An early goal sealed the Kiwis fate.<\/p>\n
Costa Rica New Zealand 1-0<\/p>\n
New Zealand were one game away from the 2022 Qatar World Cup, but fell at the last hurdle against Costa Rica.<\/p>\n
A cross into the box found its way to former Arsenal man Joel Campbell after just over two minutes played.<\/p>\n
New Zealand then had a goal disallowed in the first half, and to make matters worse, Kosta Barbarouses got himself sent off in the 69th minute.<\/p>\n
The striker lunged into a challenge on Costa Ricas Francisco Calvo and caught his ankle. The referee went out to look at the VAR monitor and came back with the red card in his hand.<\/p>\n
New Zealand tried to come back in the second half, despite being a man down, but they could not find a way past Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas.<\/p>\n
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