Experience a Little of the Costa Rican Culture - Football!

If you want to experience a different type of Costa Rican excitement, take in a football game. Now this isn’t the football of the NFL or CFL but what North Americans call soccer.

In Costa Rica you can see it being played in every community just about everyday. Football is played by nearly everyone, from little kids to professional athletes. Those who are not playing the game are watching it.

In addition to these amateur games there are community teams at the professional level. This is where the sport starts to heat up. Fans can be seen wearing the colors of their favorite teams and most games are sold out. Not only are the games themselves exciting, but before and after the games, you can see people waving their team flags from cars as they drive through town.

Right now there is very high interest in Costa Rican football as the World Cup 2007 playoffs are happening in Korea. The Costa Rican team has made it to the 16^th round. If Costa Rica wins the game against Argentina on August 30^th, they will proceed to the quarter semi finals.

Based on previous experiences, I imagine every TV set that is turned on will be tuned into the game. Fans will be stopping in front of appliance stores to watch a few minutes of the game on display sets, restaurants will have the TV tuned into the game and many customers will be ordering an extra café, just to see another play.

So if you are interested in experiencing another exciting aspect of the Costa Rican way of life and culture take the time to see a football game.

Rod