Uruguay and Costa Rica played a pass to the world

In a new date FIFA is played the first leg match between Costa Rica and Uruguay, for the playoffs that will determine which of the two teams gets the square for South Africa 2010. The Celeste granted this request to finishing fifth in South American qualifying, while the Ticos do for being fourth in the CONCACAF.

The game will be played at the stadium "Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, and on synthetic grass surface unusual for South Americans. This prompted the Uruguayan selected make the preparation for several days in Guatemala, in a similar field where they sought to adapt to the surface.

For Uruguay is the third consecutive in playoff games since the current system was implemented in qualifying in South America. On the side Tricolor, illusions pass global classifying a fourth time. The record supports the Uruguayan table with five wins and a draw in six games that were played today.

Costa Rica: Navas, Martinez, Marin, Miller, Henderson, Azofeifa, Borges, Syria, Rye, Saborio and Ruiz.
Uruguay: Muslera, Victorino, Lugano, Godin, Alvaro Gonzalez, Alvaro Fernandez, Eguren, Pereira; Lodeiro; Suarez and Forlan.
Terna Arbitral: Alberto Undiano, Fermín Martínez, Juan Carlos Yuste (Spain)
Time: 20:00 local time (02.00 GMT)

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