Costa Rica national football team results
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
| 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
| Date | Home team | Away team | Score | Venue | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 1960 | 3–0 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | Panamerican Championship |
| Date | Home team | Away team | Score | Venue | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1984 | 1–0 | Rose Bowl Stadium, California | 1984 Summer Olympics |
1990–1999
98 matches played:
| 2 February 1990 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | | |
| Attendance: 4,500 |
| 4 February 1990 Friendly | Uruguay | 2–0 | |
| 22 February 1990 Friendly | Soviet Union | 2–1 | | |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
| 6 May 1990 Friendly | Poland | 2–1 | | |
| Attendance: 33,000 |
| 19 May 1990 Friendly | Wales | 1–0 | | |
| Attendance: 18,000 |
| 11 June 1990 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | | |
| Cayasso |
Attendance: 30,867 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau Argentina |
| 16 June 1990 | Brazil | 1–0 | | |
| Müller |
Attendance: 58,007 Referee: Neji Jouini Tunisia |
| 20 June 1990 | Costa Rica | 2–1 | | |
| Flores Medford |
Ekström |
Attendance: 30,223 Referee: Zoran Petrović Yugoslavia) |
| 23 June 1990 | Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | | |
| Skuhravý Kubík |
González |
Attendance: 47,673 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen East Germany |
| 17 April 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | | |
| Attendance: 5,256 |
| 2 June 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | | |
| Attendance: 4,500 |
| 8 September 1991 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | | |
| Attendance: 35,000 |
| 22 September 1991 | Costa Rica | 7–1 | | |
| Kushta |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 13 October 1991 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | | |
| Sheridan |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: |
| 17 November 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: |
| 26 June 1991 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | | |
| R. Gómez Flores González |
Report | Attendance: 18,435 Referee: Siefert (CAN) |
| 9 February 1991 | Costa Rica | 1–2 | | |
| Medford |
Report | Lewis Thomas |
Attendance: 6,344 Referee: Garza (MEX) |
| 23 March 1991 | United States | 3–2 | | |
| Vermes Pérez Marchena |
Arguedas Jara |
Attendance: 36,703 Referee: Brizio Carter (MEX) |
| 2 June 1991 | Honduras | 2–0 | | |
| Bennett Flores |
Attendance: 41,103 Referee: Angeles (USA) |
| 10 June 1991 | Mexico | 2–0 | | |
| Farfán Galindo |
Report | Attendance: 39,873 Referee: Forbes (TRI) |
| 18 June 1991 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | | |
| 01:35 CEST | Attendance: 56,247 |
| 21 June 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | | |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 13,113 |
| 27 June 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | | |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 13,089 Referee: |
| 2 July 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | | |
| 23:35 CEST | Attendance: 53,121 Referee: |
| 9 July 1991 Friendly | El Salvador | 1–1 | | |
| 19:05 CEST | Attendance: 23,400 Referee: |
| 7 September 1991 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2 –1 | | |
| Attendance: 10,000 |
| 18 June 1994 Friendly | Uruguay | 2–1 | | |
| 01:35 CEST | Attendance: 26,247 |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Ecuador | 1–1 | | |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 63,113 Referee: |
| 27 June 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Panama | 1–0 | | |
| 22:05 CEST | Sánchez |
Attendance: 63,089 Referee: |
| 2 July 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 5–1 | | |
| 23:35 CEST | Hierro Luis Enrique Begiristain |
Attendance: 53,121 |
| 9 July 1994 Friendly | Brazil | 4–2 | | |
| 19:05 CEST | Baggio R. Baggio |
Attendance: 53,400 Referee: |
| 7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2 –3 | | |
| Sotiriou |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
| 7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 –1 | | |
| Sotiriou |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
| 2 June 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Mexico | 4–0 | | |
| Attendance: 4,500 Referee: |
| 8 September 1993 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | | |
| Guerrero |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: |
| 22 September 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Honduras | 2–1 | | |
| Kushta |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 13 October 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 5–0 | | |
| Sheridan |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: |
| 17 November 1993 | Costa Rica | 6–0 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: |
| 19 January 1994 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | | |
