It's Do Or Die Tonight For Costa Rica
Facing El Salvador
Costa
Rica has a tough task tonight facing El
Salvador in World Cup Qualifying. For the
Sele, the Costa Rican national team, it's do
or die, as it needs a win to stay alive in
the competition after its horrendous loss
3-0 to Mexico last Saturday.
Although El Salvador may be out of the
running (mathematically they still have a
shot) but they are not a team that has laid
down for anyone. On Saturday night the
Cuscatlecos played the U.S. a very tight
game in Sandy, Utah and were probably
disappointed to walk away empty handed.
In June Costa Rica was the toast of CONCACAF.
A 1-0 win over El Salvador, followed by a
3-1 drubbing of the U.S. and a 3-2 road win
over T&T had the Ticos on top of the group
and looking comfortable to make another
World Cup.
Things took a turn for the worse in August.
A road trip to Honduras saw the group
leaders smashed 4-0. That match was followed
by the home thrashing on Saturday night at
the hands of El Tri, and suddenly the Costa
Ricans look to be in a bit of trouble.
The perfect way to get back in the swing of
things would be a win in San Salvador, a
place that has not been easy to visit during
the Hex. The U.S. could only manage a draw
on its trip to El Salvador and Mexico was
handed a loss, so the task for the Ticos
won't be easy.
But a win would give Costa Rica a much
needed three points. With the U.S. going on
the road, where they've been poor to say the
least, and the other two teams in front of
Costa Rica squaring off in Azteca, three
points could put the Ticos back at the top
of the group. |
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