June 20, 2006
TICO'S TEARS
Lose last game to Poland 2-1
HANOVER---Bartosz Bosacki scored his first two international goals to lead Poland to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica Tuesday.
June 15, 2006
BOUNCED
Costa Rica eliminated after loss to Ecuador
Four years after winning just one game in its first World Cup, Ecuador has not only moved into the second round but could now win Group A after an impressive 3-0 win over Costa Rica at AOL-Arena Thursday.
June 9, 2006
KLOSE'S BIRTHDAY BASH A BUST FOR TICOS
Klose celebrates 28th birthday with two goals in Germany's 4-2 opening win over Costa Rica
Juergen Klinsmann's gambit paid off. The German national coach looked like a genius for not starting or even dressing star midfielder Michael Ballack for the World Cup opener Friday night. Bothered by a strained calf muscle, Ballack watched his teammates record a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in front of a sold-out crowd at Allianz Arena. Forward Miroslav Klose, who scored a team-high five goals in the 2002 competition, picked up where he left off as he celebrated his 28th birthday in style with a pair of goals.
May 23, 2006
GUIMARAES NAMES COSTA RICA ROSTER
Wanchope Returns for Another World Cup Campaign
Costa Rica coach Alexandre Guimaraes is taking a largely home-based squad to World Cup 2006. Indeed the last man cut from the preliminary roster was one of the team's few European exports, defender Roy Miller, who plays in Norway.
May 21, 2006
STARTING WITH A BANG
Costa Rica takes on host Germany in opener
Costa Rica will find itself under the international spotlight and under close scrunity on June 9, when the Central Americans meet the host Germans in the World Cup opener in Munich. Can the Costa Ricans emulate World Cup minnows such as Cameroon (1990) or Senegal (2002) and pull off an opening surprise? Or will the Central American side behave like an underdog and leave with a loss
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