Estadio Mineirão - Belo Horizonte 24/06/2014 - 18:00CET (13:00 local time)
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Costa Rica - England 0-0 - 24/06/2014 - Match page - FIFA World Cup 2014
England bow out with Costa Rica stalemate
England's FIFA World Cup campaign ended with a goalless draw against Costa Rica at the Estadio Mineirão, the result ensuring the Central American side progressed to the round of 16 as Group D winners.
Already eliminated ahead of the match in Belo Horizonte, having lost to both Italy and Uruguay, England threatened sporadically throughout the first half with Daniel Sturridge particularly dangerous – although the closest anyone came to a goal was a Celso Borges free-kick against the crossbar. Costa Rica were already destined for the last 16, having won their first two fixtures, but it was Roy Hodgson's side who continued to show the greater initiative in the second period, Sturridge curling their best opening narrowly wide as they had to settle for a draw.
Lineups
 | Costa Rica |  | England |
| 1 | Navas (GK) | 13 | Foster (GK) |
| 3 | Castro 60 | 5 | Cahill |
| 5 | Borges 78 | 7 | Wilshere73 |
| 6 | Duarte | 8 | Lampard (C) |
| 9 | Campbell65 | 9 | Sturridge |
| 10 | Ruiz (C) | 12 | Smalling |
| 14 | Brenes59 | 16 | Jones |
| 15 | Júnior Díaz | 17 | Milner76 |
| 16 | Gamboa | 20 | Lallana5762 |
| 17 | Tejeda | 21 | Barkley53 |
| 19 | Miller | 23 | Shaw |
Substitutes | |||
| 23 | Cambronero (GK) | 1 | Hart (GK) |
| 18 | Pemberton (GK) | 22 | Forster (GK) |
| 2 | Acosta | 2 | G. Johnson |
| 4 | Umana | 3 | Baines |
| 7 | Bolaños59 | 4 | Gerrard73 |
| 8 | Myrie | 6 | Jagielka |
| 11 | Barrantes78 | 10 | Rooney76 |
| 12 | Francis | 11 | Welbeck |
| 13 | Granados | 14 | Henderson |
| 20 | Calvo | 15 | Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 21 | Ureña65 | 18 | Lambert |
| 22 | Cubero | 19 | Sterling62 |
Coaches | |||
| Jorge Luis Pinto (COL) | Roy Hodgson (ENG) | ||
Referee | |||
| Djamel Haimoudi (ALG) | |||
Standings
Group D
| P | Pts | |
|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica | 3 | 7 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 6 |
 Italy | 3 | 3 |
 England | 3 | 1 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Matches
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.
All over and all over for England as they bow out with a goalless draw. Costa Rica were already through and the stalemate means they finish top of Group D.- 78Barrantes (in) - Borges (out) (Costa Rica)
- 76Rooney (in) - Milner (out) (England)
- 73Gerrard (in) - Wilshere (out) (England)
See also
Costa Rica
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That is the end of the first 45 minutes and the scoreline remains blank. England have had their moments, with Daniel Sturridge looking particularly dangerous, although Celso Borges' free-kick against the crossbar is the closest we have come to a goal.