Broadcast info
Who's playing? Costa Rica and Mexico will play what's been named a the "Battle of the Giants" by the Costa Rican press. With El Tri having already assured their spot in the 2018 World Cup, Los Tico will try to end their unbeaten streak and secure their spot in the competition as well.
What time? Tuesday, September 5 at 19:00PT/ 20:00 CST/ 21:00 CDT/ 22:00 ET/
What stadium? Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica will be the venue hosting this match. This stadium can accomodate up to 35,100 fans .
On which channels?
In Costa Rica: Teletica Canal 7, SKY Planeta Fútbol, Sky HD, TDN, GolTV Centroamerica, Teletica En Vivo
In Mexico: SKY Planeta Fútbol, Canal 5 Televisa, Sky HD, TDN, UnivisionTDN, Azteca 7
In the U.S.: beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, fuboTV, UNIVERSO NOW, UNIVERSO, beIN SPORTS USA, Telemundo
In Canada: beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, beIN Sports Canada, fuboTV Canada, DAZN Canada
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Match facts
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This will be the 52nd match between Costa Rica and Mexico in all competitions. El Tri has walked out with the win 29 times, compared to Costa Rica's six victories.
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Costa Rica's last win against Mexico took place on October 16, 2013, during the World Cup Qualifiers for the 2014 edition.
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In the current World Cup Qualifiers, Mexico defeated Costa Rica 2-0 at Estadio Azteca. During that game, Mexican striker "Chicharito" became Mexico's all-time top scorer.
Team news
Costa Rica enters this game with 14 points after winning against the USMNT for the first time in U.S. soil. Coach Oscar Ramirez will have all of his elements at his disposal, including Keylor Navas, Bryan Ruiz and Marco Ureña, the man who led Los Ticos to their historic win last Friday with his game-winning brace.
As for the Mexican side, no one expects them to take their foot off the gas, as they want to finish the Qualifiers with an unbeaten record. For this game, coach Juan Carlos Osorio will have three absences: Nestor Araujo (suspended), Jesús Dueñas (requested permission to leave due to a personal situation) and Hector Herrera, who has been one of the most regular players in Osorio's lineup since he became El Tri's boss.
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