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Costa Rica soccer loses to country that isn’t a country

The Costa Rica men’s national soccer team on Monday lost to the Basque Country, an autonomous community in northern Spain.

A last-minute goal from Unai Núñez secured a 2-1 victory for the Basques. The result means Costa Rica finishes 2020 without recording a victory throughout the entire calendar year.

The lone bright spot for La Sele — other than some Keylor Navas saves — was a 70th-minute goal from Jonathan Moya:

Sources tell The Tico Times that Costa Rica is contacting local YMCA teams to book for 2021 friendlies.

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