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Costa Rica lost to Mexico. Here are some sloths.

Alejandro Zúñiga
By Alejandro Zúñiga
Photo via The Toucan Rescue Ranch.

Despite a valiant effort from the Costa Rica men’s national soccer team, La Sele was eliminated from the 2019 Gold Cup by Mexico via penalty-kick shootout.

In unrelated news, here are some adorable sloths:

Two-toed sloth in Costa Rica
Via Toucan Rescue Rach.
Photo via The Toucan Rescue Ranch.
Kids Saving the Rainforest, Costa Rica
Via Janine Licare Photography
Luigi the two-toed sloth.
James Kaiser
Courtesy of Rebecca Cliffe

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