Daily News | U.S. men’s soccer team qualifies for World Cup
It’s finally official now: the U.S. men’s soccer team has qualified for this year’s World Cup in Qatar.
The first half was pretty wide-open, with the U.S. out-shooting Costa Rica 8-6. But there were also a lot of fouls whistled, nine by the Ticos and four by the Americans. One of the home team’s fouls left U.S. midfield star Tyler Adams sufficiently banged up that he was subbed off at halftime for Luca de la Torre.
The jam-packed home crowd erupted in celebration, and Costa Rica’s players ran to a sideline to salute their fans. But everyone watching knew that the goal had no impact on the standings. Not only did the fourth-place Ticos need to win by six goals to overtake the second-place Americans, but they lost their shot at chasing down third-place Mexico when El Tri went ahead of El Salvador at home.Costa Rica scored again in the 60th on a play where the U.S.
That was made especially clear when Navas suffered an injury late in the second half and had to be subbed out in the 79th minute.The loss was the Americans’ 10th straight in World Cup qualifying in Costa Rica. They have never won a qualifier in San José, with just one tie way back in 1985.
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