Qatar.- The 32 countries that will participate in the twenty-second World Cup Qatar 2022 are ready. Costa Rica is the last invited to the fair after liquidating a team from New Zealand that was superior in the match, still with one less, but not It was enough to send the game to extra time.
A huge mistake at the beginning of the match cost him the elimination in his third consecutive attempt disputing the reclassification stage; 2nd against a Concacaf team (Mexico 7-3 New Zealand in the round-trip tie to play in Brazil 2014).
Those led by Luis Fernando Suárez needed a ball to nail the only ball in the cage that allowed them to celebrate the pass to Qatar 2022 at the end of the match. Through a lateral service, the Ticos reached the corridor of the area and when Joel Campbell came alive between two defenders shot on goal to open the account at 2′.
The opportunity for the Costa Rican striker was the only one that was presented to the Central American country, as those commanded by Danny Hay took over the entire field until they caused a strong threat on the periphery of goalkeeper Keilor Navas.
The aerial balls became the worst enemy of the Costa Rican defenders, especially the experienced Chris Wood, who decided not to finish off each ball in the air, but to assist his teammates and from 10′ to 15′ the New Zealanders were nothing tie in two dangerous shots that disturbed the Costa Rican goal.
However, the scare continued to increase when Chris Wood tried a volley but shot went into the Navas area. Costa Rica forgot to attack and in a play from the right New Zealand would find the tie after Wood’s own shot in a bad rebound from the defense.
Although everything was joy for the whites, the Video Arbitration stopped the joy, since Matthew Garbett pulled Óscar Duarte by the shirt and that made him lose control, an action that the VAR notified the central referee and when checking the play annulled the 1-1 of the New Zealanders.
Coach Luis Fernando Suárez noticed that Costa Rica had been overtaken, so he made three modifications, which helped New Zealand to have fewer scoring chances, the thing would be worse when Kosta Barbarouses’ untimely tackle cost him the red at 69′.
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Despite playing with an extra man for the last 20 minutes, Costa Rica continued to tremble as the equalizer was closer than the possible 2-0. Keilor Navas managed to save a shot towards the top corner, including a shot to the limit of the small area by Chris Wood and when he exceeded 94′, the judge decided to put an end to Tico’s suffering so that he could be confirmed as the 32nd participant in the Copa del World Qatar 2022.
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