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Summary: Argentina 3-1 Costa Rica in Friendly Match 2024
Argentina sealed a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica with absolute dominance from the first minute to the final whistle.
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It was a match completely dominated by Argentina from start to finish. For much of the first half, the albiceleste looked to open the scoring with several goal attempts, but found themselves with a Keylor Navas in good form, who saved Costa Rica on several occasions with good interventions. Although Costa Rica managed to take the lead after taking advantage of a counterattack, they were never able to control the game over Argentina.
In the second half, Argentina managed to materialize what it could not in the first half. He generated more scoring opportunities through precise combinations on the edge of the area, and was involved in several attempts, especially on the right side, led by Molina. With these offensive actions, Argentina managed to equalize the score and later take the lead with two more goals.
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90+3' The match ends
The match in Los Angeles ends with a victory for the world champion team.
90+3'
Mid-distance wall shot went wide of Navas' right post.
90+3'
Carboni's shot entered the area, Navas sent it to the corner kick.
90'
González had the fourth for Argentina, he overhandled Navas in the one-on-one match, and the ball was cleared by Quiros off the line.
89' Changes in Costa Rica
⬆️: Mora and Contreras
⬇️: Ugalde and Lassiter
86'
Great play by De Paul entering the area, he finished with a right foot and another save for Navas.
85'
Lack of Paredes on Galo.
84'
Foul by Madrigal on Tagliafico.
83'
Foul by De Paul on Galo.
81' Changes in Argentina
⬆️: Pezzella, Carboni and González
⬇️: Di María, Otamendi and Fernández
79' Changes in Costa Rica
⬆️: Aguilar
⬇️: Zamora
76' GOOOOOOOAL FROM ARGENTINA ⚽
De Paul entered the area and from the outside edge gave a pass to Lautaro, he finished and beat Navas to put the third on the scoreboard.
76'
Corner kick from the right in favor of Argentina.
73'
Foul in attack by Madrigal on Tagliafico.
72'
Another arrival at the baseline from Molina from the right, he threw the center low and Lautaro was unable to finish it.
71' Changes in Argentina
⬆️: De Paul and Lautaro Martínez
⬇️: Garnacho and Lo Celso
70' Yellow card 🟨
Lack of Faerrón on Garnacho.
68' Changes in Costa Rica
⬆️: Madrigal and Brenes
⬇️: Aguilera and Alcócer
66'
Garnacho fell in the area but the referee said keep going, keep going.
64'
Di María sent a cross from the right, it went wide and it was a goal kick for Navas.
63'
Galo's shot from outside the area, very wide.
60'
Low cross into the Argentina area from the left into the hands of Benítez.
60' Change in Argentina
⬆️: Paredes
⬇️: Mac Allister
59'
Foul by Tagliafico on Ugalde.
56' GOOOOOAL FROM ARGENTINA ⚽
Triple header in the area, Otamendi sent it to Tagliafico and his header hit the post, on that rebound Mac Allister put the second header.
55'
Lo Celso overflowed from the right and got a corner kick for Argentina.
55'
Garnacho cross from the left, into the hands of Navas.
53'
Julián had the second, he finished first in the area after a low cross from Molina went over the crossbar.
52' WHAT A GOAL FROM ARGENTINA ⚽
Di María finished off the free kick into the corner of Navas' left post, impossible for the goalkeeper and a great goal that tied the match.
51'
Enzo had the first, he volleyed into the area from the center after a great play by Di María, a great response from Navas who sent it to the corner kick.
50'
Lo Celso tried to pass inside the area, clearing the Costa Rican defense.
49'
Costa Rica defends very well, covers the spaces and does not give them the opportunity to find a dangerous passing option for Argentina.
47'
Taco de Faerrón looking for the bow, it went wide.
46'
Foul by Otamendi on Ugalde.
45' Second half begins
Roll the ball for 45 more minutes.
