Costa Rica national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Costa Rica national team from 2020 to present. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

Rónald González faced strong criticism for the team's lackluster performance during the year

Costa Rica began the decade with the struggles they were facing since their lackluster performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 2020 began with a defeat against the United States in a friendly. ^[4] A few days later, Teletica revealed that Costa Rica would face Greece and El Salvador in the United States the next month. ^[5] The match against El Salvador was cancelled and replaced with a friendly against Panama at the "Fello" Meza stadium, as it would have been the first time in 24 years that Costa Rica played a match in that stadium. ^[6] However, as coronavirus cases were surging, and its outbreak became a pandemic, both friendlies were cancelled. ^{[7] [8]}

As international football activity resumed in October, Costa Rica scheduled two friendly matches at home against Panama, losing both and sparking criticism from Central American media. ^[9] A month later, Costa Rica drew against Qatar, scoring their first goal of the year, as the team became winless in official matches in 2020. ^[10] The situation worsened after a last-minute defeat to the Basque Country. Writing for La República, Wálter Herrera pointed that Rónald González was the coach with the worst performance of the last twenty years. ^[11]

United States   v Costa Rica

1 February 2020 Friendly	United States	1–0	Costa Rica	Carson, United States
15:55  UTC−8	Llanez 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 9,172 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Costa Rica v   Panama

10 October 2020 Friendly	Costa Rica	0–1	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6		Report	Ayarza 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 0 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Costa Rica v   Panama

13 October 2020 Friendly	Costa Rica	0–1	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6		Report	Ayarza 39'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Costa Rica v   Qatar

13 November 2020 Friendly	Costa Rica	1–1	Qatar	Maria Enzersdorf, Austria
18:00  UTC+1	Campbell 67'	Report	Al-Haydos 42' (pen.)	Stadium: BSFZ-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Basque Country   v Costa Rica

16 November 2020 Friendly	Basque Country	2–1	Costa Rica	Eibar, Spain
20:45  UTC+1	Muniain 12' Núñez 90+4'	Report	Moya 70'	Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

Statistics

Jonathan Moya was one of the two goalscorers of the year

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Friendlies	5	0	1	4	2	6

Coaches

#	Nat	Coach	Matches
1		Rónald González	5 (all)

Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Joel Campbell	1
Jonathan Moya

2021

In 2021, Costa Rica resumed their winless streak under Rónald González as head coach. In March, a European tour delivered a draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina and a loss against Mexico. ^{[12] [13]} Three months later, as part of the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, Costa Rica was yet again unable to defeat Mexico, reaching a scoreless draw but losing in the penalty shoot-outs. ^[14] Costa Rica then played the third place play-off against rivals Honduras, which ended in a 2–2 draw, again losing in the penalty shoot-outs and finishing fourth, thus increasing the frustrations within the surroundings of the team. ^[15]

Days later, González was sacked by the Costa Rican Football Federation after a 4–0 defeat in a friendly against the United States. ^[16] The Federation then signed Colombian coach Luis Fernando Suárez, two weeks before the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. ^[17] By defeating Guadeloupe, Suriname, and Jamaica, Costa Rica won all nine points in a CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage for the first time in its history. ^[18] However, Costa Rica lost against Canada at the quarter-finals. ^[19]

Controversy began engulfing Suarez's stint in the beginning of the third round of CONCACAF's qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After a scoreless draw as visitors against Panama, Suárez decided to leave young forward Manfred Ugalde as a substitute in the following games at home against Mexico and Jamaica. Suárez claimed that his decision was due to Ugalde "losing most duels" against the Panamanians, ^[20] despite being contradicted by a Costa Rican statistician. ^[21] Bewildered by Suárez's declarations, Ugalde decided to quit the national team and not return as long as Suárez remained as coach, citing that he felt "exposed" and "disqualified" by the coach. ^[22] Days later, defender Giancarlo González also stepped aside from the national team, citing his desire to make way for younger players. ^[23] A month later, González stated that his decision was actually a definitive retirement from the national team, explaining that he did not feel in the condition to play for the team. ^[24]

