Intro:

Costa Ricans were dancing in the streets after their national team defeated Greece on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the very first time.

Script:

Costa Rica came to a standstill on Sunday for their historic round of 16 clash with Greece in Recife.

These fans in the country's capital San Jose were in raptures when Bryan Ruiz put them ahead just after half-time, but there was dismay as Sokratis Papastathopoulos equalised in stoppage time.

A tense half an hour of extra time couldn't split the sides, but in the penalty shootout it was Michael Umana who scored the decisive spot-kick to send the Ticos through to the last eight for the very first time.

Cue ecstacy among the Costa Rica fans and pandemonium on the streets.

They'll now be looking to cause another shock when they face the Netherlands in Salvador.

And according to some fans, the Central Americans are just getting started.

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) name not given, Costa Rican fan:

"We are where we wanted to be. And then we'll be in the final, seeing everyone suffer because Costa Rica will come out a champion this year, this year."

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) name not given, Costa Rican fan:

"Excellent. I'm getting ready to see what we'll do in the final on July 13."

The country of just four and half million people be hoping that their fairytale continues in that clash against the Dutch on Saturday.