Costa Rica national football team
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The Costa Rica national football team (Template:Langx) represents Costa Rica in men's international football. The national team is administered by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Template:Langx), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. It has been a member of FIFA since 1927, it was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961, and also a member of UNCAF since 1990.
Costa Rica is the most successful Central American national football team, winning 3 CONCACAF Championship titles (1963, 1969, 1989) and 7 CCCF Championship titles (1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961). Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in six FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in Central America with 1597.1, and the all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in Central America, with 1806 in 2014.
Since the late 1980s, the team has continuously been visible as a solidly competitive side and has been widely considered to be the second or third best team in the CONCACAF, with a prominent performance in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, making it to the knockout stage in their debut after finishing second in their group during the first phase, below Brazil. They also qualified for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. In 2014, Costa Rica achieved their best performance in history by finishing first in their group that consisted of three former World Cup champions: Uruguay, Italy, and England. During the round 16 they defeated Greece 5–3 via a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Moreover, during their match against the Greek team, Keylor Navas saved more than 15 shots. They reached the quarter-finals for the first time but were defeated by the Netherlands, also in a penalty shoot-out (3–4) after a scoreless draw on 5 July.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/sports/worldcup/world-cup-2014-costa-rica-could-learn-from-uruguays-example.html?_r=0%7Ctitle=The Hopes of Central America Rest on a Perpetual Underdog : World Cup 2014: Costa Rica Could Learn From Uruguay's Example|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 July 2014|access-date=19 December 2014|last1=Campomar|first1=Andreas|archive-date=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220000826/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/sports/worldcup/world-cup-2014-costa-rica-could-learn-from-uruguays-example.html?_r=0%7Curl-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1183-world-cup-2014/11720-costa-rica-goes-crazy-for-their-team-of-migrants|title=When Saturday Comes – Costa Rica goes crazy for the "team of migrants"|work=The New York Times|access-date=19 December 2014|archive-date=9 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709205045/http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1183-world-cup-2014/11720-costa-rica-goes-crazy-for-their-team-of-migrants%7Curl-status=dead}}</ref> Both their 2018 and 2022 World Cup campaigns ended in a fourth place group stage exit, with their only points coming from a 2–2 draw against Switzerland in 2018 and a 1–0 win over Japan in 2022.
HistoryEdit
Early historyEdit
The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, winning their first game 7–0 against El Salvador. In the final, Costa Rica defeated 6–0 Guatemala to claim the trophy.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Romero|first=Marcos|title=Costa Rica International Soccer Matches Since 1920|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos-intres.html%7Cdate=28 August 2009|website=RSSSF|access-date=2 November 2010|archive-date=3 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203211137/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos-intres.html%7Curl-status=live}}</ref>
Costa Rica's team in the late 1940s acquired the nickname "The Gold Shorties".<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title="Los Chaparritos de Oro", la increíble generación de la Selección de Costa Rica en los 50 |url=https://futbolcentroamerica.com/costarica/Los-Chaparritos-de-Oro-la-increible-generacion-de-la-Seleccion-de-Costa-Rica-en-los-50-20220422-0016.html |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=Fútbol Centroamérica |date=22 April 2022 |language=es-ES |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423010139/https://futbolcentroamerica.com/costarica/Los-Chaparritos-de-Oro-la-increible-generacion-de-la-Seleccion-de-Costa-Rica-en-los-50-20220422-0016.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout the '50s and '60s, they were the second strongest team in the CONCACAF zone behind Mexico, finishing runners-up in World Cup qualifying in the 1958, 1962 and 1966 qualifiers. Stars of the side during this period included Ruben Jimenez, Errol Daniels, Leonel Hernandez and Edgar Marin. However, Costa Rica was not able to utilize this advantage, hence failed to reach any World Cup at that decade.
At the end of the 1960s their fortunes declined as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago and Canada rose in prominence.
1980sEdit
Costa Rica failed to qualify for any of the World Cups in the 1970s and 1980s, and did not reach the final round of the CONCACAF qualifying until the 1986 qualifiers.
