Urena's double for Costa Rica sinks U.S.
Marco Urena scored twice as Costa Rica beat the United States 2-0 to hand the Americans a major setback in their CONCACAF qualifying campaign.
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KO
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Kickoff
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13
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David Guzmán Yellow Card
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30
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Marco Ureña Goal
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HT
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Halftime
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65
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On: Clint Dempsey | Off: Jorge Villafaña
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67
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Francisco Calvo Yellow Card
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71
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On: Michael Umaña | Off: Christian Bolaños
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71
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On: José Salvatierra | Off: Cristian Gamboa
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78
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On: Johan Venegas | Off: Bryan Oviedo
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80
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Jozy Altidore Yellow Card
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82
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Marco Ureña Goal
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84
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On: Jordan Morris | Off: Graham Zusi
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87
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On: Paul Arriola | Off: Christian Pulisic
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90+1
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Clint Dempsey Yellow Card
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FT
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End Regular Time
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United States
USA
Costa Rica
CRC
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| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
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1
Tim Howard
Saves
0
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14
Tim Ream
Goals
0
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20
Geoff Cameron
Goals
0
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2
Jorge Villafaña
Goals
0
65'
8
Clint Dempsey
90'+1'
Goals
0
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19
Graham Zusi
Goals
0
84'
18
Jordan Morris
Goals
0
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4
Michael Bradley
Goals
0
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6
Darlington Nagbe
Goals
0
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23
Fabian Johnson
Goals
0
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10
Christian Pulisic
Goals
0
87'
21
Paul Arriola
Goals
0
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17
Jozy Altidore
80'
Goals
0
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9
Bobby Wood
Goals
0
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| Substitutes | ||
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7
DaMarcus Beasley
Goals
0
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22
Nick Rimando
Saves
0
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12
Brad Guzan
Saves
0
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13
Dax McCarty
Goals
0
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15
Eric Lichaj
Goals
0
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3
Omar González
Goals
0
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5
Matt Besler
Goals
0
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11
Alejandro Bedoya
Goals
0
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16
Kellyn Acosta
Goals
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: Red Bull Arena
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,COVERAGE: ESPN
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ATTENDANCE: 26,500
Match Commentary
| 90'+6' | Match ends, USA 0, Costa Rica 2. | |
| 90'+6' | Second Half ends, USA 0, Costa Rica 2. | |
| 90'+3' | Attempt missed. Johan Venegas (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Guzmán. |
Match Stats
Possession
61%
39%
Shots (on Goal)
14 (2)
9 (2)
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| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
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FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 10 | +9 | 21 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 10 | +6 | 16 |
| 3 | Panama | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 4 | Honduras | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 5 | United States | 10 | +4 | 12 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | -12 | 6 |
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