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World Cup: The best photos from June 29

Updated 7:17 PM EDT, Sun June 29, 2014
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The Costa Rican national team celebrates after defeating Greece in a penalty shootout during a World Cup game in Recife, Brazil, on Sunday, June 29. This elimination round game ended with a final score of 1-1. Costa Rica pulled out a win in a penalty kick shootout with a score of 5-3.
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The Costa Rican national team celebrates after defeating Greece in a penalty shootout during a World Cup game in Recife, Brazil, on Sunday, June 29. This elimination round game ended with a final score of 1-1. Costa Rica pulled out a win in a penalty kick shootout with a score of 5-3.
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Michael Umana of Costa Rica shoots and scores a penalty kick to defeat Greece.
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Michael Umana of Costa Rica shoots and scores a penalty kick to defeat Greece.
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Theofanis Gekas of Greece walks away after having his shot blocked by Costa Rica's goalkeeper in a penalty shootout.
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Theofanis Gekas of Greece walks away after having his shot blocked by Costa Rica's goalkeeper in a penalty shootout.
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Greece's Jose Holebas runs to kick a cross during extra time before the penalty shootout.
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Greece's Jose Holebas runs to kick a cross during extra time before the penalty shootout.
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Greece's Sokratis Papastathopoulos, on the ground, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's equalizing goal against Costa Rica.
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Greece's Sokratis Papastathopoulos, on the ground, celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's equalizing goal against Costa Rica.
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Jose Holebas of Greece, left, vies with Yeltsin Tejeda of Costa Rica for the ball.
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Jose Holebas of Greece, left, vies with Yeltsin Tejeda of Costa Rica for the ball.
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Oscar Duarte of Costa Rica walks off the pitch after being shown a red card, taking the Costa Rican team down to 10 men against Greece.
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Oscar Duarte of Costa Rica walks off the pitch after being shown a red card, taking the Costa Rican team down to 10 men against Greece.
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Costa Rica's captain, Bryan Ruiz, celebrates after scoring a goal.
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Costa Rica's captain, Bryan Ruiz, celebrates after scoring a goal.
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Referee Benjamin Williams gives a yellow card to Costa Rica's Oscar Esteban Granados on the sideline.
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Referee Benjamin Williams gives a yellow card to Costa Rica's Oscar Esteban Granados on the sideline.
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Greece's Jose Holebas jumps over Costa Rica's Joel Campbell.
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Greece's Jose Holebas jumps over Costa Rica's Joel Campbell.
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Konstantinos Manolas of Greece challenges Joel Campbell of Costa Rica.
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Konstantinos Manolas of Greece challenges Joel Campbell of Costa Rica.
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Greece's Dimitris Salpingidis eyes the ball.
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Greece's Dimitris Salpingidis eyes the ball.
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Georgios Samaras of Greece controls the ball against Oscar Duarte of Costa Rica.
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Georgios Samaras of Greece controls the ball against Oscar Duarte of Costa Rica.
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Cristian Gamboa of Costa Rica tackles Lazaros Christodoulopoulos of Greece.
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Cristian Gamboa of Costa Rica tackles Lazaros Christodoulopoulos of Greece.
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Costa Rica's captain Bryan Ruiz, center, competes for the ball with Greece's Andreas Samaris, left, and Greece's Giannis Maniatis.
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Costa Rica's captain Bryan Ruiz, center, competes for the ball with Greece's Andreas Samaris, left, and Greece's Giannis Maniatis.
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Yeltsin Tejeda, left, and Cristian Gamboa, right, of Costa Rica defend against Lazaros Christodoulopoulos of Greece.
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Yeltsin Tejeda, left, and Cristian Gamboa, right, of Costa Rica defend against Lazaros Christodoulopoulos of Greece.
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Costa Rica's Giancarlo Gonzalez heads the ball to a teammate.
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Costa Rica's Giancarlo Gonzalez heads the ball to a teammate.
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Joel Campbell of Costa Rica, center, dribbles past Konstantinos Manolas of Greece.
