Costa Rica and Canada are targeting the semifinals

Costa Rica’s teams, without goalkeeper Keeler Navas, and Canada, without defender Alfonso Davis, will face each other on Sunday for a place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup Gold Cup, in which both teams will be looking to ensure good in a fight.

The match, similar to the quarterfinals of the tournament, will take place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas at 6:00 pm local time (23:00 GMT).

This is the first time in Costa Rica’s history that they have reached the Gold Cup group stage after winning three matches against Guadeloupe (3-1), Suriname (2-1) and Jamaica (1-0). Coach Luis Fernando Suarez, who took office two weeks before the match.

Although Costa Rica won all three of their games, Suarez was not entirely happy because his team lost possession of the ball in some of the three episodes, lacked intensity and received goals and red cards at key moments.

Suarez has said there is a lot to improve the team, but he highlights the response to suffering and the work of players, especially midfielder Celso Borges, striker Joel Campbell, defender Oscar Duarte, ´ 10 ‘Brian Ruiz and controlling midfielder David Guzman.

Costa Rican footballers have said they are fully motivated to advance in the tournament and fight for the title for the first time.

Costa Rica lost the trophy without its key man, French PSG goalkeeper Keeler Navas, who suffered a shoulder injury from which he recently recovered, but Canada have also been ruled out of the tournament due to injury to its biggest star, a left-handed player. Bayern Munich, Alfonso Davis.

At the group stage, Canada, led by coach John Hertmann, beat Martinique and Haiti 4-1 and then lost 1-0 to the United States.

The Canadian team is one of the highest scoring teams in the tournament, led by attacking Kyle Lorin, the author of Three Touch Downs and Stephen Eustachio, who scored two goals.

The winner of the series will face the winner of the engagement between Mexico and Honduras in the semifinals.

Possible rows

Costa Rica: Esteban Alvarado, Ronald Maderita, Francisco Calvo, Oscar Duarte, Geisser Fuller; David Guzman, Celso Borges, Alan Cruz; Alonso Martinez, Ariel Laciter and Joel Campbell.

Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez.

Canada: Maxim Crebio, Tony Henry, Steven Vittoriak, Kamal Miller, Alistair Johnston; Stephen Eustachio, Mark-Anthony K, Dajon Buchanan, Jonathan Osorio; Lucas Cavallini and Kyle Lorraine.

Coach: J.Own Hertman.