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Costa Rica is a big longshot to win the 2018 World Cup at odds of +20000. Costa Rica was a huge surprise four years ago in Brazil, as they made the quarterfinals and nearly beat the Netherlands to make the semifinals. Costa Rica plays a high tempo style of football and they have some marquee players who can make a difference in goalkeeper Keylor Nevas, forward Bryan Ruiz and midfielder Celso Borges.
Costa Rica 2018 World Cup Odds: +20000
Costa Rica is not getting much respect in terms of 2018 World Cup odds, as they are listed at +20000. CONCACAF teams rarely get respect in the World Cup and that is the case with Costa Rica.
2018 World Cup Qualifying Results
Costa Rica went 4-2 in qualifying with 4 draws, outscoring opponents by a combined 14-8. Costa Rica has turned into a CONCACAF power, as they will be playing in the World Cup for the fifth time.
2018 FIFA World Cup Groups
| Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
| Russia |
Portugal |
France |
Argentina |
| Saudi Arabia |
Spain |
Australia |
Iceland |
| Egypt |
Morocco |
Peru |
Croatia |
| Uruguay |
Iran |
Denmark |
Nigeria |
| Group E |
Group F |
Group G |
Group H |
| Brazil |
Germany |
Belgium |
Poland |
| Switzerland |
Mexico |
Panama |
Senegal |
| Costa Rica |
Sweden |
Tunisia |
Colombia |
| Serbia |
Korea Republic |
England |
Japan |
2018 FIFA World Cup Group E Schedule
| GROUP E: Brazil - Switzerland - Costa Rica - Serbia |
| Match |
Date / Time (Local Time) |
Venue |
| Costa Rica vs Serbia |
June, 17th / 16:00 |
Cosmos Arena, Samara |
| Brazil vs Switzerland |
June, 17th / 21:00 |
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don |
| Brazil vs Costa Rica |
June, 22nd / 15:00 |
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Serbia vs Switzerland |
June, 22nd / 20:00 |
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad |
| Serbia vs Brazil |
June, 27th / 21:00 |
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow |
| Switzerland vs Costa Rica |
June, 27th / 21:00 |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod |
Players to Watch
Costa Rica has a marquee goalkeeper in Keylor Navas, a solid forward in Bryan Ruiz and a good midfielder in Celso Borges.
The Coach
Costa Rica is managed by Oscar Ramirez who took over from Paulo Wanchope. Ramirez played for Costa Rica for a long time and he was an assistant coach with the team in 2014 in Brazil. His most recent coaching experience was at Alajuelense, where he was named Costa Rican coach of the year.
Costa Rica World Cup History
Costa Rica has made four previous appearances at the World Cup with their best finish being the quarterfinals four years ago in Brazil. Costa Rica has played 15 previous World Cup matches and scored 17 goals for an average of 1.1 goals per contest. Costa Rica made their World Cup debut in 1990 and shocked everyone by making the Round of 16.
Costa Rica 2018 World Cup Predictions
Costa Rica is almost always underestimated when it comes to the World Cup and that may be the case again in Russia in 2018. Costa Rica plays a wide open style of football and they have the goalkeeper in Navas to win playing that style. Costa Rica is definitely capable of getting out of the group stage again in 2018 but how far they go will likely be determined by the draw. Costa Rica still doesn’t have enough talent to beat teams like Germany, Spain and Brazil, but they can challenge teams like France or England. The odds are against Costa Rica doing as well as they did four years ago when they reached the quarterfinals, but the odds are almost always against Los Ticos in the World Cup and they continue to surprise.
Costa Rica 2018 World Cup Roster
GK - Keylor Navas
GK - Patrick Pemberton
GK - Leonel Moreira
GK - Danny Carvajal
GK - Aaron Cruz
GK - Esteban Alvarado
DF - Johnny Acosta
DF - Giancarlo González
DF - Jhamir Ordain
DF - Juan Pablo Vargas
DF - Roy Miller
DF - Heiner Mora
DF - Christopher Meneses
DF - Julio Cascante
DF - Óscar Duarte
DF - Pedro Leal
DF - Állan Miranda
DF - Pablo Salazar
DF - Leonardo González
DF - Michael Umaña
DF - José Salvatierra
DF - Bryan Oviedo
DF - Francisco Calvo
DF - Cristian Gamboa
DF - Kendall Waston
DF - Rónald Matarrita
DF - Kenner Gutiérrez
MF - Celso Borges
MF - Christian Bolaños
MF - Daniel Colindres
MF - Rodney Wallace
MF - Randall Azofeifa
MF - Yeltsin Tejeda
MF - Ulises Segura
MF - José Leitón
MF - Jimmy Marín
MF - Óscar Granados
MF - Osvaldo Rodríguez
MF - Randall Leal
MF - Elías Aguilar
MF - John Jairo Ruiz
MF - Marvin Angulo
MF - Gerson Torres
MF - David Guzmán
FW - Ariel Rodríguez
FW - Bryan Ruiz (Captain)
FW - Johan Venegas
FW - Marco Ureña
FW - David Ramírez
FW - José Guillermo Ortiz
FW - Joel Campbell
FW - Deyver Vega
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