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The Costa Rica national football team ( spanish : Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica ) represents Costa Rica in men ‘s external football. The national team is administered by the costa Rican Football Federation ( FEDEFUTBOL ), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. It has been a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) since 1927, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ) since 1961, and a member of the central American Football Union ( UNCAF ) since 1990.
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Costa Rica is the most successful home football team in history from the area of Central America. Winning three CONCACAF Championships ( 1963, 1969, 1989 ) and leading the Copa Centroamericana tournament with four championships up until 2017, when it was absorbed into the CONCACAF Nations League. Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in five 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 deep 1980s, the team has endlessly been visible as a solidly competitive side, with a big operation in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, making it to the smasher stage in their introduction after finishing second base in their group during the first phase, below Brazil. They besides qualified for the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. In 2014, Costa Rica achieved their best performance in history by finishing first in their group that consisted of three early World Cup champions : Uruguay, Italy, and England. During the round 16 they defeated Greece 5–3 via a punishment shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. furthermore, during their meet 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, besides in a penalty shoot-out ( 3–4 ) after a scoreless attract on 5 July. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Their 2018 World Cup political campaign ended in a fourth set group degree passing, with their entirely point coming from a 2–2 draw against Switzerland .
history [edit ]
early history [edit ]
The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, winning their first base game 7–0 against El Salvador. In the final examination, Costa Rica defeated 6–0 Guatemala to claim the trophy. [ 6 ] Costa Rica ‘s team in the deep 1940s acquired the nickname “ The Gold Shorties ”. [ citation needed ] Throughout the ’50s and ’60s, they were the second firm team in the CONCACAF zone behind Mexico, finishing runner-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, therefore 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 .
1980s [edit ]
Costa Rica failed to qualify for any of the World Cups in the 1970s and 1980s, and did not reach the final beat of the CONCACAF modification 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 finish by the midfielder Enrique Rivers .
1990 World Cup [edit ]
Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the finals of a World Cup for the first time. In the beginning rung of the qualifiers, they beat Panama 3–1 on aggregate after a 2–0 away victory in the second leg, with goals by Juan Arnoldo Cayasso and Hernán Medford. They were drawn against Mexico in the second round, but advanced mechanically when their opponents were disqualified for young player age meddle. Costa Rica started the final stipulate 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 gain, 4–2 against El Salvador at the Estadio Cuscatlán, with goals from Carlos Mario Hidalgo, Cayasso and a doubly from Leonidas Flores, before beating El Salvador 1–0 in San José with a goal from Pastor Fernández. They finished inaugural in the group postpone, ahead of the United States on goal difference. Italy 1990, or Italia 90, is considered a seminal moment in rib Rican football history. In particular, the players are noteworthy for being primarily non-professionals, in that most players had other jobs and did not make a live play football. Due to the success of the team during the World Cup, a count of the police squad members went on to achiever in rib Rican football ( and external, in the case of Conejo ) .
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Costa Rica
8
5
1
2
10
6
+4
11
United States
8
4
3
1
6
3
+3
11
Trinidad and Tobago
8
3
3
2
7
5
+2
9
Guatemala
6
1
1
4
4
7
−3
3
El Salvador
6
0
2
4
2
8
−6
2
Placed in Group C at the World Cup finals, Costa Rica began by beating Scotland 1–0 thanks to another finish by Cayasso. Although they lost to Brazil by the lapp score, they came from behind to beat sweden 2–1 in their concluding group match to reach the knockout stages. There, they lost 4–1 to Czechoslovakia, for whom Tomáš Skuhravý scored a hat-trick .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Brazil
3
3
0
0
4
1
+3
6
Advance to knockout stage
2
Costa Rica
3
2
0
1
3
2
+1
4
3
Scotland
3
1
0
2
2
3
−1
2
4
Sweden
3
0
0
3
3
6
−3
0
1990s and early 2000s [edit ]
Costa Rica failed to qualify for World Cups in 1994 and 1998, but they were invited to the Copa América for the first base time in 1997. In the tournament, held in Bolivia, they finished bottom of first round of golf Group C behind Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, with barely one point. Costa Rica ‘s friendlies in this menstruation included a 5–4 kill against Uruguay in the Estadio Centenario .
