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Goals and Highlights: Mexico 2-0 Costa Rica in Gold Cup
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MÉXICO 2-0 COSTA RICA
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86'
Álvarez leaves and Reyes enters and Mexico makes a change
87'
GOAL MEXICO
Alvarado's cross and Sanchez's shot inside the six-yard box into the net to make it 2-0 and secure the victory in the Semifinals.
84'
Chaquito with a mid-range shot that goes wide.
83'
Araujo and Alvarado enter
Sanchez and Pineda leave
Mexico changes
80
Orbelín Pineda's shot into the hands of the goalkeeper
76'
Sanchez's shot into the hands of Chamorro.
70'
Chávez's free kick goes over the top of the goal.
Giménez and Sánchez enter
Chávez and Martín leave
Mexico changes
Borges, of Costa Rica, is cautioned
67'
Suarez's mid-range shot goes slightly over the top.
66'
Romo's shot from half distance goes high.
63'
Azofeifa leaves and Suárez enters, Costa Rica change
Calvo with a shot in the corner that goes off target
62'
Romo's shot hits the Tico defense
54'
Edson Álvarez has been cautioned.
53'
Montes' header from a set piece is too weak.
52'
GOAL MEXICO
Pineda fooled the goalkeeper and sent it wide to make it 1-0.
50'
The referee awarded Mexico a penalty kick for a foul on Henry Martin.
46'
The second half begins between Mexico and Costa Rica.
HALF TIME
MEXICO 0-0 COSTA RICA
45'
Add 2 more minutes.
41'
Costa Rica gradually gained possession of the ball and Mexico had no way out.
32'
Orbelín Pineda falls in the area and a penalty kick is claimed
28'
Antuna arrives in the area and shoots a shot that goes wide of the goal.
19'
Chavez's shot is deflected and easily reaches the goalkeeper.
17'
Mexico's direct free kick cross ends up offside.
12'
Wilmer Azofeifa's strong sweep on Montes and the Costa Rican player is cautioned.
10'
Out of place Orbelín Pineda
8'
Contreras' shot from half distance was saved by Ochoa in two minutes.
4'
First chance of the game and Sanchez with a shot at the near post that the goalkeeper deflects.
0'
The game between Mexico and Costa Rica begins.
In this moments
The teams take the field for the ceremony prior to the starting whistle.
Minutes away
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Costa Rica substitutes
14 Ricardo Peña
16 Warren Madrigal
4 Keysher Fuller
9 Diego Campos
23 Alexandre Lezcano
25 Kenneth Vargas
1 Jussef Delgado
11 Aarón Suárez
6 Pablo Arboine
13 Suhander Zuñiga
2 Carlos Martinez
24 Yeltsin Tejeda
XI Costa Rica
18 Kevin Chamorro, 3 Juan Pablo Vargas, 19 Kendall Waston, 15 Francisco Calvo, 22 Jefry Valverde, 10 Christopher Núñez, 5 Celso Borges, 20 Wilmer Azofeifa, 7 Anthony Contreras, 8 Josimar Alcócer, 12 Joel Campbell.
Mexico substitutes
16 Diego Lainez
11 Santiago Giménez
1 Antonio Rodríguez
12 Luis Malagón
22 Víctor Guzmán
21 Israel Reyes
9 Jonathan Herrera
6 Gerardo Arteaga
8 Carlos Rodríguez
10 Roberto Alvarado
2 Julián Araujo
14 Érick Sánchez
XI Mexico
13 Guillermo Ochoa, 3 César Montes, 4 Edson Álvarez, 23 Jesús Gallardo, 19 Jorge Sánchez, 5 Johan Vásquez, 7 Luis Romo, 18 Luis Chávez, 20 Henry Martín, 17 Orbelín Pineda, 15 Uriel Antuna.
Mexico vs Costa Rica match schedule
The match will be played at 8:00 p.m. CDMX and 10:00 p.m. ET in the USA.
Cambio de horario para el inicio del encuentro 🙌🏻🇨🇷
— FCRF 🇨🇷 (@fedefutbolcrc) July 9, 2023
🇨🇷 Costa Rica vs México 🇲🇽
🏟 AT&T Stadium, Texas
⏰ 8:00 p.m
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Great atmosphere
Mexican fans have turned out in force for Saturday's game in Dallas.
🇲🇽💚 Qué ambiente en el AT&T Stadium 🤩#MéxicoJuega pic.twitter.com/03dtYfvOtC
— Selección Nacional (@miseleccionmx) July 9, 2023
Who does the winner go up against?
