Costa Rica beat New Zealand and took last place at the Qatar 2022 World Cup – minute by minute

Small game, big result

Costa Rica scored 1-0 after 3 minutes and then gave the field and ball to New Zealand, a physically strong team albeit with limitations when it comes to playing. Nervous, Luis Fernando Suárez’s side clung to the result and stayed that way until the last second, out of sheer nervousness, despite the fact that their rival was left with 10 players on average in the second half. The changes of the Colombian DT were good to contain the rival 9, the favorite offensive card of the Oceanians. There you can read a good part of this triumph, small in numbers but giant for the history of football, not only “Tico” but also Latin American.

It’s over, Costa Rica at the World Cup !!!

The “Ticos” didn’t have their best game but ended up winning the playoffs against New Zealand 1-0 thanks to Joel Campbell’s opening goal. It will be the sixth participation in the final phase of a World Cup for Central Americans.

Minute 45: the game is over, Costa Rica vibrates

New Zealand have one less but are aiming for a draw, another four minutes will be played.

Save Costa Rica !!!

In the end, two escapes by Wood, the best of the New Zealanders, close to 1-1 in the result, which the Oceanians have long deserved. The “Ticos” suffer at the end of the game. 5 remaining and time added.

Minute 35: Keylor, on a corner kick

The New Zealand team plays with one less but does not give up and aims for a draw. A long left footed Keylor Navas stretched, and he rejected the corner. The ocean team is pure heart and the Ticos seem destined to suffer until the last second of the game.

Minute 25: Costa Rica, more at ease

With one more player, the “Ticos” take possession of the ball and Keylor Navas no longer appears on the screen. There are a few minutes left in the game and the tension begins to take over.

New Zealand, with one less

The “All Whites” are left with 10 players. Kosta Barbarouses hit an iron and the VAR warned the referee that he deserved the red card.

Minute 20: Costa Rica checks and waits

The Central American team did not play well and endured the match, but at least they stopped suffering in their own area. The changes of his DT were very good. The bad news for the Ticos is the shortness of the result.

Minute 8: Costa Rica tries to liquidate him

Colombian Suárez, Costa Rica’s DT, moved the bench and put experienced center scorer Kendall Waston, 1.96 meters tall, to contain Wood. The Ticos seem to have a different attitude and try to defend themselves by having the ball. The entry of the creative Bryan Ruiz is also fundamental, even if the talented number 10 arrived moved and seems to give physical advantages.

The second half has begun

Costa Rica 1-0 New Zealand

Goal: Joel Campbell, 3 minutes of play.

An open result

Costa Rica scored after 3 minutes thanks to a push from Joel Campbell, but the goal ended up playing against the team led by Colombian Luis Fernando Suárez. The Central American team took refuge too much, trying to endure the ocean, forced to go in search of the match. The “All Whites” had three clear plays between 11 and 15 minutes, all through their tower, Wood, a number 9 pivoting and dropping everything. And the feeling of equalization was always present. Eventually the striker scored 1-1 but VAR ended up canceling his goal for a previous foul. It serves as a wake-up call for Latin Americans, who will have to improve (a lot) if they want to be in the World Cup.

THE FIRST TIME IS OVER !!!

Costa Rica 1-0 New Zealand

GOOOOOL FROM NEW ZEALAND ???
THERE IS A VAR CONTROL !!!
CANCELED!!!

Wood transformed but there was a foul early in the game.

EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME

35th minute: New Zealand can’t

With Costa Rica holed up and betting on Campbell’s speed, New Zealand struggles against their limits to reach Keylor Navas’ goal. Oceanians appear to have greater physical strength than their rival and this could be the key to the encounter process.

Minute 25: Costa Rica game

After Campbell’s goal and the advance of New Zealand, in search of an equalizer, Costa Rica seems to be emerging from the siege. It will be essential that he manages to control the giant Wood, the main attacking weapon in the ocean, almost always through balls.

Minute 15: New Zealand, close to equalization

Two similar situations were added to the 11th minute possibility in minutes. Keylor Navas doesn’t know how to get his defenders to stop the ocean advance. Costa Rica in attack? The goal and nothing else.

minute 11. Save Costa Rica !!! Ball to the New Zealand giant number 9, Wood, who heads down for Greive, whose shot, bitten, goes a little to the side.

Costa Rica’s goal: Campbell made it

You have already done your best

Costa Rica broke zero, something essential in this type of games where the clock is one more rival (if you don’t ask Peru). Now the Ticos should not lower their concentration on the signs and take advantage of the spaces left by New Zealand, a physically strong team, which will be decided with a draw.

GOOOOOOOL FROM COSTA RICA !!!!!!

At 3 minutes, Joel Campbell took advantage of a low ocean defense in a cross and put in the spoils to nail the 1-0.

THE GAME STARTS !!!

Costa Rica 0-0 New Zealand

Confirmed teams

The game is coming !!!

The teams of Costa Rica and New Zealand take the field to play the game. There is a World Cup atmosphere at the Al Rayyan stadium in Qatar.

adventure in New Zealand

New Zealand earned their spot after remaining in Group B of the Concacaf Qualifiers and beating the Solomon Islands in the ocean final heading to Qatar 2022. This afternoon, the “Kiwis” will be looking to enter the third World Cup in their history. Their last participation was in South Africa 2010, where the New Zealanders were eliminated in the group stage, in an area shared with Paraguay, Slovakia and Italy, and where they drew all three games.

The Costa Rican Way

Costa Rica accepted this request after remaining in fourth place in the Concacaf Qualifiers, behind Canada, Mexico and the United States, already classified for the flagship event. The “Ticos” come from having seen action in the Concacaf Nations League, where they faced Panama and Martinique in matches corresponding to Group B. It was a 2-0 defeat against the Panamanians, and a victory with the same result against the island of the Lesser Antilles.

Costa Rica wants to reach Qatar 2022

Keylor Navas, for his last World Cup

How to watch the game?

The clash between Costa Rica and New Zealand is announced for 15:00 (Argentine time) and the broadcast is entrusted to TNT Sports, which is already broadcasting the preview of the game.

Will there be another surprise?

This Monday, Australia snatched Peru’s World Cup dream. And New Zealand will try to do the same against Costa Rica, a team accustomed to reaching the World Cup in recent times: they have been in four of the last five cups and in Brazil 2014 they reached the round of 16. The so-called “All Whites”, on the other hand, were only in two events: Spain 1982 and South Africa 2010.

What awaits the winner

The winner between Costa Rica and New Zealand will enter Group B, along with Spain, Germany and Japan. And the debut will be against La Roja, on November 23rd.

An all or nothing playoff

From 15:00, now Argentina, Costa Rica and New Zealand define the last finishers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The playoff winner between Concacaf and Oceania will enter the Middle East event. In case of a tie, there will be extra time and penalties.