Costa Rica v Greece: All the stats, facts and team news for the second round clash

Published: 21:51 EST, 28 June 2014 | Updated: 00:33 EST, 29 June 2014

With the 2014 World Cup into the knockout stages, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture in Brazil from team news and key battles to betting odds and Opta stats... here is all the information you need for the second round game between Costa Rica and Greece.

Round of 16: Costa Rica v Greece

Venue: Arena Pernambuco, Recife

Kick-off: 9pm (5pm, Brazil time)

TV coverage: ITV1, from 8.30pm

Odds: Costa Rica 6/4, Draw 21/10, Greece 21/10

Referee: Benjamin Williams (Australia)

Managers:

Jorge Luis Pinto (Colombia)
Fernando Santos (Portugal)

Team news: (to follow)

VIDEO Scroll down to watch Bryan Ruiz play in goal during Costa Rica training

Surprise package: Joel Campbell helped Costa Rica win Group D ahead of Uruguay, Italy and England

Key clash: Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) v Kostas Manolas (Greece)

The Greeks will know all about Campbell after he scored nine goals for Olympiakos last season. Manolas is one of three of the club’s defenders in the Greek squad and surely won’t give Campbell the space he was allowed against Uruguay and Italy in the group stage – with the two knowing each other’s game well, Campbell will need to be extra crafty to create attacking openings.

One to watch: Junior Diaz (Costa Rica)

Diaz provided the quite-brilliant assist for Bryan Ruiz’s goal against Italy and against the traditionally defensively strong Greeks, Costa Rica will need him to provide quality balls into the box again. With Campbell unlikely to find much space, Diaz’s distribution from the left could be key.

Head-to-head record: First meeting

Boot room bet: Draw after 90 minutes 21/10

Ready to go: Greece qualified for the last 16 with a last-minute penalty to beat Ivory Coast

Opta stats:

•    This will be the first ever meeting between Costa Rica and Greece.
•    Costa Rica have reached the knockout stages of the World Cup for only the second time in their history; the first was in 1990 when they eventually lost 4-1 against Czechoslovakia in the last 16.
•    The last team from CONCACAF to go further than the last 16 at the World Cup are the USA in 2002.
•    This is the first time that Greece have reached the knockout stages of the World Cup.
•    Greece’s seven wins at major tournaments have never been by more than one clear goal (four 1-0 and three 2-1 wins).
•    Greece have only won two of their nine World Cup games, both against African sides (v Nigeria in 2010 & Ivory Coast in 2014).
•    Greece have scored in only two of their nine games at the World Cup (the two 2-1 wins v Nigeria & Ivory Coast).
•    Greece have only kept one clean sheet in nine World Cup games, against Japan in 2014 (0-0).
•    Costa Rica are yet to concede a goal from open play at this World Cup, the only one they have let in being Edinson Cavani’s penalty.
•    None of Costa Rica’s four goals at this World Cup have been scored before the 44th minute.
•    Meanwhile, each of Greece’s four goals in World Cup history have been scored from the 42nd minute onwards.
•    Costa Rica have surrendered possession in each of their three games so far at this World Cup, their highest ratio being 44.4% against Uruguay.
•    Georgios Samaras’ goal against Ivory Coast in Greece’s last game ended his personal goalscoring drought of 1478 minutes with the national team.
•    Samaras’ penalty against Ivory Coast is his only shot on target so far at this World Cup (270 minutes played).

•    Joel Campbell was involved in two of Costa Rica’s four goals at this World Cup (1 goal, 1 assist).
•    Keylor Navas has saved seven of the eight shots on target he’s faced in this World Cup.