[BRAZIL 2014] Costa Rica planted the Concacaf flag at the top of Group D as the Ticos took down Italy and sent England packing. France got goals from fivedifferent players in a 5-2 win over Switzerland but could have had many more goals against the Nati. Ecuador’s comeback win over Honduras extended the Catrachos’ record […]
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What They're Saying: Jorge Luis Pinto
“Maybe there are a lot of people who didn’t have faith in us because we were in the ‘Group of Death.’ But the dead are the other ones and we’re going to the next round. … It was a beautifulmatch and the people of Costa Rica deserve this day.” — Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis […]
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World Cup Today: Friday
[BRAZIL 2014] Costa Rica has played two games and beaten two former World Cup champions. In the process, the Ticos eliminated a third. The 1-0 win over Italy in adominating performance sent Costa Rica into the round of 16 and knocked out England. France won its second game in spectacular fashion with a 5-2 win […]
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World Cup Today: Friday
[BRAZIL 2014] France is riding high after a convincing 3-0 win over Honduras that featured two goals by Karim Benzema, one of few Real Madrid players not to feelthe effects of the long European season that ended with their UEFA Champions League title. But the Bleus will have to go up against Switzerland on Friday. […]
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Goals early and often light up World Cup
By Paul Gardner Those (myself among them) who feared that caution, with its depressant effect on goalscoring, would rule the early games of the World Cup, evidently gotit wrong. Where the opening games of the previous tournament, in 2010, produced a measly average of only 1.6 goals per game, the figure for what’s going on […]
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Joel Campbell: 'We knew we could win'
[WORLD CUP REACTION: Saturday] Costa Rica star Joel Campbell was not surprised with the Ticos’ comeback win over Uruguay.Nor was his coach, Colombian Jorge Pinto, after the stunning 3-1 victory in Fortaleza. World Cup Today: Saturday World CupToday: Friday World Cup Today: Thursday “Right from the start,” said Campbell, who scored the tying goal, “we […]
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The World Cup Countdown: Spain's Costa returns
[BRAZIL 2014] David Villa, who will join New York City FC next season, scored in the 60th and 88th minutes to give Spain a2-0 win over El Salvador in their friendly that drew more than 50,000 fans at Fedex Field in Landover, Md., but the biggest news for Spanish fans, though, was that Diego Costa […]
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Group D Preview: Italy gets edge over Uruguay and England
By Ridge Mahoney If Group D isn’t the group of death, it’s certainly one of severe trauma. Like the USA, a Concacaf representative –Costa Rica — has been bunched with three strong teams, and in this case, each of them has won the World Cup and is currently ranked in the FIFA top 10. The […]
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Costa Rica makes final moves
[WORLD CUP 2014] Defender Kendall Watson and midfielder Carlos Hernandez were thefinal cuts to Costa Rica’s World Cup squad after Real Salt Lake forward Alvaro Saborio was ruled out with a broken foot. Costa Rica (23 Players): Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Levante/SPA), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense), Daniel Cambronero (Herediano)Defenders: Giancarlo Gonzalez (Columbus Crew), Johnny Acosta (Alajuelense), Michael […]
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The World Cup Countdown: Saborio out
[BRAZIL 2014] Real Salt Lake striker Alvaro Saborio, one of just three holdovers from Costa Rica’s 2006 World Cup roster,fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot at the Ticos’ practice Thursday morning that will keep him out of the 2014 World Cup. Saborio will miss 3-4 months due to the injury.He’ll return to Salt […]