They participated in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow 1980 and in Los Angeles 1984. In 1980, Costa Rica competed against Yugoslavia, Finland and Iraq in Group D, losing 3–2, 3–0 and 3–0 respectively. In Los Angeles, the Ticos lost 3–0 against the United States, and 4–1 against Egypt, but beat a strong Italy team, which included Walter Zenga, Pietro Vierchowod, Franco Baresi and Aldo Serena, 1–0 with a goal by the midfielder Enrique Rivers.
1990 World CupEdit
Template:Football squad on pitch Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the finals of a World Cup for the first time. In the first round of the qualifiers, they beat Panama 3–1 on aggregate after a 2–0 away victory in the second leg, with goals by Juan Cayasso and Hernán Medford. They were drawn against Mexico in the second round, but advanced automatically when their opponents were disqualified for age fraud.
Costa Rica started the final qualifying group stage with a home victory and an away defeat against both Guatemala and the United States. They drew 1–1 with Trinidad and Tobago and then beat the same opponents 1–0 at home with a goal by Cayasso. They achieved an important away win, 4–2 against El Salvador at the Estadio Cuscatlán, with goals from Carlos Hidalgo, Cayasso and a brace from Leonidas Flores, before beating El Salvador 1–0 in San José with a goal from Pastor Fernández. They finished first in the group table, ahead of the United States on goal difference.
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 1989 CONCACAF Championship Placed in Group C at the World Cup finals, Costa Rica began by beating Scotland 1–0 thanks to another goal by Cayasso. Although they lost to Brazil by the same score, they came from behind to beat Sweden 2–1 in their final group match to reach the knockout stages. There, they lost 4–1 to Czechoslovakia, for whom Tomáš Skuhravý scored a hat-trick. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 1990 FIFA World Cup Group C
2002 World CupEdit
The Ticos played first in qualification for the 2002 World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. During the qualifiers, Costa Rica were coached by Brazilian Gílson Nunes, and then by the naturalised Brazilian, Alexandre Guimarães. The first qualifying group stage began with an unexpected 2–1 defeat to Barbados. After this humiliation, Costa Rica beat the United States 2–1 at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, with goals from Rolando Fonseca and Hernán Medford. They then beat Guatemala 2–1 in the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, with two goals from Paulo Wanchope and Barbados 3–0 at the Ricardo Saprissa, with goals from Jafet Soto, Fonseca and Medford. A draw against the United States and a 2–1 defeat to Guatemala forced Costa Rica into a play-off against Guatemala in Miami. Costa Rica won 5–2 with two goals from Fonseca and one each from Wanchope, Reynaldo Parks and Jafeth Soto.
Costa Rica displayed fine attacking form during the final qualifying round, beginning with a 2–2 draw against Honduras at the Ricardo Saprissa, with goals from Fonseca and Rodrigo Cordero, and a 3–0 defeat of Trinidad and Tobago at the Morera Soto. Their only loss in this round came when the United States beat them 1–0. Costa Rica bounced back with a 2–1 win against Mexico in Mexico City, a match known as the Aztecazo,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=¡Aztecazo!|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/junio/17/home.html%7Cwebsite=Nación.com|access-date=26 March 2017|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629040333/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/junio/17/home.html%7Curl-status=live}}</ref> with goals from Fonseca and Medford. Further wins over Jamaica, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago took Costa Rica to the brink of qualification, which they sealed with an emotional 2–0 win against the United States in the Saprissa, with a brace from Fonseca. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round In the finals, Costa Rica were drawn into Group C with Brazil, China, and Turkey. Their campaign started in Gwangju, where the Ticos beat China 2–0. In their second game against Turkey in Incheon, Winston Parks scored an 86th-minute goal to earn a 1–1 draw. Against Brazil, Costa Rica fought back from 3–0 down to 3–2 early in the second half, only to concede two further goals and lose 5–2. With Turkey beating China 3–0, Costa Rica finished behind Turkey on goal difference and were eliminated. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2002 FIFA World Cup Group C
2006 World CupEdit
Costa Rica again managed to qualify for the World Cup finals in 2006, albeit with difficulties that saw their American coach Steve Sampson depart after they required away goals to beat Cuba in the preliminary phase. The Colombian Jorge Luis Pinto took over for the next round, which began with a disastrous 5–2 defeat at home against Honduras and a 2–1 loss in Guatemala. Costa Rica recovered with two wins over Canada and a resounding 5–0 triumph over Guatemala, when Wanchope scored a hat-trick and Carlos Hernández and Fonseca added further goals. Costa Rica advanced to the hexagonal round by winning the group.
