Midfielder Rocky Rodríguez Earns Invite from Costa Rica for International Break

KANSAS CITY (May 29, 2026) — Kansas City Current midfielder Rocky Rodríguez has been called up by the Costa Rican National Team for the June FIFA international window as Costa Rica continues preparation for the 2026 Concacaf Championship.

The first match will feature Costa Rica vs. El Salvador on Friday, June 5, at Jorge “El Mágico” González Stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, at 7 p.m. CT. The team will then face Canada on Tuesday, June 9, at the José Rafael “Fello” Meza Stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. CT.

Rodríguez last played with her home country during a pair of friendlies back in April, scoring a hat trick against the Cayman Islands.

A star for Costa Rica, Rodríguez has 61 goals in over 110 caps since her debut in 2012. She played every match at the World Cup in 2015 and 2023, highlighted by scoring Costa Rica’s first ever World Cup goal in 2015. Rodríguez scored three goals at the 2014 Concacaf World Championships to help Costa Rica earn its first Women’s World Cup bid – the first by a Central American team – and had seven goals at the 2013 Central America Games to lead her team to gold.

Rodríguez has twice been nominated for Concacaf Female Player of the Year, in 2014 and 2015.