Rio de Janeiro: England return to Belo Horizonte today, scene of the country's greatest sporting humiliation, where they will attempt to restore pride against Costa Rica after another chastening World Cup experience.


England's players take part in a training session at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte. Pic/AFP 

Belo Horizonte's Estadio Independencia provided the setting for England's sensational 1-0 loss to the part-timers of the United States at the 1950 World Cup — a game latterly dubbed 'The Miracle Match'.