Kick-off: 2200, 24/03/2022
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Canada need one more win to book their place at the 2022 World Cup and will hope to do so at the first opportunity when they face Costa Rica.
Securing a trip to Qatar looks almost certain with Canada four points clear at the top of the CONCACAF qualifying table with three rounds of fixtures remaining, especially with Mexico vs USA taking place on the same day so at least one of those teams will drop points.
A win against Costa Rica would set up a party atmosphere for the final home game against Jamaica in Toronto and we’re backing them to do just that at 2.25 as our opening Costa Rica vs Canada prediction.
Costa Rica Betting Odds
Costa Rica are fifth in the qualifying standings and the minimum requirement is to leapfrog Panama into fourth, which would ensure a place in the inter-confederation play-offs.
Their campaign has been all about fine margins, having scored only eight goals and conceded seven during their 11 matches.
Los Ticos have been involved in four draws so far while their four wins and three defeats have all been by one-goal margins.
One of those was in Edmonton in November when Jonathan David’s 57th-minute goal clinched a 1-0 win for Canada with one of just three shots on target in the match.
Costa Rica have taken 10 points from four matches since then and kept three clean sheets in seven days earlier this year when they beat Panama and Jamaica 1-0, either side of a 0-0 draw in Mexico.
A low-scoring contest looks on the cards here and under 1.5 goals looks a decent pick at 2.30 in the Costa Rica vs Canada odds.
Canada Betting Odds
Canada are on an 11-match unbeaten run heading into the last three matches which all take place in the space of seven days.
Next week’s game against Jamaica is followed by a trip to Panama so there is no pressure to get the job done at the first time of asking but that is certainly the aim.
Head coach John Herdman said: “There’s lots for Canada to play for as we started this journey with the mission of qualifying for Qatar 2022 and nothing has changed.
“There is a chance to come back home to Canada and have our moment with the fans that we have always dreamed about. That’s what we are playing for in this window.”
The Cannucks began the campaign with four draws from their first five matches but have stepped up a gear since then, winning six in a row to leave them on the brink of their first World Cup finals since 1986.
Our in-depth infographic illustrates the improvement that the national team has enjoyed and we’re backing the celebrations to begin with a 1-0 win at 5.50 as the last of our Costa Rica vs Canada betting tips.
Additional stats
Last result:
Jamaica 0-1 COSTA RICA – Joel Campbell
El Salvador 0-2 CANADA – Atiba Hutchinson, Jonathan David
Head-to-head: Canada 1-0 Costa Rica, Costa Rica 0-2 Canada, Costa Rica 1-1 Canada, Canada 0-0 Costa Rica
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