Bryan Ruiz vs Keylor Navas
Costa Rica against Costa Rica. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Bryan Ruiz
Costa Rica · 2004–14 · LM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 147 · 29 goals
- Clubs
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Fulham, Sporting CP
A header on 44 minutes in Recife, 20 June 2014, beat Italy 1-0 and left Costa Rica top of a group that also held Uruguay and England. Ruiz captained that side to the quarter-finals, where the Netherlands needed penalties to stop them, and retired after three World Cups with 147 caps and 29 goals; Twente gave him the Eredivisie in 2010 and the KNVB Cup in 2011, Sporting the Taça da Liga, Alajuelense the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Career record: 147 caps and 29 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Fulham, Sporting CP.
Keylor Navas
Costa Rica · 2014–18 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 127 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Deportivo Saprissa, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Paris Saint-Germain
Ten men and level with Greece on 29 June 2014, Costa Rica went to a shootout, and Navas pushed away Theofanis Gekas's penalty, one of three man of the match awards he took that summer. Three consecutive Champions League titles with Real Madrid in 2016, 2017 and 2018 lead the honours, followed by La Liga in 2016-17, four Club World Cups, three Ligue 1 titles at Paris Saint-Germain and 127 Costa Rica caps. Career record: 127 caps and 0 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Deportivo Saprissa, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Paris Saint-Germain.
The verdict
The almanac puts Keylor Navas ahead by 5 rating points, 90 against 85.
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