The Costa Rica Copa America 2024 squad will be announced in the coming weeks, with the nation returning to the tournament after eight years away.
Their last appearance came in 2016, also played in the United States, with Costa Rica failing to even make it out of the group stages. They'll be hoping for a stronger showing this time around, but with Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay to overcome in Group D, that might be a tough ask.
Regardless, they beat Honduras in the playoffs 3-1 to reach Copa America 2024, and the squad still contains some experience and quality that could do the business this summer.
Keylor Navas' experience could prove key to their progression, though just one player in the most recent squad has double figure goals at international level, highlighting finding the net might be difficult.
Costa Rica's squad
Costa Rica Copa America 2024 squad: The full team
GK: Kevin Chamorro (Saprissa)
GK: Patrick Sequeira (Ibiza)
GK: Aarón Cruz (Herediano)
DF: Francisco Calvo (Juárez)
DF: Juan Pablo Vargas (Millonarios)
DF: Joseph Mora (Saprissa)
DF: Julio Cascante (Austin)
DF: Haxzel Quirós (Herediano)
DF: Gerald Taylor (Saprissa)
DF: Jeyland Mitchell (Alajuelense)
DF: Fernán Faerron (Herediano)
DF: Yeison Molina (Guanacasteca)
DF: Douglas Sequeira (Saprissa)
MF: Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal)
MF: Orlando Galo (Herediano)
MF: Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers)
MF: Jefferson Brenes (Saprissa)
MF: Josimar Alcócer (Westerlo)
MF: Alejandro Bran (Minnesota United)
FW: Joel Campbell (Alajuelense)
FW: Anthony Contreras (Pafos)
FW: Warren Madrigal (Saprissa)
FW: Álvaro Zamora (Aris)
FW: Manfred Ugalde (Spartak Moscow)
FW: Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian)
FW: Andy Rojas (Herediano)
Costa Rica fixtures and results
June 24: Brazil v Costa Rica, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States June 28: Colombia v Costa Rica, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States July 2: Costa Rica v Paraguay, Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States
Costa Rica manager: Gustavo Alfaro
Costa Rica manager Gustavo Alfaro (Image credit: Getty Images)
Gustavo Alfaro has managed the Costa Rica national team since 2023, following a three-year spell in charge of Ecuador - though they failed to qualify for World Cup 2022 during that time. The Argentine has won trophies in his native country with Boca Juniors and Arsenal, however, and will look to transfer that mentality into his new squad.
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Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.
