Costa Rica vs. El Salvador odds, how to watch, live stream: World Cup Qualifying best bets for Oct. 10, 2021

Soccer expert Roger Gonzalez has locked in his best bets for El Salvador vs. Costa Rica on Paramount+

By CBS Sports Staff

Oct 10, 2021 at 4:53 pm ET • 3 min read

Costa Rica (0-3-1) will look to continue its dominance over El Salvador (1-2-1) when the teams meet Sunday in 2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying. The Costa Ricans have a 38-13-14 all-time record versus their Central American counterparts and El Salvador hasn't secured a victory in the last eight head-to-head matchups. Both teams are in the bottom half of the eight-team Concacaf standings and are in desperate need of three points. Stream the action on Paramount+.

Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. ET at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica. The home side is the -154 favorite (risk $154 to win $100) on the 90-minute money line in the latest Costa Rica vs. El Salvador odds from Caesars Sportsbook. El Salvador is the +500 underdog and draw is fetching +210, while the over-under for total goals is 1.5. Sunday's match will be streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.

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How to watch Costa Rica vs. El Salvador

Date: Sunday, October 10
Time: 6:05 p.m. ET
Streaming: Paramount+

CONCACAF World Cup qualifying picks for El Salvador vs. Costa Rica

Before you bet on the Costa Rica vs. El Salvador match, or make any 2022 Concacaf World Cup Qualifying predictions, you should see what soccer expert Roger Gonzalez has to say. Gonzalez is an award-winning writer that has covered pro soccer from Europe to South America. Gonzalez started out his pro soccer writing career while in college at Virginia Tech, writing for Goal.com. He's also covered the Copa America, Champions League, Copa Libertadores, and much more. Since 2015, he's been the lead soccer writer for CBS Sports.

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For El Salvador vs. Costa Rica, Gonzalez is backing Costa Rica to win to nil (+140). After qualifying for four of the last five FIFA World Cups, Costa Rica finds its back against the wall after collecting just three points in its first four games.

However, it's still only three points from a qualifying spot and two points from the play-off spot. Costa Rica's defense has laid a foundation it can build from, giving up two goals in four games and Keylor Navas is still world class in net.

"It's been a slow start for Costa Rica in qualifying, but I'm expecting that to change here against an El Salvador team that has very little in attack," Gonzalez told SportsLine. "With Navas in goal, I think Costa Rica win and don't concede."

It's been a difficult start to the final round of 2022 Concacaf World Cup qualifying for Costa Rica, which has qualified for four of the last five FIFA World Cups and even made a quarterfinal appearance in 2014.

Keylor Navas was a big part of that magical run in 2014, and at 34 years old he's still one of the best keepers in the world playing for Paris Saint-Germain. Even as he battles with Gianluigi Donnarumma for time in net at the super club, he managed to keep a clean sheet in his final league match on Sept. 25 and was in net for Costa Rica's clean sheet on Thursday against Honduras.

Navas has only conceded twice in four group stage matches so far this year and it's hard to see an El Salvadoran side that lacks attacking prowess getting the best of the legendary goalie. El Salvador has just one goal in its last six international matches (four qualifiers and two friendlies).