Costa Rica had a complicated start of the qualifying process. During the first half of the CONCACAF qualification third round, Costa Rica stood fifth at only six points out of twenty-one, five points behind Panama, then the fourth-placed team. ^[25] The second half of the round began on 16 November 2021; that night, as Costa Rica was drawing a home match against Honduras, their gap against the Panamanians almost increased to seven points; ^[26] however, a late goal by Gerson Torres gave a crucial victory for the Ticos, which would start a comeback for the team that extended through 2022. ^{[27] [25] [28]}

Bosnia and Herzegovina   v Costa Rica

27 March 2021 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–0	Costa Rica	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
18:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Bilino Polje Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič (Slovenia)

Costa Rica v   Mexico

30 March 2021 Friendly	Costa Rica	0–1	Mexico	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
14:00  UTC+2		Report	Lozano 89'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

Mexico   v Costa Rica

3 June 2021 2021 Nations League SF	Mexico	0–0 (5–4 p)	Costa Rica	Denver, United States
20:30  UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High Attendance: 34,451 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
	Penalties
	Antuna Lozano Pineda Pulido Romo Gallardo		Venegas Duarte Alfaro Lassiter Calvo Cruz

Honduras   v Costa Rica

6 June 2021 2021 Nations League 3rd	Honduras	2–2 (5–4 p)	Costa Rica	Denver, United States
16:30  UTC−5	E. Rodríguez 48' Elis 80'	Report	Campbell 8' Calvo 85'	Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High Attendance: 37,648 Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
	Penalties
	A. López Elis Benguché Toro Acosta Alvarado		Venegas Calvo Lassiter Torres Mora Tejeda

United States   v Costa Rica

9 June 2021 Friendly	United States	4–0	Costa Rica	Sandy, United States
19:00  UTC−6	Aaronson 8' Dike 42' Cannon 52' Reyna 77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)

Costa Rica v   Guadeloupe

12 July 2021 2021 Gold Cup GS	Costa Rica	3–1	Guadeloupe	Orlando, United States
21:00  UTC−4	Campbell 6' Lassiter 21' Borges 70'	Report	Mirval 45+5'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,403 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Suriname   v Costa Rica

16 July 2021 2021 Gold Cup GS	Suriname	1–2	Costa Rica	Orlando, United States
20:30  UTC−4	Vlijter 54'	Report	Campbell 58' Borges 59'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,527 Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Costa Rica v   Jamaica

20 July 2021 2021 Gold Cup GS	Costa Rica	1–0	Jamaica	Orlando, United States
19:00  UTC−4 [note 1]	Ruiz 53'	Report		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 10,264 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Costa Rica v   Canada

25 July 2021 2021 Gold Cup QF	Costa Rica	0–2	Canada	Arlington, United States
18:00  UTC−5		Report	Hoilett 18' Eustáquio 68'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 41,318 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

El Salvador   v Costa Rica

21 August 2021 Friendly	El Salvador	0–0	Costa Rica	Carson, United States
20:00  UTC−7		Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

Panama   v Costa Rica

2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Panama	0–0	Costa Rica	Panama City, Panama
20:05  UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Costa Rica v   Mexico

5 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	0–1	Mexico	San José, Costa Rica
17:00  UTC−6		Report	Pineda 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Costa Rica v   Jamaica

8 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	1–1	Jamaica	San José, Costa Rica
19:00  UTC−6	Marín 3'	Report	Nicholson 47'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Honduras   v Costa Rica

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Honduras	0–0	Costa Rica	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
18:05  UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Costa Rica v   El Salvador

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	2–1	El Salvador	San José, Costa Rica
16:00  UTC−6	Ruiz 52' Borges 58' (pen.)	Report	Henríquez 12'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

