Costa Rica 2 – Panama 0 (World Cup Qualifier, June 18, 2013) Bryan Ruiz opened the scoring on a free kick in the 49th minute, and Celso Borges clinched it just about two minutes later from long range golazo.
Jairo Mora Sandoval, the murdered turtle conservationist. (Photo via)
At the end of last month, Costa Rica witnessed its first turtle conservationist murder. On the evening of the May 30, Jairo Mora Sandoval and four other conservationists were abducted while carrying out their checks on Moin beach near Limon, a city on the east coast of the country. Show More Summary
If CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying ended ahead of this match, Costa Rica would be off to Brazil while Panama would be going on summer vacation. Both sides have played five matches coming into Tuesday’s showdown in San Jose, and at theShow More Summary
The U.S. Men's National Team is currently 3-1-1 with victories over Jamaica and Panama. A win over Honduras Tuesday would give the USMNT favorable seeding heading into qualifying matches in September against Costa Rica and Mexico. [ more › ]
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Swedish native Rachel Brathen has been practicing yoga since she was a young teen. After graduating school,she traveled to Costa Rica and it was here that she found the joy of incorporating yoga into her everyday life.
I felt a sense of clarity; I didn't feel cheerful or buoyant, but eventually I realized that I had a new perspective: I had experienced a profound vulnerability in Costa Rica. It made me uncomfortable because I was used to being in control of everything--my experiences, the outcomes of those experiences
I've raced and run around the globe - Borneo, Ecuador, South Africa, Costa Rica, India, Croatia, Uganda, Tibet - and this was amongst the most beautiful and magical.
A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.
He doesn ’t always drink Dasani—but when he does, he prefers not to consume it as a projectile. Costa Rica’s Bryan Ruiz was setting up to hook in a corner kick during the 79th minute of Tuesday night’s World Cup Qualifying match against Mexico, but ended up nearly hooking down a bottle thrown from the crowd (via NextImpulseSports). Show More Summary
Mexico isn’t supposed to be trailing anyone in the World Cup Qualifiers group stage. In fact, there isn’t a team in the group that should even be close to keeping pace. But after a scoreless draw with Costa Rica Tuesday, the Mexican squad now faces an uphill battle just to finish in the top three to secure a spot in the 2014 World Cup. Show More Summary
This isn’t the lovable, playful, Javier Hernandez we know from his time at Manchester United in the Premier League. Mexico and Hernandez endured a frustrating night as they were held to a 0-0 home draw with Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying. This follows the 0-0 draw with Panama on Friday meaning Mexico have scored [...]
Mexico’s disappointing 2014 World Cp qualifying campaign suffered another setback on Tuesday night when El Tri were held to a goalless draw by Costa Rica. Upset by seeing their side falter at the Azteca Stadium, a section of the home fans unleashed their frustrations on Fulham forward Bryan Ruiz as the Costa Rican attempted to take [...]
Mexico 0 – Costa Rica 0 (World Cup Qualifier, June, 11, 2013) México continued their disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign with a 0-0 draw against Hexagonal rivals Costa Rica.
In a World Cup qualifying match that was expected to be a favorable matchup for the Mexican national team, El Tri came to a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica. This is yet another development in Mexico's disappointing qualification phase, as they've yet to put forth the effort we've come to expect. Show More Summary
A look at the standings hardly suggests Mexico are destined to fail in their bid to qualify for a sixth successive World Cup finals. Unbeaten in six matches of CONCACAF ’s Fourth Round programme, they finished Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Costa Rica joint top of the table with eight points, having conceded only two goals. Show More Summary
Cue the panic at Estadio Azteca. Mexico had a chance to make a statement and absolve some of their earlier concerns after a slow start to the hexagonal table in 2014 World Cup qualifying standings, but a scoreless draw against Costa Rica did anything but table early concerns that El Tri are lost under Jose Manuel de la Torre. Show More Summary
Mexico played Costa Rica tonight at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in a match everyone thought was Mexico's to lose. They didn't lose, but Mexico were frustrated by the plucky visiting side, and by the 78th minute, the score remained 0-0. Show More Summary