OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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COSTA RICA<br />
Republic of Costa Rica<br />
Population: 4.9 million<br />
Main language: Spanish<br />
Life expectancy: 80 years<br />
GDP per person: $12900<br />
Capital city: San José<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Association founded: 1921<br />
No. footballers / registered: 1,084,588 / 50,588<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 28<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 17 (May-03+)<br />
Continental titles: 2 times CONCACAF Championship<br />
winners (1963, 1969)<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 4 (1990, 2002, 2006, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Round of sixteen 1990<br />
Biggest win: 2-1 v Sweden (1990)<br />
Biggest loss: 0-3 v Ecuador (2006)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as:<br />
CONCACAF fourth round runners-up<br />
Australia's record against Costa Rica (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 1 1 0 0<br />
Under-23 1 1 0 0<br />
Under-20 6 4 0 2<br />
Under-17 1 0 0 1<br />
Group D<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Costa Rica<br />
Population count (2011 census): 400<br />
0.01 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 6.2 10.9 75.7 7.2<br />
Median age: 34.9 years<br />
Sex ratio: 108.1 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 11.5 54.9 33.6<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 74.7 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Randwick (NSW),<br />
Annandale (NSW), Carlton (NSW)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
09-07-13 Cuba W 3-0 Portland<br />
13-07-13 Belize W 1-0 Sandy<br />
11-10-13 Honduras L 0-1 San Pedro Sula<br />
15-10-13 Mexico W 2-1 San Jose<br />
19-11-13 Australia L 0-1 Sydney<br />
22-01-14 Chile L 0-4 Coquimbo<br />
25-01-14 Korea Republic L 0-1 Los Angeles<br />
05-03-14 Paraguay W 2-1 San Jose<br />
02-06-14 Japan L 1-3 Tampa<br />
06-06-14 Rep. of Ireland D 1-1 Foxborough<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 11<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – COSTA RICA<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Keylor NAVAS GK 15-12-86 / 27 184cm 52 (0) Levante, Spain<br />
2 Johnny ACOSTA DF 21-07-83 / 30 175cm 26 (1) Alajuelense, Costa Rica<br />
3 Giancarlo GONZALEZ DF 08-02-88 / 26 192cm 34 (2) Columbus Crew, USA<br />
4 Michael UMANA DF 16-07-82 / 31 180cm 81 (1) Deportivo Saprissa, Costa Rica<br />
5 Celso BORGES MF 27-05-88 / 26 184cm 61 (13) Solna, Sweden<br />
6 Oscar DUARTE DF 03-06-89 / 25 184cm 10 (0) Club Brugge, Belgium<br />
7 Christian BOLANOS MF 17-05-84 / 30 178cm 54 (2) Kobenhavn, Denmark<br />
8 Heiner MORA DF 20-06-84 / 29 179cm 21 (1) Deportivo Saprissa, Costa Rica<br />
9 Joel CAMPBELL FW 26-06-92 / 21 178cm 32 (9) Olympiacos Piraeus, Greece<br />
10 Bryan RUIZ FW 18-08-85 / 28 187cm 62 (13) PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands<br />
11 Michael BARRANTES MF 04-10-83 / 30 177cm 50 (4) Aalesunds, Norway<br />
12 Waylon FRANCIS DF 20-09-90 / 23 175cm 1 (0) Columbus Crew, USA<br />
13 Oscar GRANADOS MF 25-10-85 / 28 183cm 11 (0) Herediano, Costa Rica<br />
14 Randall BRENES FW 13-08-83 / 30 170cm 39 (8) Cartagines, Costa Rica<br />
15 Junior DIAZ DF 12-09-83 / 30 185cm 61 (1) Mainz, Germany<br />
16 Cristian GAMBOA DF 24-10-89 / 24 175cm 25 (1) Rosenborg, Norway<br />
17 Yeltsin TEJEDA MF 17-03-92 / 22 179cm 22 (0) Deportivo Saprissa, Costa Rica<br />
18 Patrick PEMBERTON GK 24-04-82 / 32 178cm 20 (0) Alajuelense, Costa Rica<br />
19 Roy MILLER DF 24-11-84 / 29 189cm 47 (1) New York Red Bulls, USA<br />
20 Diego CALVO MF 25-03-91 / 23 178cm 9 (1) Valerenga, Norway<br />
21 Marcos URENA FW 05-03-90 / 24 179cm 23 (7) Kuban Krasnodar, Russia<br />
22 Jose CUBERO MF 14-02-87 / 27 178cm 35 (2) Herediano, Costa Rica<br />
23 Daniel CAMBRONERO GK 08-01-86 / 28 181cm 2 (0) Herediano, Costa Rica<br />
COACH: Jorge Luis Pinto (Colombia) age 62 years<br />
Coach of Costa Rica since 2011 (also 2004-2005)<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): -<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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