In the final round they started with a 2–1 defeat against Mexico at the Saprissa, before beating Panama by the same score, with goals from Wayne Wilson and Roy Myrie. Pinto was dismissed after a goalless draw with Trinidad and Tobago, and Guimarães returned as coach. His first match ended in a 3–0 defeat to the United States, but wins followed against Guatemala, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago. Costa Rica decisively beat the United States in the Saprissa, 3–0, with a goal from Wanchope and two from Hernández, to guarantee their third World Cup qualification.
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On 9 June 2006, Costa Rica played their debut match in Munich in the opening match of the World Cup against the hosts, Germany. Wanchope scored to equalise after an early goal from Philipp Lahm, and later added another, but Costa Rica lost 4–2. They failed to match this encouraging performance in their remaining two games, losing 3–0 against Ecuador and 2–1 against Poland in a dead rubber.
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2006 FIFA World Cup Group A
2010 World CupEdit
Costa Rica began the qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup against Grenada, winning 5–2 on aggregate (2–2, 3–0). They won all six games played in the next phase, against El Salvador (1–0, 3–1), Haiti (3–1, 2–0) and Suriname (7–0, 4–1).
With two games left in the Hexagonal round, Costa Rica trailed Honduras by one point in trying to win the third automatic qualification place behind the United States and Mexico. When Honduras lost 3–2 at home to the United States, Costa Rica overtook them with a 4–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago. Needing to win the final match in Washington, D.C. against the United States to ensure qualification, the Ticos led 2–0 at half-time, but Jonathan Bornstein scored an injury-time equaliser to draw the match 2–2. Meanwhile, Honduras's 1–0 victory over El Salvador moved them into third place in the group table on goal difference.
Costa Rica finished fourth, pushing them into a play-off with the fifth-placed team from the CONMEBOL region, Uruguay. The Ticos lost the first leg in San José 1–0, after a goal by Diego Lugano, and finished with ten men after Randall Azofeifa was sent off. In the second leg, played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Sebastián Abreu put Uruguay ahead twenty minutes from time, and although Walter Centeno equalised, the 1–1 draw sent Uruguay to the World Cup finals, 2–1 on aggregate.
After failing to qualify, the team began a new era, with the young talent of players such as Azofeifa, Keylor Navas, Cristian Bolaños, Michael Barrantes and Joel Campbell. Rónald González was the interim coach before Ricardo La Volpe was appointed in September 2010. He lasted only ten months before being replaced by the Colombian, Jorge Luis Pinto, in his second spell in charge. During this period, Costa Rica played many friendlies against the top-ranked teams in the world, including the world champion Spain, most of them in the new national stadium, the Estadio Nacional, which was opened in 2011.
2014 World CupEdit
The Ticos' 2014 World Cup campaign began with a 2–2 draw against El Salvador in the third round of the qualifiers. They followed this with a 4–0 win over Guyana with a hat-trick by Álvaro Saborío. Two defeats to Mexico put the Ticos one defeat away from elimination, but they resurrected their campaign with a 1–0 win against El Salvador, with the only goal scored by José Miguel Cubero. They clinched a final round berth with a 7–0 win over Guyana, with goals scored by Randall Brenes, Saborío, Cristian Bolaños, Celso Borges and Cristian Gamboa.
The fourth round began with a 2–2 draw against Panama. In March, Costa Rica lost 1–0 against the United States in Denver, and launched an unsuccessful appeal against the match because of inclement weather.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/26/sport/football/united-states-costa-rica-mexico-football/index.html%7Ctitle=U.S. win stands as Costa Rica appeal blown away|date=26 March 2013|work=CNN|access-date=19 December 2014|archive-date=19 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219232416/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/26/sport/football/united-states-costa-rica-mexico-football/index.html%7Curl-status=live}}</ref> Costa Rica again fell 1–0 to the United States in the Gold Cup that June.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/22794673/us-downs-costa-rica-10-in-gold-cup-group-stage-advances-to-quarters%7Ctitle=U.S. downs Costa Rica 1–0 in Gold Cup group stage, advances to quarters|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=19 December 2014|archive-date=19 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219225735/http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/22794673/us-downs-costa-rica-10-in-gold-cup-group-stage-advances-to-quarters%7Curl-status=live}}</ref> Costa Rica then won 2–0 against Jamaica, beat Honduras 1–0 against, drew 0–0 at the Azteca against Mexico and won at home 2–0 against Panama. In September, they won 3–1 against the United States in San José.
