Final Round-Robin World Cup Matches Contested Tuesday

The final round-robin matches in the World Cup for Group C and Group D were played Tuesday. Costa Rica finished atop Group D after playing to a scoreless draw against England, while Uruguay secured a spot in the knockout round with a 1-0 win over Italy. Colombia thumped Japan, 4-1, to secure the top spot in Group C, while Greece advanced to the round of 16 after Andreas Samaris scored on a penalty shot late in the game for a 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast.

FIFA announced Wednesday it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for allegedly biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in Tuesday's World Cup match. FIFA disclosed an apparent breach of its disciplinary code. The incident came in the 80th minute of Uruguay's 1-0 win when Suarez approached a back- tracking Chiellini, leaned into the Italian defender and appeared to bite down on his left shoulder. Chiellini collapsed in obvious pain and Suarez fell to the ground next to him.

The moment came one minute prior to Diego Godin's header to win the match. FIFA asked the Uruguayan team to show evidence and their position prior to 3 p.m. CT Wednesday. Suarez, who has had two other biting incidents in the past, could face at least a two-game ban and up to a maximum  penalty of up to 24 matches or two years. A decision is expected prior to Saturday's round-of-16 contest between Uruguay and Colombia.