The squad to represent Costa Rica in the 2018 World Cup witnessed very few changes from the unit that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 tournament in Brazil.
The core of the roster is the starting 11 from 2014: goalkeeper Keylor Navas; defenders Oscar Duarte, Johnny Acosta, Giancarlo Gonzalez and Cristian Gamboa; midfielders Yeltsin Tejeda, Christian Bolaños, Celso Borges and Bryan Ruiz, and forwards Joel Campbell and Marco Ureña.
Costa Rica will compete in Group E against five-time champions Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland.
Ramirez said he expects the 2018 World Cup, set to begin a month from now in Russia, to be a competition "of much dynamism".
He pointed to Spain, defending champions Germany, France, Brazil and Argentina as the pre-tournament favourites.
Roster:
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Leonel Moreira (Herediano) and Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense).
Defenders: Cristian Gamboa (Celtic), Ian Smith (Norrköping), Ronald Matarrita (New York City-FC), Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland), Oscar Duarte (Espanyol), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Bologna), Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United), Kendall Waston (Vancouver) and Johnny Acosta (Aguilas Doradas).
Midfielders: David Guzman (Portland), Yeltsin Tejeda (Lausanne), Celso Borges (Deportivo A Coruña), Randall Azofeifa (Herediano), Rodney Wallace (New York City-FC), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting) and Christian Bolaños (Saprissa).
Forwards: Daniel Colindres (Saprissa), Johan Venegas (Saprissa), Joel Campbell (Betis) and Marco Ureña (Los Angeles FC).
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