Heart of Midlothian fans will be hoping to see more of Lawrence Shankland and Zander Clark in the next six days as Scotland look to prolong their stay at the Euros in Germany with positive results against Switzerland and Hungary.

There is also another tournament on the horizon that should be of interest to the club's fans. The Copa America is starting in the United States later this week and it affords supporters a chance to see Kenneth Vargas in action plus a first look at Gerald Taylor, the right-back who is set to join Hearts.

Costa Rica, who qualified for the competition through their CONCACAF Nations League performance, are in a group alongside Brazil, Paraguay and Colombia.

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Gustavo Alfaro announced his 26-man squad last week following two wins in World Cup qualifying matches. They defeated St Kitts and Nevis 4-0 before winning 3-0 against Grenada. Vargas earned his sixth cap in the latter of the two matches while Taylor played in both, starting and scoring in the win victory in Grenada. 

Now the focus is on the Copa America in America which gets underway on Thursday [Friday UK time] and runs until the final on July 14.

The good news for Hearts fans wanting to follow Costa Rica and watch Vargas and Taylor in action is that the tournament is being shown live in the UK. Games are live on subscription service Premier Sports which has recently announced it will show 20 games from the Scottish Premiership for each of the next five years, starting with the 2024/25 season.

Los Ticos will play Brazil first then Colombia before finishing their group against Paraguay.

  • Costa Rica v Brazil: Tuesday, June 25 (2am) - Premier Sports 1

  • Costa Rica v Colombia: Friday, June 28 (11pm) - Premier Sports 1

  • Costa Rica v Paraguay: Wednesday, July 3 (2am) - Premier Sports 1

The top two of each of the four groups qualify for the quarter-final.