TEAMS: Costa Rica

After qualifying for the World Cup as winners of the CONCACAF Qualifying group ahead of Mexico and the USA, the lively Costa Ricans have enough talent to cause a stir in Group C, and while many people favour Turkey to qualify with Brazil, Costa Rica are not a team to take lightly. Though much will rely on the form and fitness of their star players such as Manchester City's Paolo Wanchope, who will be needing to fire on all cylinders if his country are to progress to the knock-out stages.

The Squad

Erick Lonnis Position: GK DOB:9/9/65 Club: Saprissa	Lester Morgan Position: GK DOB:2/5/76 Club: Herediano	Alvaro Mesén Position: GK DOB:24/12/72 Club: Alajuelense
Carlos Castro Position: DF DOB:10/9/78 Club: Alajuelense	Gilberto Martínez Position: DF DOB:1/10/79 Club: Saprissa	Harold Wallace Position: DF DOB:7/9/75 Club: Alajuelense
Jervis Drummond Position: DF DOB:25/11/73 Club: Saprissa	Luis Marín** Position: DF DOB:10/8/74 Club: Alajuelense	Mauricio Wright Position: DF DOB:20/12/70 Club: Herediano
Juan Jose Rodrigues Position: DF DOB:not yet known Club: San Carlos	Daniel Vallejo Position: DF DOB:27/5/81 Club: Herediano	Pablo Chinchilla Position: MID DOB:21/8/78 Club: Alajuelense
Mauricio Solis** Position: MID DOB:13/12/72 Club: Alajuelense	Rolando Fonseca** Position: MID DOB:6/6/74 Club: Saprissa	Wálter Centeno Position: MID DOB:6/10/74 Club: Saprissa
Rodrigo Cordero Position: MID DOB:4/12/73 Club: Herediano	Wilmer López** Position: MID DOB:10/4/80 Club:Alajualense	Rónald Gómez Position: FW DOB:24/1/74 Club: OFI Crete
William Sunsing Position: FW DOB:12/5/77 Club: New England	Winston Parks** Position: FW DOB:12/10/81 Club: Udinese	Steven Bryce Position: FW DOB:16/11/77 Club: Alajualense
Paulo Wanchope** Position: FW DOB:31/7/76 Club: Manchester City	Hernan Medford** Position: FW DOB:23/5/68 Club: Deportivo Saprissa

KEY: (GK-Goalkeeper, DF-Defender, MID-Midfield, FW-Forward)
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