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Costa Rica book place at World Cup finals after playoff win

June 14, 2022 New Zealand's Alex Greive in action with Costa Rica's Bryan Oviedo REUTERS

Joel Campbell’s early goal sent Costa Rica to the World Cup for a third successive tournament as they edged past 10-man New Zealand 1-0 in their intercontinental playoff on Tuesday and secured the last place at the finals in Qatar.

The former Arsenal striker scored after three minutes for Costa Rica as he squeezed between two defenders to touch home a square pass from Jewison Bennette with the New Zealand defence slow to react.

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