The Costa Rican National Team finished the Concacaf Octagonal in fourth place in the table, which gives it the right to play the playoff against New Zealand in June. They ended with a four win streak and Keylor Navas was key to consummate that positive closing.
The Ticos finished with 13 points tied with USA, only goal difference affected them because USA left +11 and they +5. Navas, one of their new captains, will have the opportunity to fight in this unique match to attend his third World Cup.
Keylor Navas, the best goalkeeper in the world pic.twitter.com/rq6KWOMQ2x
— TD More (@tdmas_cr) March 31, 2022
We must continue to work hard and strive. We cannot lower our guard, we did something very difficult and we are looking forward to going to the World Cup
Keylor Navas – remarks at the end of the match
Costa Rica beat Jamaica 0-1, Canada 1-0 , 1-2 to El Salvador and 2-0 to the United States. They won six of their last seven games and in that stretch they had a 0-0 draw against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.
Now the group is focused on reaching the top next June 13 to find their plane ticket to Qatar 2022 against New Zealand. This match will be played in Qatar as a neutral point.