🎥 From 3-0 up to 3-4 down, Costa Rica’s MONUMENTAL collapse 🤯😱 | OneFootball

🎥 From 3-0 up to 3-4 down, Costa Rica’s MONUMENTAL collapse 🤯😱 | OneFootball

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·25 September 2026

🎥 From 3-0 up to 3-4 down, Costa Rica’s MONUMENTAL collapse 🤯😱

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We already have the choke of the season!

Heading to Central America, where the opening matchday of the CONCACAF Nations League is currently being played.


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On the night from Thursday to Friday, Costa Rica was in action at home against Curaçao. A match that descended into complete madness despite the sizeable lead the hosts had built before halftime.

Perfectly set on their way by Orlando Sinclair’s goal in the 3rd minute, the Costa Ricans thought they had put themselves out of reach thanks to Carlos Mora’s brace (23rd, 45th+1).

But after the break, everything changed thanks to Curaçao coach’s triple substitution in the 57th minute, bringing on Tahith Chong, Kenji Gorré and Jordi Paulina.

In the 62nd minute, it was first Gorré who pulled one back from a Paulina assist. The provider did it again just four minutes later with a perfect ball for... Chong!

In the 78th minute, Gorré then grabbed an incredible second goal to bring Curaçao level with Costa Rica and make them believe in a crazy comeback.

In the end, it was the man with the two assists, Paulina, who delivered for his side with a goal in the 82nd minute. A one-goal lead the visitors would never let slip again.

Thanks to this unreal win, Curaçao goes top of its Nations League group level on points with the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

For their part, the Costa Rican national team could be in for a few turbulent days!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.


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