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Oscar Ramirez Laments Tough Group as Costa Rica End World Cup Campaign With Respectable Draw

Costa Rica manager Oscar Ramirez said that his team were unlucky to be caught in such a difficult group after they exited the World Cup with their first goals and their first point of the tournament.

Bryan Ruiz's last minute penalty bounced in off Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer to salvage a point for Los Ticos. Earlier, Kendall Waston's header had cancelled out Blerim Dzemaili's opening goal.

Ramirez focused on the FIFA world rankings as he outlined how tall the task had been for his team to go through from Group E.

"Every single match is different and you need to think about the way you want to play.