Though most of the team's core lineup will be intact when Costa Rica takes the pitch against Haiti on Friday, the country’s best player will be watching from across the ocean in Spain.
Paulo Wanchope, the former head coach of Costa Rica's national football team who resigned after being caught on video in a brawl, has been named the general manager of famed club Saprissa.
Who are the next big stars of Costa Rican football? Any one of these seven players could hold that answer as they look to rise up the ranks with club and country.
After suffering an upset loss at home last week, Costa Rica heads north to take on regional rival United States, who's coming off a disappointing result of its own.
Costa Rica suffered a 1-0 upset loss to South Africa at home on Thursday night, casting serious doubts just a month before World Cup qualifying play begins.
