Played
September 7, 2012 10:00 PM EDT
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica — San José
Referee: R. Moreno
Attendance: 32500
September 7, 2012 10:00 PM EDT
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica — San José
Referee: R. Moreno
Attendance: 32500
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| Costa Rica | 4.50 | 71.00 | 4.33 | 201.00 | 3.80 | 50.00 | 4.55 | 4.76 |
| Draw | 3.40 | 36.00 | 3.40 | 51.00 | 3.40 | 16.00 | 3.80 | 3.72 |
| México | 1.67 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 1.01 | 1.62 | 1.70 |
World Cup qualifying preview: Costa Rica - Mexico
Mexico will visit San Jose in search of its second road win in the current World Cup qualifying round.
By Eric Gomez
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Costa Rica (4-4-2): Navas; Miller, Oviedo, Gonzalez, Salvatierra; Barrantes, Rojas, Cubero, Castillo; Saborio, Campbell |
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GOALKEEPERS: Keylor Navas (Levante), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense)
DEFENDERS: Michael Umana (Comunicaciones), Roy Miller (New York), Gabriel Badilla (Saprissa), Bryan Oviedo (Everton), Jose Salvatierra (Alajuelense), Jhonny Acosta (Alajuelense), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Valerenga), Pedro Leal (Puntarenas), Nestor Monge (Perez Zeledon)
MIDFIELDERS: Christian Bolanos (Copenhagen), Celso Borges (AIK), Michael Barrantes (Aalesunds), Oscar Rojas (La Piedad), Jose Miguel Cubero (Herediano), Rodney Wallace (Portland), Yeltsin Tejeda (Saprissa)
FORWARDS: Alvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake), Bryan Ruiz (Fulham), Randall Brenes (Cartagines), Joel Campbell (Real Betis), Daniel Colindres (Saprissa)
| Mexico (4-2-3-1): Corona; Torres Nilo, Moreno, Rodriguez, Meza; Salcido, Torrado; Guardado, Aquino, Reyna; Hernandez |
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GOALKEEPERS: Guillermo Ochoa (Ajaccio), Jose de Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca)
DEFENDERS: Jorge Torres Nilo (Tigres), Hector Moreno (Espanyol) Francisco Rodriguez (Stuttgart), Severo Meza (Monterrey), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Darvin Chavez (Monterrey), Israel Jimenez (Tigres), Hiram Mier (Monterrey)
MIDFIELDERS: Carlos Salcido (UANL), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Andres Guardado (Valencia), Javier Aquino (Cruz Azul), Angel Reyna (Monterrey), Marco Fabian (Guadalajara), Jesus Zavala (Monterrey), Edgar Lugo (Santos Laguna)
FORWARDS: Elias Hernandez (Tigres), Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna), Aldo de Nigris (Monterrey), Javier Hernandez (Manchester United)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- The last match between both teams ended in a 4-1 win for Mexico in the 2011 Gold Cup.
- Gerardo Torrado has 135 caps with the Mexican national team, third in El Tri's history behind Pavel Pardo and Claudio Suarez.
- Costa Rica beat Mexico at the Estadio Azteca in the 2002 World Cup qualifying match. This is the only loss for Mexico in that regard.
- Costa Rica has just five wins in their last 15 matches, dating back to September of 2011.
- Fulham and Costa Rica winger Bryan Ruiz is listed as doubtful for the match against Mexico.
- These two teams will play again four days later, in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Costa Rica 1-3 Mexico
- 21.46 %
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Costa Rica 1-2 Mexico
- 14.48 %
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Costa Rica 0-2 Mexico
- 12.31 %
| World Cup Qualification 2014 (North America) (WCQN) | 2012-09-11 | Mexico 1 - Costa Rica 0 |
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| World Cup Qualification 2014 (North America) (WCQN) | 2012-09-07 | Costa Rica 0 - Mexico 2 |
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| CONCACAF Gold Cup (GC) | 2011-06-12 | Mexico 4 - Costa Rica 1 |
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| World Cup Qualification 2014 (North America) (WCQN) | 2009-09-05 | Costa Rica 0 - Mexico 3 |
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| CONCACAF Gold Cup (GC) | 2009-07-23 | Costa Rica 4 - Mexico 6 |
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| 2013-03-26 | Costa Rica 2 - Jamaica 0 | WCQN |
| 2013-03-22 | USA 1 - Costa Rica 0 | WCQN |
| 2013-02-06 | Panama 2 - Costa Rica 2 | WCQN |
| 2012-11-14 | Bolivia 1 - Costa Rica 1 | FR |
| 2012-10-16 | Costa Rica 7 - Guyana 0 | WCQN |
Mexico
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| 2013-04-17 | Perú 0 - Mexico 0 | FR |
| 2013-03-26 | Mexico 0 - USA 0 | WCQN |
| 2013-03-22 | Honduras 2 - Mexico 2 | WCQN |
| 2013-02-06 | Mexico 0 - Jamaica 0 | WCQN |
| 2013-01-30 | Mexico 1 - Denmark 1 | FR |
| Returns: | Costa Rica $710.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw $360.00 |
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| Returns: | México $10.00 |
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| 1 | K. Navas | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Bryan Oviedo | Defender |
| 3 | G. González | Defender |
| 3 | J. Acosta | Defender |
| 2 | José Andrés Salvatierra López | Defender |
| - | M. Umaña | Defender |
| 7 | Christian Bolaños | Midfielder |
| 22 | José Miguel Cubero Loria | Midfielder |
| 11 | Michael Barrantes Rojas | Midfielder |
| 9 | A. Saborío | Striker |
| 12 | Joel Campbell | Striker |
| 23 | P. Pemberton | Goalkeeper |
| - | G. Badilla | |
| 20 | P. Leal | Defender |
| 20 | Rodney Wallace | Defender |
| 5 | Celso Borges | Midfielder |
| 21 | K. Soto | Midfielder |
| 24 | N. Monge | Midfielder |
| - | O. Rojas | |
| 17 | Y. Tejeda | Midfielder |
| - | D. Colindres | |
| 7 | R. Brenes | Striker |
| 12 | J. Corona | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Rodríguez | Defender |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno | Defender |
| 11 | J. Aquino | Midfielder |
| 20 | Jorge Emmanuel Torres | Defender |
| 13 | S. Meza | Defender |
| 18 | Jose Andrés Guardado | Midfielder |
| 3 | C. Salcido | Defender |
| 17 | J. Zavala | Midfielder |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 18 | O. Peralta | Striker |
| 22 | Alfredo Talavera | Goalkeeper |
| 1 | Francisco Guillermo Ochoa | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | D. Chavez | Midfielder |
| 19 | Hugo Ayala | Defender |
| 21 | H. Mier | Defender |
| 16 | I. Jiménez | Defender |
| 8 | Á. Reyna | Midfielder |
| 11 | E. Hernández | Midfielder |
| 6 | Gerardo Torrado | Midfielder |
| - | M. Fabián | Midfielder |
| 9 | A. De Nigris | Striker |
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Peter Byers Striker |
10 | 1 |
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B. Pérez Striker FC Dallas |
9 | 0 |
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Clint Dempsey Midfielder Tottenham |
7 | 1 |
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A. Saborío Striker Real Salt Lake |
7 | 1 |
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Deon McCalauy Midfielder Belize |
7 | 1 |