Netherlands Tops Costa Rica in Shootout to Reach Cup Semi

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The Netherlands defeated Costa Rica in a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinal of soccer’s World Cup to meet Argentina, which defeated Belgium 1-0 earlier.

The Dutch and Argentina will meet July 9 in Sao Paulo, while Germany and host Brazil will play a day earlier in Belo Horizonte. The tournament ends July 13 with a final in Rio de Janeiro.