Costa Rica look to shock Mexico
Costa Rica will try to make history repeat itself when they visit Mexico for a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, four years after a historic win at the Azteca stadium.
Mexico, fresh from beating Brazil at the Confederations Cup, lead the final stage of the marathon CONCACAF qualifying competition with 13 points from five games and look certain to qualify for next year’s finals with matches to spare.
They have already beaten the Costa Ricans away, winning 2-1 in San Jose in February.
Costa Rica, meanwhile, are third with seven points but their performances have been unconvincing and they needed last-minute goals to beat Panama and Guatemala at home.
The Costa Rican squad includes four players - Paulo Wanchope, Jervis Drummond, Steven Bryce and Gilberto Martinez - who played four years ago as well as Brazilian-born coach Alexandre Guimaraes.
Mexico are at full strength for the match although La Volpe has again left out volatile striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco, who has not been picked since he withdrew from the Confederations Cup squad because he was tired.
Other games played the same evening are United States, one point behind Mexico in second place, will host Trinidad & Tobago in East Hartford. Guatemala, fourth with four points, and Panama, who are bottom with two, meet in the other game, both needing to win to revive their hopes.
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