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  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

98 matches played:

2 February 1990 Friendly United States  0–2  Costa Rica United States Miami
Attendance: 4,500
4 February 1990 Friendly Uruguay  2–0  Costa Rica United States Chicago
22 February 1990 Friendly Soviet Union  2–1  Costa Rica United States Chicago
Attendance: 3,000
13 October 1993 Friendly Poland  2–1  Costa Rica United States Chicago
Attendance: 33,000
19 May 1990 Friendly Wales  1–0  Costa Rica Wales, Cardiff
Attendance: 18,000
11 June 1990 Italy 1990 W.C. GS Costa Rica  1–0  Scotland Italy Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Cayasso 49' Attendance: 30,867
Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau Argentina
16 June 1990 Italy 1990 W.C. GS Brazil  1–0  Costa Rica ItalyStadio Delle Alpi, Turin
Müller 33' Attendance: 58,007
Referee: Neji Jouini Tunisia
20 June 1990 Italy 1990 W.C. GS Costa Rica  2–1  Sweden ItalyStadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Flores 75'
Medford 88'
Ekström 32' Attendance: 30,223
Referee: Zoran Petrović Yugoslavia)
23 June 1990 Italy 1990 W.C. 1/8 Czechoslovakia  4–1  Costa Rica ItalyStadio 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 Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Attendance: 5,256
2 June 1993 Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Uruguay Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Attendance: 4,500
22 September 1993 Costa Rica 1991 UNC Costa Rica  7–1  El Salvador Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Kushta 40' 4', 30', 61' Salinas
19' Toni
67' Caminero
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: France Rémy Harrel
13 October 1993 Costa Rica 1991 UNC Costa Rica  1–0  Guatemala Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Sheridan 72' 12' Caminero
19', 26' Salinas
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Italy Fabio Baldas
17 November 1993 Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Colombia Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Hierro 63' Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Greece Vasilis Nikakis
26 June 1990 United States 1991 Gold Cup Costa Rica  2–0  Guatemala United States Rose Bowl, Miami
R. Gómez 14'
Flores 17'
González Red card 86'
Report Attendance: 18,435
Referee: Siefert (CAN)
9 February 1994 United States 1991 Gold Cup Costa Rica  1–2  Trinidad and Tobago United States Rose Bowl, Miami
Medford 6' Report Lewis 38'
Thomas 89'
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Garza (MEX)
23 March 1994 United States 1991 Gold Cup United States  3–2  Costa Rica United States 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 United States 1991 Gold Cup Honduras  2–0  Costa Rica United States Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Bennett 38'
Flores 79'
Attendance: 41,103
Referee: Angeles (USA)
10 June 1994 United States 1991 Gold Cup Mexico  2–0  Costa Rica United States 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 United States Cotton Bowl, Dallas
01:35 CEST Attendance: 56,247
21 June 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  Mexico Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
22:05 CEST Attendance: 13,113
27 June 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  0–0  United States Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
22:05 CEST Attendance: 13,089
Referee: Costa Rica Rodrigo Badilla
2 July 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  2–0  El Salvador Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
23:35 CEST Attendance: 53,121
Referee: Netherlands Mario van der Ende
9 July 1994 Friendly El Salvador  1–1  Costa Rica El Salvador Foxboro, Foxborough
19:05 CEST Attendance: 23,400
Referee: Uruguay Sándor Puhl
7 September 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  2 –1  Ecuador Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Attendance: 10,000
18 June 1994 Friendly Uruguay  2–1  Costa Rica United States Cotton Bowl, Dallas
01:35 CEST Attendance: 26,247
21 June 1994 Friendly Ecuador  1–1  Costa Rica United States Soldier Field, Chicago
