Christian Bolaños vs Keylor Navas
Costa Rica against Costa Rica. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Christian Bolaños
Costa Rica · 2005–18 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 87 · 6 goals
- Clubs
- Deportivo Saprissa, F.C. Copenhagen, Vancouver Whitecaps
The 2014 quarter-final against the Netherlands went to penalties, and Bolaños took the ball, put his kick away and watched Costa Rica go out anyway. Two Danish Superliga titles with Copenhagen in 2010-11 and 2012-13 head his club record, with the 2011-12 Danish Cup, three Saprissa championships, the 2005 CONCACAF Champions Cup, and 87 Costa Rica caps spread across the 2006, 2014 and 2018 World Cups. Career record: 87 caps and 6 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Deportivo Saprissa, F.C. Copenhagen, Vancouver Whitecaps.
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 9 rating points, 90 against 81.
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