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WORLD CUP SOCCER:
3 for 0 As
Czechs Beat Costa Rica
First it was Catalonia, then it
was the Ukraine and yesterday
the Czechs. Costa Rica has now played three
warm up games and lost all
three, for a total of 7 goals
against, while the Tico national
team were not able to put not
even one past the opposing
goalies.
Catalonia beat the Ticos 2 to 0;
the Ukranie put 4 past the Tico
goalie; and yesterday, the
Czechs came up 1 to 0.
The Czechs, a U.S. opponent in
group play next month, got an
82nd-minute goal from substitute
Vratislav Lokvenc, who headed in
a cross from Libor Sionko.
Lokvenc entered in the 71st
minute to replace Koller, whose
last game for the national team
was a 4-1 win over Armenia in a
World Cup qualifier Sept. 7.
Koller, the Czech Republic's
career scoring leader, had
several solid chances Tuesday.
He had nine goals in the Czech
Republic's World Cup qualifying
campaign before tearing
ligaments in his left knee while
playing in the German league.
Costa Rica, heading for its
second straight World Cup and
third appearance overall, lost
to Ukraine 4-0 Sunday.
It begins World Cup against host
Germany on opening day on June 9
and then will face Poland and
Ecuador in Group A.
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