After the successful debut of the Colombian team at the NRG stadium in Houston, against Paraguay, the national team will seek to extend its streak of 24 games without losing (with 19 wins and 5 draws).
The national team is having one of its best performances in its history, an objective achieved thanks to the great form of its players and the leadership of Néstor Lorenzo.
Costa Rica, the second rival of the Tricolor, arrives with high confidence, after its draw on Monday against Brazil, led by Dorival Júnior. The ‘Tica’ team is on a positive streak with four games without losing and against the Colombians they hope to continue the positive trend of results.
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To highlight, the Costa Rican team will have the presence of Millonarios central defender Juan Pablo Vargas, who has provided solidity to the defensive scheme for the ‘Ticos’, along with fellow defender Francisco Calvo.
The enthusiasm that Néstor Lorenzo’s process has generated since its beginnings with the Tricolor has been transferred to the continental level, evidenced through the good results.
Although the players’ speech is about going step by step, the team continues to generate hope among the fans to once again win the first continental title after 23 years and conclude the process with qualification for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. 2026.
The meeting between Colombia and Costa Rica, from group D, will be on Friday, June 28 at 5:00 pm, our country time, 3:00 pm in Glendale, Arizona, and can be seen on Caracol, RCN nationwide. .
And in South America, the match will be broadcast on Dsports on its basic channels and DGO digital platform, taking into account that the aforementioned cable operator has the rights to broadcast all Copa América matches.
The last match that the Colombian team played against the Costa Rican team took place in the United States edition of the Copa América Centenario on June 12, 2016, a match that ended in favor of the Ticos by 3-2.
In this match, the goals were scored by the Costa Ricans through Johan Venegas, own goal by Frank Fabra and Celso Borges. The goals scored by the team then led by José Pekerman were from Fabra and Marlos Moreno in the 7th and 73rd minutes.
Among the historical players absent from the roster led by the Argentine coach, Keylor Navas stands out, a leading goalkeeper from Brazil 2014 who was the most outstanding in that World Cup for his interventions that led him to have an important career in top teams. like Real Madrid and PSG.
A notable fact that is important to highlight in the context of tomorrow’s match and Group D are the most valuable players of each team. According to the specialized transfer portal Transfermarkt, the top 10 most valuable players are as follows, where the presence of Luis Díaz stands out in fourth place and the only Colombian player who is in the prestigious ranking.
On the Paraguayan side, the most valuable player is Julio Enciso from Brighton in England, estimated to be worth €22M, and in the Costa Rican team the player Manfred Ugalde from Spartak Moscow is the one who leads the standings on the part of your country with a value of €7M. Millonarios defender Juan Pablo Vargas is ranked 71st most valuable in the group with a value of €1.7M.
This is the value of the payrolls for group D of the Copa América:
1. Vinicius Jr-Real Madrid-€180M.
2. Rodrygo-Real Madrid-€110M
3. Bruno Guimaraes-Newcastle-€85M
4. Luis Díaz-Liverpool-€75M
5. Gabriel Magalhaes-Arsenal-€70M
6. Douglas Luiz-Aston Villa-70M€
7. Gabriel Martinelli-Arsenal-€70M
8. Lucas Paquetá-West Ham- €65M
9. Eder Militao-Real Madrid- €60M
10.Bremer-Juventus-60M€
