If Costa Rica avoid defeat, they will finish as the top team in Group D.
Costa Rica have scored in all seven of their previous World Cup meetings with teams from Europe.
England have not lost all three group games at a major tournament since the 1988 European Championships.
England have never recorded zero points in a World Cup group.
Victory over Italy meant that Costa Rica have won successive World Cup matches for the first time.
England have been eliminated at the first group stage of a World Cup for the first time since 1958.
Wayne Rooney has scored one and assisted the other of England’s two goals at this World Cup.
Roy Hodgson has lost his last four games at the World Cup, two with Switzerland and two with England.
England have conceded eight goals in their last three World Cup games, as many as the previous 14 games combined.
Costa Rica have already qualified for the last 16. The last time they reached the knock-out stages was 1990.
Wayne Rooney, Glen Johnson & Leighton Baines have created 15 of England’s 26 goalscoring chances at World Cup 2014 (five each).
Danny Welbeck has had one shot and created no chances in two appearances at the 2014 World Cup.
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