Played
September 11, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
Estadio Azteca — Coyoacán, Ciudad de México (D.F.)
Referee: C. Campbell
Attendance: 44007
September 11, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
Estadio Azteca — Coyoacán, Ciudad de México (D.F.)
Referee: C. Campbell
Attendance: 44007
61′
Chicharito
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Mexico - Costa Rica
Following El Tri's 2-0 victory in San Jose, Costa Rica will visit the Estadio Azteca for its second match against Mexico in four days.
By Eric Gomez
Cortesía FMF
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Mexico (4-2-2-2): Corona; Torres Nilo, Moreno, Rodriguez, Meza; Salcido, Torrado; Guardado, Aquino; Peralta; 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)
| 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)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- The last match between both teams ended in a 2-0 win for Mexico, four days ago at the Estadio Nacional.
- Costa Rica has given up 12 goals to Mexico in its last five head-to-head matches (not including penalties). It has scored two in that span.
- Under Chepo de la Torre, Mexico is unbeaten in official tournament and qualifying matches, stemming back to the 2011 Gold Cup.
- Costa Rica beat Mexico at the Estadio Azteca in 2001 by a score of 2-1, the only loss suffered at the stadium for a WCQ.
- Carlos Salcido scored his tenth goal with El Tri in San Jose. He debuted with the national team in 2004.
- Goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona amassed just his 18th cap with Mexico despite debuting in 2003.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Mexico 3-0 Costa Rica
- 20.45 %
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Mexico 3-1 Costa Rica
- 19.7 %
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Mexico 2-0 Costa Rica
- 9.67 %
| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Sep 11, 2012 | Mexico 1 - Costa Rica 0 |
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| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Sep 7, 2012 | Costa Rica 0 - Mexico 2 |
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| Gold Cup (GC) | Jun 12, 2011 | Mexico 4 - Costa Rica 1 |
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| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Sep 5, 2009 | Costa Rica 0 - Mexico 3 |
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| Gold Cup (GC) | Jul 23, 2009 | Costa Rica 4 - Mexico 6 |
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Mexico
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| Apr 17, 2013 | Peru 0 - Mexico 0 | FR |
| Mar 26, 2013 | Mexico 0 - USA 0 | WCQN |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Honduras 2 - Mexico 2 | WCQN |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Mexico 0 - Jamaica 0 | WCQN |
| Jan 30, 2013 | Mexico 1 - Denmark 1 | FR |
Costa Rica
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| Mar 26, 2013 | Costa Rica 2 - Jamaica 0 | WCQN |
| Mar 22, 2013 | USA 1 - Costa Rica 0 | WCQN |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Panama 2 - Costa Rica 2 | WCQN |
| Nov 14, 2012 | Bolivia 1 - Costa Rica 1 | FR |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Costa Rica 7 - Guyana 0 | WCQN |
| 12 | J. Corona | Goalkeeper |
| 11 | J. Aquino | Midfielder |
| 2 | Rodríguez | Defender |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno | Defender |
| 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 |
| - | E. Lugo |
| 1 | K. Navas | Goalkeeper |
| - | G. Badilla | |
| 3 | G. González | Defender |
| 3 | J. Acosta | Defender |
| 2 | José Andrés Salvatierra López | Defender |
| 20 | P. Leal | Defender |
| 7 | Christian Bolaños | Midfielder |
| 22 | José Miguel Cubero Loria | Midfielder |
| 17 | Y. Tejeda | Midfielder |
| 12 | Joel Campbell | Striker |
| 7 | R. Brenes | Striker |
| 23 | P. Pemberton | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Bryan Oviedo | Defender |
| 19 | Roy Miller | Defender |
| 20 | Rodney Wallace | Defender |
| 5 | Celso Borges | Midfielder |
| 21 | K. Soto | Midfielder |
| 11 | Michael Barrantes Rojas | Midfielder |
| - | O. Rojas | |
| 24 | N. Monge | Midfielder |
| 9 | A. Saborío | Striker |
| - | D. Colindres |
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 RSL |
7 | 1 |
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Deon McCalauy Midfielder Belize |
7 | 1 |
