costa rica soccer

costa rica soccer

Compete internationally
Play against local Costa Rican soccer teams
Strengthen team unity
Learn new skills and techniques from local teams
Experience Costa Rica

Beautiful beaches, volcanoes, and rainforests
Safe and close to U.S. and Canada- no jet lag
Warm and friendly peopleEnjoy top quality and service
Our tours are customized to your team needs.

A bilingual tour guide is with your team 24 hours/day.
We coordinate all games, fields, meals, transportation, lodging and sightseeing so you can concentrate on your team.

Saturday was a rough day to be a Gringo. A solid 3-0 spanking by the Costa Ricans against the U.S. soccer team was enough to make one want to hop on the next flight north out of Juan Santamaría International. Too bad it was fogged in. And the stadium was rained on heavily for the first half of the game. Half the city will be coming down with colds and the flu this week despite efforts by fans to stay dry. The airport wasn't the only thing that was foggy. U.S. coach Bruce Arena rested most of his starters because the United States had already qualified for the World Cup finals. The team that he fielded came out flat with the United States playing much of the game in their own half of the field.

It was bad enough that the U.S. soccer team lost. It was really bad to stand as the lone Gringo on the north side of the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in a sea of rowdy Tico fans that rivaled the student section at any college football game in the United States. The first blow came in the 34th minute when U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard blocked a nasty shot by Alvaro Saborio but the rebound fell straight to Paulo Wanchope who blasted one into the empty U.S. net. The stadium erupted. On the north side of the field, fans scaled the fence to yell at Howard and sing the constant refrain that will be stuck in the ears of horrified Gringos for years to come: “Vaaamos, vamos los Ticos, este noche, tenemos que ganaaaaaaar!!!”