Costa Rica vs New Zealand, 2022 CONCACAF/OFC Intercontinental Playoff

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf/OFC Playoff
Costa Rica
  • 3': Joel Campbell
FT
1 - 0
New Zealand
  • Red Card 69': Kosta Barbarouses

Costa Rica hold off New Zealand to become final team to qualify for 2022 World Cup

Costa Rica edged past 10-man New Zealand 1-0 in their intercontinental playoff on Tuesday to claim the final place in the 2022 World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
  • 3': Goal! Costa Rica 1, New Zealand 0. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jewison Bennette.
  • 4': Alex Greive (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
  • 5': Foul by Gerson Torres (Costa Rica).
  • 5': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Keysher Fuller.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Alex Greive (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Wood with a headed pass.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood with a headed pass.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Bell with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 18': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand).
  • 18': Jewison Bennette (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 28': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand).
  • 28': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Winston Reid.
  • 31': Foul by Keysher Fuller (Costa Rica).
  • 31': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Lewis.
  • 33': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Celso Borges.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Bell with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
  • 35': Niko Kirwan (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
  • 36': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Celso Borges (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Chris Wood (New Zealand).
  • 39': Foul by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand).
  • 39': Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Chris Wood (New Zealand) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 40': VAR Decision: No Goal Costa Rica 1-0 New Zealand.
  • 42': Foul by Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica).
  • 42': Oliver Sail (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Kirwan with a cross.
  • 45': Offside, Costa Rica. Yeltsin Tejeda tries a through ball, but Joel Campbell is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Alex Greive (New Zealand).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Costa Rica 1, New Zealand 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Costa Rica 1, New Zealand 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruíz replaces Jewison Bennette.
  • 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Carlos Martínez replaces Keysher Fuller.
  • 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Kendall Waston replaces Gerson Torres.
  • 47': Foul by Alex Greive (New Zealand).
  • 47': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Alex Greive (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Bryan Ruíz (Costa Rica).
  • 52': Foul by Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica).
  • 52': Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica).
  • 53': Winston Reid (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Winston Reid (New Zealand).
  • 59': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand).
  • 60': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Waine replaces Matthew Garbett.
  • 60': Substitution, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Alex Greive.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
  • 61': Foul by Bryan Ruíz (Costa Rica).
  • 61': Winston Reid (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Chris Wood (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
  • 67': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand).
  • 67': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand).
  • 69': Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand) is shown the red card.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Campbell with a headed pass.
  • 70': Winston Reid (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Niko Kirwan with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, New Zealand. Elijah Just replaces Winston Reid.
  • 75': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand).
  • 75': Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Clayton Lewis (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Bell.
  • 77': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
  • 78': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Nando Pijnaker (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Lewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Costa Rica. Daniel Chacón replaces Celso Borges.
  • 79': Substitution, New Zealand. Tim Payne replaces Niko Kirwan.
  • 80': Substitution, New Zealand. Marko Stamenic replaces Clayton Lewis.
  • 80': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 81': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Carlos Martínez.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elijah Just.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Stamenic.
  • 85': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 89': Bryan Ruíz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Bryan Ruíz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand).
  • 90'+2': Elijah Just (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Daniel Chacón (Costa Rica).
  • 90'+2': Anthony Contreras (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Costa Rica. Johan Venegas replaces Joel Campbell.
  • 90'+3': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Yeltsin Tejeda.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Bell with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Elijah Just (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Johan Venegas (Costa Rica).
  • 90'+4': Bryan Ruíz (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Costa Rica 1, New Zealand 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Costa Rica 1, New Zealand 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 4
66.6 Possession 33.4
15 SHOTS 4
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
488 Accurate Passes 208
589 Passes 302
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 1
28 Crosses 8
0.4 Cross % 0.1
51 Long Balls 67
29 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 17
14 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 15
8 Effective Clearances 29
8 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf/OFC Playoff

Venue: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 10,803

Line-Ups

CRC Costa Rica (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Keylor Navas (GK)
15 Francisco Calvo
6 Óscar Duarte
8 Bryan Oviedo
4 Keysher Fuller
17 Yeltsin Tejeda
5 Celso Borges
9 Jewison Bennette
13 Gerson Torres
7 Anthony Contreras Yellow Card
12 Joel Campbell
Costa Rica Substitutes:
Leonel Moreira, Daniel Chacón, Ian Lawrence, Aarón Cruz, Kendall Waston, Johan Venegas, Bryan Ruiz, Brandon Aguilera, Orlando Galo, Carlos Martinez, Juan Pablo Vargas, Carlos Mora.

NZL New Zealand (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Oliver Sail (GK)
2 Winston Reid Yellow Card
4 Nando Pijnaker
6 Bill Tuiloma
8 Joe Bell
19 Matthew Garbett
15 Clayton Lewis
13 Liberato Cacace
20 Niko Kirwan
9 Chris Wood
11 Alex Greive
New Zealand Substitutes:
Kosta Barbarouses, Michael Boxall, Francis DeVries, Matthew Gould, Tommy Smith, Stefan Marinovic, Ben Waine, Tim Payne, Logan Rogerson, Marko Stamenic, Elijah Just, Joe Champness.

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