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Costa Rica’s La Sele ties 2-2 with Mexico in final friendly clash before Gold Cup

Suffering a disappointing 2-2 draw on Saturday's men's national team friendly in Orlando, Florida, Costa Rica's "La Sele" made an early statement against Mexico only to follow it up with a whimper.

Football: Spain comes from behind to hand Costa Rica its third consecutive loss

The match was another bad result for new coach Paulo César Wanchope, who again made unsuccessful changes in the team's lineup and game plan.

Costa Rica men’s football team set to take on former world champs Spain

La Sele faces former World Champion Spain at 2 p.m. today in León, Spain.

Revenge eludes Uruguay as Costa Rica’s ‘Sele’ wins again

Costa Rica’s national football team, known as "La Sele," won its last match of the year with a nail-biting victory over Uruguay in a penalty shootout Thursday night in Montevideo following an action-packed 3-3 draw.

Costa Rica’s La Sele defeats South Korea 3-1 in friendly

After raising doubts about their performance in a friendly match in Asia last Friday, Costa Rica's national football team, known as La Sele, redeemed themselves on Tuesday and looked more like the squad that finished eighth at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. La Sele defeated South Korea 3-1.

Short-handed Costa Rica ties Ireland, 1-1, in final World Cup warm-up [with GIFs]

Costa Rica, down one man, rallied for a 1-1 tie against Ireland in Philadelphia on Friday night during the team's last warm-up before the World Cup.

6 questions for Costa Rica before tonight’s World Cup tune-up against Ireland

Costa Rica has one last chance to fix the team's mounting issues prior to the World Cup.

Defense falls apart as Japan pounds Costa Rica 3-1 in World Cup warm-up Monday night

Japan used a dominant second half to cruise to a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica during a World Cup warm-up for both teams on Monday night in Tampa.

See captain Bryan Ruiz score Costa Rica’s lone goal in its 3-1 loss to Japan on Monday night

Costa Rica struck first, but Japan used a dominant second half to cruise to a 3-1 victory.

Costa Rica ‘not going to hide anything’ against Japan in tonight’s World Cup exhibition

Costa Rica isn't fooling around in its initial World Cup warm-up tonight.
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Costa Rica Warns Smoking and Vaping Raise Heart Attack Risk Under 40

Costa Rica health officials are warning that smoking and vaping are putting younger adults at serious risk of heart attacks, with specialists from the...

The Other Cerúndolo: Juan Manuel Reaches French Open Last 16 in Record Marathon

One Cerúndolo went out at Roland Garros on Saturday. The other made history. Hours after 25th seed Francisco Cerúndolo was knocked out of the...

Costa Rica Extends Corporate Email Rule to End of 2026

Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly approved a measure in its first debate on Thursday that extends to December 31, 2026, the deadline for commercial companies...

World Cup Set to Become Biggest Betting Event Ever

Global betting revenue for the upcoming World Cup is likely to be "in excess of $50 billion", betting expert Darren Small told AFP, for...