The Los Ticos Squad against Colombia and England  June 2026 ←Last Costa Rican Squad that faced England (978)
Player (microcycles)	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Alcócer McCook, Josimar Angelo (neither)	7 July 2004	21	F	KVC Westerlo, Belgium	33	7
Araya Samuels, Darril Yorel (2)	8 November 2000	25	LB	CS Herediano	2	0
Azofeifa Rivas, Jorkaeff Mauricio (2)	29 February 2001	25	LB	Deportivo Saprissa	1	0
Bran Flores, Alejandro Jesús (both)	5 March 2001	25	M	ALD Alajuelense	23	4
	Alejandro Bran was removed from the squad on 26 May
Faerrón Tristán, Fernán José (both)	22 August 2000	25	CB	CS Cartaginés Deportivo	10	0
Flores Cordero, Luis Alejandro (both)	23 January 1994	32	DM	CS Cartaginés Deportivo	2	0
Galo Calderón, Orlando Moisés (neither)	11 August 2000	25	DM	Riga FC, Latvia	34	4
Johnson Edwards, Shawn (both)	23 February 2003	23	RB	AD Municipal Liberia, on loan from CS Herediano, until 30 June	0	0
Madrigal Molina, Warren Steven (neither)	24 July 2004	21	F	Nashville SC, United States, Austria, on loan from Feyernoord Rotterdam, Netherlands, until 30 June	28	7
	Warren Madrigal was removed from the squad on 26 May
Madríz Beaulieu, Abraham (2)	2 April 2004	22	Gk	Deportivo Saprissa	0	0
Mitchell Yahir, Jeyland Baltodano (2)	29 September 2004	21	CB	SK Sturm Graz, Austria, on loan from Feyernoord Rotterdam, Netherlands, until 30 June	24	2
Mora Montenegro, Bayron Gabriel (both)	5 May 2003	23	Gk	ALD Alajuelense	0	0
Mora Montoya, Carlos Andrei (neither)	18 March 2001	25	F	Universitatea Craiova 1948 CS, Romania	22	0
Morera Alvarado, Gian Mauro (both)	31 August 2005	20	CM	Guadalupe FC	0	0
Moya Jiménez, Christopher Yahel (both)	9 January 2004	22	Gk	CS Cartaginés Deportivo	0	0
Núñez González, Cristopher Antonio (both)	8 December 1997	28	AM	CS Cartaginés Deportivo	14	0
Padilla López, Sebastián (both)	1 March 2005	21	CM	AD Municipal Liberia	0	0
Peraza Serrano, Joseth Gael (2)	9 December 2004	21	CB	Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet FC, Hungary, on loan from AD San Carlos until 30 June	0	0
Quirós Cruz, Haxzel (2)	3 June 1998	27	FB	CS Herediano	19	0
Rodríguez Soto, Doryan Jovanny (both)	18 January 2003	23	CF	Puntarenas FC	0	0
Ruiz Guadamúz, John Paul (both)	27 December 2004	21	LB	AD Municipal Liberia	0	0
Salazar Arias, Aarón (both)	15 May 1999	27	DM	ALD Alajuelense	5	0
Sequeira Mejías, Patrick Gilmar (neither)	1 March 1999	27	Gk	Casa Pia AC, Portugal	19	0
Sinclair Hernández, Orlando Alexis (2)	19 April 1998	28	CF	Deportivo Saprissa	1	0
Soto Ruiz, Andrey Josué (both)	8 April 2003	23	LM	AD Municipal de Pérez Zeledón	3	1
Ugalde Arce, Manfred Alonso (neither)	25 May 2002	24	F	Fk Spartak Moskva, Russia	32	11
Vargas Vargas, Kenneth Gerardo (both)	17 April 2002	24	RF	ALD Alajuelense	21	3
	Kenneth Vargas was removed from the squad on 26 May
Zamora Mata, Álvaro José	9 March 2002	24	F	Académico de Viseu FC, Portugal, on loan from Aris Thessaloniki, Greece, until 30 June	27	5
Other Microcycle players
Brenes Rojas, Jefferson (2)	13 April 1997	29	M	Deportivo Saprissa	18	1
Cruz Pineda, Esteban José (both)	16 February 2005	21	CF	AD Sarchí, on loan from ALD Alajuelense, until 30 June	0	0
Díaz Espinoza, Luis Mario (2)	6 December 1998	27	F	Sporting FC	7	0
Garita Calderón, Emmanuel (1)	29 January 2006	20	Gk	CS Herediano	0	0
Gómez Morales, Kendall Gabriel (1)	15 June 2005	20	CF	Ad San Carlos	0	0
González Montero, Julián (1)	27 January 2005	21	LB	Deportivo Saprissa	0	0
Hernández Porras, Emmanuel (1)	31 January 2007	19	CM	Ad San Carlos	0	0
Masís Rodríguez, Dylan Imanol (both)	11 May 2005	21	LF	Ad San Carlos, on loan from AD Sarchí, until 30 June	0	0
Mora Treminio, José Antonio (both)	27 February 2004	22	RF	CS Cartaginés Deportivo	0	0
Quesada-Thorn, Kristopher Elián (1)	19 February 2005 in London, England	21	LB	ALD Alajuelense	0	0
Ramírez Bolaños, Dylan Alexis (1)	5 January 2005	21	CF	Sporting FC	0	0
Ríos Matarrita, Alex Jared (both)	24 June 2005	20	DM	AD Municipal Liberia	0	0
Samadian Khatami, Farbod (both)	6 February 2005	21	CB	Puntarenas FC	0	0