On 10 September 2013, Costa Rica drew 1–1 with Jamaica, thanks to a goal from Brenes, to qualify with two games to spare. After a 1–0 loss at Honduras and 2–1 win over Mexico in October, Costa Rica finished second in the table, behind the United States. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round Costa Rica were drawn in finals Group D against three previous tournament winners – Italy, England and Uruguay – and were given odds of 2500–1 to win the tournament.Template:Citation needed However, they beat Uruguay and Italy and drew 0–0 with England to finish top of the group and qualify for the knockout stage. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D In the second round, they beat Greece 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, seeing them through to the quarter-finals for the first time. There, they held the Netherlands to a 0–0 draw after extra time, before losing 4–3 on penalties. Costa Rica rose 12 places to 16th in the FIFA World Rankings. Former player Rónald González cited their long-term progress since 2007 as the reason for their achievement.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140707/futbol/el-exito-de-costa-rica-se-debe-a-la-paciencia-segun-exmundialista-gonzalez_54410863402.html%7Ctitle=El éxito de Costa Rica se debe a la paciencia, según exmundialista González|work=mundodeportivo.com|date=7 July 2014|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821232636/http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140707/futbol/el-exito-de-costa-rica-se-debe-a-la-paciencia-segun-exmundialista-gonzalez_54410863402.html%7Curl-status=live}}</ref>
2018 World CupEdit
The Ticos' qualification for the 2018 World Cup started with a bye to the fourth qualifying round, where they won five games and drew one, winning their group. In the final round, they finished second behind Mexico to qualify automatically, winning four matches, drawing four and losing two. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round Costa Rica were drawn in Group E alongside Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia. Many key players from 2014 remained in the squad, but they made a disappointing exit at the group stage. Costa Rica lost their first two games, against Serbia and Brazil, without scoring, but drew 2–2 with Switzerland in their last match after equalising in injury time. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2018 FIFA World Cup Group E
2022 World CupEdit
The Ticos' qualification for the 2022 World Cup started with a bye to the final qualifying round. They finished fourth behind the United States to advance to inter-confederation play-offs winning seven matches, drawing four and losing three. In the inter-confederation play-offs in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Costa Rica won the match 1–0 against New Zealand and qualified for the World Cup.
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) On November 23, 2022, Costa Rica lost 7–0 against Spain, the biggest World Cup loss since 2010.<ref>Group E. Spain 7– Costa Rica 0 Template:Webarchive FIFA</ref> This match also tied for their worst defeat in professional football with a match against Mexico, which ended with Mexico 7–0 Costa Rica in Mexico Cityon 17 August 1975. After defeating Japan and scoring two goals against Germany in the first half, the latter scored three goals and eliminated Costa Rica. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:2022 FIFA World Cup group tables
Home stadiumEdit
Estadio Nacional is the home stadium of the Costa Rica national team since its opening on 10 January 2011 This venue hosts their friendly matches as well as the World Cup qualifying matches against CONCACAF rivals. Previous matches were played in Estadio Ricardo Saprissa or in Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Template:Citation needed
Team imageEdit
Costa Rica traditionally wears a red jersey with blue shorts and white socks. Their away kit historically was a Juventus-style black and white striped jersey with white shorts and white or black socks, due to these colors being the ones of CS La Libertad, one of the oldest clubs in Costa Rica. In the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the striped kit was used for two matches due to its resemblance to the home kit of FK Partizan of which Bora Milutinovic, then-coach of Costa Rica, was a fan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, after 1997, the striped kit was replaced by a white kit. In 2015, Boston-based sportswear company New Balance became the provider of the national team, after taking over for Italian company Lotto. Since 2023, Adidas is the kit provider for the national team.
