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Qatar World Cup bound Conmebol side, Costa Rica defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria by 2-0 early Thursday morning before bidding their fans goodbye in a friendly encounter for them before the Mundial kick-starting on November 20.
Oscar Duarte scored for the host in the 7th minute at San Jose before Kendall Waston added the second in the 73rd minute to condemn the Nigerians to another international friendly defeat.
Costa Rica had several other chances to add to their tally as supporters at the National Stadium provided a carnival atmosphere ahead of the team’s departure for the World Cup in Qatar.
Although it was the Super Eagles B team that featured in the encounter as the first team players were doing business for their various club sides.
The hosts will feature in their third straight World Cup this month. They kicked off their qualification campaign sluggishly, picking up just one win in their first seven games. However, they bounced back with six wins in their final seven games before beating New Zealand 1-0 in the playoffs.
Costa Rica will compete against Germany, Japan and Spain in Group E at the World Cup finals. (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Peter Rutherford)