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11th Jun 2014 | World Cup

No Costa Rica Goalscorer Tip

A broken foot has ruled out leading striker Alvaro Saborio which means the Central Americans now have an even bigger mountain to climb to compete with Italy, Uruguay and England.

There’s money to be had by successfully predicting which teams will really struggle in Brazil. Who will go home without a point, and perhaps without finding a single opponent’s net?

Costa Rica look like a prime candidate. Pitted against Italy, England and Uruguay in Group D, the draw has not been kind as they look destined to make up the numbers. To make matters worse, their star striker has just been ruled out with injury.

Alvaro Saborio struck eight times in qualifying to take his tally to 32 goals in 93 matches. Head coach Jorge Luis Pinto now has nobody to call upon who has scored more than 12 international goals in total. There is too much pressure on Bryan Ruiz, and Arsenal youngster Joel Campbell, to deliver end product.

In the last year, Costa Rica have lost to two of the other World Cup outsiders, Honduras and Australia, without scoring a goal against either. Against higher calibre opponents, the Central Americans could become whipping boys.

Bet365 offer a best price of 10/3 on there being no Costa Rica Goalscorer in the World Cup. After recent developments, it’s become an even stronger bet.

Odds correct at time of publishing: 10:02 11th Jun, 2014 but subject to change

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