Analysis of the first half
Argentina took control of the match from the beginning, maintaining possession of the ball and seeking to get closer to the rival area. However, he encountered a five-player Costa Rica defensive line, which hindered his attempts to penetrate the area. Throughout the first half, Argentina largely dominated the game, controlling the ball both in the center of the field and in the vicinity of the Costa Rican area. The albiceleste looked for the goal from the beginning, using overflows on the wings led by Garnacho and Molina, as well as combinations in the center of the field led by Di María. Despite generating several dangerous opportunities, they found the good performance of goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who made several interventions to keep their goal undefeated.
For its part, Costa Rica adopted a more conservative strategy, waiting for errors in Argentina's exit to put pressure and looking for counterattack opportunities that, for the most part, did not materialize. However, they managed to capitalize on one of these occasions with an excellent play by Zamora and Ugalde, which culminated in the first goal of the game in favor of the 'Ticos'. After Costa Rica's goal, Argentina lost some fluidity in its offensive game, Costa Rica managed to take a little more control of the game, which generated confusion in the Argentine team and made it difficult for them to react on the field of play.
45+2' We go to rest
The first half ends with a partial victory for Costa Rica.
45+2' Yellow card 🟨
Foul by Molina on Zamora.
45+1'
Infraction by Ugalde, he touched her with his hand in the middle of the field.
45'
Foul by Romero on Zamora in the middle of the field.
44'
Aguilera's shot from outside the area went far from Benítez's right post.
42'
Another low cross from Molina from the right, Enzo Fernández finished too high.
42'
Foul by Calvo on Di María in the middle of the field.
40'
Molina's low center in the area, Garnacho failed to finish well.
39'
Center under Quiros, he found no one.
39'
Center into the area, Otamendi deflected it and Benítez kept it.
37'
Calvo headed the cross that reached the area, but it went wide.
36'
Foul by Romero on Galo.
33' GOOOOOAL FROM COSTA RICA ⚽
Great play by Ugalde, he unloaded for Zamora who finished off from Zurda, Benítez saved and Ugalde arrived on the rebound to push it and put the first on the scoreboard.
32'
The center went to Navas. Departure for Costa Rica.
31'
Molina's cross from the right, Cascante cleared it for the corner kick.
30'
Di María's shot was good but it lacked power, Navas kept it.
29'
Foul by Aguilera on Lo Celso. Free kick near the area for Argentina.
27'
Only Cascante headed the corner kick, a good response from Benítez.
25'
Foul by Mac Allister on Ugalde.
23'
Great wall between Fernández and Garnacho, the ball went off the goal kick before the shot.
22'
Cross into the area by Di María, header by Otamendi and another great save by Keylor Navas.
20'
Garnacho shot from the left of the area and Navas saved it, the rebound went to Lo Celso and another great response from the tico goalkeeper.
20'
Foul by Mac Allister on Galo.
18'
Shot from outside the area by Mac Allister, very wide.
17'
Julián Álvarez had the first, he finished off a pass he received from Enzo in the area, the shot was cut off by the defense and it was a corner kick for Argentina.
16'
Foul by Mac Allister on Ugalde.
15'
Argentina overtakes Costa Rica with control of the ball, but the Central American team's line of 5 avoids dangerous situations.
13'
Another shot by Di María, on the edge of the area, was blocked again by a defender.
12'
Enzo tried a deep pass to Garnacho, who didn't reach it.
11'
Di María was going to finish with his left foot, a Costa Rican defender blocked it.
9'
Foul by Lassiter on 'Cuti' Romero.
6'
Argentina has the ball, Costa Rica just presses and waits for the mistake.
4'
Foul by Cascante on Julián Álvarez.
3'
Di María's shot on the edge of the area, easy for Navas.
1'
Zamora's foul on Di María, a shirt grab in the middle of the field.
0' The match starts
The ball rolls in Los Angeles, after 15 minutes of the start time.
Substitutes – Costa Rica
Gerald Taylor, Pablo Arboine, Juan Pablo Vargas, Anthony Contreras, Joseph Mora, Elías Aguilar, Joel Campbell, Jefferson Brenes, Alejandro Bran, Warren Madrigal, Kevin Chamorro, Kenneth Vargas, Patrick Sequeira, Alexis Gamboa and Yael López.
