Navas tells MARCA: Madrid fans are behind me, they tell me not to go LaLiga - Real Madrid He talks about the support he has been shown

Keylor Navas is already in Russia ahead of his second World Cup and based in St Petersburg he is the leader of a team that is the underdogs in their group but four years ago in a similar situation they shone against Uruguay, Italy and England.

Q. When you were young, which dream seemed tougher to achieve, play for Real Madrid or Costa Rica at a World Cup?

A. In my heart I always saw everything as possible. I knew that if you worked at it and God gave you health then you could do what you wanted. So, each day I am grateful to my family for having instilled this mentality in me because now all the things that I wanted are now a reality. I have had the opportunity to play for Real Madrid, at a World Cup...

Q. If you could now play a World Cup final, then who would you like to face?

A. I would love to take on Spain obviously. I have been in Spain a lot of years and I have a lot of love for the country. The Real Madrid fans support the national team and so for that reason it would be a nice final.

Q. I suppose a lot of Real Madrid fans also will support Costa Rica at the World Cup. Have you noticed this support?

A. Definitely. The kindness that the fans show me all the time is incredible and I am very grateful to all of them. Whatever the sporting situation, they are always behind me. In the stadium I always here the shouts of support that motivate me and when I walk through Madrid people always come up to me and show me their kindness. They tell me not to go.