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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL Play-off)
The 2010 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–CONMEBOL qualification play-off were a series of Two-legged tie, two-legged home-and-away ties between the fourth-placed team of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), CONCACAF qualifying tournament, Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica, and the fifth-placed team from the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay national football team, Uruguay. The games were played on 14 and 18 November 2009. In the first leg, held in San José, Uruguay beat Costa Rica 1–0, while in the second leg played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, both teams tied 1–1. Uruguay won the series 2–1 on goal difference, aggregate and qualified for the 2010 World Cup. Overview It was the third consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that Uruguay national football team, Uruguay has participated in after 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off), 3–1 on aggregate win over Australia for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, for geopolitics, geopolitical reasons, 3 nations from the Guianas Subregion#South America, subregion of South America-Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (an overseas department and region, overseas region of French Fifth Republic, France). The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the FIFA World Cup, World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup, Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments. The CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico, with the merger of the North American Football Confederation, NAFC and the Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goal Difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches are scored by goals (as in ice hockey and association football) or by points (as in rugby union and basketball). Goal difference is calculated as the number of goals scored in all league matches minus the number of goals conceded, and is sometimes known simply as plus–minus. Goal difference was first introduced as a tiebreaker in association football, at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, and was adopted by the Football League in England five years later. It has since spread to many other competitions, where it is typically used as either the first or, after tying teams' head-to-head records, second tiebreaker. Goal difference is zero sum, in that a gain for one team (+1) is exactly balanced by the loss for their opponent (–1). Therefore, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Bolaños
Christian Bolaños Navarro (born 17 May 1984) is a Costa Rican former professional association football, footballer who played as a right winger. After his international debut with the Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica national team in 2005, Bolaños earned over 80 international caps and played at three FIFA World Cups. His brother Jonathan Bolaños, Jonathan is also a footballer. Club career Deportivo Saprissa With Saprissa Bolaños won various national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Bolaños participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship with his team, and was awarded by FIFA as the third best player of the tournament. Following this success he was invited to attend a ten-day trial with Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, although he was not signed on a permanent basis. On 9 August 2006, he signed a one-year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic. However, he failed to obtain a wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randall Azofeifa
Randall Azofeifa Corrales (born 30 December 1984) is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Azofeifa won two national championship, the UNCAF Nations Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title with Deportivo Saprissa. He participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship with his team, where he played a key role in helping them to finish in third place, behind São Paulo and Liverpool. Azofeifa joined Belgian Jupiler League club Gent in 2006. Turkey In January 2011 he was transferred to the Turkish team Gençlerbirliği at a transfer price of 1.6 million Euros and in May 2013 he moved on to Kayseri Erciyesspor. In September 2014, Azofeifa returned to Costa Rica to play for Uruguay Coronado and in January 2015 he joined Herediano. International career Azofeifa played at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago. As of January 2014, Azofeifa has made 35 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Miller (footballer)
Roy Miller Hernández (born November 24, 1984) is a Costa Rican former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Career Club Miller began his career in the youth ranks of C.S. Cartaginés, Cartaginés. In 2002, he went on trial with Argentine side Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, but was unable to acclimate himself to the club and returned to Costa Rica. Miller turned professional with C.S. Cartaginés, Cartaginés before moving to the north of Norway at FK Bodø/Glimt, Bodø/Glimt along with his compatriot and teammate at Cartaginés, Randall Brenes. He had a successful stay at Bodø/Glimt, appearing in 52 league matches and scoring 6 goals, leading to interest from top Norwegian side Rosenborg BK, Rosenborg. In February 2008 Miller signed a 3-year long contract with Rosenborg, and quickly established himself as the team's starting left back. A knee injury curtailed his progress with Rosenborg, and upon returning to acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Marín (footballer, Born 1974)
