After their run to the quarter-finals in 2014, Costa Rica are heading to Russia with similar mission.
They qualified with ease from North America and will once again want to prove that they are no pushovers.
Captain: Bryan Ruiz
Manager: Oscar Ramirez
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Nickname: La Sele
FIFA World Cup history (5 appearances)
Fixtures
Costa Rica Vs Serbia
Costa Rica Vs Brazil
Costa Rica Vs Switzerland
Key Men
1. Keylor Navas
Very confident on the back of three straight Champions League successes at Real Madrid, Navas will be a leader from the back for Costa Rica at Russia.
2. Joel Campbell
Having just returned from injury, Joel Campbell will be the man Costa Rica will be looking on to solve their goal scoring problem.
He was impressive in 2014 and Costa Rica will look to him again for a lift in attack.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Patrick Pemberton (Liga Deportiva Alajuelense), Leonel Moreira (Herediano)
Defenders: Cristian Gamboa (Celtic), Ian Smith (Norrkoping), Ronald Matarrita (New York City), Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland), Oscar Duarte (Espanyol), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Bologna), Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps), Johnny Acosta (Aguilas Dorados)
Midfielders: David Guzman (Portland Timbers), Yeltsin Tejeda (Lausanne-Sport), Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruna), Randall Azofeifa (Herediano), Rodney Wallace (New York City), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Lisbon), Daniel Colindres (Saprissa), Christian Bolanos (Saprissa)
Forwards: Johan Venegas (Saprissa), Joel Campbell (Real Betis), Marco Urena (LAFC)