World Cup 2014 11am Bulletin: Suarez awaits new ban

Georgios Samaras set Greece on a Costa Rica collision course

Luis Suarez seems certain to follow Italy, England, Ivory Coast and Japan out of the World Cup after a third biting incident...

Seventy-nine minutes in, Group D's finale appeared destined to be a rare lowlight at this World Cup.

Then Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini, Diego Godin headed in another huge goal to confirm Uruguay's progress at Italy's suspense, beaten Azzurri boss Cesare Prandelli resigned and #bansuarez became the most popular football phrase since the stonewall penalty's invention.

The likelihood of Uruguay's most controversial footballer being banned for at least the remainder of the tournament is high, which is why he has drifted to 130.0129/1 to be top goalscorer despite already scoring twice and previously being supported at 13.0.

Events in Natal set the tone for a day of casualties in Brazil. In addition to Suarez probably seeing his participation curtailed and Prandelli and FA chief Giancarlo Abete walking away from Italy, Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi quit following his side's Group C exit.

As Japan at no point led Colombia en route to a 1-4 reverse, all the Elephants needed to do to qualify was avoid defeat to World Cup loss magnets Greece. Instead, they went behind in the first half and worked their way level before being felled at the finish by a dubious Georgios Samaras penalty.

The result is that Costa Rica and Greece, two teams that weren't even fancied to get out of their groups, will compete for a quarter-final place in Recife on Sunday, and given that the winners of that tie will face Netherlands or Mexico, a final-four appearance can't be ruled out.

Costa Rica are around 7.06/1 to journey on to the semi-finals, while Greece are about 10.09/1 to make their first knockout-round adventure a really long one.

Colombia and Uruguay meet in the other C-v-D showdown in what is a South America-exclusive quarter of the draw, with the victors taking on Brazil or Chile. The hosts are unsurprisingly 1.84/5 favourites to be the last of that quartet standing.

Today's action is provided by the unexpectedly goal-drenched Group E and less strike-heavy than predicted Group F.

Paul Robinson is tipping Bosnia to beat Iran and Argentina to overcome Nigeria in the 17:00 games, while James Eastham, the tipster with the 100% World Cup 2014 bet success rate, forecasts over 2.5 goals in Ecuador v France and supporting Switzerland on the Asian Handicap against Honduras.

Recommended Bet: Back Greece to reach the semi-finals @ 10.09/1