Maybe if I started doing this before midnight I would have more energy to write something deep, insightful and sensible.
Russia 2018 starts on June 14th. On June 14th, 2014, Costa Rica beat Uruguay in both countries' opening match of Brazil '14. After Uruguay took the lead in the first hal it looked like it would be a routine, expected win for them. However, Costa Rica came back with three second half goals and their performance was typical of a lot of the fun on display in Brazil.
Costa Rica went on to reach the last 16 ahead of Italy and England. There they played Greece in one of the most boring World Cup matches I have ever watched. What turned the previously carefree Ticos into this mundane football team was either the effect Greece had on them (hardly a team full of excitement) or the need for a result. They got it and made it to the quarterfinals where they only lost on penalties to Holland. Who can argue with results?
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