with Holland ended in a goalless draw. Only in the 11-meter series were the Netherlands (future bronze medalists) able to defeat Costa Rica.
Brazil - Germany (1 - 7)
The score of the first semifinal meeting between the hosts of the World Cup and the German national team can be called a sensation. The Brazilians suffered the most crushing defeat in their history, and at such a serious stage in the football world Cup. The 1-7 score will go down in world football history as the biggest knockout defeat in the World Cup.
The Brazilians lost a crushing match for the third place to the Netherlands national team (0 - 3). It turns out that the hosts of the World Cup missed the most goals among all the national teams participating in the tournament (14 goals).
Departure of Spain after group stage
Few expected the reigning 2010 World Champions (Spaniards) to be relegated after the group stage. Despite the fact that the Spanish team was in the group of death in the championship, the departure of the "red fury" cannot be regarded as a normal state of affairs. The Spaniards suffered a crushing defeat from the Dutch (1 - 5), lost to the Chileans (0 - 2). The only victory in the tournament was won by Spain in a non-decisive match with the Australians (3 - 0).
To one degree or another, the departure of Italians, Uruguayans, British, Portuguese can be attributed to the sensations of the World Cup after the group stage of the tournament. Also, a certain sensation can be called the exit of the Algerian team to the 1/8 finals of the World Cup. African football players only lost to the Germans in extra time in the first stage of the World Cup playoffs (1 - 2).
