Copa America Centenario
Get To Know Los Ticos
FIFA World Rankings 25
Odds To Win The Tournament Current 50/1 (SkyBet)
Odds To Win Group A 5/1
Nicknames Los Ticos, La Sele (The Selection), La Tricolor (The Tricolor)
This will be the 5th time Los Ticos have been invited to play in Copa America. Costa Rica's previous best finishes were Quarterfinal exits in 2001 & 2004. Costa Rica has played 4 matches in 2016 2 Friendly's and 2 Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. The Ticos two Friendly Matches were both against Venezuela a 1-0 away loss in February (2/2/16) and a 2-1 win (5/27/16) in the final tune-up before Copa America begins. Costa Rica's two Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers in 2016 were against Jamaica a 1-1 away draw (3/25/16) and 3-0 Home Win (3/25/16) in March.
Costa Rica is in Group A and will play Paraguay 6/4, USA 6/7, and Colombia 6/11. Costa Rica are a formidable threat to Group A favorites USA & Colombia. The Ticos are coming off a historic World Cup 2014 that saw them win their Group over England, Uruguay, and Italy on their way to a Quarterfinal place. Costa Rica provide fire power with World Class Players Bryan Ruiz, Joel Campbell, Bryan Oviedo, Keylor Navas, Oscar Durate, Celso Borges, & Johan Venegas.
Star Players - Bryan Ruiz (Sporting CP), Joel Campbell (Arsenal), Bryan Oviedo (Everton), Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Oscar Durate (Espanyol), Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruna), & Johan Venegas (Montreal Impact)
Potential Breakout Star Players - Ronald Matarrita (New York FC), Francisco Calvo (Saprissa), Yeltsin Tedeja (Evian)
Manager Profile - Oscar Ramirez is a former National Team player who worked his way up the Costa Rican coaching ranks serving as assistant coach with the National Team to Hernan Medford and was Manager of Alajuelense. Ramirez was appointed Manger of the Ticos in August of 2015. This will be his first major tournament. Oscar Ramirez's nickname is El Machillo (The Blonde).
Roster
Goal Keepers
GK Keylor Navas Age 29 (Real Madrid-Spain) 50 Appearances
GK Patrick Pemberton Age 34 (Alajuelense-Costa Rico) 45 Appearances 1 Goal
GK Leonel Moreira Age 26 (Herediano-Costa Rica) 50 Appearances
Defenders
D Cristian Gamboa Age 26 (West Brom Albion-England) 3 Appearances
D Jose Salvatierra Age 26 (Alajuelense-Costa Rica) 23 Appearances
D Micahel Umana Age 33 (Persepolis-Iran) 39 Appearances
D Johnny Acosta Age 32 (Alajuelense-Costa Rica) 36 Appearances 2 Goals
D Oscar Duarte Age 26 (Espanyol-Spain) 14 Appearances 1 Goal
D Kendall Watson Age 28 (Vancouver Whitecaps-Canadian Team in MLS) 43 Appearances 3 Goals
D Ronald Matarrita Age 21 (New York FC-United States) 11 Appearances 1 Assist
D Bryan Oviedo Age 26 (Everton FC-England) 19 appearances 3 Assists
D Francisco Calvo Age 23 (Saprissa-Costa Rica) 39 Appearances 5 Goals
Midfielders
M Yeltsin Tejeda Age 24 (Evian-France) 26 Appearances
M Celso Borges Age 28 (Deportivo La Coruna-Spain) 24 Appearances 3 Goals 2 Assists
M Rando Azofeifa Age 31 (Herediano-Costa Rica) 42 Appearances 9 Goals
M Oscar Granados Age 30 (Herediano-Costa Rica) 43 Appearances 3 Goals
M Bryan Ruiz Age 30 (SC Porto-Portugal) 10 Appearances 6 Goals 2 Assists
M Johan Venegas Age 27 (Montreal Impact-Canadian Club in MLS) 23 Appearances 2 Goals 1 Assist
M Christian Bolanos Age 32 Vancouver Whitecaps-Canadian Team in MLS) 11 Apearances 4 Goals 2 Assists
M Joel Campbell Age 23 (Arsenal FC-England) 30 Appearances 4 Goals 5 Assists
Forwards
F Ariel Rodriguez Age 30 (Bagkok Glass-Thailand)
F Alvaro Saborio Age 34 (DC United-United States) 25 Appearances 8 Goals 1 Assist
F Marcos Urena Age 26 (FC Midtjylland-Denmark) 25 Appearances 4 Goals