Bolt-cutter needed for Costa Rica arrival

FRANKFURT, May 25: A security gate at Frankfurt airport had to be cut open with a bolt-cutter today for a bus picking up Costa Rica's World Cup squad from their plane.

The airport, the largest in continental Europe, has set up a special World Cup terminal for arriving teams that is designed to allow the team bus to be parked near the plane.

According to Germany's SID sports news agency, Costa Rica were formally welcomed by officials from Walldorf, a town near Heidelberg, where Costa Rica are based for the tournament.

Costa Rica play Germany in the opening match of the World Cup on June 9 in Munich. Ecuador and Poland are also in Group A.

REUTERS