Costa Rica head to World Cup after home victory over Nigeria
World Cup-bound Costa Rica bid farewell to home fans with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly international on Wednesday.
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Óscar Duarte
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Kendall Waston
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Bryan Ruiz
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Brandon Aguilera
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Roan Wilson
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Celso Borges
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Youstin Salas
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Johan Venegas
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Keysher Fuller
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Steven Orias
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Nathaniel Nwosu
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Ejeh Isaiah
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Daniel Bameyi
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Mustapha Jibrin
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Afeez Nosiru
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Samuel Kalu
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Sunday Faleye
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Jerry Alex
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Suleiman Garba
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- | Match ends, Costa Rica 2, Nigeria 0. | |
90'+5' | Second Half ends, Costa Rica 2, Nigeria 0. | |
89' | Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
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0 | Fouls | 0 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 0 |
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