Costa Rica take on the visitors Ecuador in a friendly international match. The match will be played on Wednesday, June 21st.
Costa Rica are trying to maintain a decent level. "Los Ticos" have managed to maintain their status as a team at the World Cup level. As expected, they couldn't replicate their success from Brazil 2018 in Qatar 2022. Eight years ago, they reached the quarterfinals. The hero of the national team, Keylor Navas, moved to Real Madrid. Over time, he ended up at Nottingham Forest via a transit through PSG. In the last World Cup, the goalkeeper conceded several goals (7 by Spain and 4 by Germany), but he managed to keep a clean sheet against Japan. This resulted in a 1-0 victory, which can be considered satisfactory participation. After that, they only played friendly matches, one of which unexpectedly ended in a loss against Guatemala.
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Ecuador look quite competitive. "La Tri" should remember that in the next qualification cycle, they will need to compensate for a 3-point deduction. This was imposed due to fielding an ineligible player, Colombian Castillo, in the previous cycle. However, it was a "scare": they faced the risk of being excluded from the World Cup. They managed to participate and performed well, winning against Qatar (the host country) and even drawing against the favorites, the Netherlands. But to advance to the playoffs, they needed to have a successful match against Senegal, which they lost. As a result, the coach was changed, and currently, Felix Sanchez Bas is in charge. By the way, his previous position was with the Qatar national team. He started with a trip to Australia in March, where they exchanged victories with the hosts. The summer started with a 1-0 win against Bolivia.
In previous matches, the teams played for the first time in 2002, and the duel ended in a draw. In the remaining 4 matches, Costa Rica emerged as winners, three times with a clean sheet. "La Tri" is considered the clear favorite, but overall, the game is unlikely to be entertaining. We expect "under 2.5 goals" in total.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
