Mexico’s quest for a first CONCACAF Gold Cup title since 2019 will continue against Costa Rica in the 2023 tournament quarterfinals on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
El Tri are the betting favorites to win the title with a strong squad that has been revived under interim manager Jaime Lozano, despite seeing its reserve lineup lose its final group stage match to Qatar.
Costa Rica needed a wild 6-4 victory against Martinique in its final group match to advance to the knockout rounds after a loss to Panama and a draw against El Salvador. Los Ticos will be hoping to spring the upset to reach their first Gold Cup semifinal since 2017.
The winner of the Mexico vs. Costa Rica match will face the winner of Sunday’s Guatemala vs. Jamaica quarterfinal and that semifinal will be staged in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
The Sporting News is following Mexico vs. Costa Rica live, and providing goal updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.
Mexico vs Costa Rica live score
1st Half
Goal scorers
Mexico
0
Costa Rica
0
Lineups:
Mexico (4-3-3, right to left): 13-Ochoa (GK) — 19-J. Sanchez, 3-Montes, 5-J. Vasquez, 23-Gallardo — 7-Romo, 4-E. Alvarez, 18-L. Chavez — 15-Antuna, 20-Martin, 17-Pineda
Costa Rica (4-2-3-1, right to left): 18-Chamorro (GK) — 22-Valverde, 19-Waston, 3-J.P. Vargas, 15-Calvo — 5-Borges, 20-Azofeifa — 7-A. Contreras, 10-C. Nunez, 8-Alcocer — 12-Campbell
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Mexico vs Costa Rica live updates, highlights and commentary from Gold Cup
33rd min.: Penalty Mexico? Costa Rica ‘keeper Chamorro runs into the feet of Orbelin Pineda, but the ball was long gone. The Mexican players surrounded the Honduran referee, but that was never a penalty.
29th min.: Chance Mexico! What an opportunity for Uriel Antuna, who can’t coordinate his body to get a good enough shot off.
Antuna continues to knock on the door for Mexico 🚪🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/jdRcyl6N4Q
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 9, 2023
25th min.: Chance Costa Rica! A cross from the left nearly finds Anthony Contreras at the far post. Gerardo Arteaga made the big defensive play. Costa Rica are gaining a greater hold on the match as the minutes go by.
21st min.: Chance Costa Rica! A set piece from the right side is deflected by Luis Chavez and it hits the side netting of Mexico’s goal. Costa Rica are dangerous on set pieces, but nothing comes of the corner.
18th min.: The crowd is into the match and they’re getting behind Mexico. But Costa Rica are not intimidated. They are getting the ball inside Mexico’s half more regularly.
12th min.: YELLOW card to Costa Rica’s Wilmer Azofeifa. The hard foul was on Mexico’s Cesar Montes, and ‘El Cachorro’ took a while to get up. Meanwhile, Azofeifa will be suspended for a potential semifinal.
8th min.: Chance Costa Rica! Excellent transition for Costa Rica and Joel Campbell lays the ball back to Anthony Contreras, who fires a shot from outside the box which Memo Ochoa has to stop and then spring back up to pick up the rebound.
An outstretched hand by Memo Ochoa to make the save 🧤🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/YEj741E464
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 9, 2023
5th min.: Mexico chance! Right-back Jorge Sanchez gets in the box, receives a ball from Henry Martin, and blasts a shot at goal which Costa Rica’s goalkeeper stops for the first corner of the game. Nothing comes of it. Sanchez looked offside on his run.
Mexico applies the early pressure 😤 pic.twitter.com/ZYc3f9C7Vs
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 9, 2023
3rd min.: Mexico are on the front foot, pushing numbers forward. Everyone’s getting touches. And Luis Chavez is already pinging the ball around.
1st min.: We’re off. Mexico are in white shirts and green shorts. Costa Rica in red shirts and blue shorts.
🇲🇽 vs. 🇨🇷 is underway from AT&T Stadium 📍 pic.twitter.com/k52t3UYdSK
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 9, 2023
5 mins. from kickoff: Teams are out on the field for anthems. It’s Mexico up first followed by Costa Rica.
20 mins. from kickoff: TUDN reporter Mafer Alonso confirms that the only two Mexican players are one yellow card away from suspension: Gerardo Arteaga and Santi Gimenez. Neither are starting.
All yellow cards are wiped away after the quarterfinals. So if any players on a yellow card get through tonight without a yellow, then they’re home free for the rest of the tournament.
— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) July 9, 2023
1 hour from kickoff: Lineups are out. Both starting XIs are as expected.
— Selección Nacional (@miseleccionmx) July 9, 2023
Con esta alineación enfrenta nuestra Selección 🇨🇷 a México en los cuartos de final de la Copa Oro. ¡Vamooos muchachos! ❤️🙌🏻
🇨🇷 Costa Rica vs México 🇲🇽
🏟 AT&T Stadium, Texas
⏰ 7:30 p.m
Presenta @kolbi_cr #LCRF #LaSele pic.twitter.com/4rZItVPVIF
— FCRF 🇨🇷 (@fedefutbolcrc) July 9, 2023
1 hour, 30 mins. from kickoff: The scene inside and outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The building will be painted green.
Desde el AT&T Stadium, listos para el México vs Costa Rica! pic.twitter.com/LSgNXmJ4vP
— Paco Gabriel de Anda (@PacoGabriel_5) July 9, 2023
— La Afición (@laaficion) July 8, 2023
2 hours from kickoff: We’ll see if the field conditions come into play at AT&T Stadium. From the video below, the seams in the turf are visible.