Kit sponsorshipEdit
Supplier | Period |
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icon|Costa Rica}} Desport | 1980–1989 |
icon|Italy}} Lotto | 1990–1994 |
icon|United States}} Reebok | 1995–1999 |
icon|Costa Rica}} Trooper | 1999 |
icon|Mexico}} Atletica | 2000–2001 |
icon|Spain}} Joma | 2001–2007 |
icon|Italy}} Lotto | 2007–2014 |
icon|United States}} New Balance | 2015–2022 |
icon|Germany}} Adidas | 2023–present |
Results and fixturesEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Coaching staffEdit
Position | Name |
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Head coach | icon|MEX}} Miguel Herrera |
Assistant coach | icon|MEX}} Álvaro Galindo |
icon|MEX}} Óscar Escobar | |
icon|CRC}} Paulo Wanchope | |
Goalkeeper's coach | icon|CRC}} Ricardo González |
Fitness coach 1 | icon|MEX}} José Rangel |
Video analyst | icon|ARG}} Carlos Di Pasqua |
Doctor | icon|CRC}} Alejandro Ramírez |
Physiotherapist | icon|CRC}} Martha Sisfontes |
icon|CRC}} Brayner Sánchez | |
Nutritionist | icon|CRC}} Alhelí Mateos |
Massage therapist | icon|CRC}} Óscar Segura |
Props | icon|CRC}} Randall Obando |
icon|CRC}} Alberto Mena | |
Team administrator | icon|CRC}} Alvaro Herrera |
Sporting director | icon|ARG}} Claudio Vivas |
Coaching historyEdit
- Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Eladio Rosabal Cordero (1921)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Manolo Rodríguez (1930)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESA}} Ricardo Saprissa (1935–1938)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Alejandro Morera Soto (1941, 1943)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Jorge Rojas (1943)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Hernán Bolaños (1946); (1948)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ENG}} Randolph Galloway & {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Hernán Bolaños (1946)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Santiago Bonilla (1950)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Ismael Quesada (1951)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESA}} Ricardo Saprissa & {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Luis Cartín Paniagua (1951)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|BRA|1889}} Otto Bumbel (1953)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Alfredo Piedra (1955–1957)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|URU}} Rubén Amorín (1960)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CHI}} Hugo Tassara (1960)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESP|1945}} Eduardo Toba Muíño (1961)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Alfredo Piedra (1961–1963)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESP|1945}} Eduardo Viso Abella, {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Alfredo Piedra, & {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Mario "Catato" Cordero (1965)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Rodolfo Ulloa Antillón (1967–1968)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|HUN|1968}} Américo Brunner (1968)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Rogelio Rojas (1969)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Marvin Rodríguez (1969, 1971, 1975, 1989–1990, 1992, 1999–2000)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESP|1945}} Eduardo Viso Abella (1970)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Humberto Maschio (1972)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|URU}} José Etchegoyen (1975)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Juan José Gámez (1976)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESP|1977}} Antonio Moyano (1979–1980, 1983–1984, 1994)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CSK}} Ivan Mráz (1980)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|BRA|1968}} Odir Jacques (1985)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Álvaro Grant MacDonald (1985, 1993)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|URU}} Gustavo De Simone (1987–1989)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESP}} Antonio Moyano & {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Marvin Rodríguez (1989)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|YUG}} Bora Milutinović (1990)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Rolando Villalobos (1991, 1998)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|URU}} Héctor Núñez (1992)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Juan José Gámez (1993)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ESP}} Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes (1993–1994, 1997)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Toribio Rojas (1994–1995)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Juan Blanco (1995)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|BRA}} Valdeir Vieira (1996)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Horacio Cordero (1997)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|COL}} Francisco Maturana (1998–1999)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|BRA}} Gílson Nunes (2000)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Alexandre Guimarães (2001–2002, 2005–2006)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Rodrigo Kenton (2002)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|USA}} Steve Sampson (2003–2004)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|COL}} Jorge Luis Pinto (2004–2005, 2011–2014)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Carlos Watson (2006)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Hernán Medford (2007–2008)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Rodrigo Kenton (2008–2009)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|BRA}} Renê Simões (2009)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Rónald González (2010, 2018)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Ricardo La Volpe (2010–2011)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Paulo Wanchope (2014–2015)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Óscar Ramírez (2015–2018)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|URU}} Gustavo Matosas (2018–2019)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Douglas Sequeira (2019)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|CRC}} Rónald González Brenes (2019–2021)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|COL}} Luis Fernando Suárez (2021–2023)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Claudio Vivas (2023)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Gustavo Alfaro (2023–2024)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|ARG}} Claudio Vivas (2024)
- {{#invoke:flag|icon|MEX}} Miguel Herrera (2025–present)
PlayersEdit
Current squadEdit
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Caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2025, after the match against Template:Fb.
