COSTA RICA

This is their third world cup appearance. At Italia'90, they made the second round and lost to chesloviakia 4-1. At korea/Japan'02, they could not make it out of the group stages with losses to Brazil (5-2) who emerged champion and china (2-0), and a draw with turkey.

Key Players (to watch): Paulo Nonchope, Ronald Gomes

Population: 4,016,173

Size: 51,100 sq km.

Language: Spanish

Capital: San Jose

Currency: Costa Rican Colon

Rating Code ( Probabity of winning the world cup): Red

Team list:

1 GK MESEN Alvaro Herediano, CRC

2 DF DRUMMOND Jervis Saprissa, CRC

3 DF MARIN Luis Alajuelense, CRC

4 DF UMANA Michael Brujas, CRC

5 DF MARTINEZ Gilberto Brescia, ITA

6 MF FONSECA Danny Cartagines, CRC

7 MF BOLANOS Christian Saprissa, CRC

8 MF SOLIS Mauricio Comunicaciones, GUA

9 FW WANCHOPE Paulo Herediano, CRC

10 MF CENTENO Walter Saprissa, CRC

11 FW GOMEZ Ronald Saprissa, CRC

12 DF GONZALEZ Leonardo Herediano, CRC

13 FW BERNARD Kurt Puntarenas, CRC

14 MF AZOFEIFA Randall Saprissa, CRC

15 DF WALLACE Harold Alajuelense, CRC

16 MF HERNANDEZ Carlos Alajuelense, CRC

17 DF BADILLA Gabriel Saprissa, CRC

18 GK PORRAS Jose Saprissa, CRC

19 FW SABORIO Alvaro Saprissa, CRC

20 MF SEQUEIRA Douglas Real Salt Lake, USA

21 FW NUNEZ Victor Cartagines, CRC

22 DF RODRIGUEZ Michael Alajuelense, CRC

23 GK ALFARO Wardy Alajuelense, CRCCountry:TCosta Rica

Coach: GUIMARAES Alexandre