Minor Díaz calls for three players to return to Costa Rica squad after harsh assessment
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- Minor Díaz said Costa Rica lacks a wide pool of talent to select for the national team.
- Three players, Madrigal, Bran and Vargas, were excluded from the squad in May 2026 for disciplinary reasons.
- Díaz is calling for their return to the national team.
Minor Díaz says Costa Rica does not have much talent to choose from for the national team and is calling for three previously excluded players to return.
Madrigal, Bran and Vargas were left out of the national team in May 2026 for acts of indiscipline. Díaz’s comments reopen the question of whether they should be brought back despite that earlier decision.
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