This is Costa Rica's 3rd appearance in FIFA
World Cup. The last two participations was in 1990 and 2002. They
are playing in Group A along with Germany, Poland and Equador. The
star players of the team are Gilberto Martinez, Walter Centano and
Forward Paulo Wanchope.
From 1930 to 1934, Costa Rica did not enter in the preliminary
rounds of FIFA World Cup. In 1938, they withdrew and between 1950
and 1954 again they did not enter. From 1958 to 1986 they were
unable to qualify. However, in 1990 the team reached Round 2 of the
tournament. In 1994 and 1998 they again failed to qualify and in
2002 they made it till Round 1.
The first international match for Costa Rica was against El
Salvador with a win of 7-0. Their largest win was against Puerto
Rico (12-0). The worst defeat of the team was in 1975 against Mexico
(7-0).
List of Costa Rica Team Players Participating In FIFA World
Cop 2006
- Alvaro Mesen
- Jervis Drummond
- Luis Marin
- Michael Umana
- Gilberto Martinez
- Danny Fonseca
- Cristian Bolanos
- Mauricio Solis
- Paulo Wanchope
- Walter Centeno
- Ronald Gomez
- Leonardo Gonzalez
- Kurt Bernard
- Randall Azofeifa
- Harold Wallace
- Carlos Hernandez
- Gabriel Badilla
- Jose Francisco Porras
- Alvaro Saborio
- Douglas Sequeira
- Victor Nunez
- Michael Rodriguez
- Wardy Alfaro
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