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U.S. goalie Matt Freese puts Costa Rica out in cold in Gold Cup thriller
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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June 30, 2025
Matt Freese saved the U.S. men’s national soccer team from an embarrassing loss in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Minneapolis on Sunday. The New York City FC goalkeeper made three saves on Costa Rica’s six attempts in a penalty kick shootout for the...
Analysis: United States avoids embarrassment in CONCACAF Gold Cup with shootout win against Costa Rica
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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June 30, 2025
If there’s one thing CONCACAF is known for, it’s chaos. So it was fitting that Sunday’s Gold Cup quarterfinal between the United States and Costa Rica, which ended with a penalty-shootout win for the U.S. after a 2-2 draw, had a little bit of...
USMNT 2-2 (4-3 pens) Costa Rica: Freese the hero in penalties
NBC Sports
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June 30, 2025
USMNT goalkeeper Matt Freese saved not one, not two, but three penalties to help Mauricio Pochettino’s men past Costa Rica in a 2025 Gold Cup quarterfinal in Minneapolis on Sunday. The Yanks came back from 1-0 down but coughed up a 2-1 lead, then...
USMNT takes on Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals—How to watch for free
New York Post
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June 29, 2025
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The second day of 2025 Gold Cup quarterfinals is underway, and the United States Men’s National...
USMNT moves on in Gold Cup after penalty shootout…
USA Today - Virginia
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The U.S. men's national team defeated Costa Rica in a thrilling Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinal that went to a penalty shootout at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, June 29. The USMNT prevailed in the shootout, 4-3, after the two teams...
“Like a Floating Magic Carpet”: Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Creature Stuns Scientists With Its Surreal, Otherworldly Movements
Sustainability Times
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June 29, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🐛 The newly discovered species, Pectinereis strickrotti, moves like a “living magic carpet” in the deep waters off Costa Rica. 🌊 Found in methane seeps, these worms thrive 3,280 feet below the ocean surface in an ecosystem driven by...
Costa Rica Maintains Economic Stability Amid Global Tensions
Tico Times
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June 28, 2025
Costa Rica is holding steady economically despite global tensions sparked by conflicts involving Israel, the United States, and Iran, according to Federico Quesada Chaves, director of the School of Management Sciences at Universidad Estatal a...
USA vs Costa Rica Predictions, Picks & Odds for Sunday's Gold Cup Quarterfinal Match
Covers
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Photo By - Imagn Images. United States of America forward Patrick Agyemang (24) controls the ball during the first half. The United States seek to reach the Gold Cup semi-finals for the 13th time in 14 appearances when they face Costa Rica from US...
Costa Rica Joins U.S. Global Entry, Easing Travel for Tourists
Tico Times
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June 26, 2025
Costa Rica took a big step forward, by officially joining the U.S. Global Entry program, a move set to make travel smoother for Costa Ricans and Americans alike. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sealed the deal during a visit to San...
USMNT outlast Costa Rica in penalties
NBC Sports
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June 30, 2025
USMNT goalkeeper Matt Freese saved not one, not two, but three penalties to help Mauricio Pochettino’s men past Costa Rica in a 2025 Gold Cup quarterfinal in Minneapolis on Sunday. The Yanks came back from 1-0 down but coughed up a 2-1 lead, then...
Morden’s visit strengthens trade ties with Costa Rica
London Daily Digital
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June 27, 2025
The visit comes at a crucial time for UK-Costa Rica relations, following Britain’s formal accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2024 The UK’s trade relationship with Costa Rica received a fresh...
Sports News | Matt Freese Shined in His Shootout Moment, and the Americans Are Moving Onto the Gold Cup Semifinals
Latestly
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June 30, 2025
Minneapolis, Jun 30 (AP) After losing a second-half lead to Costa Rica, this young U.S. side was forced into a shootout with the daunting task of facing goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Matt Freese studied for this. Literally. Also Read | MLC 2025: Faf Du...
SAU System Board of Trustees Convenes at SAU Tech
The Gilmer Mirror - Texas
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MAGNOLIA, AR (06/27/2025) The Southern Arkansas University System Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, June 26, at the SAU Tech Student Center in East Camden. SAU President Dr. Bruno Hicks opened his report by introducing two new...
Study reveals surge in illegal arachnid trade via Facebook in Philippines
Mongabay
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June 30, 2025
New research by wildlife trade watchdog TRAFFIC reveals a thriving online trade in live tarantulas and scorpions in the Philippines, with more than 16,000 arachnids found offered for sale on Facebook in 2020 and 2022. Most traded species are...
Why Crypto Firms Turn to Panama and Costa Rica — New Crypto License Solutions
The European Business Review
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June 26, 2025
With the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation setting a new benchmark for digital asset oversight, crypto businesses are navigating an increasingly complex compliance landscape. While MiCA offers long-term clarity and a unified...
Newest Covid variant causing ‘razor blade throat’ is already circulating in Costa Rica
Q Costa Rica
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June 26, 2025
Q COSTARICA — The new COVID-19 variant, commonly referred to as “razor blade throat,” a sublineage of the omicron variant, Nimbus (NB.1.8.1), classified as VUM (variant under monitoring) by the World Health Organization (WHO), is circulating in...
Canada Women vs Costa Rica Women Prediction and Betting Tips | June 27th 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 26, 2025
Canada Women and Costa Rica Women will square off in an international friendly on Friday (June 27th). The game will be played at BMO Field. The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 3-1 friendly win over Haiti. All four goals were scored...
PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Noem Visits Costa Rica
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Costa Rica to reinforce the importance of international cooperation in preventing violent criminal illegal aliens from entering the United States. During her...
This $24 Tech Tool Has Made My Summer Travels Abroad So Much Easier
Buzzfeed
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June 28, 2025
“We do a lot of foreign traveling and this adapter has been great. The fact that it has the USB ports along with the one ‘normal’ plug-in spot, it allows me to plug in what I need to. It’s also easy to push out the correct adapter with the easy...
Obscure Deals Shadow China’s ‘Gift’ Diplomacy
Dialogo Magazine
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June 30, 2025
El Salvador’s new $500 million stadium with a 50,000-seat capacity, under construction and financed by China — a gift from Beijing — is expected to be completed by mid-2027. The large-scale construction that will rise in Antiguo Cuscatlán, is...