Costa Rica hold Argentina, minus Messi, to a goalless draw

Many had expected an easy win for Argentina over Costa Rica, but the Messi-less South Americans failed to score a goal against the heroic fighting Costa Ricans.

Many had expected an easy win for Argentina over Costa Rica, but the Messi-less South Americans failed to score a goal against the heroic fighting Costa Ricans.

Costa Rica’s new National Stadium opens it’s doors to the public this Saturday, kicking off the inauguration with a soccer match between Costa Rica and China.
Some good news for the Costa Rica National Team and the U.S. National Team: the new national sports stadium in the Central America country is almost halfway done and appears to be on schedule to be finished by its February 2011 target date. The 35,000-seat stadium in western San Jose has been under construction for [...]
The Czech Republic rallied to beat Costa Rica 3-2 at the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday, but Costa Rica still reached the knockout stage on goal difference, eliminating the United States. Costa Rica finished with three points in Group E and a goal difference of minus-3 to take the final place in the last 16 [...]