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This article lists the Costa Rica national football team results. The national team is organised by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol that was established in 1921. The team is nicknamed La Sele or Los Ticos. Costa Rica joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1962.
Results
[edit]| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| W.C. | FIFA World Cup |
| CC | Confederations Cup |
| GS | Group Stage |
| 1/16 | Round of 32 |
| 1/8 | Round of 16 |
| QF | Quarter-final |
| SF | Semi-final |
| F | Final |
| RP | Repechage |
| 3rd-4th | Third place match |
Prior to 1990
[edit]| Date | Home team | Away team | Score | Venue | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 1960 |  Costa Rica |  Brazil | 3–0 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | Panamerican Championship |
| Date | Home team | Away team | Score | Venue | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1984 | Costa Rica |  Italy | 1–0 | Rose Bowl Stadium, California | 1984 Summer Olympics |
1990–1999
[edit]98 matches played:
| 2 February 1990 Friendly | United States  | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Miami |
| Attendance: 4,500 |
| 4 February 1990 Friendly | Uruguay  | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Chicago |
| 22 February 1990 Friendly | Soviet Union  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Chicago |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
| 13 October 1993 Friendly | Poland  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Chicago |
| Attendance: 33,000 |
| 19 May 1990 Friendly | Wales  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | , Cardiff |
| Attendance: 18,000 |
| 11 June 1990 1990 W.C. GS | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Scotland | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
Cayasso  49' | Attendance: 30,867 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau Argentina |
| 16 June 1990 1990 W.C. GS | Brazil  | 1–0 |  Costa Rica | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin |
| Müller 33' | Attendance: 58,007 Referee: Neji Jouini Tunisia |
| 20 June 1990 1990 W.C. GS | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Sweden | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
| Flores 75' Medford 88' | Ekström 32' | Attendance: 30,223 Referee: Zoran Petrović Yugoslavia) |
| 23 June 1990 1990 W.C. 1/8 | Czechoslovakia  | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| Skuhravý 12', 63', 82' Kubík 75' | González 54' | Attendance: 47,673 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen East Germany |
| 17 April 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 |  Mexico | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 5,256 |
| 2 June 1993 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Uruguay | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 4,500 |
| 8 September 1993 1991 UNC | Costa Rica | 2–0 |  Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 35,000 |
| 22 September 1993 1991 UNC | Costa Rica | 7–1 |  El Salvador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Kushta 40' | 4', 30', 61' Salinas 19' Toni 67' Caminero | Attendance: 3,000 Referee:  Rémy Harrel |
| 13 October 1993 1991 UNC | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Guatemala | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Sheridan 72' | 12' Caminero 19', 26' Salinas | Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 17 November 1993 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 |  Colombia | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 63' | Attendance: 38,000 Referee:  Vasilis Nikakis |
| 26 June 1990 1991 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Guatemala | Rose Bowl, Miami |
| R. Gómez 14' Flores 17' González  86' | Report | Attendance: 18,435 Referee: Siefert (CAN) |
| 9 February 1994 1991 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 1–2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Rose Bowl, Miami |
| Medford 6' | Report | Lewis 38' Thomas 89' | Attendance: 6,344 Referee: Garza (MEX) |
| 23 March 1994 1991 Gold Cup | United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |
| Vermes 6' Pérez 49' (pen.)Marchena 59' (o.g.) | Arguedas 30' Jara 33' | Attendance: 36,703 Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX) |
| 2 June 1994 1991 Gold Cup | Honduras | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |
| Bennett 38' Flores 79' | Attendance: 41,103 Referee: Angeles (USA) |
| 10 June 1994 1991 Gold Cup | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |
| Farfán 9' Galindo 89' | Report | Attendance: 39,873 Referee: Forbes (TRI) |
| 18 June 1994 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| 01:35 CEST | Attendance: 56,247 |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Mexico | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 13,113 |
| 27 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | United States | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla |
| 2 July 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | El Salvador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 23:35 CEST | Attendance: 53,121 Referee:  Mario van der Ende |
| 9 July 1994 Friendly | El Salvador | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Foxboro, Foxborough |
| 19:05 CEST | Attendance: 23,400 Referee: Sándor Puhl |
| 7 September 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2 –1 |  Ecuador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 10,000 |
