Miami, FL – The Concacaf Disciplinary Committee has fully investigated the incidents that took place following the final whistle of the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship quarterfinal match between Costa Rica and the United States, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Having assessed all the evidence, the Committee has determined that the Costa Rican FA and a number of its players violated Competition Regulations and the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
As a consequence of these rule breaches, and in accordance with the Competition Regulations, the Federation has been fined an undisclosed amount and the following players have been suspended for violent and unsportsmanlike conduct:
• Andrey Soto (No. 7): six match suspension
• Timothy Arias (No. 14): six match suspension
• Ricardo Pena (No. 6): three match suspension
• Creichel Perez (No. 8): three match suspension
• Doryan Rodriguez (No. 9): three match suspension
• Keral Rios (No. 13): three match suspension
• Bayron Mora (No. 18): three match suspension
• Johel Aleman (No. 19): three match suspension
• Enyel Escoe (No. 20): three match suspension
In the case of the United States, the Committee has determined that player Cade Cowell (No. 9) violated Competition Regulations and the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
As a consequence of these rule breaches, and in accordance the Competition Regulations and the FIFA Disciplinary Code, and Mr. Cowell’s violent and unsportsmanlike conduct, he has been suspended for three matches.
All suspensions must be served in the next official match of the men’s national team of the same age category. If the suspensions cannot be served in the same age category, then they will be transferred to the immediately higher category in men’s national team football.
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