Italy vs Costa Rica live stream: Watch World Cup online
By Mike Dyce
The Costa Rica soccer team defeated Uruguay in their World Cup opener in a shocking result. Italy defeated England in their World Cup opener and the two teams sit atop the Group D table and are squaring off in their second match up and one of them will take a step closer to the knockout round.
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Italy used goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu played for England in the opener as Gianluigi Buffon tried to recover from the injury, but he is ready to step aside if Buffon is ready to return to action.
“I don’t know if I will play,” Sirigu said, via FIFA.com. “I am calm, I train as usual. We hope to have Gigi on the pitch as soon as possible, with his charisma and his personality. He is recovering. Gigi is the captain of the national team and he is the starting goalkeeper. A game is not going to change that.
“This is not a race between him and me, I never considered taking his place. I only think about my contribution because one must be realistic. I don’t know if I’m even in the top ten list of goalkeepers and I’m really not interested. My focus is on giving all I have every day. One feels satisfied when he gives the best he has.”
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Date: Friday, June 20
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET/ (UK – 5:00 p.m. BST)
Venue: Arena Pernambuco
Location: Recife, Brazil
TV Info: ESPN, BBC One (UK), Univision (Spanish)
Radio Info: Sirius XM FC, BBC Radio 5 Live (UK)
Live Stream: Watch ESPN / BBC iPlayer (UK) / Univision Deporte en Vivo (Spanish)
Information from FIFA.com, BBC, ITV, ESPN Media Zone, Bleacher Report (UK), Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, Univision and Univision Schedule