| 18 June 1994 Friendly | Uruguay | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| 01:35 CEST | Attendance: 26,247 |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Ecuador | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Soldier Field, Chicago |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 63,113 Referee: Filippi Cavani |
| 27 June 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Panama  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Soldier Field, Chicago |
| 22:05 CEST | Sánchez 66' | 19' (pen.) Guardiola 65', 71' Caminero | Attendance: 63,089 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla |
| 2 July 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 5–1 | Panama | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 23:35 CEST | Hierro 14' Luis Enrique 73'Begiristain 86' (pen.) | Attendance: 53,121 |
| 9 July 1994 Friendly | Brazil  | 4–2 | Costa Rica | Foxboro, Foxborough |
| 19:05 CEST | Baggio 26' R. Baggio 87' | 59' Caminero | Attendance: 53,400 Referee: Sándor Puhl |
| 7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2 –3 | Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Sotiriou 37' | 18', 25' Higuera | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marc Batta |
| 7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 0 –1 | Costa Rica |  Tsirion, Limassol |
| Sotiriou 37' | 18', 25' Higuera | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marc Batta |
| 2 June 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Mexico | 4–0 | Costa Rica |  Žalgiris, Vilnius |
| 72', 75' Guerrero | Attendance: 4,500 Referee:  George Ionescu |
| 8 September 1993 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Mexico | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Guerrero 61', 89' (pen.) | Attendance: 35,000 Referee:  Vítor Melo Pereira |
| 22 September 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Honduras | 2–1 | Costa Rica |  Qemal Stafa, Tirana |
| Kushta 40' | 4', 30', 61' Salinas 19' Toni 67' Caminero | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rémy Harrel |
| 13 October 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 5–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Sheridan 72' | 12' Caminero 19', 26' Salinas | Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 17 November 1993 1993 UNC | Costa Rica | 6–0 |  Nicaragua | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 63' | Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Vasilis Nikakis |
| 19 January 1994 1993 UNC | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Nicaragua | |
| Salinas 42' Juanele 66' | 62' (o.g.) Juanma 83' (pen.) Oceano | Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 9 February 1994 1993 UNC | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |  H. Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| Sergi 19' | 38' Kosecki | Attendance: 20,000 Referee:  Roman Kosecki |
| 23 March 1994 1993 UNC | Honduras | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Luis Casanova, Valencia |
| 6' Prosinečki 51' Šuker | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
| 2 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Panama | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Järvinen 17' | 11' Miñambres 15' Salinas | Attendance: 10,251 Referee: Christer Fällström |
| 10 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 |  Canada | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 9' Salinas 85' Juanele | Attendance: 5,256 Referee: Mike Reed |
| 18 June 1994 1994 W.C. GS | Colombia | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| 01:35 CEST | Salinas 50' Goikoetxea 55' | 84' Hong Myung-bo 90' Seo Jung-won | Attendance: 56,247 Referee:  Peter Mikkelsen |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Panama | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 22:05 CEST | Klinsmann 48' | 14' Goikoetxea | Attendance: 63,113 Referee: Filippi Cavani |
| 27 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–2 | Mexico | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 22:05 CEST | Sánchez 66' | 19' (pen.) Guardiola 65', 71' Caminero | Attendance: 63,089 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla |
| 2 July 1994 1994 W.C. 1/8 | Jamaica  | 1–1 | Costa Rica | RFK Memorial, Washington |
| 23:35 CEST | Hierro 14' Luis Enrique 73'Begiristain 86' (pen.) | Attendance: 53,121 Referee: Mario van der Ende |
| 11 July 1993 Gold Cup | Canada | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México |
| Dasovic 43' | Report | Myers 82' | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Forde (BAR) |
| 7 September 1994 1993 Gold Cup | Mexico | 1 –1 | Costa Rica | Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México |
| Delgado 74' (o.g.) | Report | Cayasso 30' | Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI) |
| 12 October 1994 1993 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 3–1 |  Martinique | Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México |
| Myers 28' Cayasso 69', 87' | Tinmar 59' (pen.) | Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Jay (USA) |
| 16 November 1994 1993 Gold Cup | United States | 1–0 (asdet) | Costa Rica | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
Kooiman  103' | Attendance: 14,826 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI) |
| 30 November 1994 1993 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Jamaica | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Guthrie 10' | Jarret 89' | Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Hayes (USA) |
| 17 December 1994 Friendly | Saudi Arabia  | 1–2 | Costa Rica |  Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels |
