England were eliminated from the 2014 Fifa World Cup as Italy were beaten 1-0 by Costa Rica. Roy Hodgson’s side lost their opening two Group D matches, against Italy and Uruguay. They needed Italy to win both their remaining games to stand a chance of reaching the last 16.
But Costa Rica’s defeat of the Azzurri means England will exit at the group stage of a World Cup for the first time in 56 years. The England team watched Friday’s match from their hotel base in Rio.
Costa Rica were supposed to be the weakest team in a pool containing three former World Cup winners, but the Central American side were the first to secure their place in the last 16.
Despite England’s campaign starting with a 2-1 defeat by Italy, a promising performance boosted them against Uruguay, who had lost to Costa Rica. However, Luis Suarez’s two goals gave Uruguay a 2-1 victory which left Hodgson’s men relying on other results.
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