The All Whites will feel hard done by after having an equaliser chalked off by VAR for a foul in the build-up to Chris Wood netting in the 39th minute.
Joel Campbell’s early goal sent Costa Rica to the World Cup for a third successive tournament as they edged past 10-man New Zealand 1-0 in their intercontinental play-off on Tuesday and secured the last place at the finals in Qatar.
But the All Whites will feel hard done by after having an equaliser chalked off by VAR for a foul in the build-up to Chris Wood putting the ball in the back of the net in the 39th minute.A VAR check also led to a 69th-minute red card for Sydney FC winger Kosta Barbarouses, leaving the Kiwis down to 10 men.
Campbell’s goal had some 6000 travelling supporters, out of a crowd of 10,803, on their feet but did not precipitate the expected dominant performance from the central American team.Instead, it was New Zealand who looked the more enterprising, with centre-forward Wood, who was constantly watched by a cautious Costa Rican defence, the target of their attacks.Alex Greive and Garbett also had chances in the first half but their shooting was off target.
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