
Costa Rica are through to the World Cup Quarter Finals for the first time after beating Greece 5-3 on penalties.
Fulham's Bryan Ruiz gave Costa Rica the lead on 52 minutes.
Before Los Ticos were reduced to ten men after Oscar Duarte received a second yellow for a foul on Jose Holebas.
Greece took advantage late into stoppage time as Sokratis Papastathopoulos found the net.
After 120 minutes of frantic football it was down to penalties where Keylor Navas and Michael Umana made themselves the heroes in a 5-3 shootout win for Los Ticos.
Costa Rica entered the game as favourites after impressing in the Group Stages by beating Uruguay and Italy.
Greece, however, were there to crash the party once again after scraping through Group C following a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast.
Greece fashioned the first half's only chance of the first as Dimitrios Salpingidis was denied from point blank by Keylor Navas.
Costa Rica opened the scoring on 52 mintes when Bryan Ruiz passed it into the net after connecting with Christian Bolanos.
They were then down to ten men, however, when Oscar Duarte was shown a second yellow for a foul on Jose Holebas.
Greece then piled on pressure as they searched for an equaliser and they were rewarded in stoppage time when Sokratis Papastathopoulos pounced following a parry by Keylor Navas.
Greece almost snatched a place in the Quarter Finals moments later when Kostas Mitroglou's header forced the best from Keylor Navas.
It was the Greeks who seemed the more likely in extra time.
First Katsouranis was denied by a block from Giancarlo Gonzalez, then Lazaros Christodoulopoulos was thwarted by Keylor Navas.
Finally Kostas Mitroglou missed another vital chance as Keylor Navas once again denied him.
It was Theofanis Gekas who was made to be the villan in the shootout as his penalty was saved by Keylor Navas.
Veteran defender Michael Umana was made to be the hero as he slotted away his penalty to send Costa Rica into the Quarter Finals.
Costa Rica will now face Netherlands in the Quarter Finals in Salvador on Saturday.

