(FILES) Argentina's Fernando Batista speaks during a press conference as he is presented as the new coach of the Costa Rican national football team, in San Jose, on March 2, 2026. Argentine coach Fernando Batista was dismissed as Costa Rica head coach on September 28, 2026, after the team's disastrous start to the Concacaf Nations League, the Costa Rican Football Federation announced. Batista and his coaching staff "were relieved of their duties" just six months after taking charge, the federation said in a statement, after the side suffered defeats to Curacao and Haiti in its opening two Nations League matches. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP via Getty Images)