Los Ticos are heading into the match on the back of a goalless draw against El Salvador on Friday, while Les Matinino were beaten 2-1 by Panama.
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Costa Rica and Martinique will square off at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday night, knowing that a Gold Cup quarter-final spot is at stake. La Sele are currently languishing at the bottom of Group C, with just a solitary point to their name from two games, and need to secure secure a victory in their final group-match to have any chance of going through to the knockout stage. Les Matinino, on the other hand, are in a stronger position to advance to the next round, having taken three points from two outings, and even a draw might be enough for them, depending on the result of the other group encounter between Panama and El Salvador.
4 are set, who will join them tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/sUhmKMJLT3
— Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 3, 2023
4 are set, who will join them tomorrow? pic.twitter.com/sUhmKMJLT3
— Gold Cup (@GoldCup) July 3, 2023
Costa Rica, who had reached the knockout stages of the last 11 editions of the Gold Cup, are winless heading into their final group fixture. Los Ticos started off their campaign with a surprise 2-1 defeat to Panama on June 26, before being held to a goalless draw by El Salvador four days later. La Sele had their chances against La ES but couldn’t capitalize on it and now find themselves in danger of missing the quarter-finals. Anything but a win on Tuesday wouldn’t be enough to book a place in the last eight stage this time around as Luis Fernando Suarez’s side are two points adrift of Martinique and tied with Salvadorans in points, along with goals for and against, therefore winning and scoring could be the difference between the qualification and elimination.
Martinique, on the other hand, have a shot at advancing to the knockout stage of the continental competition for the first time since 2002 . Le Matinino secured a crucial victory against El Salvador in their opening match of the competition on June 26 thanks to two goals inside the opening 16 minutes through Patrick Burner and Kevin Fortune. Four days later, Marc Collat’s men lost to Panama (2-1) despite the fact that Karl Fabien got on the scoresheet. Nevertheless, a first ever triumph over the Costa Ricans on Tuesday will send them through to the last eight stage irrespective of what happens in the other group fixture of the day. Meanwhile, the Matinino have lost each of their previous four encounters against La Sele.
Costa Rica probable starting lineup: Chamorro, Waston, Vargas, Calvo, Madrigal, Borges, Suarez, Nunez, Contreras, Campbell, Campos
Martinique probable starting lineup: Clementia, Burner, Poulolo, Michalet, Lapis, Mandouki, Ephestion, Fortune, Herelle, Fabien, Labeau
Costa Rica
| Opponents | Score |
| El Salvador | 0-0 (D) |
| Panama | 1-2 (L) |
| Ecuador | 1-3 (L) |
| Guatemala | 0-1 (L) |
| Panama | 0-1 (L) |
Martinique
| Opponents | Score |
| Panama | 1-2 (L) |
| El Salvador | 1-2 (W) |
| Puerto Rico | 2-0 (W) |
| Saint Lucia | 3-1 (W) |
| Costa Rica | 1-2 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Costa Rica beat Martinique | 1-2 |
| Costa Rica beat Martinique | 2-0 |
| Costa Rica beat Martinique | 0-2 |
| Costa Rica beat Martinique | 3-1 |
The CONCACAF Gold Cup fixture between Costa Rica and Martinique will take place at Red bull Arena on Wednesday at 6:00 am IST.
| Costa Rica vs Martinique | Key Details |
| Date | July 4 (USA) |
| Venue | Red Bull Arena |
| Kickoff time in Costa Rica | 8:30 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in Martinique | 6:30 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in USA | 8:30 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:00 am (Wednesday) |
The live action between Costa Rica and Martinique can be seen on Fox Sports network in USA. Meanwhile, those in Costa Rica can watch the match on Vix, Star + and ESPN2 and football fans in Martinique can tune to ESPN Play Caribbean network.
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