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Recent call-upsEdit
The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.
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INJ Withdrew due to injury.
RET Retired from the national team.
ILL Withdrew due to illness.
PRE Preliminary squad.
WD Withdrew for personal reasons.
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RecordsEdit
Template:Updated<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://www.ruife.es/costa-rica/ |title=Costa Rica – Record International Players |author=Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=4 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720071710/http://www.ruife.es/costa-rica/ |archive-date=20 July 2014 }}</ref>
- Players in bold are still active with Costa Rica.
Most appearancesEdit
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Celso Borges | 163 | 27 | 2008–2023 |
2 | Joel Campbell | 148 | 27 | 2011–present |
3 | Bryan Ruiz | 147 | 29 | 2005–2022 |
4 | Walter Centeno | 137 | 24 | 1995–2009 |
5 | Luis Marín | 128 | 5 | 1993–2009 |
6 | Keylor Navas | 114 | 0 | 2008–2024 |
7 | Rolando Fonseca | 113 | 47 | 1992–2011 |
8 | Álvaro Saborío | 112 | 36 | 2002–2021 |
9 | Mauricio Solís | 110 | 6 | 1993–2006 |
10 | Francisco Calvo | 104 | 14 | 2011–present |
Top goalscorersEdit
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Rolando Fonseca | 47 | 113 | {{#expr: 47/113 round 2}} | 1992–2011 |
2 | Paulo Wanchope | 45 | 73 | {{#expr: 45/73 round 2}} | 1996–2008 |
3 | Álvaro Saborío | 36 | 112 | {{#expr: 36/112 round 2}} | 2002–2021 |
4 | Bryan Ruiz | 29 | 147 | {{#expr: 29/147 round 2}} | 2005–2022 |
5 | Juan Ulloa | 27 | 27 | {{#expr: 27/27 round 2}} | 1955–1970 |
Joel Campbell | 27 | 148 | {{#expr: 27/148 round 2}} | Template:Nowrap | |
Celso Borges | 27 | 163 | {{#expr: 27/163 round 2}} | 2008–2023 | |
8 | Rónald Gómez | 24 | 91 | {{#expr: 24/91 round 2}} | 1993–2008 |
Walter Centeno | 24 | 137 | {{#expr: 24/137 round 2}} | 1995–2009 | |
10 | Jorge Monge | 23 | 27 | {{#expr: 23/27 round 2}} | 1955–1961 |
Competitive recordEdit
FIFA World CupEdit
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FIFA World Cup history | |
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First match | Template:Fb 1–0 Template:Fb-rt (11 June 1990; Genoa, Italy) |
Biggest win | Template:Fb 1–3 Template:Fb-rt (14 June 2014; Fortaleza, Brazil) |
Biggest defeat | Template:Fb 7–0 Template:Fb-rt (23 November 2022; Doha, Qatar) |
Best result | Quarter-finals (2014) |
Worst result | Group stage (2002, 2006, 2018, 2022) |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
CONCACAF Gold CupEdit
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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Squad | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | |
Template:Flagicon 1963 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
Template:Flagicon 1965 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad | Automatically entered | ||||||
Template:Flagicon 1967 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
{{#invoke:flag|icon|Costa Rica}} 1969 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
Template:Flagicon 1971 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
Template:Flagicon 1973 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1977 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1981 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||
1985 | Third place | 3rd | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | Squad | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
1989 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
Template:Flagicon 1991 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1993 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
Template:Flagicon 1996 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1998 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
Template:Flagicon 2000 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
Template:Flagicon 2002 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2003 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Template:Flagicon 2005 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
Template:Flagicon 2007 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
Template:Flagicon 2009 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Template:Flagicon 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
Template:Flagicon 2013 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2015 | 7th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
Template:Flagicon 2017 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
Template:Flagicon 2021 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2023 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2025 | Qualified | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | |||||||||
Total | 3 Titles | 23/28 | 104 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 167 | 109 | — | 90 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 147 | 69 |
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history | |
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First match | Template:Fb 6–0 Template:Fb-rt (24 March 1963; Santa Ana, El Salvador) |
Biggest win | Template:Fb 6–0 Template:Fb-rt (24 March 1963; Santa Ana, El Salvador) Template:Fb 6–0 Template:Fb-rt (28 March 1965; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
Biggest defeat | Template:Fb 4–1 Template:Fb-rt (12 June 2011; Chicago, United States) |
Best result | Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) |
Worst result | Quarter-finals (2007, 2015, 2023) |
CONCACAF Nations LeagueEdit
CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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League phase / Quarter-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | Group | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Year | Result | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | ||
2019−20 | A | D | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Template:Same position | Template:Flagicon 2021 | Fourth place | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad | ||
2022–23 | A | B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Template:Same position | Template:Flagicon 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2023–24 | A | Bye | Template:Same position | Template:Flagicon 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
