Top penalties from the Costa Ricans tonight - after going down to 10 men for nearly an hour they really showed mentality, technique and nerve in their approach for the pens.

Really hope they beat the Dutch in the quarters.

Frink, imho it's a game of nerve in a penalty shoot-out - your insecurities and frailties put to the limit - a 'do-or-die' type scenario which makes for a great nailbiting climax to a game. I'm a big fan of them - though understand they are not everyone's cup of tea.

Corners are too hard to score from - more chance of injury (stretching to generate that much power that late into a game) - even if the goals were empty.