— ESPN Costa Rica (@ESPN_CR) July 8, 2023
2 hours, 30 mins. from kickoff: The quarterfinals are usually where Gold Cups have come to an end for Costa Rica in the last nine tournaments. They’ve lost seven times in the quarterfinals, only successfully defeating Guadeloupe (2009) and Panama (2017).
It’s a different story for Mexico, who last dropped a match at this stage in 2005, a 2-1 loss to guest nation Colombia.
Mexico 🇲🇽
– Group B winners have won their last 8 Quarter Final matches at the Gold Cup (Last defeat in 2005)
– Mexico beat Costa Rica 🇨🇷 on penalties in QF stage of 2019 edition
– Defeat to Qatar 🇶🇦 ended 16 match unbeaten run in group stages of Gold Cup
— Footie Matters ⚽ (@InternationFF) July 8, 2023
It’s the seventh career quarterfinal match for Costa Rican 35-year-old Celso Borges:
Celso Borges 🇨🇷 es el jugador con más partidos de Cuartos de Final en #CopaOro. Con el juego de hoy ¡ya suma 7! pic.twitter.com/H4Z0lpQcqv
— Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 9, 2023
Mexico vs Costa Rica lineups
Mexico manager Jaime Lozano has a full squad available to him with center-back Cesar Montes back after serving a three-match suspension. He has been slotted straight into the starting lineup, as Lozano looks to get his tallest in the match against a Costa Rica team that is strong in the air. Erick ‘El Chiquito’ Sanchez takes a spot on the bench to make room, with Edson Alvarez pushing up into midfield.
Mexico starting lineup (4-3-3): 13-Guillermo Ochoa (GK) — 19-Jorge Sanchez, 3-Cesar ‘El Cachorro’ Montes, 5-Johan Vasquez, 23-Jesus Gallardo — 7-Luis Romo, 4-Edson Alvarez, 18-Luis Chavez — 15-Uriel Antuna, 20-Henry Martin, 17-Orbelin Pineda
Mexico subs (12): 1-Jose Antonio Rodriguez (GK), 12-Luis Angel Malagon (GK), 2-Julian Araujo, 21-Israel Reyes, 22-Victor Guzman, 6-Gerardo Arteaga, 8-Carlos ‘Charly’ Rodriguez, 14-Erick ‘El Chiquito’ Sanchez, 10-Roberto Alvarado, 16-Diego Lainez, 9-Ozziel Herrera, 11-Santiago Gimenez.
Costa Rica was forced to make two injury replacements in the lead-up to the match with Carlos Mora (ankle) and Roan Wilson (knee) replaced by Yeltsin Tejeda and Kenneth Vargas. Tejeda, a defensive midfielder, is a national team regular, but he’s been out of action for the last two months due to injury. If he makes his competitive return in this Gold Cup quarterfinal, it will be off the bench.
Costa Rica starting lineup (4-2-3-1): 18-Kevin Chamorro (GK) — 22-Jefry Valverde,19-Kendall Waston, 3-Juan Pablo Vargas, 15-Francisco Calvo — 5-Celso Borges, 20-Wilmer Azofeifa — 7-Anthony Contreras, 10-Cristofer Nunez, 8-Josimar Alcocer — 12-Joel Campbell.
Costa Rica subs (12): 1-Jussef Delgado (GK), 23-Alexandre Lezcano (GK), 2-Carlos Martinez, 4-Keysher Fuller, 13-Suhander Zuniga, 6-Pablo Arboine, 14-Ricardo Pena, 21-Kenneth Vargas, 11-Aaron Suarez, 17-Yeltsin Tejeda, 9-Diego Campos, 16-Warren Madrigal.
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Mexico vs Costa Rica live stream, TV channel
Here are the details for the live stream and TV channel to watch the Mexico vs. Costa Rica quarterfinal for fans based in the USA and Canada:
USA
Date: Saturday, July 8
Time: 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT)
TV channel: FS1, Univision, TUDN
Streaming: Fubo, Fox Sports site/app, TUDN site/app
The match will be televised in the USA on FS1 (English) and Univision and TUDN (Spanish) with all three channels streaming on Fubo, which is available to new users on a free trial.
Subscribers to cable, satellite, or telco packages can use those authenticated credentials to access a live stream on the Fox Sports or TUDN site and app.
Canada
Date: Saturday, July 8
Time: 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT)
TV channel: Telus Optik TV (Channel 980)
Streaming: Fubo Canada, OneSoccer site/app
The match will be televised in Canada on Telus Optik TV (Channel 980), where viewers can watch the OneSoccer broadcast.
It will also be streamed on Fubo Canada, as well as on the OneSoccer site and app for subscribers.
Mexico vs Costa Rica odds
The odds are reflective of the FIFA world rankings of both teams: Mexico are 14th in the world, while Costa Rica are ranked 42nd.
This Costa Rican side is a national team in transition and a shadow of the squad which made it all the way to the 2014 quarterfinals. But it still relies on veterans like Kendall Waston (35), Francisco Calvo (31), Celso Borges (35), and Joel Campbell (31), who know how to play Mexico tough.
Recent contests have been tight, low-scoring affairs. In their last 10 matches dating back to 2015, the over 2.5 total goals has only hit twice and both of those came in friendlies, with far lesser stakes than competitive action like Saturday’s quarterfinal. The Under 2.5 total goals is priced at +110 on BetMGM.
Mexico
win
Draw
Costa Rica
win
Both teams
to score Y / N
Over / Under
2.5 goals
MEX
-1.5
CRC
+1.5
BetMGM
(USA)
-350
+475
+875
+115 / -165
-160 / +110
-130
-110
Sports
Interaction
(Canada)
1.28
5.40
9.80
2.06 / 1.60
1.66 / 2.18
1.83
1.95
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