Costa Rica vs United States, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - ConcacafCosta Rica beats United States in final match of CONCACAF WC qualifying
Costa Rica maintained its unbeaten record at home against the U.S. in World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win at the Estadio Nacional in San Juan.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Daniel Chacón (Costa Rica).
- 2': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 4': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jewison Bennette.
- 4': Attempt saved. Miles Robinson (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 5': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ian Lawrence (Costa Rica).
- 6': Foul by Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica).
- 6': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, USA. Conceded by Juan Pablo Vargas.
- 8': Attempt saved. Miles Robinson (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 10': Attempt missed. Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Chacón.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
- 13': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 14': Corner, USA. Conceded by Anthony Contreras.
- 17': Foul by Orlando Galo (Costa Rica).
- 17': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Aguilera with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica).
- 20': Miles Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jewison Bennette.
- 22': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (USA) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Carlos Mora (Costa Rica).
- 22': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
- 25': Attempt missed. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Orlando Galo with a cross.
- 28': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Daniel Chacón (Costa Rica).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jewison Bennette.
- 31': Corner, USA. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Daniel Chacón (Costa Rica).
- 34': Carlos Martínez (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Ricardo Pepi (USA).
- 35': Attempt saved. Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Pablo Vargas.
- 36': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
- 36': Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 42': Foul by Orlando Galo (Costa Rica).
- 42': Timothy Weah (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ian Lawrence.
- 45': First Half ends, Costa Rica 0, USA 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Costa Rica 0, USA 0.
- 45': Substitution, USA. Luca de la Torre replaces Tyler Adams.
- 48': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Orlando Galo (Costa Rica).
- 48': Attempt saved. Miles Robinson (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi with a cross.
- 48': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 51': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 51': Goal! Costa Rica 1, USA 0. Juan Pablo Vargas (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Brandon Aguilera with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pepi (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 56': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Lawrence.
- 59': Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
- 59': Attempt saved. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Attempt missed. Jewison Bennette (Costa Rica) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
- 59': Goal! Costa Rica 2, USA 0. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jewison Bennette.
- 61': Substitution, USA. Shaquell Moore replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
- 61': Substitution, USA. Jesús Ferreira replaces Ricardo Pepi.
- 61': Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Timothy Weah.
- 62': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Orlando Galo (Costa Rica).
- 63': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Carlos Mora (Costa Rica).
- 63': Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda replaces Kendall Waston because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Costa Rica. Alonso Martínez replaces Carlos Mora.
- 67': Corner, USA. Conceded by Carlos Martínez.
- 68': Corner, USA. Conceded by Anthony Contreras.
- 68': Substitution, Costa Rica. Douglas López replaces Brandon Aguilera.
- 69': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
- 69': Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Daniel Chacón (Costa Rica).
- 70': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Yunus Musah (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, USA. Conceded by Orlando Galo.
- 74': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Orlando Galo (Costa Rica).
- 75': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 76': Hand ball by Douglas López (Costa Rica).
- 79': Substitution, Costa Rica. Esteban Alvarado replaces Keylor Navas because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Costa Rica. José Guillermo Ortiz replaces Jewison Bennette.
- 81': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Orlando Galo (Costa Rica).
- 81': Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
- 84': Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 86': Foul by Jordan Morris (USA).
- 86': Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orlando Galo.
- 90': Douglas López (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
- 90'+1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Alonso Martínez.
- 90'+2': Corner, USA. Conceded by Anthony Contreras.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ian Lawrence (Costa Rica).
- 90'+2': Luca de la Torre (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Costa Rica 2, USA 0.
- 0': Match ends, Costa Rica 2, USA 0.
Statistics
 USA |
CRC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 65.4 | Possession | 34.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 430 | Accurate Passes | 198 |
| 506 | Passes | 271 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 32 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 8 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Location: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Attendance: 35,000
Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Location: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Attendance: 35,000
WCQ - Concacaf Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Suriname | 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 6 | -9 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Costa Rica (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 19 | Kendall Waston |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Vargas |
| 6 | Daniel Chacón |
| 22 | Ian Lawrence |
| 2 | Carlos Martinez |
| 20 | Brandon Aguilera |
| 14 | Orlando Galo  |
| 9 | Jewison Bennette |
| 15 | Carlos Mora |
| 7 | Anthony Contreras |
United States (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 3 | Walker Zimmerman |
| 5 | Antonee Robinson |
| 2 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 4 | Tyler Adams |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 6 | Yunus Musah |
| 9 | Ricardo Pepi |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 21 | Timothy Weah |
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