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Costa Rica Soccer Team-General Information
Country – Costa Rica
Capital City – San Jose
Continent – South America
Manager – Alexandre Guimaraes
Captain – Jafet Soto
Costa Rica Soccer Team History
Founded 1921
Affiliated 1921
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WC participations 2 (1990, 2002)
WC honours Last sixteen 1990
Continental Titles Seven times CCCF champions (1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961), three times Concacaf champions (1963, 1969, 1989), Central American champions (1993)
World Cup Record:
| Year | Host | Performance |
| 1930 | Uruguay | - |
| 1934 | Italy | - |
| 1938 | France | - |
| 1950 | Brazil | - |
| 1954 | Switzerland | - |
| 1958 | Sweden | - |
| 1962 | Chile | - |
| 1966 | England | - |
| 1970 | Mexico | - |
| 1974 | West Germany | |
| 1978 | Argentina | - |
| 1982 | Spain | - |
| 1986 | Mexico | - |
| 1990 | Italy | Second Round (last 16) |
| 1994 | U.S.A. | - |
| 1998 | France | - |
| 2002 | S.Korea/Japan Third, Group C | - |
| 2006 | Germany | in Group A with Germany, Poland, Ecuador |
COSTA-RICA Football Team for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Coach:
Alexandre Guimaraes
Goalkeepers: Alvaro Mesen, Jose Francisco Porras, Wardy Alfaro.
Defenders:
Jervis Drummond, Luis Marin, Michael Umana, Gilberto Martinez, Leonardo Gonzalez, Harold Wallace, Gabriel Badilla, Michael Rodriguez.
Midfielders:
Danny Fonseca, Cristian Bolanos, Mauricio Solis, Walter Centeno, Kurt Bernard, Carlos Hernandez, Douglas Sequeira
Forwards:
Victor Nunez, Alvaro Saborio, Kurt Bernard, Paulo Wanchope, Ronald Gomez.
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Costa Rica Statistics | in Group A with Germany, Poland, Ecuador |
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The team is known as 'Ticos'
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| Jersey No. | Name of the Player |
| 1 | Alvaro Mesen |
| 2 | Jervis Drummond |
| 3 | Luis Marin |
| 4 | Michael Umana |
| 5 | Gilberto Martinez |
| 6 | Danny Fonseca |
| 7 | Cristian Bolanos |
| 8 | Mauricio Solis |
| 9 | Paulo Wanchope |
| 10 | Walter Centeno |
| 11 | Ronald Gomez |
| 12 | Leonardo Gonzalez |
| 13 | Kurt Bernard |
| 14 | Randall Azofeifa |
| 15 | Harold Wallace |
| 16 | Carlos Hernandez |
| 17 | Gabriel Badilla |
| 18 | Jose Francisco Porras |
| 19 | Alvaro Saborio |
| 20 | Douglas Sequeira |
| 21 | Victor Nunez |
| 22 | Michael Rodriguez |
| 23 | Wardy Alfaro |
Costa Rica Soccer Team is playing in Group A along with Germany, Poland and Equador. This time it will be Costa Rica's third appearance at the FIFA World Cup. Their first-stage opponent was Cuba. A 0-0 draw in their final game in Honduras put them through to the final phase. Costa Rica Soccer Team faced a 2-1 home defeat by Mexico, a 3-0 loss away to the United States and a draw with Trinidad and Tobago was all that was there in the team's kitty. A 2-1 win over Panama gave the only ray of hope. Costa Rica finished third in the CONCACAF qualifying group behind Mexico and USA.
The Brazil-born coach, Alexandre Gujmaraes was a part of the 1990 Costa Rican team that qualified for the second phase of the World Cup in Italy. The coach who guided the Ticos to Korea/Japan 2002, returned in April 2005. Under his able guidance, Costa Rica defeated Guatemala, Panama, T&T and the USA to secure a berth in Germany.
During their appearance at Italia 90 and Korea/Japan 2002, Costa Rica displayed that they are a talented bunch.
The players to watch this time are Gilberto Martinez, Walter Centano and Forward Paulo Wanchope.
Costa Rica Soccer Team takes on hosts Germany in the tournament-opener in Munich on June 9th. Analysts are saying that the 'Ticos' might not be a danger for the German team but opening matches are not always easy.
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