World Cup 2014: The national anthems reviewed and ranked - by Alan Tyers

31) Costa Rica (Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera – Noble Homeland, Your Beautiful Flag)
Brooding, intense, like listening to Radiohead or Roy Keane. Some signs of early nerves from the singing players, but they hit their stride later on. Not an inspiring anthem, and thus gets one of our lowest possible ratings of Five Thumbs Up. Team’s energetic performance did not reflect the dull anthem.Picture: LARS BARON/FIFA/GETTY IMAGES