FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Costa Rica vs Canada, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round

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Costa Rica
  • 45'+1': Celso Borges
FT
1 - 0
Canada
  • Red Card 34': Mark-Anthony Kaye

Canada must wait for World Cup spot after loss to Costa Rica

Celso Borges scored in first-half stoppage time and Costa Rica kept Canada from wrapping up its first World Cup berth in 36 years.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Stephen Eustáquio (Canada).
  • 2': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Cyle Larin.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerson Torres with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
  • 5': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 7': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Richie Laryea (Canada).
  • 7': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Celso Borges (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  • 9': Foul by Atiba Hutchinson (Canada).
  • 9': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Stephen Eustáquio.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gerson Torres with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Cyle Larin (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Orlando Galo (Costa Rica).
  • 14': Foul by Joel Campbell (Costa Rica).
  • 14': Jonathan Osorio (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  • 15': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': VAR Decision: No card change Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Celso Borges (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gerson Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Foul by Gerson Torres (Costa Rica).
  • 21': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
  • 24': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
  • 24': Tajon Buchanan (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Cyle Larin (Canada).
  • 27': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 28': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  • 29': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Stephen Eustáquio (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Richie Laryea (Canada) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.
  • 32': Alistair Johnston (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
  • 34': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  • 34': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Second yellow card to Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  • 35': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Canada) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Eustáquio with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Orlando Galo.
  • 38': Hand ball by Tajon Buchanan (Canada).
  • 39': Attempt saved. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Celso Borges.
  • 39': Foul by Jonathan David (Canada).
  • 39': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
  • 43': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
  • 43': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 45': Foul by Jonathan Osorio (Canada).
  • 45': Gerson Torres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Hand ball by Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 45'+1': Goal! Costa Rica 1, Canada 0. Celso Borges (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerson Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Costa Rica 1, Canada 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Costa Rica 1, Canada 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruíz replaces Gerson Torres.
  • 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda replaces Orlando Galo.
  • 48': Foul by Stephen Eustáquio (Canada).
  • 48': Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Bryan Ruíz (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Contreras.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Tajon Buchanan (Canada) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Eustáquio.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Canada) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Celso Borges.
  • 52': Foul by Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica).
  • 52': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).
  • 53': Tajon Buchanan (Canada) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
  • 54': Tajon Buchanan (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Canada) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Atiba Hutchinson following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Anthony Contreras.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Stephen Eustáquio (Canada) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richie Laryea.
  • 60': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
  • 61': Substitution, Costa Rica. Daniel Chacón replaces Anthony Contreras.
  • 61': Substitution, Costa Rica. Alonso Martínez replaces Celso Borges.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Atiba Hutchinson (Canada) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Stephen Eustáquio with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Atiba Hutchinson.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Kendall Waston (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Chacón.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Stephen Eustáquio (Canada) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cyle Larin.
  • 65': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Canada).
  • 65': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Keysher Fuller.
  • 68': Hand ball by Daniel Chacón (Costa Rica).
  • 69': Substitution, Costa Rica. Juan Pablo Vargas replaces Ronald Matarrita.
  • 69': Substitution, Canada. Junior Hoilett replaces Alistair Johnston.
  • 70': Foul by Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica).
  • 70': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Richie Laryea (Canada) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
  • 73': Tajon Buchanan (Canada) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Keysher Fuller with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Daniel Chacón.
  • 79': Foul by Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica).
  • 79': Richie Laryea (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, Canada. Iké Ugbo replaces Cyle Larin because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Canada. Ismaël Koné replaces Jonathan Osorio.
  • 82': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Richie Laryea (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Junior Hoilett (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Foul by Atiba Hutchinson (Canada).
  • 85': Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Jonathan David (Canada) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Richie Laryea.
  • 89': Corner, Canada. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Eustáquio.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Canada).
  • 90'+1': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alonso Martínez (Costa Rica).
  • 90'+3': Jonathan David (Canada) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Stephen Eustáquio (Canada) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Costa Rica 1, Canada 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Costa Rica 1, Canada 0.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
67.9 Possession 32.1
18 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
500 Accurate Passes 206
568 Passes 266
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
28 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.4
48 Long Balls 47
27 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 5
19 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
5 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 30
9 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Venue: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Location: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Attendance: 34,000

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

CRC Costa Rica (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
15 Francisco Calvo
19 Kendall Waston
22 Rónald Matarrita Yellow Card
4 Keysher Fuller
5 Celso Borges
14 Orlando Galo
13 Gerson Torres
7 Anthony Contreras
11 Johan Venegas Yellow Card
12 Joel Campbell
Costa Rica Substitutes:
Daniel Chacón, Esteban Alvarado, Leonel Moreira, Juan Pablo Vargas, Bryan Oviedo, Brandon Aguilera, Carlos Martinez, Jose Ortiz, Bryan Ruiz, Jewison Bennette, Alonso Martínez, Yeltsin Tejeda.

CAN Canada (4-4-2)

No. Name
18 Milan Borjan (GK)
4 Kamal Miller
13 Atiba Hutchinson
22 Richie Laryea
2 Alistair Johnston
14 Mark-Anthony Kaye Yellow Card
7 Stephen Eustáquio
21 Jonathan Osorio
11 Tajon Buchanan
17 Cyle Larin
20 Jonathan David
Canada Substitutes:
Lucas Cavallini, Scott Kennedy, Steven Vitória, Ismaël Koné, Liam Fraser, Maxime Crépeau, Junior Hoilett, Liam Millar, Dayne St. Clair, Ike Ugbo, Cristián Gutiérrez, Derek Cornelius.

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