Line-up – Costa Rica
| 5-3-2 |
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1. K. Navas |
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22. H. Quirós – 6. J. Cascante – 5. F. Faerrón – 15. F. Calvo – 14. O. Galo |
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21. A. Zamora – 10. B. Aguilera – 11. A. Lassiter |
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25. J. Alcócer – 9. M. Ugalde |
Substitutes – Argentina
Franco Armani, Nehuén Pérez, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Facundo Buonanotte, Nicolás González, Guido Rodríguez, Valentín Carboni, Lautaro Martínez, el ‘Dibu’ Martínez, Nicolás Valentini and Valentín Barco.
Line-up – Argentina
| 4-3-3 |
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12. W. Benítez |
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4. N. Molina – 13. C. Romero – 19. N. Otamendi – 3. N. Tagliafico |
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16. G. Lo Celso – 20. A. Mac Allister – 8. E. Fernández |
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11. A. Di María – 9. J. Álvarez – 17. A. Garnacho |
Statements – Gustavo Alfaro
In the previous press conference, the Costa Rica coach mentioned: "Now we have a test ahead of us against the world champion. And obviously it is a test to learn, because we are going to try to play the best possible game, but it is the world champion. world. And we have the privilege of playing against the world champion.
Statements – Lionel Scaloni
The coach of the Argentina national team mentioned in the previous press conference: "When you play with the Argentine shirt, you always have to do your best, regardless of the opponent. Costa Rica has good players and football never allows you to relax. It is a rival to respect, we are talking about a country with a lot of football tradition. We hope to be able to put on a good show, which is the most important thing."
Elite players to watch
In Argentina, several players play in one of the five major leagues. In the Premier League, 'Dibu' Martínez is Aston Villa's goalkeeper, while Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso represent Tottenham as defender and midfielder respectively. At Brighton, Valentín Barco and Facundo Buonanotte occupy the full-back and midfielder positions. At Chelsea, Enzo Fernández is a midfielder, while Alexis Mac Allister shines at Liverpool. For his part, Alejandro Garnacho is a winger for Manchester United, and Julián Álvarez works as a playmaker for Manchester City.
In Serie A, Nehuén Pérez defends the colors of Udinese, while Leandro Paredes leads the Roma midfield. Valentín Carboni contributes his game at Monza, Nicolás González shines as a winger at Fiorentina, and Lautaro Martínez is the striker for Inter Milan.
In LaLiga, Germán Pezzella and Guido Rodríguez are part of Betis, in defense and as a pivot respectively. Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo de Paul represent Atlético de Madrid, occupying the full-back and midfielder positions.
In contrast, Costa Rica only has one player in one of the big 5 leagues, Keylor Navas is PSG's goalkeeper in Ligue 1.
Last five games – Costa Rica
July 8 – Gold Cup: 2-0 vs Mexico (Lost)
November 16 – Concacaf Nations League: 0-3 vs Panama (Lost)
November 20 – Concacaf Nations League: 3-1 vs Panama (Lost)
February 2 – Friendly: 2-0 vs El Salvador (Won)
March 23 – Concacaf Nations League: 3-1 vs Honduras (Won)
Last five games – Argentina
October 12 – World Cup Qualifiers: 1-0 vs Paraguay (Won)
October 17 – World Cup Qualifiers: 0-2 vs Peru (Won)
November 16 – World Cup Qualifiers: 0-2 vs Uruguay (Lost)
November 21 – World Cup Qualifiers: 0-1 vs Brazil (Won)
March 22 – Friendly: 3-0 vs El Salvador (Won)
Last match
The last confrontation between both teams took place in the 2011 Copa América Argentina, where Argentina won 3-0 over Costa Rica. In this match, Sergio Agüero scored two goals and Ángel Di María scored one, while Lionel Messi contributed two assists.
History Argentina vs Costa Rica
These teams have faced each other on 7 occasions in total, with 6 friendly matches and 1 match in the Copa América. Argentina has been victorious on 5 occasions, while they have drawn on 2 occasions. Costa Rica has not yet managed to obtain a victory against Argentina. The first meeting between both teams took place in a friendly played in 1956 with a final score of 4-3 in favor of Argentina, this being the confrontation with the most goals to date.