22:05 CEST Attendance: 63,113
Referee: Uruguay Filippi Cavani
27 June 1994 1994 W.C. Q Panama  1–0  Costa Rica United States Soldier Field, Chicago
22:05 CEST Sánchez 66' 19' (pen.) Guardiola
65', 71' Caminero
Attendance: 63,089
Referee: Costa Rica Rodrigo Badilla
2 July 1994 1994 W.C. Q Costa Rica  5–1  Panama Costa Rica 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 United States Foxboro, Foxborough
19:05 CEST Baggio 26'
R. Baggio 87'
59' Caminero Attendance: 53,400
Referee: Uruguay Sándor Puhl
7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q Costa Rica  2 –3  Honduras Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Sotiriou 37' 18', 25' Higuera Attendance: 10,000
Referee: France Marc Batta
7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 –1  Costa Rica Cyprus Tsirion, Limassol
Sotiriou 37' 18', 25' Higuera Attendance: 10,000
Referee: France Marc Batta
2 June 1993 1994 W.C. Q Mexico  4–0  Costa Rica Lithuania Žalgiris, Vilnius
72', 75' Guerrero Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Romania George Ionescu
8 September 1993 Friendly Costa Rica  2–0  Mexico Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Guerrero 61', 89' (pen.) Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Portugal Vítor Melo Pereira
22 September 1993 1994 W.C. Q Honduras  2–1  Costa Rica Albania Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Kushta 40' 4', 30', 61' Salinas
19' Toni
67' Caminero
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: France Rémy Harrel
17 November 1993 Honduras1993 UNC Costa Rica  6–0  Nicaragua Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Hierro 63' Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Greece Vasilis Nikakis
19 January 1994 Honduras1993 UNC Costa Rica  2–0  Nicaragua Honduras
Salinas 42'
Juanele 66'
62' (o.g.) Juanma
83' (pen.) Oceano
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Italy Fabio Baldas
9 February 1994 Honduras1993 UNC Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador Spain H. Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Sergi 19' 38' Kosecki Attendance: 20,000
Referee: England Roman Kosecki
23 March 1994 Honduras1993 UNC Honduras  2–0  Costa Rica Spain Luis Casanova, Valencia
6' Prosinečki
51' Šuker
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: France Gilles Veissière
2 June 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  2–0  Panama Costa RicaEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Järvinen 17' 11' Miñambres
15' Salinas
Attendance: 10,251
Referee: Sweden Christer Fällström
10 June 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Canada Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
9' Salinas
85' Juanele
Attendance: 5,256
Referee: England Mike Reed
18 June 1994 United States 1994 W.C. GS Colombia  4–1  Costa Rica United States Cotton Bowl, Dallas
01:35 CEST Salinas 50'
Goikoetxea 55'
84' Hong Myung-bo
90' Seo Jung-won
Attendance: 56,247
Referee: Denmark Peter Mikkelsen
21 June 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  3–1  Panama Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
22:05 CEST Klinsmann 48' 14' Goikoetxea Attendance: 63,113
Referee: Uruguay Filippi Cavani
27 June 1994 Friendly Costa Rica  0–2  Mexico Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
22:05 CEST Sánchez 66' 19' (pen.) Guardiola
65', 71' Caminero
Attendance: 63,089
Referee: Costa Rica Rodrigo Badilla
2 July 1994 United States 1994 W.C. 1/8 Jamaica  1–1  Costa Rica United States RFK Memorial, Washington
23:35 CEST Hierro 14'
Luis Enrique 73'
Begiristain 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 53,121
Referee: Netherlands Mario van der Ende
11 July MexicoUnited States 1993 Gold Cup Canada  1–1  Costa Rica Mexico Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México
Dasovic 43' Report Myers 82' Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Forde (BAR)
7 September 1994 MexicoUnited States 1993 Gold Cup Mexico  1 –1  Costa Rica Mexico Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México
Delgado 74' (o.g.) Report Cayasso 30' Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ramdhan (TRI)