United States   v Costa Rica

12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	United States	2–1	Costa Rica	Columbus, United States
19:00  UTC−4	Dest 25' Moreira 66' (o.g.)	Report	Fuller 1'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Canada   v Costa Rica

12 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Canada	1–0	Costa Rica	Edmonton, Canada
19:05  UTC−7	David 57'	Report		Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 48,806 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Costa Rica v   Honduras

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	2–1	Honduras	San José, Costa Rica
19:05  UTC−6	Duarte 20' Torres 90+5'	Report	Quioto 35'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Luis Fernando Suárez was appointed as coach before the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Statistics

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
CONCACAF Nations League Finals	2	0	2	0	2	2
CONCACAF Gold Cup	4	3	0	1	6	4
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	8	2	3	3	6	7
Friendlies	4	0	2	2	0	5
Total	18	5	7	6	14	18

Coaches

#	Nat	Coach	Matches
1		Rónald González	5 (1 to 5)
2		Luis Fernando Suárez	13 (6 onwards)

Costa Rica's last goal of the year, scored by Gerson Torres against Honduras, began a comeback for the team in the road to Qatar

Goalscorers

#	Player	Goals
1	Celso Borges	3
	Joel Campbell
3	Bryan Ruiz	2
4	Francisco Calvo	1
	Óscar Duarte
	Keysher Fuller
	Ariel Lassiter
	Jimmy Marín
	Gerson Torres

2022

Costa Rica v   Panama

27 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	1–0	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
20:05  UTC−6	Ruiz 65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Mexico   v Costa Rica

30 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Mexico	0–0	Costa Rica	Mexico City, Mexico
17:00  UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Jamaica   v Costa Rica

2 February 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Jamaica	0–1	Costa Rica	Kingston, Jamaica
19:00  UTC−5		Report	Campbell 62'	Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Costa Rica v   Canada

24 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	1–0	Canada	San José, Costa Rica
20:05  UTC−6	Borges 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

El Salvador   v Costa Rica

27 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	El Salvador	1–2	Costa Rica	San Salvador, El Salvador
15:05  UTC−6	Gil 31'	Report	Contreras 30' Campbell 45+1'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Costa Rica v   United States

30 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	2–0	United States	San José, Costa Rica
19:05  UTC−6	Vargas 51' Contreras 59'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Panama   v Costa Rica

2 June 2022 2022–23 Nations League	Panama	2–0	Costa Rica	Panama City, Panama
18:30  UTC−5	Díaz 52' Waterman 76'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Costa Rica v   Martinique

5 June 2022 2022–23 Nations League	Costa Rica	2–0	Martinique	San José, Costa Rica
11:00  UTC−6	Campbell 28' Calvo 88'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Costa Rica v   New Zealand

14 June 2022 2022 World Cup inter-confederation play-offs	Costa Rica	1–0	New Zealand	Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00  UTC+3	Campbell 3'	Report		Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

South Korea   v Costa Rica

23 September 2022 Friendly	South Korea	2–2	Costa Rica	Goyang, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Hwang Hee-chan 28' Son Heung-min 85'	Report	Bennette 41', 63'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 37,581 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

Uzbekistan   v Costa Rica

27 September 2022 Friendly	Uzbekistan	1–2	Costa Rica	Suwon, South Korea
15:00  UTC+9	Shomurodov 25'	Report	Hernández 90+2' Waston 90+4'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (South Korea)

Costa Rica v   Nigeria

9 November 2022 Friendly	Costa Rica	2–0	Nigeria	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6	Duarte 7' Waston 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Iraq   v Costa Rica

17 November 2022 Friendly	Iraq	Cancelled	Costa Rica	Basra, Iraq
17:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Basra International Stadium

Spain   v Costa Rica

23 November 2022 2022 World Cup GS	Spain	7–0	Costa Rica	Doha, Qatar
19:00  UTC+3	Olmo 11' Asensio 21' F. Torres 31' (pen.), 54' Gavi 74' Soler 90' Morata 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 40,013 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Japan   v Costa Rica

