As the Costa Rican team left Walldorf this afternoon for Munich, players and coaching staff alike - not to mention fans - can see that the World Cup’s debut is closer than ever. With less than 48 hours left until kickoff, coach Alexandre Guimaraes might be wondering how his defense will act, having played together [...]

As should be expected, coach Alexandre Guimaraes will likely field a defensive approach in the match against Germany. Upset after a series of losses in warm-up matches last week, the Costa Rican coach will take off one defensive midfielder from the squad and place another defenseman in the starting 11. Thus, the team will probably [...]

After taking a series of recreational activities later yesterday, which included basketball, headers and a light version of rugby, Costa Rica returns to normal training this afternoon. Before that, in the morning, the team will meet the coaching staff to watch some videos and discuss tactical details of the formation that will face Germany on [...]

Four players trained separately from the team on Monday, due to minor injuries or preventive measures set up by the medical staff. Michael Rodríguez and Álvaro Mesén had shown some minor injuries after Sunday’s practice, while Paulo Wanchope and Gilberto Martínez followed a preventive schedule set up so that they don’t re-injure themselves. With lighter [...]

Journalists from a Costa Rican radio station were not allowed to follow the team’s training session on Sunday. According to the Costa Rican Football Federation, that happened because the station - Radio Columbia - was not an official sponsor of the team. The station, however, claimed the ban had been put in place due to [...]

Players and coaching staff from Costa Rica seemed impressed with the effort shown by Germany in their friendly against Colombia. As if they did not know it before, the Ticos seemed concerned about the quality of German soccer, and do not make any bold promises in regards to their opener with the hosts on Friday. [...]

Coach Alexandre Guimaraes was quite upse after his team’s loss in a training match against amateur players from Kurpfalz, in Germany. According to him, the Costa Rican players - substitutes in the National team that had the chance to play against this German side - seem to be failing to grasp that they are wasting [...]

Costa Rica’s subs may have just distanced themselves even more from a place in the starting lineup for a World Cup game. Playing today against a team formed by amateur German players from the country’s third, fourth and fifth divisions, the Ticos subs were humbled by a score of 3-2. Goalkeeper Jose Francisco Porras managed [...]

Physical trainer Francisco Uribe believes goalkeeper Jose Francisco Porras will be ready to start the match against Germany on June 9 if coach Alexandre Guimaraes decides to use him. Porras sat out for the fourth straight day on Wednesday, after pulling a muscle in training earlier this week. “I already did some exercises and did [...]

The Costa Rican national team returned today to Walldorf, in Germany, where it will remain for the next days in preparation for its debut in the World Cup on June 9, against the Germans. Following the 1-0 loss to the Czech Republic yesterday, the coaching staff and players felt a lot better than it had [...]