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Costa Rica head to World Cup after home victory over Nigeria

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International Friendly – Costa Rica v Nigeria – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica – November 9, 2022 Costa Rica’s Bryan ruiz in action with Nigeria’s Ejeh Isaiah REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

World Cup-bound Costa Rica bid farewell to home fans with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly international on Wednesday.

Oscar Duarte’s seventh minute goal was followed by a second from Kendall Waston in the 73rd minute against a Nigerian team without any of their overseas-based regulars and made up mainly of members of their Under-23 team.

Costa Rica had several other chances to add to their tally as supporters at the National Stadium provided a carnival atmosphere ahead of the team’s departure for the World Cup in Qatar

Costa Rica will compete against Germany, Japan and Spain in Group E at the World Cup finals.

-Reuters

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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