Keylor Navas’s Costa Rica fell to a 4-2 defeat against Germany in their third and final group game at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
After earning a 1-0 win over Japan in their second group game, Keylor Navas's Costa Rica were playing their World Cup lives in their third and final game of the group stage, against a Germany side who were also looking to go through.
Although he started this game as his side's captain, Navas was unable to stop them from suffering a late 4-2 defeat to Die Nationalmannschaft. The Paris keeper's World Cup journey with his nation therefore ends here.
COSTA RICA 2-4 GERMANY (0-1 at HT)
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group stage - Group E - Matchday 3
Al-Bayt Stadium, Al-Khor
Goals: Tejeda (58') and Neuer (OG, 70') for Costa Rica / Gnabry (10'), Havertz (73', 85') and Füllkrug (89') for Germany.
COSTA RICA: Navas, Fuller (Bennette, 74'), Waston, Duarte, Vargas, Oviedo (Contreras, 90'), Borges, Tejeda (Wilson, 90'), Campbell, Venegas (Matarrita, 74'), Aguilera (Salas, 46'). Head coach: Luis Fernando Suárez.
GERMANY: Neuer, Kimmich, Süle (Ginter, 90'), Rüdiger, Raum (Götze, 67'), Gündoğan (Füllkrug, 55'), Goretzka (Klostermann, 46'), Musiala, Sané, Müller (Havertz, 67'), Gnabry. Head coach: Hans-Dieter Flick.
STANDINGS:
1. Japan / 6 points, +1
2. Spain / 4 points, +6
3. Germany / 4 points, +1
4. Costa Rica / 3 points, -8