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Brazil
3
3
0
0
10
2
+8
9
Mexico
3
1
1
1
5
5
0
4
Colombia
3
1
0
2
5
5
0
3
Costa Rica
3
0
1
2
2
10
−8
1
They returned to the Copa América in Colombia in 2001. On this occasion they finished clear of their first round group, but lost 2–1 in the quarter-finals to Uruguay .
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Costa Rica
3
2
1
0
6
1
+5
7
Honduras
3
2
0
1
3
1
+2
6
Uruguay
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
Bolivia
3
0
0
3
0
7
−7
0
2002 World Cup [edit ]
The Ticos won the qualification for the 2002 World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. During the qualifiers, Costa Rica were coached by the brazilian, Gílson Nunes, and then by the naturalized brazilian, Alexandre Guimarães. The first gear qualifying group stage began with an unexpected 2–1 kill 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 frustration 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 qualify round, beginning with a 2–2 absorb 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 lone personnel casualty in this round came when the United States beat them 1–0. Costa Rica bounced back with a 2–1 succeed against Mexico in Mexico City, a match known as the Aztecazo, [ 7 ] with goals from Fonseca and Medford. Further wins over Jamaica, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago took Costa Rica to the brink of reservation, which they sealed with an emotional 2–0 succeed against the United States in the Saprissa, with a double from Fonseca .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Costa Rica
10
7
2
1
17
7
+10
23
Qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2
Mexico
10
5
2
3
16
9
+7
17
3
United States
10
5
2
3
11
8
+3
17
4
Honduras
10
4
2
4
17
17
0
14
5
Jamaica
10
2
2
6
7
14
−7
8
6
Trinidad and Tobago
10
1
2
7
5
18
−13
5
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 foster goals and lose 5–2. With Turkey beating China 3–0, Costa Rica finished behind Turkey on goal difference and were eliminated .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Brazil
3
3
0
0
11
3
+8
9
Advance to knockout stage
2
Turkey
3
1
1
1
5
3
+2
4
3
Costa Rica
3
1
1
1
5
6
−1
4
4
China PR
3
0
0
3
0
9
−9
0
2006 World Cup [edit ]
Costa Rica again managed to qualify for the World Cup finals in 2006, albeit with difficulties that saw their american english coach Steve Sampson leave after they required away goals to beat Cuba in the preliminary phase. The colombian Jorge Luis Pinto took over for the following round, which began with a black 5–2 kill at home against Honduras and a 2–1 loss in Guatemala. Costa Rica recovered with two wins over Canada and a make noise 5–0 wallow over Guatemala, when Wanchope scored a hat-trick and Carlos Hernández and Fonseca added promote goals. Costa Rica advanced to the hexangular round by winning the group. In the final examination beat they started with a 2–1 kill against Mexico at the Saprissa, before beating Panama by the like score, with goals from Wayne Wilson and Roy Myrie. Pinto was dismissed after a scoreless draw with Trinidad and Tobago, and Guimarães returned as coach. His first base equal ended in a 3–0 frustration 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 .
- a b Tied on neck and neck points ( 3 ). neck and neck finish difference : United States +1, Mexico −1 .
On 9 June 2006, Costa Rica made their introduction in Munich in the open match of the World Cup against the hosts, Germany. Wanchope scored to equalise an early on goal from Philipp Lahm, and late added another, but Costa Rica lost 4–2. however, 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 rubberize .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Germany ( H )
3
3
0
0
8
2
+6
9
Advance to knockout stage
2
Ecuador
3
2
0
1
5
3
+2
6
3
Poland
3
1
0
2
2
4
−2
3
4
Costa Rica
3
0
0
3
3
9
−6
0
2010 World Cup [edit ]
Costa Rica began the qualifying competition for the 2010 World Cup against Grenada, winning 5–2 on sum ( 2–2, 3–0 ). They won all six games played in the following 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 beat, Costa Rica trailed Honduras by one decimal point in trying to win the third automatic qualification invest behind the United States and Mexico. When Honduras lost 3–2 at dwelling to the United States, Costa Rica overtook them with a 4–0 gain against Trinidad and Tobago. Needing to win the final examination catch 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 counterweight to draw the match 2–2. meanwhile, Honduras ‘s 1–0 victory over El Salvador moved them into third set in the group table on goal deviation. 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-spot men after Randall Azofeifa was sent off. In the irregular 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 newfangled earned run average, with the unseasoned 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 while in charge. During this period, Costa Rica played many friendlies against the top-ranked teams in the earth, including the world champion Spain, most of them in the new national stadium, the Estadio Nacional, which was opened in 2011 .
