World Cup 2014, Uruguay vs Costa Rica: as it happened

Catch all the Live action from the Group D opener at the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza. (Scroll down for the Live blog)

Only eight countries have ever won the World Cup, and in Brazil three of them face Group D underdog Costa Rica.

Coach Jorge Luis Pinto greeted them with a warning: "We respect England, Italy, and Uruguay. But they should know that we can play football too."

In Saturday's opener in Fortaleza, Pinto's men take on a Uruguay side which has high hopes of improving on its run to the semi-finals in 2010, despite the uncertainty hanging over striker Luis Suarez following knee surgery three weeks ago.

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