The absolute soccer team of Costa Rica will play a friendly match against the Catalan team on May 28 as part of the preparation of the Central American team towards the Concacaf Gold Cup and the qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup region. The stadium and the specific time for the meeting are still to be confirmed.
The Costa Rican Football Federation (FCRF) indicated on Tuesday in a statement that accepted an invitation to play the partywithin the framework of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Catalan Football Federation. The Catalan selection will premiere a limited edition t -shirt To commemorate this ephemeris.
This will be the second time that both teams face. The first was on May 24, 2006 with Catalan Victoria 2-0, in a match played at the Olimpic Stadium in Terrassa and that served Costa Rica as part of its Preparation for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
The Costa Rican team, directed by Mexican Miguel Herrera, He will travel to Barcelona on May 25 and return to San José on 29in order to continue preparing for the matches of the CONCACAF QUALINATORIES OF THE 2026 World Cup Before Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago, which are played in June, as well as for the Gold Cupwhich will take place from June 14 to July 6.
Not being an official FIFA date for friendly matches, Clubs are not obliged to give in to footballersso it is expected that Costa Rica will face the match in Catalonia with a combined soccer players of the local league and Some international leagues that, by then, have finished the season.
Costa Rica is the selection with the greatest palmarés among the Central American teamsbecause he has won three Gold Cup championships of the Concacaf and eight Central American glasses. In his record they also look Six participations in the World Cupin which he managed to reach the quarterfinals in Brazil 2014. He currently occupies position 54 in the FIFA ranking. The Mexican Miguel 'El Piojo' Herrera He is the current coastal coach.