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Football is the most popular sport in Costa Rica. [1] [2] [3] Costa Rica has long been considered an exporter of footballers within Central America, with 19 players in European professional football leagues during 2006. [4] The newspaper, La Nación, has prepared an annual census of these "Legionnaires" since 1994. [5]
San José, Costa Rica [30] Discus throw: 46.40 m Haydee Grijalba: 6 December 2020 Costa Rican Championships San José, Costa Rica Hammer throw: 51.47 m Daniela Francini: 3 July 2022 Central American Championships: Managua, Nicaragua Javelin throw: 45.89 m Génova Arias: 12 March 2013 Central American Games: San José, Costa Rica Heptathlon ...
Costa Rica were drawn in Group E alongside Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia. Many key players from 2014 remained in the squad, but they made a disappointing exit at the group stage. Costa Rica lost their first two games, against Serbia and Brazil, without scoring, but drew 2–2 with Switzerland in their last match after equalising in injury time.
The 2013 Central American Games, the X edition of the Central American Games, were celebrated in San José, Costa Rica from 3 to 17 March 2013. It was largest multi-sport event organized in Costa Rica. [1] The games were officially opened by Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla.
In the second game of group play against Japan, Navas kept a clean sheet giving Costa Rica a surprise 1–0 win over their opponent. [100] Navas would lose 4–2 in Costa Rica's third group game against Germany. Los Ticos finished fourth in their group with three points and a goal difference of –8. [101]
Celso Borges is Costa Rica's most capped international of all time with 163 caps. The Costa Rica national football team has represented Costa Rica in international football since 1921, when they played their first international, a 7–0 win over El Salvador in the Independence Centenary Games. Organized by the Costa Rican Football Federation, it joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1961 ...
As international football activity resumed in October, Costa Rica scheduled two friendly matches at home against Panama, losing both and sparking criticism from Central American media. [9] A month later, Costa Rica drew against Qatar, scoring their goal of the year, as the team became winless in official matches in 2020. [10]
Costa Rica at the Pan American Games; R. La Ruta de los Conquistadores This page was last edited on 11 March 2024, at 07:14 (UTC). Text is available under the ...