As the dust begins to gather on the memories of Brazil 2014, here are a few reminders of some of the statistics that have illuminated the tournament, courtesy of Opta.
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Sergio Romero saved twice as Argentina defeated the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties for a place in the World Cup final against Germany. The Monaco goalkeeper parried spot kicks from Ron
Tim Krul was the hero despite coming on only in the last minute of extra time, saving two penalties to send Holland through to the World Cup semi-finals. Wesley Sneijder, who
Argentina are through to the World Cup semifinals for the first since 1990, after a 1-0 victory over Belgium in Brasilia.
Discipline, talent, preparation, focus, form, freedom from injury, and luck of the draw are some of the factors that guarantee
Costa Rica defied the odds once more to continue their FIFA World Cup fairy tale with a 5-3 penalty win
The Netherlands scored two goals in the last five minutes to beat Mexico 2-1 and advance into the quarter-finals of
Greece advanced to the round-of-16 thanks to a stoppage-time penalty that gave them a 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast.