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SAN JOSE, July 4 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's new coach Rodrigo Kenton has promised to bring happiness and spice to the Central American team as they attempt to qualify for their third successive World Cup.
"The principal objective is to give thecountry the happiness of taking the national team to South Africa 2010," he told reporters.
"We are going to work on the spirit of happiness and spice that is typical of Costa Rican soccer.
"We will be looking for the right combination of players to bring out the kind of soccer we are looking for," he added.
Kenton replaced Hernan Medford who quit after his side struggled to beat tiny Grenada in a CONCACAF second preliminary round tie last month.
Costa Rica were 2-0 down in the first leg before scraping a 2-2 draw and then winning the return 3-0. Medford also suffered a 14-match winless run which ended with the win over Grenada.
Costa Rica face El Salvador, Haiti and Suriname in a group to be played between August and November. The top two then progress to the final round of CONCACAF qualifiers next year.
