Ariel Lassiter Called Up To Costa Rican Men’s National Team For World Cup Qualifiers And Gold Cup In June

Ariel Lassiter Called Up To Costa Rican Men’s National Team For World Cup Qualifiers And Gold Cup In June

Portland Timbers media release –

ARIEL LASSITER CALLED UP TO COSTA RICAN MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS AND GOLD CUP IN JUNE
Lassiter to join Costa Rica for pair of 2026 World Cup qualifying matches and the 2025 Gold Cup tournament

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Timbers winger Ariel Lassiter has been called into the Costa Rican Men’s National Team for a pair of 2026 World Cup qualifying matches and the 2025 Gold Cup tournament in the June FIFA international period, the Costa Rican Football Federation announced.

For the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, Costa Rica will play matches against Bahamas on June 7 at Wildey Turf in Bridgetown, Barbados and then Trinidad and Tobago on June 10 at the National Stadium of Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica will then compete in the Gold Cup tournament, where they are set to face Suriname (June 15), the Dominican Republic (June 18) and Mexico (June 22) in Group A.

Lassiter has made 29 appearances (17 starts) for the Costa Rican Men’s National Team, registering two goals and three assists with the senior team. Notably, Lassiter tallied an assist for Costa Rica in his most recent international appearance against Belize on November 21, 2024. The winger made his senior team debut on March 23, 2019, against Guatemala, logging 27 minutes.