Mexico will look to match their victory over Jamaica in their quest for a Qatar 2022 World Cup place when they face Costa Rica in a CONCACAF qualifier at Estadio Nacional in San Jose.
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El Tri make the trip to Los Ticos on the back of a narrow win over the Reggae Boyz, to make a victorious start to their campaign, and will hope to back it up with another three points.
Ahead of the game, Goal has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Costa Rica vs Mexico |
| Date | September 5, 2021 |
| Times | 7pm ET, 4pm PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| NBC Universo | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | Costa Rica roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Navas, Cruz, Moreira |
| Defenders | J. Vargas, Gonzalez, Fuller, Duarte, Oviedo, Calvo, Watson, Matarrita, Blanco, Faerron* |
| Midfielders | Borges, Ruiz, Lassiter, Marin, Tejeda, Guzman, Brenes, Bennette, Leal, Sequeira |
| Forwards | Moya, Campbell, Ugalde, Montenegro, K. Vargas* |
*denotes uncapped player
Twice a World Cup manager with Ecuador in 2006 and Honduras in 2014, Luis Fernando Suarez knows his way to get to the showpiece tournament - but he'll be needing some big results on the way to get there.
Los Ticos know that the visit of Mexico represents a prime chance to bolster their standing - and with Keylor Navas in goal, they'll hope to be watertight on home soil.
Predicted Costa Rica starting XI: Navas; Blanco, Duarte, Calvo, Oviedo; Guzman; Marin, Borges, Leal, Lassiter; Ugalde.
| Position | Mexico roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Ochoa, Talavera, Orozco, Cota |
| Defenders | Gallardo, Araujo, L. Rodriguez, Dominguez, Sanchez, Montes, O. Rodriguez, Sepulveda |
| Midfielders | Guardado, Dos Santos, Alvarez, Pineda, Pizarro, Antuna, Alvarado, C. Rodriguez, Romo, Cordova, Ramirez* |
| Forwards | Corona, Vega, Martin, Funes Mori, Gimenez* |
*denotes uncapped player
El Tri showed that they had no Gold Cup hangover against Jamaica in victory, but Gerardo Martino will know that the result may have flattered his side after Henry Martin's late winner secured them three points.
He'll hope that they respond in suitably impressive fashion, against a team who faltered at the last eight in this year's CONCACAF tournament against Canada.
Predicted Mexico starting XI: Ochoa; Sanchez, Monutes, Araujo, Gallardo; Romo, Alvarez; Alvardo, Cordova, Vega; Funes Mori.
Last five results
| Costa Rica results | Mexico results |
|---|---|
| Panama 0-0 Costa Rica (Sep 2) | Mexico 2-1 Jamaica (Sep 2) |
| El Salvador 0-0 Costa Rica (Aug 21) | USMNT 1-0 Mexico (AET) (Aug 1) |
| Costa Rica 0-2 Canada (Jul 25) | Mexico 2-1 Canada (Jul 29) |
| Costa Rica 1-0 Jamaica (Jul 20) | Mexico 3-0 Honduras (Jul 24) |
| Suriname 1-2 Costa Rica (Jul 16) | Mexico 1-0 El Salvador (Jul 18) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 6/3/2021 | Mexico 0 (5)-(4) 0 Costa Rica |
| 3/30/2021 | Costa Rica 0-1 Mexico |
| 6/29/2019 | Mexico 1 (5)-(4) 1 Costa Rica |
| 10/11/2018 | Mexico 3-2 Costa Rica |
| 9/5/2017 | Costa Rica 1-1 Mexico |