FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

FT Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica · 35,000 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Costa 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

USA leads series 4-1

Lineups

CRC · 5-4-1

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 19Kendall WastonCD
  3. 3Juan Pablo VargasCD-L
  4. 6Daniel ChacónCD-R
  5. 22Ian LawrenceLB
  6. 2Carlos MartinezRB
  7. 20Brandon AguileraCM-L
  8. 14Orlando GaloCM-R
  9. 9Jewison BennetteLM
  10. 15Carlos MoraRM
  11. 7Anthony ContrerasF

USA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Zack SteffenG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD-L
  3. 3Walker ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 5Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 4Tyler AdamsCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 6Yunus MusahRM
  9. 9Ricardo PepiF
  10. 10Christian PulisicLF
  11. 21Timothy WeahRF

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, USA. Luca de la Torre replaces Tyler Adams.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 61' Substitution, USA. Shaquell Moore replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  5. 61' Substitution, USA. Jesús Ferreira replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  6. 61' Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Timothy Weah.
  7. 63' Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Substitution, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda replaces Kendall Waston because of an injury.
  9. 65' Substitution, Costa Rica. Alonso Martínez replaces Carlos Mora.
  10. 68' Substitution, Costa Rica. Douglas López replaces Brandon Aguilera.
  11. 79' Substitution, Costa Rica. Esteban Alvarado replaces Keylor Navas because of an injury.
  12. 79' Substitution, Costa Rica. José Guillermo Ortiz replaces Jewison Bennette.
  13. 81' Orlando Galo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 84' Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Christian Pulisic.

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