Costa Rica will face New Zealand in a 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off match at Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium this week. Costa Rica finished 4th in CONCACAF qualifying, on the same points as the United States but on goal difference. Lagging behind, reaching the final in 2018 but failing to s

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Team: Costa Rica vs New Zealand

Beijing time 2022/6/15 02:00

Costa Rica will face New Zealand in a 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off match at Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium this week. Costa Rica finished 4th in CONCACAF qualifying, on the same points as the United States but on goal difference. Lagging behind, reaching the final in 2018 but failing to s - DayDayNews

This week Costa Rica will play New Zealand in the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-offs at the Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium. Against each other, Costa Rica finished 4th in the CONCACAF qualifiers, with the same points as the United States, but lagging behind on goal difference. It entered the finals in 2018, but failed to win a single victory in the group stage; New Zealand last advanced to the finals in in 2010, but entered the intercontinental playoffs in the last two tournaments, losing to Peru and Mexico in the 2018 and 2014 playoffs respectively. The two sides have only met once in all competitions so far, with Costa Rica winning 4-0 in that match.

Costa Rica will face New Zealand in a 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off match at Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium this week. Costa Rica finished 4th in CONCACAF qualifying, on the same points as the United States but on goal difference. Lagging behind, reaching the final in 2018 but failing to s - DayDayNews

Costa Rica:

1. FIFA is ranked 31st in the world with 1503 points.

2. In the last game, they defeated Martinique 2-0 at home and won their first win in the American League.

3. Having won 4 consecutive victories in the previous North American qualifiers, the team is in good overall shape.

Costa Rica will face New Zealand in a 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off match at Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium this week. Costa Rica finished 4th in CONCACAF qualifying, on the same points as the United States but on goal difference. Lagging behind, reaching the final in 2018 but failing to s - DayDayNews

New Zealand:

1. FIFA ranks 101st in the world with 1206 points.

2. The last match was a 0-0 draw with Oman.

3. Scored 17 goals in the last 4 games of the Oceania qualifiers, and has been strong offensively recently.

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