Costa Rica Final 26 Man squad for FIFA World Cup 2022

 Final 26-man Costa Rica World Cup squad



Manager Luis Fernando Suarez named his final squad on Thursday, November 3 and has opted for an eye toward the future. Nearly half his final World Cup roster is made up of players 25 years old or younger (11 of 26 total). But that also comes with some inexperience, as 11 members of the 26-man squad also have fewer than 10 international caps.

Veterans Keylor Navas (35 years old), Kendall Waston (34), Celso Borges (34), Bryan Ruiz (37), and Joel Campbell (30) are all still there. In fact, the ex-Arsenal man Campbell is one of only three listed forwards on the final squad.

Among the surprise omissions were attacking midfielder Randall Leal (Nashville SC), wingers Alonso Martinez (Lommel SK) and Ariel Lassiter (Inter Miami), and right-back Cristian Gamboa (VfL Bochum). A younger backup 'keeper Patrick Sequeira was also preferred over Alajuelense veteran Leonel Moreira.

In the case of Herediano's Orlando Galo, the manager confirmed he would have been on the roster if not for the provisional suspension issued by FIFA following a positive doping test.

Left-back Ronaldo Matarrita is carrying an injury, but Suarez is confident that he'll be able to recover in time.

Below is the final 26-man squad:


Goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas

Goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira

Defender Francisco Calvo

Defender       Daniel Chacon

Defender Oscar Duarte

Defender Keysher Fuller

Defender Carlos Martinez

Defender Ronaldo Matarrita

Defender Bryan Oviedo

Defender Juan Pablo Vargas

Defender Kendall Waston

Midfielder Brandon Aguilera

Midfielder Jewison Bennette

Midfielder Celso Borges

Midfielder Anthony Hernandez

Midfielder Douglas Lopez

Midfielder Bryan Ruiz

Midfielder Youstin Salas

Midfielder Yeltsin Tejeda

Midfielder Gerson Torres

Midfielder Roan Wilson

Midfielder Alvaro Zamora

Forward Joel Campbell

Forward Anthony Contreras

Forward Johan Venegas


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