Lloyd is not a big fan of Costa Rican striker, Paulo Wanchope.
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Costa Rica recently lost to Japanese league team, Grampus 8! The defeat doesn't bode that well for the World Cup.
Nottingham Trent University lecturer Lloyd Pettiford, has studied the country of Costa Rica, so who better than to give us the lowdown on their football team!
| Lloyd Pettiford - Costa Rica | | How is Costa Rica preparing for the World Cup? | | Costa Rica is capable of great things as it proved in 1990. Many Englishmen, like myself, will hold a special affection for the team that beat Scotland. They even beat Sweden too. Preparation has been up and down. In the first qualifying phase they needed a play-off to get past Guatemala after the sides finished tied on everything! But, in the second phase the USA and Mexico were put in their place. Recently it's been hit and miss again with Wanchope back, that'll surely continue... | | How do you think Costa Rica will do in the World Cup? | | Too close to call as there are no easy games in International football... well except Scotland. Shame they didn't qualify this year! | | Who's your best player and why? | | Rolando Fonseca. More elegant than Wanchope and outscored him in qualifying! | | What do you think to the England side? | | Start with Bridge instead of Ashley Cole and they can't go wrong! | | Where will you be watching the matches? | | Anywhere and everywhere, but alas not Costa Rica. |
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