Costa Rica news

The top two teams in the Hexagonal square off Friday night, with the home side expecting a strong showing from the visiting outfit.

The Mexico forward insists he's interested only in helping his team win, but scoring a goal to tie the El Tri record would be a huge boost.

The Mexico center back missed a Tuesday training session but should be fit for Friday's game after returning to the field Wednesday.

Though the Mexico coach hopes more of his players will play in Europe, and believes several are ready, he also sees Liga MX on the rise.

In the modern game, the storied venue no longer provides the Mexico national team the advantage it did in previous World Cup qualification cycles.

While Andres Guardado, Hirving Lozano and Gio dos Santos are among the injured El Tri players, the Ticos say Mexico has the depth to be dangerous.

El Tri is focusing on getting a result over Costa Rica this weekend, not on which team is more prestigious ahead of their World Cup qualifier.

Several of the region's teams find themselves in similar situations as qualification resumes Friday.

The midfielder suffered a right leg injury and tests Monday determined that he won't be fit to face Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago.

The Mexico coach didn't call Jesus Corona or Marco Fabian for this month's qualifiers, but both played this weekend.

Five players who likely would be on the roster are out with injuries, forcing the El Tri coach to rely on some of his depth options.

The LA Galaxy and Porto stars won't be in Mexico's squad to face Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago because of injury.

The Guatemalan is set to oversee the U.S. national team for the second time in the Hex after calling the Americans' opener against Mexico.

Los Catrachos impressed as they made it through the tournament unscathed, but the prizes up for grabs later this year will be harder to attain.