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No option but to beat Ecuador

June 12th, 2006 | By: Bruno | 9 Comments »

If Costa Rica wants to advance to the second stage of the World Cup, it must beat Ecuador on Thursday. There’s no way around it. No wonder the president of the National Football Federation said the game will be a war between brothers. A war he hopes Costa Rica will come out as winners, naturally. In preparation for the game, coach Alexandre Guimaraes coordinated only one training session on Sunday, after deciding to drop the initially scheduled morning training. Not wanting to increase the risk of further injuries to the team – defender Gilberto Martinez left the team after reinjuring his left knee -, Guimaraes thought it would be better to give the players more rest. Training shall resume in full on Monday.

Tags: Alexandre Guimaraes, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Gilberto Martinez, injury, training

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Comments

By leo | June 12th, 2006 at 6:31 pm

It’ll be a war alright! but a sports war between 2 friendly nations. Best of luck to Costa Rica. Go ECUADOR!!

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By Steve | June 12th, 2006 at 6:49 pm

VIVA ECUADOR!

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By Stephanie | June 12th, 2006 at 7:15 pm

VIVA COSTA RICA!!! : P

By VooDoo | June 13th, 2006 at 12:44 am

Meganews!

This World Cup 2006 is under control of voodoo magicians http://www.voodoo4football.com
The results of the matches are under the control of psy-influence!
Do you believe in it? What dou you think?

Posted from Ukraine

By DEXTER! | June 13th, 2006 at 1:19 am

VAMOS COSTA RICA!!! TICOS CON HUEVOS TODO SE PUEDE!!!!

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By Ecuador4Life | June 13th, 2006 at 3:44 am

Ticos! This should be a very fun game to watch best of luck! By the way how old is Wanchope?

E4L

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By Preview: Ecuador vs. Costa Rica - FIFA World Cup 2006 - World Cup 2006 Blog | June 13th, 2006 at 1:35 pm

[...] THE BIG PICTURE This is win-or-play-one-more-and-then-go-home for Costa Rica, who must beat Ecuador if they hope to get through the first round. More on that from blogger Bruno here, but let’s all take a moment to think back to how suprisingly good Ecuador looked beating Poland and how thin the Costa Rican defense was against Germany. A win against Costa Rica wouldn’t exactly make it a fairy tale run, but it would set up a delicious final first round game against Germany. [...]

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By Papo | June 14th, 2006 at 1:13 pm

Ecuador is going to beat Costa Rica

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By BRAVO | June 15th, 2006 at 9:08 am

Ecuador the breathless and speedy.

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