| Salinas Juanele |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: |
| 9 February 1994 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | | |
| Sergi |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: |
| 23 March 1994 | Honduras | 2–0 | | |
| Attendance: 40,000 Referee: |
| 2 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | | |
| Järvinen |
Attendance: 10,251 Referee: |
| 10 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | | |
| Attendance: 5,256 Referee: |
| 18 June 1994 | Colombia | 4–1 | | |
| 01:35 CEST | Salinas Goikoetxea |
Attendance: 56,247 Referee: |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 3–1 | | |
| 22:05 CEST | Klinsmann |
Attendance: 63,113 Referee: |
| 27 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–2 | | |
| 22:05 CEST | Sánchez |
Attendance: 63,089 Referee: |
| 2 July 1994 | Jamaica | 1–1 | | |
| 23:35 CEST | Hierro Luis Enrique Begiristain |
Attendance: 53,121 Referee: |
| 11 July | Canada | 1–1 | | |
| Dasovic |
Report | Myers |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Forde (BAR) |
| 7 September 1994 | Mexico | 1 –1 | | |
| Delgado |
Report | Cayasso |
Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI) |
| 12 October 1994 | Costa Rica | 3–1 | | |
| Myers Cayasso |
Tinmar |
Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Jay (USA) |
| 16 November 1994 | United States | 1–0 (asdet) | | |
| Kooiman |
Attendance: 14,826 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI) |
| 30 November 1994 | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | | |
| Guthrie |
Jarret |
Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Hayes (USA) |
| 17 December 1994 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | | |
| Degryse |
Attendance: 15,074 Referee: |
| 18 January 1995 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | | |
| Pizzi Donato |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee: |
| 22 February 1995 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | | |
| Attendance: 19,000 |
| 29 March 1995 Friendly | Italy | 1–0 | | |
| Higuera |
Attendance: 27,000 |
| 26 April 1995 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | | |
| Attendance: 35,000 Referee: |
| 7 June 1995 Friendly | United States | 1–2 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: |
| 6 September 1995 Friendly | South Korea | 1–0 | | |
| Guerrero Alfonso Pizzi Hierro Caminero |
Attendance: 16,150 Referee: |
| 20 September 1995 Friendly | Ecuador | 2–1 | | |
| Pizzi Guerrero |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: |
| 11 October 1995 Friendly | Japan | 3–0 | | |
| Vilfort |
Attendance: 40,262 Referee: |
| 15 November 1995 Friendly | Jamaica | 2–0 | | |
| Kiko Manjarín Caminero |
Attendance: 21,350 Referee: |
| 7 February 1996 | Costa Rica | 2–1 | | |
| Kiko |
Attendance: 18,500 Referee: |
| 24 April 1996 | El Salvador | 2–1 | | |
| Attendance: 11,898 Referee: |
| 9 June 1996 | Honduras | 1–1 | | |
| 15:30 CEST | Alfonso |
Attendance: 24,006 Referee: |
| 15 June 1996 | El Salvador | 2–1 | | |
| 19:00 CEST | Djorkaeff |
Attendance: 35,626 Referee: |
| 18 June 1996 Friendly | Canada | 0 –1 | | |
| 17:30 CEST | Raducioiu |
Attendance: 32,719 Referee: |
| 22 June 1996 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 (4–2 p) | | |
| 16:00 CEST | Attendance: 75,440 Referee: | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Shearer Platt Pearce Gascoigne |
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| 4 September 1996 Friendly | Honduras | 0–0 | | |
| Jónsson Arge |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: |
| 9 October 1996 Friendly | Peru | 3–0 | | |
| Attendance: 19,223 |
| 13 November 1996 Friendly | Ecuador | 1–1 | | |
| Pizzi Amor Luis Enrique Hierro |
Attendance: 13,500 Referee: |
| 14 December 1996 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | | |
| Guardiola Raúl |
Attendance: 37,000 |
| 18 December 1996 1998 W.C. Q | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | | |
| Attendance: 3,200 Referee: |
| 12 February 1997 | Jamaica | 2–0 | | |
| Guardiola Alfonso Pizzi |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: |
| 30 April 1997 | Venezuela | 2–0 | | |
| Mijatovic |
Attendance: 49,253 Referee: |
| 8 June 1997 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 24,544 Referee: |
| 24 September 1997 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | | |
| Majoroš |
Attendance: 13,667 Referee: |
| 11 October 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–0 | | |
| Luis Enrique Oli |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: |
| 19 November 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Guatemala | 1–0 | | |
| Etxeberria |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: |
| 28 January 1998 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 | | |
| Zidane |
Attendance: 18,836 Referee: |
| 25 March 1998 1998 W.C. Q | United States | 2–1 | | |
| Morientes Raúl Etxeberria |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: |
