The selection of Costa Rica He had to suffer on Tuesday to tie at the close of the 3-3 party, at home, with Haitiresult with which the Central Americans complicated their lives in the tie to 2026 World. With this draw at the National Stadium of San José, Costa Rica adds 2 points in the first 2 days of group C of the final phase of the tie, below Honduras (4), matched with Haiti and above Nicaragua (1). Only the first of the group will directly classify the World Cup.
The defender Juan Pablo Vargas, with a goal in the 90th minute, saved the draw for the Costa Rica of Mexican coach Miguel Herrera, who let out a 2-0 advantage in a second half in which Haiti was better and was about to escape from San José with an unprecedented victory thanks to the great night of Duckens Nazon, author of the 3 Caribbean goals.
The game for Costa Rica could not start better, since at the first minute the game the high pressure had effect to recover the ball and Mandred Ugalde gave the assistance so that Kenneth Vargas opened the score with a satin, crossed shot, which beat the Haitian goalkeeper Josue Duverger. He continued to press Costa Rica in search of more goals but stopped with two great shortcuts of goalkeeper Duverger before Carlos Mora and Alonso Martínez, and also with the post that denied him the score of Mora.
Costa Rica won the award for its insistence and dominance of the match in the 35th minute when Vargas put a pass over the defenders that took advantage of Alonso Martínez, a New York City scorer, to mark the 2-0 with a shot between the goalkeeper’s legs. Haiti tried to react and was close to discounting the difference with a shot diverted by goalkeeper Keylor Navas and another shot of providence that Carlos Mora took out of the goal line.
The Costa Rican team was lost in the second half, which took advantage of Haiti to take over the ball and in the blink of an eye, tie the commitment, and finally turn the scoreboard. Costa Rican defense Joseph Mora committed penalty. Keylor Navas stopped the launch, but the rebound was again available to Duckens Nazon, who did not forgive to score the 2-1 in 55. And three minutes later, Nazon made the goal of the night through a Chilean after two headers of his teammates in the area.
Technical file
3 – Costa Rica: Keylor Navas; Carlos Mora, Julio Cascante, Juan Pablo Vargas, Alexis Gamboa, Joseph Mora; Orlando Galo, Kenneth Vargas, Josimar Alcocer; Manfred Ugalde and Alonso Martínez.
Select: Miguel Herrera.
3 – Haiti: Josue Duverger; Carlens Arcus, Ricardo Ad, Garven-Michee Metusala, Markhus Lacroix; Jeanricner Bellegare, Carl Sainte (Duckens Nazon, m.42), Danley Jean; Yassin Fortune (Jerry Disdunes, M.69), Ruben Providence and Frantzdy Pierrot.
Coacator: Sebastien Migne.
Referee: The American Tori thought. He admonished the Haitian Arcus; and to Costa Rican Carlos Mora.
Goals: 1-0, Vargas (m. 1); 2-0, Martínez (m. 35); 2-1, Nazon (m. 55); 2-2, Nazon (m. 58); 2-3, Nazon (m. 86); 3-3, Vargas (m. 90)
Incidents: Match corresponding to the second day of Group C of the final phase of the Concacaf tie to the 2026 World Cup, played at the San José National Stadium
The bewilderment of the Costa Rican team was evident and was not until the 82nd minute that coach Herrera made the first changes. Nazon closed his great night in a colorful collective play that he culminated in the area in the 86th minute to silence the bustling national stadium.
Costa Rica rescued the tie in the 90th minute when Manfred Ugalde sent a center that the defender of Colombian millionaires Juan Pablo Vargas made a goal. At the end of the match the Costa Rican fans shouted asking for the departure of coach Miguel Herrera.
