Costa Rica meets Senegal for top of Group C in FIFA U-17 World Cup | OneFootball

MIAMI – The FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025 continues, with Costa Rica seeking its first victory of the campaign against Senegal in Group C on Thursday at Aspire Zone - Pitch 9 in Doha, Qatar.

The two sides will strive to end the day at the top of the group after all four nations involved collected a point in the first matchday.

Costa Rica drew 1-1 with the United Arab Emirates in its opening encounter. Nick Bennette scored the lone goal for Los Ticos to equalize in the second half.

Isaac Badilla will not be at the disposal of the manager Rándall Row after receiving a red card in the 31’ against UAE.

Senegal played to a nil-nil draw against Croatia to start the tournament. Bakary

Sonko led all players in that encounter with four attempts at goal.

Post-Match Data

●      Costa Rica has now tied four of their last eight matches at the FIFA U-17 World Cup (4D), just one fewer than in their previous 29 games combined (7W 5D 17L).

●      In the last 25 minutes of the match, Costa Rica only allowed the United Arab Emirates two shots, after having conceded six up to that point. The Ticos had eight shots in that period, two more than in the previous 65 minutes (6).

●      Despite playing with 10 men from the 31st minute onward, Costa Rica outperformed the UAE in possesion (54% a 46%), total shots (14 to 8), passes (296 to 257), and crosses (27 to 17), managing to equalize after conceding the opening goal.

●      Ethan Barley made seven touches inside the opposition box; the highest figure recorded by a Costa Rican player in at least their last two appearances at the FIFA U-17 World Cup (2017 and 2025).

●      Yerlan Sosa made a total of seven crosses against the United Arab Emirates, the fourth highest tally in a Costa Rica match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, at least since 2015, and the highest since the start of the 2017 edition.