with a 1-0 win against new zealand, costa rica will now play in a world championship for the sixth time. the team will face germany, japan and spain in group e.
What a game.
New Zealand was attacking all the time, but never actually managed to score. The only time they did score it was after a foul, so it was not valid. And close to the end there was a great save by the Costa Rican goalkeeper. After watching this I reckon New Zealand should practice more at actually shooting the ball into the goal, there were many attempts, but the vast majority were not forced mistakes from the striker.
In the end the early goal from Costa Rica sealed the deal for them. It wasn't pretty, but it's all it takes to win. That's football.