27 November 2022 2022 World Cup GS	Japan	0–1	Costa Rica	Al Rayyan, Qatar
13:00  UTC+3		Report	Fuller 81'	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 41,479 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Costa Rica v   Germany

1 December 2022 2022 World Cup GS	Costa Rica	2–4	Germany	Al Khor, Qatar
20:00  UTC+3	Tejeda 58' Vargas 70'	Report	Gnabry 10' Havertz 73', 85' Füllkrug 89'	Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 67,054 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Statistics

Costa Rica facing Germany at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
FIFA World Cup qualification	7	6	1	0	8	1
CONCACAF Nations League	2	1	0	1	2	2
FIFA World Cup	3	1	0	2	3	11
Friendlies	3	2	1	0	6	3
Total	15	10	2	3	19	17

Coaches

Nat	Coach	Matches
	Luis Fernando Suárez	15 (all)

Goalscorers

Joel Campbell was the top scorer of the year, with four goals, the last of which helped Costa Rica qualify to the 2022 FIFA World Cup

#	Player	Goals
1	Joel Campbell	4
2	Jewison Bennette	2
	Anthony Contreras
	Juan Pablo Vargas
	Kendall Waston
6	Celso Borges	1
	Francisco Calvo
	Óscar Duarte
	Keysher Fuller
	Anthony Hernández
	Bryan Ruiz
	Yeltsin Tejeda

2023

Martinique   v Costa Rica

25 March 2023 2022–23 Nations League	Martinique	1–2	Costa Rica	Fort-de-France, Martinique
19:00  UTC−4	Biron 18'	Report	Suárez 88' Contreras 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Pierre Aliker Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Costa Rica v   Panama

28 March 2023 2022–23 Nations League	Costa Rica	0–1	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6		Report	Fajardo 77'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Costa Rica v   Guatemala

15 June 2023 Friendly	Costa Rica	0–1	Guatemala	Carson, United States
20:00  UTC−7		Report	Mejía 6'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

Ecuador   v Costa Rica

20 June 2023 Friendly	Ecuador	3–1	Costa Rica	Chester, United States
20:00  UTC−4	Valencia 20' Pacho 57' Vite 82'	Report	Campbell 66'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Víctor Cáceres (Mexico)

Costa Rica v   Panama

26 June 2023 2023 Gold Cup GS	Costa Rica	1–2	Panama	Fort Lauderdale, United States
18:30  UTC−4	Suárez 90+1'	Report	Fajardo 23' Bárcenas 68'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 10,101 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

El Salvador   v Costa Rica

30 June 2023 2023 Gold Cup GS	El Salvador	0–0	Costa Rica	Harrison, United States
20:30  UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,615 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Costa Rica v   Martinique

4 July 2023 2023 Gold Cup GS	Costa Rica	6–4	Martinique	Harrison, United States
20:30  UTC−4	Waston 10' Calvo 41' Vargas 55' Campbell 59' (pen.) Contreras 68' Campos 90'	Report	Burner 18', 79' Labeau 75' (pen.) Mexique 90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,531 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Mexico   v Costa Rica

8 July 2023 2023 Gold Cup QF	Mexico	2–0	Costa Rica	Arlington, United States
20:30  UTC−5	Pineda 52' (pen.) É. Sánchez 87'	Report		Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 60,355 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Saudi Arabia   v Costa Rica

8 September 2023 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Costa Rica	Newcastle, England
20:00  UTC+1	Al-Bulayhi 68'	Report	Calvo 12' Ugalde 32' Leal 89'	Stadium: St James' Park Referee: John Brooks (England)

Costa Rica v   United Arab Emirates

12 September 2023 Friendly	Costa Rica	1–4	United Arab Emirates	Zaprešić, Croatia
18:00  UTC+2	Cascante 64'	Report	Al-Ghassani 16', 53' Canedo 23' Salmeen 38'	Stadium: Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