2024–25 | A | A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Template:Same position | Template:Flagicon 2025 | ||||||||||
Total | — | — | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | — | Total | 0 Titles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
CONCACAF Nations League history | |
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First match | Template:Fb 1–1 Template:Fb-rt (10 October 2019; Nassau, Bahamas) |
Biggest win | Template:Fb 3–0 Template:Fb-rt (5 September 2024; San José, Costa Rica) Template:Fb 3–0 Template:Fb-rt (15 October 2024; San José, Costa Rica) |
Biggest defeat | Template:Fb 0–3 Template:Fb-rt (16 November 2023; San José, Costa Rica) |
Best result | Fourth place (2019–20) |
Worst result | Eighth place (2023–24) |
Copa AméricaEdit
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Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 1993* | Not invited | ||||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1997 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 1999 | Not invited | ||||||||
Template:Flagicon 2001 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 2004 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
Template:Flagicon 2007 | Not invited | ||||||||
Template:Flagicon 2011 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 2015 | Not invited | ||||||||
Template:Flagicon 2016 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 2019 | Not invited | ||||||||
Template:Flagicon 2021 | |||||||||
Template:Flagicon 2024 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
Total | Quarter-finals | 6/13 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | — |
- *The 1993 Copa América was the first time nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited.
Copa CentroamericanaEdit
Copa Centroamericana record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
{{#invoke:flag|icon|Costa Rica}} 1991 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Template:Flagicon 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Template:Flagicon 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Template:Flagicon 1997 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
Template:Flagicon 1999 | 1st | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
Template:Flagicon 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
Template:Flagicon 2003 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Template:Flagicon 2005 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
Template:Flagicon 2007 | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Template:Flagicon 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Template:Flagicon 2011 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
Template:Flagicon 2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Template:Flagicon 2014 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
Template:Flagicon 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Total | 8 Titles | 14/14 | 59 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 103 | 37 |
CCCF ChampionshipEdit
CCCF Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | |
Template:Flagicon 1941 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
Template:Flagicon 1943 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | |
Template:Flagicon 1946 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | |
Template:Flagicon 1948 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | |
Template:Flagicon 1951 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
Template:Flagicon 1953 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Template:Flagicon 1955 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
Template:Flagicon 1957 | Withdrew | ||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1960 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
Template:Flagicon 1961 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
Total | 7 Titles | 9/10 | 51 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 191 | 56 |
Olympic GamesEdit
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 1900 | Only club teams participated | ||||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1908 | No national representative | ||||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1920 | |||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1924 | Not an IOC member | ||||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1936 | Did not participate | ||||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1952 | |||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1956 | |||||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1968 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1980 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 1984 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
Template:Flagicon 1988 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Since 1992 | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 2/12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | — |
Pan American GamesEdit
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
Template:Flagicon 1951 | Silver medal | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
Template:Flagicon 1955 | Did not participate | |||||||
Template:Flagicon 1959 | Round-robin | 5th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Template:Flagicon 1963 | Did not participate | |||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1971 | ||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1975 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Template:Flagicon 1979 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
Template:Flagicon 1983 | Did not participate | |||||||
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Template:Flagicon 1991 | ||||||||
Template:Flagicon 1995 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Since 1999 | See Costa Rica national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 1 Silver medal | 5/12 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 54 |
Panamerican ChampionshipEdit
Panamerican Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
Template:Flagicon 1952 | Did not participate | |||||||
Template:Flagicon 1956 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
Template:Flagicon 1960 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Total | Third place | 2/3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
Head-to-head recordEdit
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The following table shows Costa Rica's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2024.
