Although suffering, the Ticos beat the Salvadorans 2-1 and guaranteed fourth place in the final Octagonal of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football (Concacaf), qualifying for Qatar 2022, and thus a place in the playoff to seek the World Cup passport.
The Concacaf Octagonal final grants three direct tickets to the first Arab country to host a Soccer World Cup and the possibility of going to a playoff for fourth place.
The digital news CRHOY.com headlines Qatar closer than ever: The Sele gets three gold points in El Salvador and adds that the dream of qualifying for the World Cup is beginning to take shape more and more.
“The game was very strategic. Those led by Luis Fernando Suárez hit at the right moment and when they were pressed they responded with a deep block. The conviction in the group is total and that was evident in each pass they gave inside the game rectangle at the Cuscatlán Stadium (San Salvador)”, says CRHOY.com.
The website of the newspaper La Nación highlights that Costa Rica triumphs over El Salvador and dreams of a direct ticket to Qatar and points out that the Ticos achieved victory against a brave Salvadoran team to ensure fourth place for one more date and see the third of near.
El Observador maintains that La Sele wins, caresses the playoff and continues to dream of Qatar and specifies that with this result it reaches 22 points, consolidating itself in fourth place and at the gates of playing the playoff against a team from Oceania that will come out of the match between New Zealand and Solomon Islands. The objective is clear: to reach the World Cup in Qatar.
Repretel, channel 6, highlights that the National Team makes us dream of Qatar, it did what it had to do, it made us dream of a new World Cup at the Cuscatlán Stadium with a great 2-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Teletica.com exalts Qatar does not look so far away: La Sele wins in El Salvador to keep the illusion intact and details that Costa Rica took the victory in Cuscatlán and in the absence of a date occupies the playoff position.
Commenting on the match, he comments that the Tricolor experienced difficult moments, but recovered. The order prevailed in the complement and the coach Luis Fernando Suárez moved his chips so that the goals of Anthony Contreras and Joel Campbell allowed the Ticos to continue with their aspirations in Qatar 2022.
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