After advancing out of World Cup group play for the first time last summer, the challenge facing Costa Rican soccer is what to do for an encore.
Going deep in this month's CONCACAF Gold Cup would be a good start. But that's something that may be out of reach for the Central Americans if Wednesday's mistake-filled 2-2 draw with Jamaica in their Gold Cup opener at the StubHub Center is any indication.
In the second game of the Group B doubleheader, played before a crowd of 22,648, El Salvador battled Canada to a scoreless draw.