Squad details correct up to and including Costa Rica's match against Colombia on 1 June 2026.
Tallies taken from FCRF

Diary

Thursday, 7 May 2026 - From 12th to 14th May and from 19th to 22nd, Fernando Batista, technical director, will have important work spaces with local players before the final squad is named prior to the friendly matches against Colombia and England. For Batista, much more important than the playing of these matches, are the days of work and training, and to be able to observe and evaluate the players and to continue drawing conclusions for beyond the summer. "We use the 'microcycles' to build what we want for everything that is coming, not only for the friendlies in Colombia and the United States, but also our goal, which is the Nations League; so we want to take advantage of every moment we have with the players to continue shaping the idea and the path we want," said Batista. In addition, the Costa Rican coach stresses that the National Team is going through this process with a clear and competitive idea, where the evaluation of the group will be key without losing sight of the projection towards 2030. In this sense, the constant monitoring of players inside and outside the country takes on great importance: "We are scouting many games, from local football matches and connecting with players who are performing abroad... and these moments of training will serve us for everything that is to come." Next week's practices will be held in the mornings at the FCRF-Plycem Sports Complex and players from the teams that no longer have participation in the final phase of the UNAFUT Closing Tournament will be summoned.

Monday, 11 May 2026 - The 25-man squad for this first microcycle is named by Fernando Batista. Nineteen of which are under 23 years of age. It brings together prospects from the pre-Olympic team, who in July will face the Central American and Caribbean Games, and are also projected as follow-up players in the Senior Team. the players are scheduled from Tuesday to Thursday at 7.00am at the FCRF Plycem Sports Complex, and training sessions will be from 8.00am to 10.00am.

Friday, 22 May 2026 - Fernando Batista has named a 28-man provisional squad. Goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, midfielder Orlando Galo and strikers Álvaro Zamora, Carlos Mora, Josimar Alcócer, Manfred Ugalde and Warren Madrigal, come into the squad. Thirteen of which are 23 years old or younger. The coaching staff highlighted the effort and work carried out during the two microcycles, which were used to the maximum to reinforce the intensity that Batista seeks to implement as the basis of his idea of play. On Monday, the group will begin training on the field in the afternoon; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will have double sessions, and on Saturday and Sunday the training sessions are scheduled for the morning. At the end of the week, the players who will face the Colombia will be announced at the Nemesio Camacho El Campín stadium.

Tuesday, 26 May 2026 - FCRF release a statement explaining that Alejandro Bran is no longer part of the squad. 'It was determined that, at this time, the conditions for his continuity within the group are not met.' They later confirmed that Kenneth Vargas and Warren Madrigal have also ben excluded.

Wednesday, 27 May 2026 - Costa Rica's preparations for their upcoming friendlies have been thrown into chaos after three players, Alejandro Bran, Kenneth Vargas and Warren Madrigal, were dropped following a shooting incident outside a popular bar in Los Yoses. The incident, at 1.40am, happened after two groups were escorted out of the venue by security staff. Witnesses later heard multiple gunshots, and reports claim that Bran's vehicle was hit several times. The three footballers denied taking part in any fight or disturbance. But the FCRF have reacted quickly by removing them from the camp.

Monday, 1 June 2026 - Colombia 3 Costa Rica 1 - Colombia ended its home preparation for the World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica at the El Campín stadium in Bogotá, in a match that also served as an official farewell to the fans. Colombia managed to open the scoring in the 15th minute. Luis Díaz took a corner kick and Davinson Sánchez appeared in the area to beat his marker and send the ball into the back of the net. With that advantage, the team gained confidence and began to find better partnerships. That improvement was reflected again on the scoreboard in the 23rd minute, when high pressure allowed the ball to be recovered in the opponent's half. After a sequence of passes, Luis Díaz received the ball inside the area and finished with precision to make it 2-0. When it seemed that Colombia had the match under control, Costa Rica found a way through. Aftert 31 minutes, a collective action ended with a cross from the right wing that found spaces behind the Colombian defense. The play ended with Andrés Soto's goal to make it 2-1 and bring life back to the Central American team. For the second half, Lorenzo made several changes. James Rodríguez, Jhon Arias and Luis Suárez being introduced. The Colombian captain began to influence the game and ended up being decisive in the action that settled the match. In the 81st minute, James took a precise long pass that found Luis Suárez. The striker took advantage of his power to win the race and scored with forcefulness to score the final 3-1.

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