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Keylor Navas, recently discharged after contracting covid-19, commands the squad list of the Costa Rican national team for the crucial triple qualifying round for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Navas has been a key player for Costa Rica so far in the tie to sustain the two wins and three draws that the team has added and he must maintain a high level in the next three games so that his team continues with the chance of going to the World.
The Costa Rican team will host Panama on January 27 and then play two away games against Mexico, on the 30th, and against Jamaica, on February 2, matches in which the Costa Rican team will play practically all their chances of qualifying for the World.
Costa Rica is in fifth place in the octagonal Concacaf qualifying round with 9 points in 8 rounds, below Canada (16), the United States (15), and Mexico (14), who are currently obtaining the three direct tickets to the World Cup; and from Panama (14), which is located in the fourth box that will access a playoff against a rival from Oceania.
The coach of Costa Rica, the Colombian Luis Fernando Suárez, presented in a virtual press conference the list of 25 footballers summoned for the next three games, in which Juan Pablo Vargas, Joel Campbell de Monterrey and the veteran midfielders of the local Alajuelense also stand out. , Celso Borges and Bryan Ruiz. As well as the ex-Millos and Tolima, today in Herediano, José Guillermo Ortíz.
With the above, Vargas becomes another sensitive casualty in Alberto Gamero’s starting eleven. Let us remember that Andrés Felipe Román is another of those absent due to alleged physical problems.
In this order of ideas, the 26-year-old central defender would miss the duels against Bucaramanga, Atlético Nacional and Envigado. His replacement, by profile, would be the recently renewed Andrés Murillo Segura, with good presentations when needed.
Costa Rica squad list
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (PSG-FRA), Leonel Moreira (Alajuelense) and Esteban Alvarado (Herediano).
Defenses: Kendall Waston (Saprissa), Daniel Chacón (Cartaginés), Francisco Calvo (free agent), Juan Pablo Vargas (Millonarios-COL), Ronald Matarrita (Cincinnati FC-USA), Ricardo Blanco (Saprissa), Keysher Fuller (Herediano ), Bryan Oviedo (Copenhagen-DIN).
Midfielders: Yeltsin Tejeda (Herediano), Orlando Galo (Herediano), Youstin Salas (Municipal Grecia), Celso Borges (Alajuelense), Bryan Ruiz (Alajuelense), Douglas López (Santos de Guápiles), Randall Leal (Nashville-USA), Aaron Suárez (Alajuelense), Gerson Torres (Herediano), Jewison Bennette (Herediano) and Alonso Martínez (Lommel-BEL).
Forwards: José Ortiz (Herediano), Johan Venegas (Alajuelense) and Joel Campbell (Monterrey-MEX).