12 October 1994 MexicoUnited States 1993 Gold Cup Costa Rica  3–1  Martinique MexicoEstadio Azteca, Ciudad de México
Myers 28'
Cayasso 69', 87'
Tinmar 59' (pen.) Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Jay (USA)
16 November 1994 MexicoUnited States 1993 Gold Cup United States  1–0 (asdet)  Costa Rica United StatesCotton Bowl, Dallas
Kooiman gold-colored soccer ball 103' Attendance: 14,826
Referee: Ramdhan (TRI)
30 November 1994 MexicoUnited States 1993 Gold Cup Costa Rica  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Jamaica MexicoEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Guthrie 10' Jarret 89' Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Hayes (USA)
17 December 1994 Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–2  Costa Rica Belgium Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels
Degryse 6' 29' Hierro
56' (pen.) Donato
69' Salinas
89' Luis Enrique
Attendance: 15,074
Referee: Turkey Ahmet Çakar
18 January 1995 Friendly Saudi Arabia  3–2  Costa Rica Spain Riazor, A Coruña
Pizzi 1'
Donato 81'
18' Fonseca
34' Bengoechea
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Bulgaria Atanas Uzunov
22 February 1995 Friendly Costa Rica  0–0  Norway United States Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz
Attendance: 19,000
29 March 1995 Friendly Italy  1–0  Costa Rica United States Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
Higuera 24' 26' Degryse Attendance: 27,000
26 April 1995 Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–3  Costa Rica Armenia Hrazdan, Yerevan
49' Amavisca
63' Goikoetxea
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Romania Adrian Porumboiu
7 June 1995 Friendly United States  1–2  Costa Rica Spain Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
Hierro 64' (pen.) Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Luxembourg Roger Philippi
6 September 1995 Friendly South Korea  1–0  Costa Rica Spain Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada
Guerrero 45'
Alfonso 50'
Pizzi 75', 84'
Hierro 83'
Caminero 85'
Attendance: 16,150
Referee: Netherlands Dick Jol
20 September 1995 Friendly Ecuador  2–1  Costa Rica South Korea Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Pizzi 35'
Guerrero 68'
80' Ortega Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Greece Sotiris Vorgias
11 October 1995 Friendly Japan  3–0  Costa Rica Japan Parken, Copenhagen
Vilfort 46' 17' (pen.) Hierro Attendance: 40,262
Referee: Czech Republic Václav Krondl
15 November 1995 Friendly Jamaica  2–0  Costa Rica Spain Martínez Valero, Elche, Alicante
Kiko 8'
Manjarín 72'
Caminero 79'
Attendance: 21,350
Referee: Germany Edgar Steinborn
7 February 1996 El Salvador1995 UNC Costa Rica  2–1  Belize Spain Insular, Las Palmas de G.C., Canary Islands
Kiko 44' Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Italy Marcello Nicchi
24 April 1996 El Salvador1995 UNC El Salvador  2–1  Costa Rica Norway Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 11,898
Referee: Germany Georg Dardenne
9 June 1996 El Salvador1995 UNC Honduras  1–1  Costa Rica England Elland Road, Leeds
15:30 CEST Alfonso 73' 64' (pen.) Stoichkov Attendance: 24,006
Referee: Italy Piero Ceccarini
15 June 1996 El Salvador1995 UNC El Salvador  2–1  Costa Rica England Elland Road, Leeds
19:00 CEST Djorkaeff 48' 87' Caminero Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Belarus Vadim Zhuk
18 June 1996 Friendly Canada  0 –1  Costa Rica England Elland Road, Leeds
17:30 CEST Raducioiu 29' 10' Manjarín
83' Amor
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Turkey Ahmet Çakar
4 September 1996 Friendly Honduras  0–0  Costa Rica Faroe Islands Svangaskard, Toftir
Jónsson 46'
Arge 89'
37' Luis Enrique
63', 83', 86' Alfonso
70' (o.g.) Johannesen
85' Hierro
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: France Philippe Leduc
9 October 1996 Friendly Peru  3–0  Costa Rica Peru Cusco, Peru
Attendance: 19,223
13 November 1996 Friendly Ecuador  1–1  Costa Rica Spain H. Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Pizzi 39'
Amor 46'
Luis Enrique 57'
Hierro 61'
40' Tittel Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Germany Markus Merk
