Spanish Teaching (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Uruguay claimed the final spot in next year's 32-team World Cup in South Africa by drawing with Costa Rica 1-1 to take the two-leg playoff 2-1 on aggregate on Wednesday. Substitute Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a 1-0 lead on a header in the 70th minute, and Walter Centeno leveled in the 74th on a 16-meter [...]
The Soccer Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Uruguay became the last country from the Americas to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, drawing 1-1 with Costa Rica at home, but winning 2-1 on aggregate. Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a two-goal lead at Centenario in Montevideo, scoring in the 69th-minute. Walter Centeno pulled a goal back for Costa Rica four minutes later, but Uruguay held on to qualify. Costa Rica finished with two shots on goal to...
Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
A single goal is all that separates the sides heading into Wednesday’s second leg in Montevideo after Costa Rica and Uruguay played out a well fought battle in San Jose. It was Uruguay’s captain fantastic Diego Lugano who grabbed the games only goal and gave his team the perfect platform to complete the job on home turf next week. The spirited encounter saw a total of seven yellow cards...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Costa Rica 0-1 Uruguay Uruguay have taken a big step towards qualifying for the World Cup finals after beating 10-man Costa Rica in the first leg of their qualifying play-off in San José. A first-half goal from Diego Lugano put Oscar Washington Tabárez's side well placed to play in South Africa next year, following their failure to qualify for the finals in Germany in 2006. The first...
Smart Betting - Sports Betting Tips (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Costa Rica beat Trinidad & Tobago 4-0 on Saturday to put itself in position to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.Alvaro Saborio scored two goals and Walter Centeno added another, while Radanfa Abubakr's own-goal opened the scoring at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium as new coach Rene Simoes made a winning debut.Costa Rica moved into third, and the last automatic qualifying place,with 15 points.Costa...
Top 10 Costa Rica (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Costa Rica beat Trinidad & Tobago 4-0 on Saturday to put itself in position to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Alvaro Saborio scored two goals and Walter Centeno added another, while Radanfa Abubakr’s own-goal opened the scoring at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium as new coach Rene Simoes made a winning debut. Costa Rica moved into third [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Costa Rica beat Trinidad & Tobago 4-0 on Saturday to put itself in position to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Alvaro Saborio scored two goals and Walter Centeno added another, while Radanfa Abubakr's own-goal opened the scoring at the Ricardo Saprissa...
du Nord (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
STARTERS Jeff Cunningham did it again! Scoring his 16th goal in 13 games to lead Dallas to yet another win, and definitely into the MLS playoff picture. Amazing. When the team sold Kenny Cooper in August most people left this team for dead. They are now the Ultimate MLS Zombie - not only weirdly alive, but hungry for your brains. TEAM USA Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald with an article on Charlie...
Top 10 Costa Rica (Free subscription) | 25/08/2009
Costa Rica stuck with the same core of players that has taken it to the top of regional qualifying for the World Cup when it announced its squad for key games next month. Midfielders Walter Centeno and Celso Borges and striker Bryan Ruiz were all included in a 26-man squad announced on Monday for qualifiers next [...]
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Canada, Costa Rica reach Gold Cup quarters MIAMI: Canada clinched the top spot in its group at the CONCACAF Gold Cup by drawing 2-2 with Costa Rica on Friday. The result gave Canada seven points in Group A, after prior wins over Jamaica and El Salvador, ad advanced to the quarterfinals. Costa Rica, which finished on four points, also reached the last eight after Jamaica beat El Salvador 1-0 later Friday....
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Yahoo Sports reports, COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Celso Borges’ goal in the 64th minute gave Costa Rica a 1-0 win over Jamaica in their CONCACAF Gold Cup match Tuesday night. Borges slid to get under a low crossing pass from second-half substitute Pablo Herrera, knocking the ball beneath the arm of goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. Costa Rica is 1-1-0 in Group A and will face Canada on Friday. Jamaica...
Soccer By Ives (Free subscription) | 03/06/2009
So what about Costa Rica? U.S. national team fans have been hearing all about Saprissa Stadium and the U.S. team's history of poor results there, but we haven't heard much about the actual opponent the Americans will face. So what can be said about 'Los Ticos'? It is a young and talented team with some good weapons in attack, but a defense that the U.S. team could potentially exploit depending on the...
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 02/04/2009
Walter Centeno's header in the 69th minute lifted Costa Rica to a 1-0 victory over El Salvador in CONCACAF qualifying for South Africa 2010.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 02/04/2009
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rica defeated El Salvador 1-0 Wednesday in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play on a goal by Walter Centeno.
FIFA - Latest News (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
FIFA.com sat down for an exclusive chat with Walter Centeno, Costa Rica's captain and one of the architects of the latest Tico upswing.
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