| 3 June 1998 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 | | |
| Pizzi Morientes |
Attendance: 18,120 Referee: |
| 13 June 1998 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–2 | | |
| 14:30 CEST | Adepoju Zubizarreta Oliseh |
Attendance: 33,257 Referee: |
| 19 June 1998 Friendly | Costa Rica | 5–2 | | |
| 21:00 CEST | Attendance: 30,600 |
| 24 June 1998 Friendly | Costa Rica | 5–0 | | |
| 21:00 CEST | Hierro Luis Enrique Morientes Kiko |
Attendance: 38,100 Referee: |
| 5 September 1998 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 0–0 | | |
| Engomitis Gogić Spoljarić |
Attendance: 1,876 |
| 23 September 1998 Friendly | Costa Rica | 3–2 | | |
| Alkiza |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: |
| 14 October 1998 | Guatemala | 1–1 | | |
| Hazan |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: |
| 18 November 1998 | Costa Rica | 5–1 | | |
| Inzaghi |
Attendance: 17,981 Referee: |
| 27 March 1999 | Costa Rica | 4–0 | | |
| Raúl Urzaiz Hierro Wetl Fran |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: |
| 31 March 1999 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | | |
| Attendance: 1,500 Referee: |
| 5 May 1999 | Guatemala | 1–1 | | |
| Engonga Hierro Dani |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: |
| 5 June 1999 1998 W.C. Q | El Salvador | 2–1 | | |
| Hierro Luis Enrique Etxeberría Raúl Mirco Gennari Mendieta |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: |
| 18 August 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–1 | | |
| Hajto |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
| 4 September 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Canada | 1–0 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: |
| 8 September 1999 | Brazil | 5–0 | | |
| Urzaiz Guerrero César Hierro |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: |
| 10 October 1999 | Colombia | 4–1 | | |
| Morientes César Raúl |
Attendance: 16,100 Referee: |
| 13 November 1999 | Costa Rica | 1–1 | | |
| Attendance: 31,000 Referee: |
| 17 November 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 0–0 | | |
| Attendance: 65,000 Referee: |
| 5 May 1999 1998 W.C. Q | United States | 1–0 | | |
| Engonga Hierro Dani |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: |
| 5 June 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Jamaica | 1–0 | | |
| Hierro Luis Enrique Etxeberría Raúl Mirco Gennari Mendieta |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: |
| 18 August 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Mexico | 3–3 | | |
| Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
| 4 September 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–1 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: |
| 8 September 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–4 | | |
| Urzaiz Guerrero César Hierro |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: |
| 10 October 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 4–0 | | |
| Morientes César Raúl |
Attendance: 16,100 Referee: |
| 13 November 1999 | Costa Rica | 7–2 | | |
| Berry Wanchope López Myers |
Marten-Pellicier Cebranco-Rodríguez |
Attendance: 17,256 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
| 17 November 1999 | United States | 2–1 | | |
| Pope Preki |
Oviedo |
Attendance: 36,240 Referee: Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia) |
| 5 May 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | | |
| Engonga Hierro Dani |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: |
| 24 February 1999 Friendly | Jamaica | 1–1 | | |
| Burton |
Drummond |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: |
| 18 August 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 9–0 | | |
| Hajto |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
| 4 September 1999 | Costa Rica | 7–0 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: |
| 8 September 1999 | Costa Rica | 0–1 | | |
| Urzaiz Guerrero César Hierro |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: |
| 10 October 1999 | Costa Rica | 1–0 | | |
| Morientes César Raúl |
Attendance: 16,100 Referee: |
| 13 November 1999 | Costa Rica | 1–2 | | |
| Attendance: 31,000 Referee: |
| 17 November 1999 | Costa Rica | 4–0 | | |
| Attendance: 65,000 Referee: |
| 5 May 1999 Friendly | Chile | 3–0 | | |
| Engonga Hierro Dani |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: |
| 5 June 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | | |
| Hierro Luis Enrique Etxeberría Raúl Mirco Gennari Mendieta |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: |
| 18 August 1999 Friendly | Uruguay | 5–4 | | |
| Hajto |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: |
| 4 September 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 4–0 | | |
| Hierro |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: |
| 8 September 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | | |
| Urzaiz Guerrero César Hierro |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: |