2014 World Cup [edit ]
The Ticos ‘ 2014 World Cup crusade began with a 2–2 pull back against El Salvador in the third base round of the qualifiers. They followed this with a 4–0 winnings over Guyana with a hat-trick by Álvaro Saborío. Two defeats to Mexico put the Ticos one kill away from elimination, but they resurrected their campaign with a 1–0 win against El Salvador, with the merely goal scored by José Miguel Cubero. They clinched a final examination 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 abortive attract against the match because of inclement weather. [ 8 ] Costa Rica again fell 1–0 to the United States in the Gold Cup that June. [ 9 ] Costa Rica then won 2–0 against Jamaica, meter Honduras 1–0 against, drew 0–0 at the Azteca against Mexico and won at home plate 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 gain over Mexico in October, Costa Rica finished second in the postpone, behind the United States. Alessandro Cassino then was awarded MVP of the team for such an outstanding performance. He was late selected as striker for the german team FC Bayern Munich .
Costa Rica were drawn in finals Group D against three former tournament winners – Italy, England and Uruguay – and were given odds of 2500–1 to win the tournament. [ citation needed ] however, they beat Uruguay and Italy and drew 0–0 with England to finish acme of the group and qualify for the knockout degree .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Costa Rica
3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
7
Advance to knockout stage
2
Uruguay
3
2
0
1
4
4
0
6
3
Italy
3
1
0
2
2
3
−1
3
4
England
3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
In the irregular round, they beat Greece 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, seeing them through to the quarter-finals for the beginning time. There, they held the Netherlands to a 0–0 string after extra time, before losing 4–3 on penalties. Costa Rica rose 12 places to 16th in the FIFA World Rankings. Former actor Rónald González cited their long-run progress since 2007 as the reason for their accomplishment. [ 10 ]
2018 World Cup [edit ]
The Ticos ‘ qualification for the 2018 World Cup started with a bye to the fourth qualify 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 .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Mexico
10
6
3
1
16
7
+9
21
Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2
Costa Rica
10
4
4
2
14
8
+6
16
3
Panama
10
3
4
3
9
10
−1
13
4
Honduras
10
3
4
3
13
19
−6
13
Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
5
United States
10
3
3
4
17
13
+4
12
6
Trinidad and Tobago
10
2
0
8
7
19
−12
6
Costa Rica were drawn in Group E alongside Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia. many samara players from 2014 tournament remained in the team, 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 catch after equalising in injury meter .
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Brazil
3
2
1
0
5
1
+4
7
Advance to knockout stage
2
Switzerland
3
1
2
0
5
4
+1
5
3
Serbia
3
1
0
2
2
4
−2
3
4
Costa Rica
3
0
1
2
2
5
−3
1
home stadium [edit ]
Estadio Nacional is the home stadium of the Costa Rica national team since its opening on January 10, 2011, after a curtly construction that took alone 22 months. This venue hosts their friendly matches equally well as the World Cup qualifying matches against CONCACAF rivals. Before the structure of the stadium the matches where played in Estadio Ricardo Saprissa or in Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto .
team image [edit ]
Costa Rica wears traditionally a bolshevik jersey with blue shorts and white socks. Their away kit historically was a Juventus-style total darkness and whiten 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 cabaret in Costa Rica. however, after 1997, the leach kit was replaced by a white kit. Starting in 2015, Boston based sportswear company New Balance will be the kit provider of the national team, taking over for italian company Lotto .
