2014 FIFA World Cup Day 13: Italy vs. Uruguay, England vs. Costa Rica, Japan vs. Colombia, Greece vs. Ivory Coast

The Teams

Group D

Italy

Region: UEFA

Manager: Cesare Prandelli

FIFA World Ranking: 9

How They Got Here: Won UEFA Group B

Uruguay

Region: CONMEBOL

Manager: Oscar Tabarez

FIFA World Ranking: 7

How They Got Here: Finished fifth in CONMEBOL, defeated Jordan in Inter-Region Playoff

Other Info

Lineups

#ITA team to play #URU: Buffon (c), De Sciglio, Chiellini, Darmian, Marchisio, Balotelli, Barzagli, Immobile, Bonucci, Pirlo, Verratti

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2014

#URU team to play #ITA: Muslera, Godin (c), Pereira, Rodriguez, Suarez, Gimenez, Lodeiro, Arevalo, Gonzalez, Cavani, Caceres

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2014

Date: June 24th, 2014

Gametime: 11:00 am central

TV: ESPN

Location: Estadio das Dunas, Natal, Brazil

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The Teams

Group D

England

Region: UEFA

Manager: Roy Hodgson

FIFA World Ranking: 10

How They Got Here: Won UEFA Group H

Costa Rica

Region: CONCACAF

Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

FIFA World Ranking: 34

How They Got Here: Finished second in CONCACAF Hex Stage

Other Info

Lineups

#ENG team to play Costa Rica: Foster, Cahill, Wilshere, Lampard (c), Sturridge, Smalling, Jones, Milner, Lallana, Barkley, Shaw

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2014

#CRC team to play England: Navas, Gonzalez, Borges, Duarte, Campbell, Ruiz (c), Brenes, Diaz, Gamboa, Tejeda, Miller

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 24, 2014

Date: June 24th, 2014

Gametime: 11:00 am central

TV: ESPN2

Location: Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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Group D Facts

Table

Knockout Round Scenarios

Advancement

• Italy advances with win or draw
• Uruguay advances with win.

Position

• Costa Rica wins group with....

1. Win or draw
2. Loss and Italy and Uruguay draw.
3. Loss and Italy or Uruguay win, but maintain higher goal differential.

• Italy wins group with....

1. Win and Costa Rica loss by more than two goals.

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The Teams

Group C

Japan

Region: AFC

Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni

FIFA World Ranking: 46

How They Got Here: Finished First in AFC Group B

Colombia

Region: CONMEBOL

Manager: Jose Pekerman

FIFA World Ranking: 8

How They Got Here: Finished Second in CONMEBOL Qualifying

Other Info

#JPN Line-up: Kawashima, Uchida, Honda, Nagatomo, Okazaki, Kagawa, Okubo, Aoyama, Konno, Hasebe (C), Yoshida #JPNCOL #WorldCup #joinin

— FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 24, 2014

#COL LINE-UP: Ospina (c), Arias, Armero, Cuadrado, Guarin, Mejia, Balanta, Ramos, Quintero, Martinez, Valdes #JPNCOL #WorldCup #joinin

— FIFAWorldCup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 24, 2014

Date: June 24th, 2014

Gametime: 3:00 pm central

TV: ESPN

Location: Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, Brazil

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The Teams

Group C

Ivory Coast

Region: CAF

Manager: Sabri Lamouchi

FIFA World Ranking: 21

How They Got Here: Defeated Senegal in CAF Third Round

Greece

Region: UEFA

Manager: Fernando Santos

FIFA World Ranking: 12

How They Got Here: Defeated Romania in UEFA Second Round Playoff

Other Info

Lineups

GREECE Karnezis, Maniatis, Manolas, Samaras, Kone, Karagounis (c), Salpingidis, Torosidis, Lazaros, Sokratis, Cholevas

— FOX Soccer Trax (@FOXSoccerTrax) June 24, 2014

CIV Barry, Boka, K Toure, Kalou, Tiote, Gervinho, Drogba (c), Aurier, Y Toure, Serey, Bamba

— FOX Soccer Trax (@FOXSoccerTrax) June 24, 2014

Date: June 24th, 2014

Gametime: 3:00 pm central

TV: ESPN2

Location:Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, Brazil

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Group C Facts

Table

Knockout Round Scenarios

Advancement

• Ivory Coast advances with....

1. Win
2. Draw and Japan loss or draw.

• Japan advances with....

1. Win and Ivory Coast loss by two goals or more while maintaining goal differential over Greece.
2. Win by two or more goals and Ivory Coast draw.