Costa Rica v   Panama

16 November 2023 2023–24 Nations League QF	Costa Rica	0–3	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
21:00  UTC−6		Report	Murillo 4' Fajardo 29' Waterman 60'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 17,787 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Panama   v Costa Rica

20 November 2023 2023–24 Nations League QF	Panama	3–1 (6–1 agg.)	Costa Rica	Panama City, Panama
21:00  UTC−5	Fajardo 20' Rodríguez 23' Bárcenas 43' (pen.)	Report	Calvo 51'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 15,288 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Note: Panama won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified to the 2024 Copa América. Costa Rica advanced to the play-in.

Statistics

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League	2	1	0	1	2	2
CONCACAF Gold Cup	4	1	1	2	7	8
2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	2	0	0	2	1	6
Friendlies	4	1	0	3	5	9
Total	12	3	1	9	15	25

Coaches

#	Nat	Coach	Matches
1		Luis Fernando Suárez	8 (1–8)
2		Claudio Vivas	2 (9 and 10)
3		Gustavo Alfaro	2 (11 and 12)

Goalscorers

Francisco Calvo was the top scorer of the year

#	Player	Goals
1	Francisco Calvo	3
2	Joel Campbell	2
	Anthony Contreras
	Aarón Suárez
5	Diego Campos	1
	Julio Cascante
	Randall Leal
	Manfred Ugalde
	Juan Pablo Vargas
	Kendall Waston

2024

Costa Rica v   El Salvador

2 February 2024 Friendly	Costa Rica	2–0	El Salvador	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6	Daly 20' Suárez 70'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)

Costa Rica v   Honduras

23 March 2024 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs	Costa Rica	3–1	Honduras	Frisco, United States
18:15  UTC−5	Galo 18' Madrigal 56' Brenes 62'	Report	Chirinos 10'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,299 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Note: Costa Rica qualified for the 2024 Copa América after winning this game.

Argentina   v Costa Rica

26 March 2024 Friendly	Argentina	3–1	Costa Rica	Los Angeles, United States
20:00  UTC−7	Di María 52' Mac Allister 56' L. Martínez 77'	Report	Ugalde 34'	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Josef Mickelson (United States)

Costa Rica v   Uruguay A'

31 May 2024 Friendly	Costa Rica	0–0	Uruguay A'	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Óscar Barrera (El Salvador)

Costa Rica v   Saint Kitts and Nevis

6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	4–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	San José, Costa Rica
20:30  UTC−6	Galo 40', 49' Alcócer 82' Rojas 84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

Grenada   v Costa Rica

9 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Grenada	0–3	Costa Rica	St. George's, Grenada
17:30  UTC−4		Report	Ugalde 9' Zamora 34' Taylor 70'	Stadium: Kirani James Athletic Stadium Attendance: 2,780 Referee: Steffon Dewar (Jamaica)

Brazil   v Costa Rica

24 June 2024 2024 Copa América GS	Brazil	0–0	Costa Rica	Inglewood, United States
18:00  UTC−7		Report		Stadium: SoFi Stadium Attendance: 67,158 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Colombia   v Costa Rica

28 June 2024 2024 Copa América GS	Colombia	3–0	Costa Rica	Glendale, United States
15:00  UTC−7	Díaz 31' (pen.) Sánchez 59' Córdoba 62'	Report		Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 27,386 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Costa Rica v   Paraguay

2 July 2024 2024 Copa América GS	Costa Rica	2–1	Paraguay	Austin, United States
20:00  UTC−5	Calvo 3' Alcócer 7'	Report	Sosa 55'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 12,765 Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)

Costa Rica v   Guadeloupe

5 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Costa Rica	3–0	Guadeloupe	San José, Costa Rica
18:00  UTC−6	Calvo 50' Lassiter 77' Madrigal 80'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 7,542 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Guatemala   v Costa Rica

