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England vs Costa Rica, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

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England
  • 13': Marcus Rashford
  • 76': Danny Welbeck
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2 - 0
Costa Rica

    Marcus Rashford and Danny Welbeck help England beat Costa Rica

    England closed out their preparations for the World Cup with a 2-0 friendly win over Costa Rica on Thursday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Corner, England. Conceded by Giancarlo González.
    • 5': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
    • 5': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 6': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 7': Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, England. Conceded by Joel Campbell.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Phil Jones (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
    • 13': Goal! England 1, Costa Rica 0. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
    • 16': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England).
    • 16': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, England. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (England) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a headed pass.
    • 24': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 24': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
    • 27': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Jack Butland.
    • 29': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
    • 29': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 29': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Jamie Vardy (England).
    • 30': Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Corner, England. Conceded by Cristian Gamboa.
    • 35': David Guzmán (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 35': Danny Rose (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Joel Campbell (Costa Rica).
    • 36': Corner, England. Conceded by Giancarlo González.
    • 37': Foul by Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica).
    • 37': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Corner, England. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
    • 45': Foul by Marco Ureña (Costa Rica).
    • 45': Jack Butland (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Danny Rose (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Joel Campbell (Costa Rica).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 1, Costa Rica 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Costa Rica 0.
    • 48': Offside, England. Danny Rose tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
    • 50': Offside, England. Fabian Delph tries a through ball, but Danny Rose is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Campbell.
    • 53': Foul by Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
    • 53': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Hand ball by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a headed pass.
    • 56': Corner, England. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 57': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Dangerous play by Trent Alexander-Arnold (England).
    • 58': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England).
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Celso Borges.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Celso Borges.
    • 60': Offside, Costa Rica. Bryan Oviedo tries a through ball, but Johan Venegas is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Bryan Oviedo.
    • 61': Substitution, England. Danny Welbeck replaces Jamie Vardy.
    • 61': Substitution, Costa Rica. Christian Bolaños replaces Johan Venegas.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Delph.
    • 64': Substitution, England. Dele Alli replaces Jordan Henderson.
    • 64': Substitution, England. Kieran Trippier replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 65': Substitution, England. Nick Pope replaces Jack Butland.
    • 65': Substitution, England. Gary Cahill replaces John Stones.
    • 65': Offside, Costa Rica. Francisco Calvo tries a through ball, but Christian Bolaños is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).
    • 68': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Giancarlo González (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Substitution, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda replaces David Guzmán.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Kieran Trippier (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 70': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 70': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Costa Rica. Ian Smith replaces Cristian Gamboa.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Danny Rose (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 76': Goal! England 2, Costa Rica 0. Danny Welbeck (England) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Dele Alli.
    • 78': Foul by Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica).
    • 78': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, England. Jesse Lingard replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dele Alli.
    • 80': Corner, England. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Christian Bolaños (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Ureña.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 88': Hand ball by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Marco Ureña (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Joel Campbell (Costa Rica).
    • 90'+2': Kieran Trippier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 2, Costa Rica 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, England 2, Costa Rica 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 36,104

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Jack Butland (GK)
    5 John Stones
    6 Harry Maguire
    16 Phil Jones
    8 Jordan Henderson
    17 Fabian Delph
    21 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
    3 Danny Rose
    22 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    19 Marcus Rashford
    11 Jamie Vardy
    England Substitutes:
    Danny Welbeck, Gary Cahill, Nick Pope, Dele Alli, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Pickford, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Harry Kane, Ashley Young, Raheem Sterling, Eric Dier, Jake Livermore, Adam Lallana, Tom Heaton.

    CRC Costa Rica (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Keylor Navas (GK)
    3 Giancarlo González Yellow Card
    15 Francisco Calvo
    19 Kendall Waston
    20 David Guzmán
    5 Celso Borges
    8 Bryan Oviedo
    16 Cristian Gamboa
    21 Marco Ureña
    11 Johan Venegas
    12 Joel Campbell
    Costa Rica Substitutes:
    Patrick Pemberton, Randall Azofeifa, Óscar Duarte, Rodney Wallace, Daniel Colindres, Leonel Moreira, Christian Bolaños, Bryan Ruiz, Ian Smith, Johnny Acosta, Yeltsin Tejeda, Rónald Matarrita, David Ramírez.

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