The USMNT advanced to the 2022 FIFA World Cup following a 2-0 loss at Costa Rica. The United States finished in 3rd-place in the Octagonal, tied on points with 4th-place Costa Rica. Juan Pablo Vargas put Costa Rica up in the 51st and Anthony Contreras doubled the lead in the 59th. Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas subbed out with an injury in the 79th with Esteban Alvarado sharing in the shutout.
“Definitely frustrating.” USMNT forward Christian Pulisic told CBS Sports. “I hate to lose. It was a good atmosphere here in the stadium. We lost concentration twice on set pieces and that’s how it goes. But obviously, we’re still proud that we’re going to the World Cup.”
Elsewhere in Concacaf, Panama beat Canada 1-0 at home on a 49th minute Gabriel Torres goal. Canada finished in 1st-place. Mexico finished 2nd following a 2-0 home win over El Salvador. Uriel Antuna scored in the 17th and Raul Jimenez converted a 43rd minute penalty. Jamaica beat Honduras 2-1 at home. Angel Tejada put Honduras up from the penalty spot int he 18th. Jamaica’s Leon Bailey converted a 39th minute penalty and Ravel Morrison scored in first-half stoppage time.
— GAME REPORT —
Match: Costa Rica vs. United States Men’s National Team
Date: March 30, 2022
Competition: Concacaf 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Venue: Estadio Nacional; San Jose, Costa Rica
Attendance: 35,000
Kickoff: 7 p.m. local/9 p.m. ET
Weather: 72 Degrees, Cloudy
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 0 0
CRC 0 2 2
CRC – Juan Pablo Vargas (Brandon Aguilera) 51st minute
CRC – Anthony Contreras (Jewison Bennette) 59
Lineups:
USA: 1-Zack Steffen; 2-DeAndre Yedlin (7-Shaq Moore, 61), 3-Walker Zimmerman (Capt.), 12-Miles Robinson, 5-Antonee Robinson; 4-Tyler Adams (14-Luca de la Torre, 46), 6-Yunus Musah, 23-Kellyn Acosta; 21-Tim Weah (11-Gio Reyna, 61), 9-Ricardo Pepi (20-Jesús Ferreira, 61), 10-Christian Pulisic (13-Jordan Morris, 84)
Substitutes Not Used: 18-Ethan Horvath, 8-Cristian Roldan, 15-Aaron Long, 16-George Bello, 17-Jordan Pefok, 19-James Sands, 22-Erik Palmer-Brown
Head coach: Gregg Berhalter
CRC: 1-Keylor Navas (Capt.) (18-Esteban Alvarado, 79); 2-Carlos Martinez, 6-Daniel Chacon, 19-Kendall Waston (17-Yeltsin Tejeda, 64), 3-Juan Pablo Vargas, 22-Ian Lawrence; 15-Carlos Mora (16-Alonso Martinez, 65), 14-Orlando Galo, 20-Brandon Aguilera (4-Douglas Lopez, 68), 9-Jewison Bennette (21-José Ortiz, 79); 7-Anthony Contreras
Substitutes Not Used: 23-Leonel Moreira, 5-Youstin Salas, 8-Bryan Oviedo, 10-Bryan Ruiz, 11-Johan Venegas, 12-Joel Campbell, 13-Gerson Torres
Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez
Stats Summary: USA / CRC
Shots: 15 / 12
Shots on Goal: 6 / 5
Saves: 3 / 6
Corner Kicks: 12 / 3
Fouls: 9 / 17
Offside: 3 / 6
Misconduct Summary:
CRC – Carlos Mora (Caution) 63rd minute
CRC — Orlando Galo (Caution) 81
Officials:
Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Barwegen (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Wattam (CAN)
4th Official: Pierre-Luc Lauziere (CAN)
VAR: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Photo by John Todd – ISIPhotos.com