The winner of this game will play next Wednesday against the winner of Guatemala vs Jamaica, which will be played until tomorrow.
In the event of a tie, there will be overtime and, if necessary, penalty kicks.
Served his sanction
César Montes served his three-match suspension after the brawl against the United States in the CONCACAF Nations League and will return to the starting roster this Saturday to team up with Johan Vázquez, as they did at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games.
For glory
Mexico and Costa Rica have not had outstanding results in recent times, but they will be looking for a place in the Semifinals as a way of reinvindicating themselves and leaving the bitter taste behind.
Start
Mexico and Costa Rica will define the second semifinalist of the 2023 Gold Cup and here, at VAVEL, we start with the coverage of the game below.
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What time is Mexico vs Costa Rica match for Gold Cup?
This is the start time of the game Mexico vs Costa Rica of July 8th in several countries:
Argentina: 10:50 PM on Star Plus
Bolivia: 9:50 PM on Star Plus
Brazil: 10:50 PM on Star Plus
Chile: 10:50 PM on Star Plus
Costa Rica: 7:50 PM on Star Plus
Colombia: 8:50 PM on Star Plus
Ecuador: 8:50 PM on Star Plus
United States (ET): 9:50 PM on TUDN
Spain: 3:50 AM on Star Plus
Mexico: 7:50 PM on Canal 5, Azteca 7, TUDN and ViX
Paraguay: 9:50 PM on Star Plus
Peru: 8:50 PM on Star Plus
Uruguay: 10:50 PM on Star Plus
Last Games Mexico vs Costa Rica
The record has been tilted in favor of the Tricolor with two wins and three draws in the last five games.
Mexico 0-0 Costa Rica, CONCACAF Qualifiers 2022
Costa Rica 0-1 Mexico, CONCACAF Qualifying 2021
Mexico 0-0 Costa Rica, CONCACAF Nations League 2021
Costa Rica 0-1 Mexico, Friendly Match 2021
Mexico 1-1 Costa Rica, Gold Cup 2019
Key Player Costa Rica
After the goals that occurred in the last match, one of the key players for the comeback was thanks to former Leon player Joel Campbell, who contributed a goal and despite his seniority still has that spark to make a difference on the field.
Key player Mexico
Although he has been highly criticized by the fans, the reality is that he has responded in the first two games and was key to the victories, although he could not do much to help Mexico avoid defeat in the last game against Qatar, so Uriel Antuna will be the player to watch for this match.
Last roster Costa Rica
18 Kevin Chamorro, 3 Juan Pablo Vargas, 19 Kendall Waston, 15 Francisco Calvo, 22 Jefry Valverde, 10 Christopher Nuñez, 5 Celso Borges, 20 Wilmer Azofeifa, 7 Anthony Contreras, 8 Josimar Alcócer, 12 Joel Campbell.
Last roster Mexico
13 Guillermo Ochoa, 21 Israel Reyes, 4 Edson Álvarez, 6 Gerardo Arteaga, 2 Julián Araujo, 8 Carlos Rodríguez, 18 Luis Chávez, 7 Luis Romo, 11 Santiago Giménez, 17 Orbelín Pineda, 9 Jonathan Herrera.
Much room for improvement
Despite last Sunday's defeat, for technical director Jaime Lozano, he considered that it came at a good time with the intention of fine-tuning many things and arriving as well prepared as possible, especially because the following teams could perform the same set-up.
"Surely it is going to affect, but I already see them eager to play again. We would like the next game to be in two days and not in four or five. There are things to improve, there will be opponents who can give us the same scenario", he mentioned in a press conference.
Costa Rica: much room for improvement
In an unprecedented event, Costa Rica beat Martinique in a 10-goal game to qualify as the best second-place team in Group C with 4 points after losing to Panama, drawing against El Salvador and beating Martinique, so now they are tasked with the job of getting the ball rolling and continuing with their goal production.
Mexico: advance to the Semifinals
The Mexican National Team wants to avoid a major failure and has the obligation to advance to the Semifinals round because, despite advancing to the next round as top of the group, the team was disappointed by its performance against Qatar, especially because it generated 25 direct and deflected shots at the opponent's goal and could not score any of them, in addition to the fact that the defense continues to show deficiencies and in the only one that the Asian team generated, they scored a goal, highlighting the certain complicity of Memo Ochoa.
The Kick-off
The Mexico vs Costa Rica match will be played at the AT&T Stadium, in Dallas, Mexico. The kick-off is scheduled at 9:50 pm ET.
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