9 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Guatemala	0–0	Costa Rica	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00  UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Attendance: 18,115 Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

Suriname   v Costa Rica

11 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Suriname	1–1	Costa Rica	Paramaribo, Suriname
19:00  UTC−3	Vlijter 34'	Report	Alcócer 13'	Stadium: Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Costa Rica v   Guatemala

15 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League	Costa Rica	3–0	Guatemala	San José, Costa Rica
18:00  UTC−6	Madrigal 9' Vargas 38' Calvo 71'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 20,450 Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

Costa Rica v   Panama

14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League QF	Costa Rica	0–1	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6		Report	Fajardo 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 29,201 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Panama   v Costa Rica

18 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League QF	Panama	2–2 (3–2 agg.)	Costa Rica	Panama City, Panama
21:00  UTC−5	Blackman 13' Rodríguez 45+3'	Report	Bran 24' Martínez 72'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 21,249 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Note: Panama won 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the Finals and qualified for the 2025 Gold Cup. Costa Rica advanced to the 2025 Gold Cup qualification.

Statistics

Gustavo Alfaro coached for nine matches before leaving for Paraguay

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Copa América qualifying	1	1	0	0	3	1
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	2	2	0	0	7	0
Copa América	3	1	1	1	2	4
CONCACAF Nations League	6	2	3	1	9	4
Friendlies	3	1	1	1	3	3
Total	15	7	5	3	24	12

Coaches

#	Nat	Coach	Matches
1		Gustavo Alfaro	9 (1–9)
2		Claudio Vivas	6 (10–15)

Goalscorers

Warren Madrigal was one of the four top goalscorers of the year

#	Player	Goals
1	Josimar Alcócer	3
	Francisco Calvo
	Orlando Galo
	Warren Madrigal
5	Manfred Ugalde	2
6	Alejandro Bran	1
	Jefferson Brenes
	Jostin Daly
	Ariel Lassiter
	Alonso Martínez
	Andy Rojas
	Aarón Suárez
	Gerald Taylor
	Kenneth Vargas
	Álvaro Zamora

2025

United States   v   Costa Rica

22 January 2025 Friendly	United States	3–0	Costa Rica	Orlando, United States
19:00  UTC−5	White 21' Clark 77' Agyemang 90'	Report		Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 13,580 Referee: Cristhofer Corado (Guatemala)

Belize   v   Costa Rica

21 March 2025 2025 Gold Cup qualification	Belize	0–7	Costa Rica	Belmopan, Belize
20:00  UTC−6		Report	Ugalde 7', 36' (pen.) K. Vargas 38' Mitchell 65' Zamora 70', 88' Alcócer 81'	Stadium: FFB Stadium Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

Costa Rica   v   Belize

25 March 2025 2025 Gold Cup qualification	Costa Rica	6–1 (13–1 agg.)	Belize	San José, Costa Rica
19:00  UTC−6	Arzú 1' (o.g.) Bran 6', 66' Martínez 8' Ugalde 36' Zamora 69'	Report	Bernárdez 47'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)
Note: Costa Rica won 13–1 on aggregate and qualified for the Finals.

Catalonia   v   Costa Rica

28 May 2025 Friendly	Catalonia	2–0	Costa Rica	Sant Joan Despí, Spain
19:00  UTC+2	A. Roca 71' Aleñá 89'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Víctor García Verdura (Spain)

Bahamas   v   Costa Rica

7 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification	Bahamas	0–8	Costa Rica	Wildey, Bahamas
19:00  UTC−4		Report	Martínez 20' Mora 37' Bran 45+2' Galo 48' Ugalde 51' Madrigal 64', 79' Zamora 90'	Stadium: BFA Technical Centre Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Costa Rica   v   Trinidad and Tobago

10 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	2–1	Trinidad and Tobago	San José, Costa Rica
19:00  UTC−6	Mitchell 23' Madrigal 38'	Report	L. García 58'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Daniel Quintero (Mexico)

