Costa Rica Highlights
Group: D
Region: CONCACAF
Last time out: 2010 – finished fourth in group
Best finish: 2010
Advanced from group: has not yet advanced from the group stage
Previous Tournaments
2012
Did not qualify.
2010
Finished fourth in Group A and did not advance.
2008
Did not qualify.
2006
Did not qualify.
2004
Did not qualify.
2002
Did not qualify.
2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup Roster
Goalkeepers
1 – Noelia Bermúdez (Flores Heredia)
13 – Mariela Vásquez (Arenal Coronado)
18 – María Gloria Pardo (Deportivo Saprissa)
Defenders
2 – Yesmi Rodríguez (UD Moravia)
3 – Noelle Sanz (Alabama University)
5 – María Paula Coto (UCEM Alajuela)
8 – Mariana Benavides (Flores Heredia)
14 – Anyi Barrantes (UCEM Alajuela)
21 – María José Morales (UD Moravia)
6 – Fabiola Villalobos (Arenal Coronado)
Midfielders
4 – Viviana Chinchilla (UCEM Alajuela)
15 – Michelle Rodriguez (UCEM Alajuela)
10 – Gloriana Villalobos (Deportivo Saprissa)
16 – Mayra Almazán (PDA Slammers)
Forwards
7 – Melissa Herrera (Deportivo Saprissa)
9 – Michelle Montero (UCEM Alajuela)
11 – Katheryn Arroyo Arias (UCEM Alajuela)
12 – Kimberly Lázaro (Deportivo Saprissa)
17 – Jazmín Elizondo Villalobos (UD Moravia)
19 – Sofía Varela Espinoza (Fortuna de Desamparados)
20 – Krista Chavarría Hernández (Arenal Coronado)
Match Schedule
Group D
Aug. 6 1-5 L vs. France (Montreal)
Aug. 9 1-2 L vs. Paraguay (Montreal)
Aug. 13 0-3 L vs. New Zealand (Edmonton)