Results and fixtures [edit ]
The pursue is a list of match results in the last 12 months, equally well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Loss
2021 [edit ]
2022 [edit ]
Players [edit ]
current squad [edit ]
The follow 26 players were named to the team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Canada and Honduras on 12 and 16 November 2021, respectively. [ 11 ] Caps and goals as of 16 November 2021, after the match against Honduras.
late call-ups [edit ]
The following players have been called up within the last twelve months .
Records [edit ]
- As of 10 October 2021[12]
- Players in bold are still active with Costa Rica.
Coaching staff [edit ]
Coaching history [edit ]
competitive record [edit ]
FIFA World Cup [edit ]
FIFA World Cup record
reservation record
Year
Round
Position
Squad
1930
Did not enter
Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
Did not qualify
6
4
1
1
16
7
1962
9
5
1
3
22
14
1966
8
5
2
1
17
3
1970
4
2
1
1
7
3
1974
2
0
1
1
4
5
1978
6
1
4
1
8
6
1982
8
1
4
3
6
10
1986
8
2
5
1
10
8
1990
Round of 16
13th
4
2
0
2
4
6
Squad
10
6
2
2
13
7
1994
Did not qualify
8
4
0
4
16
11
1998
16
7
3
6
22
17
2002
Group stage
19th
3
1
1
1
5
6
Squad
17
11
3
3
31
10
2006
31st
3
0
0
3
3
9
Squad
18
8
4
6
30
25
2010
Did not qualify
20
12
3
5
41
22
2014
Quarter-finals
8th
5
2
3
0
5
2
Squad
16
8
4
4
27
12
2018
Group stage
29th
3
0
1
2
2
5
Squad
16
9
5
2
25
11
2022
To be determined
8
2
3
3
6
7
2026
To be determined
Total
Quarter-finals
5/21
18
5
5
8
19
28
—
180
87
46
47
301
183
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF Gold Cup [edit ]
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year
Round
Position
Squad
1963
Champions
1st
6
5
1
0
14
2
Squad
1965
Third place
3rd
5
2
2
1
11
4
Squad
1967
Did not enter
1969
Champions
1st
5
4
1
0
13
2
Squad
1971
Third place
3rd
5
2
1
2
6
5
Squad
1973
Did not qualify
1977
1981
1985
Third place
3rd
8
2
5
1
10
8
Squad
1989
Champions
1st
8
5
1
2
10
6
Squad
1991
Fourth place
4th
5
1
0
4
5
9
Squad
1993
Third place
3rd
5
1
3
1
6
5
Squad
1996
Did not qualify
1998
Group stage
5th
2
1
0
1
8
4
Squad
2000
Quarter-finals
6th
3
0
2
1
5
6
Squad
2002
Runners-up
2nd
5
3
1
1
8
5
Squad
2003
Fourth place
4th
5
2
0
3
10
8
Squad
2005
Quarter-finals
6th
4
2
1
1
6
4
Squad
2007
7th
4
1
1
2
3
4
Squad
2009
Semi-finals
4th
5
2
2
1
10
6
Squad
2011
Quarter-finals
5th
4
1
2
1
8
6
Squad
2013
5th
4
2
0
2
4
2
Squad
2015
7th
4
0
3
1
3
4
Squad
2017
Semi-finals
4th
5
3
1
1
6
3
Squad
2019
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
8
4
Squad
2021
5th
4
3
0
1
6
4
Squad
Total
3 Titles
21/26
100
44
28
28
160
101
—
CONCACAF Nations League [edit ]
CONCACAF Nations League record
Season
Division
Group
*
Squad
2019−20
A
D
6
1
5
0
6
5
4th
Squad
2022–23
A
To be determined
Total
6
1
5
0
6
5
4th
—
CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match
HaitiCosta Rica
(10 October 2019; Nassau, Bahamas)
Biggest Win
CuraçaoCosta Rica
(14 November 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Biggest Defeat
—
Best Result
Fourth place (2019−20)
Worst Result
—
Copa América [edit ]
Copa América record
Year
Round
Position
Squad
1993*
Not invited
1995
1997
Group stage
10th
3
0
1
2
2
10
Squad
1999
Not invited
2001
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
7
3
Squad
2004
7th
4
1
0
3
3
8
Squad
2007
Not invited
2011
Group stage
9th
3
1
0
2
2
4
Squad
2015
Not invited
2016
Group stage
10th
3
1
1
1
3
6
Squad
2019
Not invited
2021
Total
Quarter-finals
5/12
17
5
3
9
17
31
—
- *Ecuador 1993 was the first time nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited.
