Costa Rica Home football shirt 1980

1980 Costa Rica home football shirt. Home shirt used by La Sele on the qualifiers for the Moscow Olympics, and also on the qualifiers for the Spain World Cup. At the time, Costa Rica was far from being a serious CONCACAF contender, nevertheless they achieved back-to-back qualifications to the Moscow and Los Angeles Olympics. The ticos witnessed Central American neighbors El Salvador and Honduras for the Spain World Cup, and failed to qualify for the Mexico one. It was at the end of the decade that Costa Rica stepped up on their game and earned the ticket for the Italy World Cup.

The above item was issued to Liga Deportiva Alajuelense forward Carlos Torres and comes from his own collection.