COSTA RICA and New Zealand are set to face off TOMORROW in an inter-confederation play-off contest – and the winner will be booking their World Cup ticket to Qatar.
Los Ticos just missed out on an automatic qualification spot having finished below USA on goal difference.
But Costa Rica know what it takes to land a spot in footballs biggest competition as they participated in the last World Cup.
However, New Zealand will be eager to be on that plane to Qatar and make amends for falling at this hurdle on the previous two occasions.
And the All Whites are expected to be fresher having last played on Thursday as opposed to Costa Rica who featured in a match on Sunday.
What time does Costa Rica vs New Zealand kick off?
- Costa Rica will take on New Zealand TOMORROW – Tuesday, June 14.
- It is scheduled to get underway at 7pm UK time – 9pm local time.
- Al Rayyan Stadium in Qatar is the assigned arena for this huge World Cup play-off and it can hold around 50,000 fans.
- The two sides have met just once historically where Costa Rica convincingly dismantled New Zealand 4-0 in 2007.
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What TV channel is Costa Rica vs New Zealand on and can I live stream it?
- Unfortunately, Costa Rica vs New Zealand will NOT be broadcasted live on television.
- However, subscription members of Peacock have the option to stream the ENTIRE action live.
- Monthly packages start from around £4 and yearly will cost approximately £40.
Team news
Both managers are expected to have a full bill of players available to choose from and some familiar faces are set to be inolved.
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Costa Rica boss should Luis Fernando Suarez will be tempted to put Paris Saint-Germain keeper Keylor Navas in goal who has recently joined up with the squad.
Veteran captain Bryan Ruiz is expected to take charge of the side and former Arsenal forward Joel Campbell will be eager to add to his goal tally when he leads the line.
Elsewhere, Winston Reid could be on skipper duties for New Zealand and he'll be hoping that Newcastle forward Chris Wood can save the day up-top.
Latest odds
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- Costa Rica to win 3/4
- Draw 21/10
- New Zealand to win 9/2
To qualify (Incl ET and Pen)
- Costa Rica to qualify 2/7
- New Zealand to qualify 23/10
*Odds courtesy of Betfair are correct at time of publication
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