Update on Costa Rica National Team
Costa Rica currently deserves their spot in 2nd place within the North, Central American and Caribbean region. Since missing the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Costa Rica has made a concerted effort to not suffer a similar result. Their defense has been lights out, allowing only 3 goals in more than 500 minutes. They find themselves in a good spot, and with a tie or a win against the U.S. on Friday, they take another significant step towards their goal.
They lost to the U.S. on March 22, a game taking place in blizzard conditions. Los Ticos, as the Costa Rican team is called, protested the match but were unsuccessful. On September 6th, they'll have a chance to not only even the score, but come extremely close to securing a spot in Brazil.
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ESTEBAN, Alvarado | GK |
24 |
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| AZ |
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NAVAS, Keylor | GK |
26 |
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| Albacete |
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PEMBERTON, Patrick | GK |
31 |
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| Alajuelense |
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ALFARO, Wardy | GK |
35 |
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| Cartaginés |
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DÍAZ, Júnior | D,DM(LC) |
29 |
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| Mainz |
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OVIEDO, Bryan | D,DM,M(L) |
23 |
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| Everton |
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MILLER, Roy | D,DM,M(L) |
28 |
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| New York RB |
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MARTÍNEZ, Gilberto | D(RLC) |
33 |
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| Brescia Calcio |
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SEGARES, Gonzalo | D(L) |
30 |
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| Chicago Fire |
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GONZÁLEZ, Leonardo | D,DM,M(L) |
32 |
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| Seattle Sounders |
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BRENES, Pablo | D,M(L) |
31 |
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| Cartaginés |
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BADILLA, Gabriel | D(LC) |
29 |
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| Saprissa |
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CHINCHILLA, Pablo | D(LC) |
34 |
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| LASK Linz |
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ACOSTA, Johnny | D(C) |
30 |
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| Alajuelense |
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GONZÁLEZ, Giancarlo | D(RC) |
25 |
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| Vålerenga IF |
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UMANA, Michael | D(RC) |
31 |
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| Chivas USA |
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ARIAS, Robert | D(C) |
31 |
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| Pérez Zeledón |
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VILLALOBOS, José Miguel | D(C) |
32 |
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| Cartaginés |
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MONTERO, Cristian | D(C) |
31 |
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| Herediano |
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RODRIGUEZ, Michael | D(C) |
31 |
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| Brujas |
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CUBERO, José | DM,M(C) |
26 |
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| Herediano |
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BOLANOS, Cristian | M,AM(RL) |
29 |
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| FC København |
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AZOFEIFA, Randall | M,AM(C) |
28 |
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| Kayseri Erciyesspor |
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BARRANTES, Michael | M,AM(C) |
29 |
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| Aalesunds FK |
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RUIZ, Bryan | AM,F(RLC) |
28 |
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| Fulham |
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CAMPBELL, Joel | AM(RL),F(RLC) |
21 |
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| Arsenal |
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PARKS, Winston | AM(C),F(RLC) |
31 |
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| FK Baki |
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BORGES, Celso | AM(C),F(RLC) |
25 |
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| AIK |
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SABORIO, Álvaro | F(C) |
31 |
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| Real Salt Lake |
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ARRIETA, Jairo | F(C) |
30 |
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| Columbus Crew |
The United States is in first place in the final found of qualifying,
with 13 points from six matches. The U.S. could qualify for the World
Cup after the Costa Rica match with a victory, a tie between Mexico and
Honduras, and a Panama loss or tie against Jamaica.
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