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Template:Fb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
Template:Fb | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 17 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Template:Fb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Template:Fb | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 34 | –25 |
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Template:Fb | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
Template:Fb | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
Template:Fb | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Template:Fb | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | –13 |
Template:Fb | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 46 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Template:FbTemplate:Efn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –5 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Template:Fb | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | –12 |
Template:Fb | 69 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 151 | 58 | 93 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Template:Fb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Template:Fb | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
Template:Fb | 66 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 135 | 72 | 63 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Template:Fb | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 |
Template:Fb | 69 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 114 | 84 | 30 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Template:Fb | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 37 |
Template:Fb | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 |
Template:Fb | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
Template:Fb | 58 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 34 | 88 | –54 |
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Template:Fb | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Template:Fb | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 62 |
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Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Template:Fb | 64 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 122 | 63 | 59 |
Template:Fb | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Template:Fb | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | –8 |
Template:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | –5 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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Template:FbTemplate:Efn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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Template:Fb | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Template:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
Template:Fb | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | –2 |
Template:Fb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | –13 |
Template:Fb | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
Template:Fb | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Template:Fb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
Template:Fb | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 44 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
Template:Fb | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | –7 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
Template:Fb | 41 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
Template:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Template:Fb | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 |
Template:Fb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total (78) | 741 | 207 | 137 | 235 | 1,271 | 851 | +420 |
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HonoursEdit
ContinentalEdit
- CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
- File:CONCACAF - Gold Cup.svg Champions (3): 1963, 1969, 1989
- Template:Silver2 Runners-up (1): 2002
- Template:Bronze3 Third place (4): 1965, 1971, 1985, 1993
- Panamerican Championship1
- Template:Bronze3 Third place (1): 1956
RegionalEdit
- CCCF Championship2
- Template:Gold1 Champions (7): 1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961
- Template:Silver2 Runners-up (1): 1951
- Template:Bronze3 Third place (1): 1943
- Copa de Naciones UNCAF/Copa Centroamericana
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Template:Silver2 Silver medal (3): 1930, 1935, 1938
FriendlyEdit
- Independence Centenary Games (1): 1921
- Copa Centroamérica-Independencia (1): 2006
AwardsEdit
- FIFA Best Mover of the Year (1): 2001
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Trophy (1): 2002
- Copa Centroamericana Fair Play Award (1): 2017
SummaryEdit
Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).
Senior Competition | Template:Gold1 | Template:Silver2 | Template:Bronze3 | Total |
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CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Panamerican Championship1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CCCF Championship2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Total | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
- Notes
- Official senior competition organized by PFC. It was a unified confederation of the Americas, which was formed by NAFC, CCCF and CONMEBOL.
- Official senior competition organized by CCCF. It was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and affiliated with FIFA as the governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean, from 1938 to 1961.
FIFA World RankingEdit
Last update was on 27 May 2021 Source:<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/crc%7Ctitle=Costa Rica in the FIFA World Ranking|access-date=26 July 2021|archive-date=24 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124033958/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/CRC%7Curl-status=live}}</ref>
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See alsoEdit
- Costa Rica national under-23 football team
- Costa Rica national under-20 football team
- Costa Rica national under-17 football team
- Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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- Template:Official website
- Costa Rica FIFA profile
- 1921 to 2009 Costa Rica match results by Marcos Romero at RSSSF
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