Netherlands and Costa Rica cruises into final eight

Agencies Published June 30, 2014
A Costa Rica fan cries after they won their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Greece at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
A Costa Rica fan cries after they won their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Greece at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
Costa Rica's Waylon Francis (facing camera) and teammate Jose Miguel Cubero embrace after their team won a penalty shootout in their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Greece at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
Costa Rica's Waylon Francis (facing camera) and teammate Jose Miguel Cubero embrace after their team won a penalty shootout in their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Greece at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
Costa Rica's Yeltsin Tejeda celebrates winning after their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Greece at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
Costa Rica's Yeltsin Tejeda celebrates winning after their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Greece at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
Greece's Giorgios Samaras (R) jumps for the ball with Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte (L) during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
Greece's Giorgios Samaras (R) jumps for the ball with Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte (L) during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Pernambuco arena in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by Reuters
A Costa Rica soccer fan prays during a penalty shootout with Greece as she watches the Brazil World Cup round of 16 game by telecast in a public square in San Jose, Costa Rica. — Photo by AP
A Costa Rica soccer fan prays during a penalty shootout with Greece as she watches the Brazil World Cup round of 16 game by telecast in a public square in San Jose, Costa Rica. — Photo by AP
Costa Rica players celebrate after winning a penalty shootout at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Costa Rica and Greece at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by AP
Costa Rica players celebrate after winning a penalty shootout at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Costa Rica and Greece at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by AP
Costa Rica players celebrate after winning a penalty shootout at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Costa Rica and Greece at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by AP
Costa Rica players celebrate after winning a penalty shootout at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Costa Rica and Greece at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. — Photo by AP
Dutch soccer fans celebrate their team's victory after they watched the World Cup round of 16 match against Mexico on a live telecast inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Photo by AP
Dutch soccer fans celebrate their team's victory after they watched the World Cup round of 16 match against Mexico on a live telecast inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Photo by AP
Mexico's midfielder Hector Herrera (L) vies with Netherlands' defender Stefan de Vrij (R) during a Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP
Mexico's midfielder Hector Herrera (L) vies with Netherlands' defender Stefan de Vrij (R) during a Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP
Netherlands' defender Daley Blind (L) and Netherlands' defender Ron Vlaar (R) look on as Mexico's forward Oribe Peralta (C) controls the ball during a Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP
Netherlands' defender Daley Blind (L) and Netherlands' defender Ron Vlaar (R) look on as Mexico's forward Oribe Peralta (C) controls the ball during a Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP
Mexican supporters react after their team's defeat in the Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP
Mexican supporters react after their team's defeat in the Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP
A Mexican fan waves the country's flag at Zocalo Square in Mexico City on June 29, 2014 after the national football team lost to the Netherlands 2-1 in their 2014 FIFA World Cup second round match. — Photo by AFP
A Mexican fan waves the country's flag at Zocalo Square in Mexico City on June 29, 2014 after the national football team lost to the Netherlands 2-1 in their 2014 FIFA World Cup second round match. — Photo by AFP
Netherlands' forward Memphis Depay (R) and Mexico's midfielder Javier Aquino (L) vie for the ball during a Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP
Netherlands' forward Memphis Depay (R) and Mexico's midfielder Javier Aquino (L) vie for the ball during a Round of 16 football match between Netherlands and Mexico at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Photo by AFP

Another World Cup day, another show of emotions from all over the world. For Mexicans, it was a good fight while for Netherlands, they are aiming for what remained undone last time.

On the other hand, Costa Rica and Greece put up a show of fabulous performance and then it was on penalty shoot out to call for the winner.

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