The intercontinental playoffs of the Soccer World Cup Qatar Tournament, which will start in November, took place on the 14th, and Costa Rica defeated New Zealand to qualify for the tournament.
Costa Rica will be in Group E, the same as Japan, and will face Japan in the second leg of the first league on November 27th.
The intercontinental playoffs for the World Cup Qatar tournament took place in Qatar on the 14th, where Costa Rica, ranked 31st in the world, and New Zealand, ranked 101st in the world, faced each other.
Costa Rica quickly broke from the left side in the 3rd minute immediately after the start and scored the first goal to gain an advantage.
On the other hand, in the 39th minute of the first half, it seemed that New Zealand had caught up with the tie by pushing a spilled ball from the cross ball through the gap of the Costa Rican defender, but VAR = video assistant because there was a foul in the previous play.・ As a result of a video judgment by a referee called a referee, the goal was canceled and the first half was returned with a one-point lead from Costa Rica.
In the second half, New Zealand often rushed in front of the goal, but Costa Rica blocked with a strong defense and did not allow the goal to the end.
Costa Rica won the match 1-0 and decided to participate in the 6th main tournament for 3 consecutive tournaments.
Costa Rica will be in Group E of the same primary league as Japan, Spain and Germany and will face Japan in the second leg of the primary league on November 27th.
Now we have all 32 teams participating in the World Cup.