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This is the start time of the game Argentina vs Costa Rica of 26 March 2024 in several countries:
| Country | Date | Local Time | TV Channel and Live Streams |
| USA | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 22:50 ET |
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| Argelia | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 3:50 | N/A |
| Australia | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 13:50 AEDT | N/A |
| Bangladesh | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 8:50 IST | N/A |
| Bolivia | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 22:50 | N/A |
| Brazil | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 23:50 AM | SporTV and Sky+ |
| Canada | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 22:50 ET | Fanatiz Canada |
| Chile | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 23:50 | N/A |
| Colombia | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 21:50 | N/A |
| Ecuador | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 21:50 | N/A |
| India | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 7:50 IST | N/A |
| Japan | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 11:50 AM | N/A |
| Mexico | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 20:50 | N/A |
| Morocco | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 2:50 | N/A |
| New Zealand | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 15:50 | N/A |
| Nigeria | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 3:50 | N/A |
| Spain | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 3:50 | N/A |
| United Arab Emirates | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 6:50 | N/A |
| United Kingdom | Wednesday, 27 Mar 24 | 2:50 GMT | N/A |
| Peru | Tuesday, 26 Mar 24 | 21:50 | N/A |
Navas, the experience in goal
The standout player in the Costa Rica national team is Keylor Navas, the 37-year-old experienced goalkeeper who currently plays for PSG. Since his debut in 2008, he has represented his country in 113 matches, keeping a clean sheet on 42 occasions. This season with his club, Navas has an average of 3 stops per game.
Mac Allister, the present and future of the midfield
The standout player on the Argentine national team is Alexis Mac Allister, a 25-year-old midfielder who currently plays for Liverpool. He has participated in 24 matches for his country. In this season with his club, he has managed to score 3 goals and provide 4 assists. In addition, he has a percentage of successful passes of 87.54%. Likewise, he has an average of 5.91 recovered balls per game.
Costa Rica's latest lineup
In his most recent match against Honduras, Gustavo Alfaro decided to deploy a 5-4-1 formation. In goal was Keylor Navas; The defensive line was made up of Taylor, Cascante, Arboine, Calvo and Mora. In the center of the field, Madrigal, Galo, Brenes and Zamora were located. Finally, in the position of only forward was Ugalde.
Argentina's latest lineup
In his last match against El Salvador, Lionel Scaloni chose to line up a 4-4-2. In goal was ‘Dibu’ Martínez; The defensive line was made up of Pérez, Romero, Tagliafico and González. In the center of the field, there were Paul, Paredes, Fernández and Lo Celso. Up front, Di María and Lautaro Martínez occupied positions.
Costa Rica wants to fight in the Copa América
The Costa Rican soccer team returns to the Copa América after its last participation in 2016. After qualifying, it has been placed in group D, along with Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay. Despite never having won the tournament, Costa Rica is determined to prepare and compete to advance in the competition.
In their most recent matchup in the Concacaf Nations League, they faced Honduras and managed to win with a score of 3-1. The goals were scored by Galo, Madrigal and Brenes, and they controlled a large part of the match without major difficulties.
Argentina seeks the sixteenth
The Argentina soccer team is currently in the process of preparing for the Copa América 2024, in which it will share a group with Peru, Chile and Panama. The Argentine team is determined to defend its title, which it won in the last edition of the Copa América.
In their most recent match, they played a friendly against El Salvador in a match in which Argentina demonstrated absolute dominance. The Argentine team won by a score of 3-0, with goals scored by 'Cuti' Romero, Enzo Fernández and Giovani Lo Celso.
The game will be played at Airlines Field at the Memorial Coliseum
The Argentina vs Costa Rica match will be played at the Airlines Field at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, with capacity for 78,467 people.
Known as "The Grand Old Lady", it hosts games for the USC Trojans of the NCAA. It was the site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, and will be again in 2028. In addition, it hosted the first Super Bowl in history on January 15, 1967, as well as Super Bowl VII in 1973.
The Coliseum has also been the scene of important competitions, including Concacaf Gold Cup matches in 1991, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2005, as well as the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Inter-American Cup, the 2003 Recopa Sudamericana and the final of the 2014 Central American Cup.
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