FIFA World Cup 2018 Official squad: Group E – Team 18 – Costa Rica

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Belgium vs Costa Rica - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - June 11, 2018 Costa Rica team group before the match REUTERS/Francois Walschaerts - RC19CB362090

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Russia from 14th June to 15th July. All teams have qualified for the tournament and these teams are required to register a squad of 23 players, which includes three goalkeepers. Only players from this squad can play in the tournament.

The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams each – Group A to Group H. The four teams in Group E are: Brazil, Costa Rica, Serbia and Switzerland.

Costa Rica earned their spot in the World Cup thanks to claiming one of the automatic spots from the CONCACAF (The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) region. Their FIFA ranking is 23. Let’s look at Costa Rica’s official squad for FIFA World Cup, 2018.

Coach: Óscar Ramírez

Players:

1. Keylor Navas - Goalkeeper - 31 years old - 79 caps
2. Johnny Acosta - Defender - 34 years old - 68 caps
3. Giancarlo González - Defender - 30 years old - 68 caps
4. Ian Smith - Defender - 20 years old - 2 caps
5. Celso Borges - Midfielder - 30 years old - 111 caps
6. Óscar Duarte - Defender - 29 years old - 38 caps
7. Christian Bolaños - Midfielder - 34 years old - 79 caps
8. Bryan Oviedo - Defender - 28 years old - 42 caps
9. Daniel Colindres - Midfielder - 33 years old - 11 caps
10. Bryan Ruiz (captain) - Midfielder - 32 years old - 109 caps
11. Johan Venegas - Forward - 29 years old - 45 caps
12. Joel Campbell - Forward - 25 years old - 75 caps
13. Rodney Wallace - Midfielder - 29 years old - 30 caps
14. Randall Azofeifa - Midfielder - 33 years old - 57 caps
15. Francisco Calvo - Defender - 25 years old - 36 caps
16. Cristian Gamboa - Defender - 28 years old - 66 caps
17. Yeltsin Tejeda - Midfielder - 26 years old - 49 caps
18. Patrick Pemberton - Goalkeeper - 36 years old - 39 caps
19. Kendall Waston - Defender - 30 years old - 25 caps
20. David Guzmán - Midfielder - 28 years old - 41 caps
21. Marcos Ureña - Forward - 28 years old - 62 caps
22. Rónald Matarrita - Defender - 23 years old - 22 caps
23. Leonel Moreira - Goalkeeper - 28 years old - 9 caps