Well, it ended as Costa Rica’s worst ever World Cup finals appearance. With three games and three losses, the Ticos will now fight for the last positions in the table after all is said and done in the first round in Germany. They may want to root for Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday so that the [...]

Well, so the third game of the 2006 World Cup is also the last for Costa Rica and Poland. With no hope of advancing left, the teams could provide an entertaining match in which national pride is at stake. Or a lacklustre event with no real motivation. Here’s hope that it’s the first option, and [...]

After being eliminated from the World Cup, Costa Rica has only its pride to play for when it faces Poland tomorrow in Hannover. Having never left the World Cup without a win – in its two previous participations in the World Cup finals, it always managed to get at least one win -, the Ticos [...]

So it wasn’t meant to be Costa Rica’s World Cup. With two losses in as many games, the Ticos are done. Congratulations to Ecuador for its superb play. May the South Americans go far in the tournament, something which would definitely make me happy. They proved today they can be a strong side to play [...]

A win against Ecuador, which was already necessary prior to the Germany-Poland game, now may be the only result that keeps Costa Rican hopes alive in the tournament. Even though a tie will not disqualify the Central American team, a win over Ecuador will leave both teams with 3 points and one game to play. [...]

Costa Rica left Walldorf for Hamburg on Tuesday, in anticipation for its second game in the World Cup, tomorrow, against Ecuador. After training during the morning in Walldorf, the team travelled to Hamburg and managed to train at night in the city. Coach Alexandre Guimaraes opted to give his players small game situation rehearsals. In [...]

Fifa announced that referee Coffi Codjia, from Benin, will work tomorrow’s game between Costa Rica and Ecuador. Celestin Ntagungira of Rwanda and Aboudou Aderodjou, from Benin, will be the linesmen.

Coach Alexandre Guimaraes knows that if his team is to stand any chance of beating Ecuador on Thursday, it should try to control the ball for longer periods of time. During the opening match, against Germany, the Ticos were able to hold possession for only a third of the time, being heavily overplayed in this [...]

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. [...]

Costa Rica did some training today after going back to Walldorf after the debut against Germany. Some physical recovery work was done in the morning, and a training match against walldorf’s Astoria FC took place in the afternoon. On Sunday the players will have a free morning, with another training session scheduled for the afternoon. [...]