The four nations will battle it out in group D in Brazil as they look to make it to the last 16.

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Bryan Ruiz has warned England, Italy and Uruguay not to expect Costa Rica to be their World Adidas Predator LZ TRX AG Cup whipping boys. The four nations will battle it out in group D in Brazil as they look to make it to the last 16. Costa Rica completed their preparations with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland in Philadelphia during the early hours of Saturday morning despite having to play more than half the game with 10 men following defender Giancarlo Gonzalez’s sending-off. But 28-year-old Fulham striker Ruiz, who spent adidas nitrocharge 3.0 the second half of last season on loan at PSV Eindhoven, is confident they will be more than competitive when they get under way against the Uruguayans on June 14. Asked how Costa Rica’s opponents would view the challenge they represent, he said: “They will think that it will not be easy to play against us. “We showed in the second half that we can play with great character. They will know it won’t be easy to beat us, but now they will know better.” Jorge Luis Pinto’s men follow their opening fixture in Fortaleza with a trip to Recife to face Italy on June 20 before ending their group campaign against England in Belo Horizonte four days later. Ruiz is desperate to savour every moment of his time in Brazil, but is equally intent on ensuring that Costa Rica are not simply there to make up the numbers. Indeed, he is hoping the clash with England will prove a pivotal game in the group. He said: “It means so much for me to make it to the World Cup - it’s something I have been working for my whole life. “Now I have that chance and I am so happy. You never know when it will be your last. “Of course playing against England will be special for me after my time in England, and I hope that it will be a match which will decide something, that one of us to go through to the next round. “For us to get into round two will be a dream. That game against England could decide it. “I think England really need to have a good tournament - they are under pressure because everyone wants them to do well. “But we want to do something special. We can get out of the group. It is 11 v 11. We have to accept they have more experience, they have a better league, they have an advantage but we showed everyone tonight what we can do.” If Costa Rica are to progress, they will need major contributions from talisman Ruiz and talented playmaker Joel Campbell. It was Campbell’s individual brilliance which inspired them to mount a second-half fightback after Gonzalez was sent off for elbowing Ireland striker Kevin Doyle, who had headed his team into an 18th-minute lead. Ruiz said: “He is a big weapon for us. We have known that for a while, and Joel showed what a great option he can be for us up front or out on the left or the right. “We need him to keep that level.” Campbell was snapped up as a teenager Adidas Nitrocharge 1.0 TRX TF by Arsenal in August 2011, but has been sent out on three season-long loan deals since, the last of them to Olympiacos, where he played Champions League football last season. The 21-year-old demonstrated his rich talent against the Irish - it was his pass from which keeper David Forde fouled Marco Urena to allow Celso Borges to level from the spot - and he is relishing the chance to test himself against some of the best players in the world. Campbell said: “I don’t play against players, I play against countries. England, Italy and Uruguay are not about one player. “It is 11 v 11 and we have to play very well. It is a big moment. I have to improve in the World Cup, so I will do my best job.” Asked if Costa Rica can beat England, Campbell replied: “Yes of course. We have a good team. “It is another game, like playing against Uruguay and Italy. We have to play very strongly to win.” Whatever happens in Brazil, Campbell will return to Arsenal after the World Cup and focus on the next phase of his career. He said: “I only focus on my job. Last season I was at Olympiacos, so I was only thinking about Olympiacos; now after the World Cup, I will only be thinking about Arsenal.”