Costa Rica came from a goal down to beat Uruguay 3-1 in a huge World Cup upset Saturday as the Copa America champions and third-placed finishers in 2010 suffered in the absence of star striker Luis Suarez.

After Edinson Cavani gave Uruguay the lead from the penalty spot in the first half, Costa Rica roared back with two goals in three minutes from Joel Campbell and Oscar Duarte.

With Liverpool star Suarez confined to the bench recovering from a knee injury, Costa Rica grabbed a late third through substitute Marcos Urena to throw Group D, which also features England and Italy, wide open.

Uruguay's Maxi Pereira was red carded in injury time to compound his team's misery.

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