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USA Football Team Edges Past Costa Rica on Penalties To Reach CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 Semifinals

USA Football Team Edges Past Costa Rica on Penalties To Reach CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 Semifinals

Mumbai, June 30: Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The...

International community must protect Nicaraguan opponents exiled in Costa Rica

Read the joint letter published on 23 June 2025 below: The 46/2 Collective denounces to the international community the assassination of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam Ruíz, which took place on 19 June in his home in San José, Costa...

Fishing, Wildlife, and History in Costa Rica’s Barra del Colorado

Fishing, Wildlife, and History in Costa Rica’s Barra del Colorado

Costa Rica’s Barra del Colorado is a magical and charming town. It’s one of the country’s hidden gems, best known for its world-class sport fishing, rich biodiversity, and deep cultural roots. Once a thriving village built on the backs of the...

U.S. gets past Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals on penalty kicks

U.S. gets past Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals on penalty kicks

MINNEAPOLIS — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The...

US defeats Costa Rica on penalty kicks to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals

US defeats Costa Rica on penalty kicks to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals

MINNEAPOLIS — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the US to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The US...

Goalie Matt Freese the hero as USMNT wins Gold Cup penalty shootout against Costa Rica

Goalie Matt Freese the hero as USMNT wins Gold Cup penalty shootout against Costa Rica

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 3-2 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie on Sunday night....

Gold Cup: USMNT beats Costa Rica on PKs, reaches semis

Gold Cup: USMNT beats Costa Rica on PKs, reaches semis

Matt Freese made three saves in the shootout and Damion Downs scored the winner in the bottom of the sixth round as the U.S. defeated Costa Rica 4-3 on penalties in Minneapolis on Sunday to advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals. HT Image...

USMNT survives penalties, beats Costa Rica to advance to Gold Cup semifinals

USMNT survives penalties, beats Costa Rica to advance to Gold Cup semifinals

Welcome to the memory books, Matt Freese. The U.S. men's national team survived a major scare, beating Costa Rica 2-2 (4-3 penalties) in the Gold Cup quarterfinals Sunday in Minneapolis to move onto the semifinals. Freese saved three of Los Ticos'...

U.S. advances to Gold Cup semifinals with win over Costa Rica

U.S. advances to Gold Cup semifinals with win over Costa Rica

MINNEAPOLIS — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The...

USMNT wins penalty-kick thriller over Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinal

USMNT wins penalty-kick thriller over Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinal

United States midfielder Diego Angel Luna (10) celebrates next to midfielder Maximilian Michael Arfsten (18) after scoring during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals soccer match against Costa Rica, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in...

U.S. men's soccer headed to St. Louis after beating Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals

U.S. men's soccer headed to St. Louis after beating Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals

The U.S. men’s soccer team is coming to St. Louis. The Americans defeated Costa Rica on penalty kicks 4-3 after finishing regulation tied at 2-2 on Sunday night in Minneapolis in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, sending them on to the...

Costa Rica detains ex-security minister on drug trafficking charges

Costa Rica detains ex-security minister on drug trafficking charges

Costa Rica's judicial police said on Monday they detained a former security minister and ex-judge on drug trafficking charges, after an extradition request from the US . Celso Gamboa Sanchez was apprehended in San Jose, California, while his...

Canada’s Winter Just Got Warmer: Costa Rica Plants “Pura Vida” Flag at Montreal’s MURAL Festival

Montreal, June 2025 — The cold streets of Montreal just got a tropical makeover as Costa Rica rolled out its vibrant debut at the 13th annual MURAL Festival. In a bold bid to capture the hearts—and passports—of Canadian travelers, the Tourism...

With USMNT GK role in flux, Freese stops Costa Rica cold with PK heroics

With USMNT GK role in flux, Freese stops Costa Rica cold with PK heroics

MINNEAPOLIS – Any college advisor will try to guide a pupil to find a thesis topic that’ll both lean into their interests while setting themselves up for success once they enter their respective workforce. Thankfully for Matt Freese, who graduated...

My Experience With Malcolm Jamal Warner When He Was in Tyler

My Experience With Malcolm Jamal Warner When He Was in Tyler

(Tyler, Texas) - I'm not one to hold celebrities up on this everything-they-do-is-great pedestal. Having said that, there are some that I am a fan of. Most of the celebrities I am a fan of I would not want to meet because I'm afraid it would ruin...

Exclusive BetMGM Bonus Code CUSE150 for USA, Costa Rica soccer tonight: $150 bonus and $2.5K casino deals through Independence Day!

Exclusive BetMGM Bonus Code CUSE150 for USA, Costa Rica soccer tonight: $150 bonus and $2.5K casino deals through Independence Day!

As the U.S. Men’s National Team prepares to take on Costa Rica in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Quarterfinal, you can activate BetMGM bonus code CUSE150 to receive $150 in bonus bets, or up to $2,500 in casino perks. The BetMGM bonus code is perfect...

An Expat’s Take: 5 Burning Questions About Life in Costa Rica Right Now

An Expat’s Take: 5 Burning Questions About Life in Costa Rica Right Now

Have you been keeping up with the various events taking place in Costa Rica? There is always something interesting going down, and here are five questions related to some of Ticolandia’s biggest stories this week: 1) Will it ever stop raining?...

Costa Rica Media Market Reboots, Rebrands

Costa Rica Media Market Reboots, Rebrands

Spearheaded by Costa Rica’s film commission, its Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (PROCOMER), and Ministry of Culture & Youth, the inaugural Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM) kicks off June 24 and 25 as it positions itself as a key platform for...

Matt Freese plays penalty shootout hero as USMNT survive Costa Rica in Gold Cup

Matt Freese plays penalty shootout hero as USMNT survive Costa Rica in Gold Cup

The United States avoided disaster in the quarterfinal of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup as they advanced past Costa Rica on penalties following a 2-2 draw. The USMNT dominated much of the game in Minneapolis on Sunday evening, but succumbed to...

WH responds to Epstein files controversy

WH responds to Epstein files controversy

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing WH responds to Epstein files controversy 01:57 UP NEXT Close call between B-52 and regional jet in North Dakota under investigation 01:41 Gaza...

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