FIFA Ranking: 26
Coach: Alexandre Guimaraes
Key players: Paulo Wanchope, Danny Fonseca, Ronald Gomez
World Cup record: Third appearance
Best Finish: Second Round 1990
Last appearance: First Round 2002
Qualifying route: Third in CONCACAF’s final group.
Key question: Can Costa Rica’s ageing stars lift their side to the required standard?
Squad:
Goalkeepers |
# |
Alvaro Mesen |
1 |
Jose Porras |
18 |
Wardy Alfaro |
23 |
Defenders |
|
Jervis Drummond |
2 |
Luis Marin |
3 |
Michael Umana |
4 |
Gilberto Martinez |
5 |
Leonardo Gonzalez |
12 |
Harold Wallace |
15 |
Gabriel Badilla |
17 |
Michael Rodriguez |
22 |
Midfielders |
|
Danny Fonseca |
6 |
Christian Bolanos |
7 |
Mauricio Solis |
8 |
Walter Centeno |
10 |
Randall Azofeifa |
14 |
Carlos Hernandez |
16 |
Douglas Sequeira |
20 |
Forwards |
|
Paulo Wanchope |
9 |
Ronald Gomez |
11 |
Kurt Bernard |
13 |
Alvaro Saborio |
19 |
Victor Nunez |
21 |
Group matches:
v Germany, 16:00 GMT, Friday 9th June - Munich
v Ecuador, 13:00 GMT, Thursday 15th June - Hamburg
v Poland, 14:00 GMT, Tuesday 20th June - Hanover