Costa Rica   v   Suriname

15 June 2025 2025 Gold Cup GS	Costa Rica	4–3	Suriname	San Diego, United States
20:00  UTC−7	Martínez 14' Ugalde 19' (pen.), 90+13' (pen.) Alcócer 76'	Report	Kerk 34' Margaret 59' Pinas 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 7,736 Referee: Joe Dickerson (United States)

Costa Rica   v   Dominican Republic

18 June 2025 2025 Gold Cup GS	Costa Rica	2–1	Dominican Republic	Arlington, United States
18:00  UTC−5	Ugalde 44' (pen.) Alcócer 85'	Report	Urbáez 16'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 34,015 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

Mexico   v   Costa Rica

22 June 2025 2025 Gold Cup GS	Mexico	0–0	Costa Rica	Paradise, United States
19:00  UTC−7		Report		Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

United States   v   Costa Rica

29 June 2025 2025 Gold Cup QF	United States	2–2 (4–3 p)	Costa Rica	Minneapolis, United States
18:00  UTC−5	Luna 43' Arfsten 47'	Report	Calvo 12' (pen.) Martínez 71'	Stadium: U.S. Bank Stadium Attendance: 32,289 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
	Penalties
	Adams Tillman Berhalter Freeman Tolkin Downs		Martínez J. Vargas Van der Putten Brenes Calvo Rojas

Nicaragua   v   Costa Rica

5 September 2026 World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	1–1	Costa Rica	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00  UTC−6	Bonilla 80' (pen.)	Report	Alexis Gamboa 60'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

Costa Rica   v   Haiti

9 September 2026 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	v	Haiti	San José, Costa Rica
20:00  UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Honduras   v   Costa Rica

October 2026 World Cup qualification	Honduras	v	Costa Rica	Honduras
--:--  UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

Costa Rica   v   Nicaragua

October 2026 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	v	Nicaragua	Costa Rica
--:--  UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

Haiti   v   Costa Rica

November 2026 World Cup qualification	Haiti	v	Costa Rica	TBD
--:--				Stadium: TBD

Costa Rica   v   Honduras

November 2026 World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	v	Honduras	Costa Rica
--:--  UTC−6				Stadium: TBD

Statistics

Incumbent coach Miguel Herrera

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	3	2	1	0	11	2
CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification	2	2	0	0	13	1
Gold Cup	4	2	2	0	8	6
Friendlies	2	0	0	2	0	5
Total	11	6	3	2	32	14

Coaches

Nat	Coach	Matches
	Miguel Herrera	11 (all)

Goalscorers

With 7 goals so far, Manfred Ugalde is the current top goalscorer of the year

#	Player	Goals
1	Manfred Ugalde	7
2	Alonso Martínez	4
	Álvaro Zamora
4	Josimar Alcócer	3
	Alejandro Bran
	Warren Madrigal
7	Jeyland Mitchell	2
8	Francisco Calvo	1
	Orlando Galo
	Alexis Gamboa
	Joseph Mora
	Kenneth Vargas
–	Donell Arzú (own goal)	1

Overall statistics

Head to head records

Map of countries that Costa Rica faced or will face during the 2020s:

  Costa Rica

  Teams that have already faced Costa Rica

  Teams that are scheduled to face Costa Rica in the future

Note: Non-FIFA teams are not included

Costa Rica's home confederation (i.e., CONCACAF) is listed first. Countries with scheduled matches in the future are marked in yellow.