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Joel Campbell of Costa Rica, center, dribbles past Konstantinos Manolas of Greece.
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A Costa Rica fan enjoys the atmosphere of Pernambuco Arena in Recife, Brazil, before the game between Costa Rica and Greece.
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A Costa Rica fan enjoys the atmosphere of Pernambuco Arena in Recife, Brazil, before the game between Costa Rica and Greece.
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Greek fans cheer before the start of the game.
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Greek fans cheer before the start of the game.
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of the Netherlands celebrates scoring his team's second goal on a penalty kick near the end of the game against Mexico in Fortaleza, Brazil.
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of the Netherlands celebrates scoring his team's second goal on a penalty kick near the end of the game against Mexico in Fortaleza, Brazil.
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Mexico's captain, Rafael Marquez, is shown a yellow card by referee Pedro Proenca Oliveira Alves Garcia, which led to Huntelaar's penalty kick.
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Mexico's captain, Rafael Marquez, is shown a yellow card by referee Pedro Proenca Oliveira Alves Garcia, which led to Huntelaar's penalty kick.
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Mexico's Hector Herrera vies for the ball with Netherlands' Stefan de Vrij.
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Mexico's Hector Herrera vies for the ball with Netherlands' Stefan de Vrij.
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Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands shoots and scores his team's first goal.
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Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands shoots and scores his team's first goal.
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Netherlands' goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen fails to make a save as Mexico's Giovani dos Santos scores the first goal of the game.
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Netherlands' goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen fails to make a save as Mexico's Giovani dos Santos scores the first goal of the game.
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Memphis Depay of the Netherlands and Javier Aquino of Mexico compete for the ball.
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Memphis Depay of the Netherlands and Javier Aquino of Mexico compete for the ball.
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Francisco Rodriguez, left, and Oribe Peralta, second right, of Mexico take a three-minute cooling break allowed for both teams by the referee during the 30th and 75th minutes of the game.
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Francisco Rodriguez, left, and Oribe Peralta, second right, of Mexico take a three-minute cooling break allowed for both teams by the referee during the 30th and 75th minutes of the game.
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Arjen Robben of the Netherlands vies for the ball with Francisco Rodriguez, center, and Hector Moreno of Mexico.
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Arjen Robben of the Netherlands vies for the ball with Francisco Rodriguez, center, and Hector Moreno of Mexico.
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Stefan de Vrij of the Netherlands, in orange, challenges Oribe Peralta of Mexico for the ball during a World Cup game between the two nations in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Sunday, June 29.
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Stefan de Vrij of the Netherlands, in orange, challenges Oribe Peralta of Mexico for the ball during a World Cup game between the two nations in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Sunday, June 29.
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Ron Vlaar of the Netherlands tackles Hector Herrera of Mexico.
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Ron Vlaar of the Netherlands tackles Hector Herrera of Mexico.
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Netherlands forward Robin van Persie pulls the jersey of Mexico's captain Rafael Marquez.
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Netherlands forward Robin van Persie pulls the jersey of Mexico's captain Rafael Marquez.
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Mexico's Hector Moreno, center, is challenged by Ron Vlaar, left, and Nigel de Jong of the Netherlands.
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Mexico's Hector Moreno, center, is challenged by Ron Vlaar, left, and Nigel de Jong of the Netherlands.
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Arjen Robben of the Netherlands is challenged by Hector Moreno, left, and Francisco Javier Rodriguez of Mexico.
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Arjen Robben of the Netherlands is challenged by Hector Moreno, left, and Francisco Javier Rodriguez of Mexico.
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Arjen Robben of the Netherlands, right, is challenged by Paul Aguilar of Mexico.
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Arjen Robben of the Netherlands, right, is challenged by Paul Aguilar of Mexico.
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Fans of the Netherlands cheer at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, before the game.
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Fans of the Netherlands cheer at Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, before the game.
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Mexican supporters cheer for their team before the game. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F28%2Ffootball%2Fgallery%2Fworld-cup-0628%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See the best World Cup photos from June 28.</a>
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Mexican supporters cheer for their team before the game. See the best World Cup photos from June 28.
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