Relative newcomer to the squad, Nunez was one of the players to benefit from the surprise omission of Winston Parks from Los Ticos squad, while an injury to Rolando Fonseca Jimenez also boosted his hopes. Unlikely to be a starter in Germany, the 26-year-old was born in the Dominican Republic. Along with Kurt Bernard is set to act as back-up to skipper Paulo Wanchope, Alvaro Saborio and Ronald Gomez.