FIFA teams Confed Team Pld W D L GF GA CONCACAF   Bahamas 1 1 0 0 8 0   Belize 2 2 0 0 13 1   Canada 3 1 0 2 1 3   Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0 2 1   El Salvador 5 3 2 0 6 2   Grenada 1 1 0 0 3 0   Guatemala 3 1 1 1 3 1   Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0   Honduras 4 2 2 0 7 4   Jamaica 3 2 1 0 3 1   Mexico 6 0 3 3 0 4   Nicaragua 1 0 1 0 1 1   Panama 11 1 2 8 5 16   Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 0 0 4 0   Suriname 3 2 1 0 7 5   Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 2 1   United States 5 1 0 4 3 10 AFC   Japan 1 1 0 0 1 0   Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 3 1   South Korea 1 0 1 0 2 2   Qatar 1 0 1 0 1 1   United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 1 4   Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 CAF   Nigeria 1 1 0 0 2 0 CONMEBOL   Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 3   Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 0   Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 3   Ecuador 1 0 0 1 1 3   Paraguay 1 1 0 0 2 1   Uruguay [note 2] 1 0 1 0 0 0 OFC   New Zealand 1 1 0 0 1 0 UEFA   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 1 0 0 0   Germany 1 0 0 1 2 4   Spain 1 0 0 1 0 7 Total 68 26 18 24 87 80

Non-FIFA teams Confed Team Pld W D L GF GA CONCACAF   Guadeloupe 2 2 0 0 6 1   Martinique 3 3 0 0 10 5 None   Basque Country 1 0 0 1 1 2   Catalonia 1 0 0 1 0 2 Total 7 5 0 2 17 10 Overall record NoT Pld W D L GF GA 37 [note 3] 75 31 18 26 104 90

Individual records

Goalscorers

Joel Campbell and Manfred Ugalde are the top goalscorers in the decade so far, with ten goals each

	The player was the top goalscorer (whether alone or shared) of that particular year
—	The player did not play or is yet to play, a single match in that particular year (or had not made his debut by then)
R	The player has retired and is not expected to play for the team anymore

#	Player	Years						Total
		2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
1	Joel Campbell	1	3	4	2	0	—	10
	Manfred Ugalde	0	0	—	1	2	7
3	Francisco Calvo	0	1	1	3	3	1	9
4	Josimar Alcócer	—	—	—	0	3	3	6
	Warren Madrigal	—	—	—	0	3	3
6	Alonso Martínez	—	0	0	0	1	4	5
	Álvaro Zamora	—	—	0	0	1	4
8	Celso Borges R	0	3	1	0	Retired		4
	Alejandro Bran	—	0	—	0	1	3
	Anthony Contreras	—	0	2	2	0	0
	Orlando Galo	0	0	—	0	3	1
12	Bryan Ruiz R	—	2	1	Retired			3
	Aarón Suárez	—	0	0	2	1	0
	Juan Pablo Vargas	0	—	2	1	0	0
	Kendall Waston	0	0	2	1	—	—
16	Jewison Bennette	—	0	2	0	—	—	2
	Óscar Duarte	0	1	1	0	—	—
	Keysher Fuller	0	1	1	0	—	—
	Ariel Lassiter	—	1	—	—	1	0
	Jeyland Mitchell	—	—	—	—	0	2
	Kenneth Vargas	—	—	—	0	1	1
22	Jefferson Brenes	0	0	—	—	1	0	1
	Diego Campos	—	—	—	1	—	0
	Julio Cascante	—	—	—	1	0	—
	Jostin Daly	0	—	—	—	1	—
	Alexis Gamboa	—	—	—	0	0	1
	Randall Leal	0	0	—	1	0	—
	Jimmy Marín	—	1	—	0	—	—
	Joseph Mora	0	0	—	—	0	1
	Jonathan Moya	1	0	—	—	—	—
	Andy Rojas	—	—	—	—	1	0
	Gerald Taylor	—	—	—	0	1	0
	Yeltsin Tejeda	0	0	1	0	—	—
	Gerson Torres	—	1	0	—	—	—
–	Own goals	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
T	34 players + 1 own goal	2	14	19	15	24	32	104

Notes

1. The match was stopped after two minutes of play due to thunderstorms in the area. It was resumed at 21:20 EDT (UTC−4). ^{[29] [30]}
2. Match played against the A' national team
3. This number does not include the rivals not yet faced (i.e., Haiti)

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