Costa Rica v South Africa Preview

International Friendly | Friday 9 October    | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceno  | 04:00Bafana Bafana will take on Costa Rica in a friendly on Friday, followed by a clash against Honduras five days later on 13 October. South Africa will…

Keylor Navas: Player Profile

Navas Keeping Costa Rica’s Dream AlivePersonal information Full name: Keylor Antonio Navas GamboaDate of birth: 15 December 1986Age: 27Place of birth: San Isidro, Costa Rica Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)Playing position: GoalkeeperClub information Current team: LevanteNumber: 1 Youth career SaprissaSenior career 2005–2010 Saprissa…

Netherlands v Costa Rica Preview

Quarter-Final | Saturday 05 July | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador | 22:00Netherlands needed a penalty deep in stoppage time to seal a 2-1 comeback win over Mexico and advance to a quarter-final against Costa Rica who beat Greece on penalties later Sunday to…

Joel Campbell: Player Profile

Costa Rica’s Wonderkid  Personal informationFull name: Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels Date of birth: 26 June 1992Age: 21Place of birth: San Jose, Costa RicaHeight: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Playing position: Forward / WingerClub informationCurrent club: OlympiacosYouth career 2004–2009: SaprissaSenior career 2009–2011: Saprissa 2…

Costa Rica v Greece Preview

Round of 16 | Sunday 29 June | Arena Pernambuco, Recife | 22:00Sunday’s late game brings us the most low profile round of 16 encounters with surprise package Costa Rica coming up against another unlikely qualifier in Greece. The Ticos and Greeks…

Italy v Costa Rica Preview

Group D | Friday 20 June | Arena Pernambuco, Recife | 18:00Italy can’t afford to celebrate too much after opening the World Cup with an impressive win over England. The Azzurri have to recover physically after a draining match in the jungle…

Uruguay v Costa Rica Preview

Group D | Saturday 14 June | Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza | 21:00The “Group of Death” gets underway with the bookies favourites Uruguay taking on the Central Americans Costa Rica who come into the game with little expectations of progressing to the knockout…