Luis Antonio Marín Murillo (born 10 August 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional association football, footballer, who played as a centre-back, and former captain of the Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica national team. He is currently the manager of Sporting San José. Marin was regarded to be one of the finest Costa Rican footballers of his generation. Club career Marín was born in the Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José, Costa Rica and grew up in Concepción de Tres Ríos.Perfil de jugadores de la Selección Nacional Luis Antonio Marín - Nación He made his professional debut for Asociación Deportiva Carmelita, Carmelita on 13 September 1992 against Alajuelense, before moving to L.D. Alajuelense, Alajuelense themselv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteban Sirias
Ángel Esteban Sirias Aviles (born 3 October 1980) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for AS Puma. Club career Sirias made his professional debut for Alajuelense in a league match against Limonense on April 28, 1999, coming up as a substitute and playing 12 minutes. He spent six seasons with ''Liga'', winning four league championships, one UNCAF club championship and one CONCACAF club championship. In January 2006, he moved to Cartaginés where he played until he joined Liberia Mía in June 2007. After spells with Saprissa and Belén, Sirias returned to Cartaginés in December 2012 but was dismissed by the club in March 2014. After considering retirement, he was persuaded by Marvin Chinchilla to move to AS Puma for the 2014 Invierno season. Goalkeeper His debut as goalkeeper was in a match of the season summer 2013 against Deportivo Saprissa. In the match the unique goalkeeper that Cartaginés had, Luis Torres, was expulsed for an action made in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto Martínez
Gilberto Martínez Vidal (born October 1, 1979) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Deportivo Saprissa Born in the Pacific Coast town of in Golfito, Costa Rica, Martínez made his professional debut for Deportivo Saprissa on 19 January 2000 in a 4–0 win over Cartaginés. His performances in the domestic league and Nigeria's Football World Youth Championship soon earned him a place on the Costa Rica national football team. Martínez quickly established himself there as well, becoming one of the most wanted and loved from the fans. He started all three of the team's games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and his performances were well regarded. Brescia Calcio Due to his World Cup performances, Brescia purchased him from Deportivo Saprissa on September 15 of the same year. In his initial seasons with Brescia, Martínez established himself as a mainstay in the ''rondinelle'' defense line. However, an ankle injury he suffered during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keylor Navas
Keilor Antonio "Keylor" Navas Gamboa (; born 15 December 1986) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club Newell's Old Boys and the Costa Rica national team. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and among the great Costa Rican players of all time. Navas started his youth career at Saprissa in his home country, where he won six Liga FPD titles. He subsequently moved to Spanish club Albacete in 2010, and then to Levante in La Liga the following year, where he won the LFP Award for Best Goalkeeper in his final season with the latter club. Navas later joined Real Madrid in 2014 for €10 million, where he won a total of twelve titles, including one La Liga and three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles as the first choice goalkeeper. In 2019, he was signed by French club Paris Saint-Germain, and would play in his fourth Champions League final in his first season with the side. Navas has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Lugano
Diego Alfredo Lugano Morena (; born 2 November 1980) is a Uruguayan former professional association football, footballer who played as a central defender. Nicknamed ''Tota'', Lugano played for a number of clubs in South America and Europe, including Plaza Colonia, Club Nacional de Football, São Paulo FC, São Paulo, Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe, Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain, Málaga CF, Malaga and West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion, before finishing his career with a second spell at Brazilian club São Paulo, where he now works as an administrator. Throughout his career, Lugano netted goals in the football leagues of Uruguay, Brazil, Turkey, England, France and Paraguay. In 2015, List of newspapers in Paraguay, Paraguayan newspaper ExtraPRESS named Lugano one of the most expensive player in Uruguay , and he was also awarded by Diario Popular as the most popular player in Football in Paraguay, Paraguayan football. Lugano made 95 appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. It comprises more than 3,000 islands, cays and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and north-west of the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the U.S. state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Nassau, The Bahamas, Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas' territory as encompassing of ocean space. The Bahama islands were inhabited by the Arawak and Lucayan people, Lucayans, a branch of the Arawakan-Taino language, speaking Taíno, for many centuries. Christopher Columbus was the first European to see the islands, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas. As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of The Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for New Providence, 74.26% of the country's population. Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. It is the centre of commerce, education, law, administration, and media of the country. Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for The Bahamas, is located about west of the city centre of Nassau, and has daily flights to and from major cities in Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States. Nassau is the site of the House of Assembly and various judicial departments and was considered historically to be a stronghold of pirates. The city was named in honour of William III of England, Prince of Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
