Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 2022 Squad, Team, Players List

By Anirudh Mathur November 17, 2022 FIFA World Cup 0 Comments

Costa Rica Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022: It’s time to enjoy the 22nd edition of FIFA World Cup 2022 by supporting Costa Rica. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022. It’s the last time that will witness 32 team participants (48 national squads from the next FIFA World Cup 2026, which is scheduled to play in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.), including Costa Rica Team. These 32 teams are divided into 8 Groups i.e. Group A to Group H. Spain is in Group E alongside Spain, Germany, and Japan. The 2 teams of Group E, Spain, and Costa Rica already Advance to the Knockout Stage. Below in this article, we’re discussing the Squad for the Costa Rica Team in the FIFA 2022 World Cup [Wikipedia] in the detail.

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About Costa Rica Football Team

According to Wikipedia, The Costa Rica national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in men’s international football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. It has been a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) since 1927, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) since 1961, and a member of the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) since 1990.

Costa Rica is the most successful national football team in the region of Central America. Winning three CONCACAF Championships (1963, 1969, 1989) and leading the Copa Centroamericana tournament with four championships up until 2017, when it was absorbed into the CONCACAF Nations League. Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in five FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica’s national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in Central America with 1597.1, and the all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in Central America, with 1806 in 2014.

Since the late 1980s, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side, with a prominent performance in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, making it to the knockout stage in their debut after finishing second in their group during the first phase, below Brazil. They also qualified for the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.

Costa Rica Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022

The final Costa Rica World Cup 2022 Squad is scheduled to declare on November 09, and we can check down the 26-man provisional/final list after being revealed by Costa Rica National Team Coaches. The following 26 players were called up for a training camp in Spain and Austria in order to prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November. The next match will be on 23 November at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Spain.

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The 26-man provisional squad for Costa Rica is as follows:

Position	Players (Country Club)	Date Of Birth (Age)
GK	Keylor Navas (Saint-Germain)	15 December 1986 (age 35)
GK	Esteban Alvarado (Rica Herediano)	28 April 1989 (age 33)
GK	Patrick Sequeira (Lugo)	1 March 1999 (age 23)
DF	Juan Pablo Vargas (Juan Pablo Vargas)	6 June 1995 (age 27)
DF	Keysher Fuller (Rica Herediano)	12 July 1994 (age 28)
DF	Óscar Duarte (Al-Wehda)	3 June 1989 (age 33)
DF	Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake)	18 February 1990 (age 32)
DF	Carlos Martínez (San Carlos)	30 March 1999 (age 23)
DF	Francisco Calvo (Konyaspor)	8 July 1992 (age 30)
DF	Kendall Waston (Rica Saprissa)	1 January 1988 (age 34)
DF	Rónald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati)	9 July 1994 (age 28)
MF	Daniel Chacón (Colorado Rapids 2)	11 April 2001 (age 21)
MF	Celso Borges (Alajuelense)	27 May 1988 (age 34)
MF	Jewison Bennette (Sunderland)	15 June 2004 (age 18)
MF	Bryan Ruiz- captain- (Alajuelense)	18 August 1985 (age 37)
MF	Gerson Torres (Herediano)	28 August 1997 (age 25)
MF	Youstin Salas (Saprissa)	17 June 1996 (age 26)
MF	Yeltsin Tejeda (Herediano)	17 March 1992 (age 30)
MF	Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest)	28 June 2003 (age 19)
MF	Roan Wilson (Municipal Grecia)	1 May 2002 (age 20)
MF	Douglas López (Herediano)	21 September 1998 (age 24)
MF	Anthony Hernández (Puntarenas)	11 October 2001 (age 21)
MF	Álvaro Zamora (Saprissa)	9 March 2002 (age 20)
FW	Anthony Contreras (Herediano)	29 January 2000 (age 22)
FW	Johan Venegas (Alajuelense)	27 November 1988 (age 33)
FW	Joel Campbell (León)	26 June 1992 (age 30)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the captain of Costa Rica national football team?

Bryan Jafet Ruiz González is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team, whom he also captains. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he can also play as a second striker.

Ruiz is the only Central American footballer to play the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores.

Who is the Top scorer of Costa Rica football national team?

Rolando Fonseca Jiménez with 47 (born 6 June 1974) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward.

Nicknamed El Principito (The little prince) and El Rolo, Fonseca usually played just off the main striker and is renowned for his ability to create opportunities for his teammates and his fierce long shot.

Fonseca is the Costa Rica national team's all-time top goalscorer.

Who is the Head Coach of Costa Rica national football team?

Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán (born 23 December 1959) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of the Costa Rica national football team.

Suárez has managed in six Latin American countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, Mexico and Costa Rica.

What is the Costa Rica national football team FIFA code?

CRC-

The FIFA assigns a three-letter country code (more properly termed a trigram or trigraph) to each of its member and non-member countries. These are the official codes used by the FIFA and its continental confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) as name abbreviations of countries and dependent areas, in official competitions.

Who has won most caps in Costa Rica national football team?

Celso Borges Mora (born 27 May 1988), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.

He has won total 155 caps for the country.

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