| Degryse 6' | 29' Hierro 56' (pen.) Donato 69' Salinas 89' Luis Enrique | Attendance: 15,074 Referee:  Ahmet Çakar |
| 18 January 1995 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Riazor, A Coruña |
| Pizzi 1' Donato 81' | 18' Fonseca 34' Bengoechea | Attendance: 22,000 Referee:  Atanas Uzunov |
| 22 February 1995 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 |  Norway | Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz |
| Attendance: 19,000 |
| 29 March 1995 Friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla |
| Higuera 24' | 26' Degryse | Attendance: 27,000 |
| 26 April 1995 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Costa Rica |  Hrazdan, Yerevan |
| 49' Amavisca 63' Goikoetxea | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Adrian Porumboiu |
| 7 June 1995 Friendly | United States | 1–2 | Costa Rica | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla |
| Hierro 64' (pen.) | Attendance: 12,000 Referee:  Roger Philippi |
| 6 September 1995 Friendly | South Korea  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada |
| Guerrero 45' Alfonso 50'Pizzi 75', 84'Hierro 83'Caminero 85' | Attendance: 16,150 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 20 September 1995 Friendly | Ecuador | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Vicente Calderón, Madrid |
| Pizzi 35' Guerrero 68' | 80' Ortega | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sotiris Vorgias |
| 11 October 1995 Friendly | Japan  | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Parken, Copenhagen |
| Vilfort 46' | 17' (pen.) Hierro | Attendance: 40,262 Referee: Václav Krondl |
| 15 November 1995 Friendly | Jamaica | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Martínez Valero, Elche, Alicante |
| Kiko 8' Manjarín 72'Caminero 79' | Attendance: 21,350 Referee:  Edgar Steinborn |
| 7 February 1996 1995 UNC | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Belize | Insular, Las Palmas de G.C., Canary Islands |
| Kiko 44' | Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Marcello Nicchi |
| 24 April 1996 1995 UNC | El Salvador | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Ullevaal, Oslo |
| Attendance: 11,898 Referee: Georg Dardenne |
| 9 June 1996 1995 UNC | Honduras | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 15:30 CEST | Alfonso 73' | 64' (pen.) Stoichkov | Attendance: 24,006 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 15 June 1996 1995 UNC | El Salvador | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 19:00 CEST | Djorkaeff 48' | 87' Caminero | Attendance: 35,626 Referee:  Vadim Zhuk |
| 18 June 1996 Friendly | Canada | 0 –1 | Costa Rica | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 17:30 CEST | Raducioiu 29' | 10' Manjarín 83' Amor | Attendance: 32,719 Referee: Ahmet Çakar |
| 22 June 1996 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 16:00 CEST | Attendance: 75,440 Referee: Marc Batta | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Shearer  Platt Pearce Gascoigne |  Hierro Amor Belsúe Nadal | |||
| 4 September 1996 Friendly | Honduras | 0–0 | Costa Rica |  Svangaskard, Toftir |
| Jónsson 46' Arge 89' | 37' Luis Enrique 63', 83', 86' Alfonso 70' (o.g.) Johannesen 85' Hierro | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Philippe Leduc |
| 9 October 1996 Friendly | Peru  | 3–0 | Costa Rica |  Cusco, Peru |
| Attendance: 19,223 |
| 13 November 1996 Friendly | Ecuador | 1–1 | Costa Rica | H. Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| Pizzi 39' Amor 46'Luis Enrique 57'Hierro 61' | 40' Tittel | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 14 December 1996 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 |  Chile | Estadio Edgardo Baltodabo, Liberia |
| Guardiola 18' (pen.) Raúl 37' | Attendance: 37,000 |
| 18 December 1996 1998 W.C. Q | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | Costa Rica |  National Stadium, Ta'Qali |
| 7', 26', 33' Guerrero | Attendance: 3,200 Referee:  Nikolai Levnikov |
| 12 February 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Jamaica | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Rico Pérez, Alicante |
| Guardiola 25' Alfonso 40', 46'Pizzi 89' | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
| 30 April 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Venezuela  | 2–0 | Costa Rica |  Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade |
| Mijatovic 86' (pen.) | 18' (pen.) Hierro | Attendance: 49,253 Referee: Rune Pedersen |
| 8 June 1997 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Jamaica | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 40' (pen.) | Attendance: 24,544 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 24 September 1997 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Panama |  Tehelne Pole, Bratislava |
| Majoroš 75' | 46' Kiko 76' Amor | Attendance: 13,667 Referee:  Laszlo Vagner |
| 11 October 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Guatemala | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Luis Enrique 19', 84' Oli 27' | 44' Hansen | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jacek Granat |
| 19 November 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Guatemala | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Memorial Coliseum Estadium, Los Angeles |
| Etxeberria 49' | 82' Popescu | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 28 January 1998 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 | United States | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Zidane 20' | Attendance: 18,836 Referee:  Urs Meier |