Bernard was a surprise choice by coach Alexandre Guimaraes, who chose to leave Winston Parks out of Los Ticos squad, while injury ruined Rolando Fonseca Jimenez's chances of making the trip to Germany. Plays his club football for Puntarenas and is likely to spend most of the summer warming the bench and at 28 is unlikely to get many more chances to make his mark on the international stage. Was the leading marksman in the most recent domestic campaign.