FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

FT Thursday, March 24, 2022
Canada WWWWL 0
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Costa Rica WWDWW 1
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Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica · 34,000 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CRC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 15Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 19Kendall WastonCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 4Keysher FullerRB
  6. 5Celso BorgesCM
  7. 14Orlando GaloLM
  8. 13Gerson TorresRM
  9. 7Anthony ContrerasF
  10. 11Johan VenegasLF
  11. 12Joel CampbellRF

CAN · 4-4-2

  1. 18Milan BorjanG
  2. 4Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 13Atiba HutchinsonCD-R
  4. 22Richie LaryeaLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 14Mark-Anthony KayeCM-L
  7. 7Stephen EustáquioCM-R
  8. 21Jonathan OsorioLM
  9. 11Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 17Cyle LarinCF-L
  11. 20Jonathan DavidCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' VAR Decision: No card change Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  3. 34' Second yellow card to Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada).
  4. 35' Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 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.
  6. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruíz replaces Gerson Torres.
  7. 45' Substitution, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda replaces Orlando Galo.
  8. 54' Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Substitution, Costa Rica. Daniel Chacón replaces Anthony Contreras.
  10. 61' Substitution, Costa Rica. Alonso Martínez replaces Celso Borges.
  11. 69' Substitution, Costa Rica. Juan Pablo Vargas replaces Ronald Matarrita.
  12. 69' Substitution, Canada. Junior Hoilett replaces Alistair Johnston.
  13. 80' Ike Ugbo (Canada) Substitution at 80'
  14. 80' Substitution, Canada. Ismaël Koné replaces Jonathan Osorio.

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