North American Qualifier: El Salvador vs Costa Rica
At 5:05 Beijing time on March 28, 2022, the World Preliminary Round North American Qualifier, El Salvador will play Costa Rica. El Salvador is currently ranked 70th in the world, the overall performance of the team in 2021 is not good, the US Cup stops at the top 8; and the performance in the 3rd lap of the World Preliminary North American Qualifiers is even less than ideal, after 12 matches, it has achieved 2 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, ranking 6th with 10 points, and Costa Rica ranked 4th has a gap of 9 points, according to the Schedule of the World Preliminary Round North America, the team has been out of the World Cup final in advance, and the rest of the schedule is just a routine.
El Salvador played against Jamaica in the last game, with 48% of the ball, 8 shots on goal, 4 shots on target, not even half of the opponent's shots, although zavalenta helped the team to score first in the first half, but the opponent still pulled back the score in the second half, and the two sides finally shook hands at 1-1. In fact, playing this result is also beyond reproach, after all, both teams have lost the opportunity to qualify, and the result of playing a tacit understanding can be said to be a great joy for everyone.
Costa Rica are currently ranked 42nd in the world, and the overall strength of the team is not bad, having played in the 2018 World Cup, and has drawn 2-2 with Switzerland in the group stage, although it failed to qualify for the knockout round, but it is far better than the opponent in terms of experience. In addition, many players in the team play in the five major leagues, such as Navas is the number one goalkeeper of Paris, which shows that the team still has a certain guarantee in terms of defense.
Costa Rica performed well in the North American Qualifiers of the World Preliminary Tournament, after 12 matches, achieved 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, ranking 4th in the North American Division with 19 points, and Panama only 1 point higher than panama, and the lead was not obvious. It can be seen that if Costa Rica wants to qualify for the Qatar World Cup, then it must go all out to grab points, at least to ensure the top 4 position. In addition, the team has remained unbeaten in five consecutive games, including a 0-0 draw with Mexico and a 1-0 win over the leader Canada, which shows that its strength cannot be underestimated.
In terms of past meetings between the two teams, Salvador has won 1, drawn 5 and lost 4 times in the last 10 matches against Costa Rica, and the past is clearly at a disadvantage, and fell 1-2 at the feet of the opponent in the first leg of the third round. In terms of recent developments, El Salvador is now out of the game ahead of schedule, and it is difficult to guarantee the war will, while Costa Rica is at a critical moment, and the war will cannot be underestimated. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, it has also given obvious support to the away team, and it is not difficult for Costa Rica to score 3 points in this battle, after all, it is higher than El Salvador in terms of strength.