Earthquakes midfielder Cordell Cato and Trinidad and Tobago open Round Five of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification at home against Costa Rica Friday, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. PT.
Cato, 24, has made 19 prior appearances for T&T, scoring three goals. The San Jose winger most recently starred for T&T in last month’s Caribbean Cup Qualifiers, scoring a goal in a 4-0 win against Dominican Republic on Oct. 6 and playing 120 minutes in a 2-0 loss to Martinique on Oct. 12.
Hadley Crawford Stadium, the site of Friday’s highly anticipated match-up, is just a few miles down the road from where Cato grew up in Carnage.
The Soca Warriors finished second place (3-1-2, 11 pts) in Group C behind the United States (4-1-1, 13pts) after battling to a 2-2 draw against Guatemala at Hasely Crawford Stadium on Sept. 2 and falling 4-0 to the U.S. at EverBank Field on Sept. 6.
Costa Rica finished atop of Group B (5-0-1, 16pts) and are currently undefeated in their last four World Cup Qualifiers. Los Ticos most recently defeated Russia 4-3 in a friendly on Oct. 9.
Following Friday’s fixture, Trinidad & Tobago will travel to Honduras to face Los Catrachos on Nov. 15.
