Winners to affix Spain, Germany and Japan within the Group E of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
When: Tuesday, June 14
The place: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Qatar
Kick-off: 18:00 GMT
Doha, Qatar – New Zealand and Costa Rica will struggle it out for the ultimate World Cup 2022 spot in Doha on Tuesday in what would be the final match of the prolonged qualifying marketing campaign for the 2022 World Cup that kicks off in November.
The winners of the match, going down at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, will return to Qatar for the event to play in Group E, becoming a member of Germany, Japan and Spain.
Costa Rica are ranked 31 whereas New Zealand sit at 101 within the FIFA rankings.
Costa Rica beforehand certified for 5 World Cups – 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014, and 2018. New Zealand, often known as the All Whites, have participated within the event in 1982 and 2010.
On Monday, Australia beat Peru 5-4 on penalties to safe the penultimate spot on the World Cup, the place they may face off towards France, Denmark, and Tunisia in Group D.
A complete of 31 nations have certified for the 32-team World Cup that's scheduled to happen from November 21 to December 18.
‘Able to go’
New Zealand captain Winston Reid, who was benched in latest video games as a result of a groin harm, stated he was feeling “nice”.
“I’ve been coaching the final couple of days and it’s been nice. We’re able to go – not solely myself, however the workforce as effectively,” he stated at a pre-match information convention in Doha on Monday.
New Zealand go into the sport having drawn their warm-up match towards Oman in Doha on Friday. In one other warm-up, the All Whites misplaced to Peru 0-1 on June 5 in Barcelona.
In the meantime, Costa Rica have received one and misplaced the opposite of their final two video games, beating Martinique 2-0 and dropping to Panama 0-2.
“Now we have to be centered for the 90 minutes, as a result of they shoot from wherever they'll. We’ll should defend to the demise,” Costa Rica defender Francisco Calvo stated in a pre-match interview.
On Monday, Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves introduced a further one-hour break for presidency workers to look at the knockout recreation which takes place from 12 midday Costa Rica time.
Head-to-head
Costa Rica and New Zealand have by no means confronted off in a World Cup.
The one time the 2 sides have met was in a global pleasant in 2007, during which the Central American nation defeated the All Whites 4-0.
Path to the playoff – Final 5 qualifiers
New Zealand
Beat Solomon Islands 5-0
Beat Tahiti 1-0
Beat New Caledonia 7-1
Beat Fiji 4-0
Beat Papua New Guinea 1-0
Costa Rica
Beat USA 2-0
Beat El Salvador 2-1
Beat Canada 1-0
Beat Jamaica 1-0
Drew 0-0 with Mexico
Coaches’ nook
New Zealand’s Danny Hay: “New Zealanders predict a robust efficiency from us and rightly so. We’ve completed all of the preparation that we probably can. As Winnie [Winston Reid] stated, the gamers are in a great area, they’re feeling good. Now it’s simply all the way down to acting on the day. It’s 11 gamers towards 11 gamers, and it’s going to return all the way down to small moments within the recreation that may determine it.”
Costa Rica’s Luis Fernandez Suarez: “I feel the stress it'll be the identical for each groups as a result of we're sharing the identical job that's to qualify for the subsequent World Cup. In our case, it is going to be to play our third consecutive World Cup, so there's a lot at stake. Additionally, there are numerous variations with earlier (World Cup) playoffs as a result of it's the first time that it's performed in a impartial venue and in solely 90 minutes.”
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