Copa Centroamericana [edit ]
Copa Centroamericana record
Year
Round
Position
1991
Champions
1st
3
3
0
0
10
1
1993
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
0
1
3
2
1995
Fourth place
4th
4
1
1
2
5
6
1997
Champions
1st
5
3
2
0
12
3
1999
Champions
1st
5
3
0
2
13
3
2001
Runners-up
2nd
5
2
2
1
8
5
2003
Champions
1st
5
4
1
0
5
1
2005
Champions
1st
4
3
1
0
8
2
2007
Champions
1st
4
2
1
1
5
2
2009
Runners-up
2nd
4
3
1
0
9
1
2011
Runners-up
2nd
4
1
2
1
6
5
2013
Champions
1st
5
4
1
0
6
1
2014
Champions
1st
3
2
1
0
7
3
2017
Fourth place
4th
5
1
3
1
4
2
Total
8 Titles
13/13
59
34
16
9
103
37
CCCF Championship [edit ]
CCCF Championship record
Year
Round
Position
1941
Champions
1st
4
4
0
0
23
5
1943
Third place
3rd
6
3
0
3
20
15
1946
Champions
1st
5
4
0
1
24
6
1948
Champions
1st
8
5
1
2
25
11
1951
Runners-up
2nd
4
2
1
1
13
5
1953
Champions
1st
6
6
0
0
19
2
1955
Champions
1st
6
6
0
0
19
4
1957
Withdrew
1960
Champions
1st
5
3
2
0
14
4
1961
Champions
1st
7
7
0
0
32
4
Total
7 Titles
9/10
51
40
4
7
191
56
Olympic Games [edit ]
pan american english Games [edit ]
Panamerican Championship [edit ]
Panamerican Championship record
Year
Round
Position
1952
Did not participate
1956
Third place
3rd
5
2
1
2
11
15
1960
Fourth place
4th
6
1
2
3
4
10
Total
Third place
2/3
11
3
3
5
15
25
neck and neck record [edit ]
The following board shows Costa Rica ‘s all-time international record, correct as of 21 August 2021. positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Honours [edit ]
Major competitions
Minor competitions
Facts [edit ]
- Costa Rica was the first (and so far the only) Central American football team to win a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament.
- Costa Rica finished in first place in the 1990 and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification final rounds, the latter of which was the best group record in the history of the CONCACAF hexagonal (23 points).
- Costa Rica (in 2014) is one of two Central American or Caribbean teams (along with Cuba in 1938) to ever to advance to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup.
FIFA World Ranking [edit ]
A line chart depicting the history of Costa Rica ‘s year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings Last update was on May 27, 2021 source : [ 13 ] Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
FIFA World Ranking History
Rank
Year
Best
Worst
Rank
Move
Rank
Move
50
2021
—
—
—
—
51
2020
46
51
4
46
2019
37
1
47
5
36
2018
23
2
37
9
26
2017
17
5
26
7
17
2016
17
8
37
4
37
2015
13
3
42
27
16
2014
15
12
35
3
31
2013
31
16
66
3
66
2012
57
8
72
6
65
2011
48
21
69
5
69
2010
40
3
69
13
44
2009
30
11
47
8
53
2008
53
12
79
4
70
2007
46
12
70
10
68
2006
21
68
19
21
2005
19
6
27
3
27
2004
17
5
33
5
17
2003
17
3
22
2
21
2002
21
5
30
2
30
2001
29
14
56
2
60
2000
54
8
69
5
64
1999
64
5
69
2
67
1998
46
7
67
15
51
1997
51
9
66
2
72
1996
72
12
93
6
78
1995
56
18
78
13
65
1994
39
3
65
9
42
1993
37
1
42
5
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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