14 December 1996 Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  Chile Costa Rica 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 Malta National Stadium, Ta'Qali
7', 26', 33' Guerrero Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Russia Nikolai Levnikov
12 February 1997 France 1998 W.C. Q Jamaica  2–0  Costa Rica Spain Rico Pérez, Alicante
Guardiola 25'
Alfonso 40', 46'
Pizzi 89'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: England Stephen Lodge
30 April 1997 France 1998 W.C. Q Venezuela  2–0  Costa Rica Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
Mijatovic 86' (pen.) 18' (pen.) Hierro Attendance: 49,253
Referee: Norway Rune Pedersen
8 June 1997 Friendly Costa Rica  0–0  Jamaica Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Hierro 40' (pen.) Attendance: 24,544
Referee: Scotland Hugh Dallas
24 September 1997 Friendly Costa Rica  2–0  Panama Slovakia Tehelne Pole, Bratislava
Majoroš 75' 46' Kiko
76' Amor
Attendance: 13,667
Referee: Hungary Laszlo Vagner
11 October 1997 1998 W.C. Q Costa Rica  3–0  Guatemala Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Luis Enrique 19', 84'
Oli 27'
44' Hansen Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Poland Jacek Granat
19 November 1997 1998 W.C. Q Guatemala  1–0  Costa Rica United States Memorial Coliseum Estadium, Los Angeles
Etxeberria 49' 82' Popescu Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Italy Fiorenzo Treossi
28 January 1998 1998 W.C. Q Costa Rica  2–1  United States Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Zidane 20' Attendance: 18,836
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
25 March 1998 1998 W.C. Q United States  2–1  Costa Rica Spain Balaídos, Vigo, Pontevedra
Morientes 2', 6'
Raúl 31'
Etxeberria 70'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Germany Georg Dardenne
3 June 1998 1998 W.C. Q Costa Rica  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago Costa Rica Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, Cartago
Pizzi 29', 37'
Morientes 47', 67'
43' Gerry Attendance: 18,120
Referee: France Gilles Veissière
13 June 1998 Friendly Costa Rica  2–2  Slovakia Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
14:30 CEST Adepoju 25'
Zubizarreta 73' (o.g.)
Oliseh 78'
21' Hierro
47' Raúl
Attendance: 33,257
Referee: United States Esfandiar Baharmast
19 June 1998 Friendly Costa Rica  5–2  Venezuela Costa Rica Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia
21:00 CEST Attendance: 30,600
24 June 1998 Friendly Costa Rica  5–0  Cameroon Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
21:00 CEST Hierro 5' (pen.)
Luis Enrique 18'
Morientes 52', 83'
Kiko 86', 90'
57' Kostadinov Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Netherlands Mario van der Ende
5 September 1998 1998 W.C. Q Costa Rica  0–0  Mexico Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Engomitis 43'
Gogić 49'
Spoljarić 77'
73' Raúl
90' Morientes
Attendance: 1,876
23 September 1998 Friendly Costa Rica  3–2  United States Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Alkiza 39' Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Morocco Said Belqola
14 October 1998 Guatemala1997 UNC Guatemala  1–1  Costa Rica Israel Ramat Gan, Ramat Gan
Hazan 64' 66' Hierro
78' Etxeberria
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: England David Elleray
18 November 1998 Guatemala1997 UNC Costa Rica  5–1  Nicaragua Italy Arechi, Salerno
Inzaghi 13', 74' 33' Javi
82' (pen.) Raúl
Attendance: 17,981
Referee: Belgium Fernand Meese
27 March 1999 Guatemala1997 UNC Costa Rica  4–0  Honduras Spain Mestalla, Valencia
Raúl 6', 17', 47', 75'
Urzaiz 30', 44'
Hierro 35' (pen.)
Wetl 76' (o.g.)
Fran 84'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: France Gilles Veissière
31 March 1999 Guatemala1997 UNC Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador San Marino Olimpico, Serravalle
20' Fran
45', 59', 66' Raúl
49' Urzaiz
72' Etxeberría
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Croatia Goran Maric
5 May 1999 Guatemala1997 UNC Guatemala  1–1  Costa Rica Spain Olímpico de La Cartuja, Sevilla
Engonga 34'
Hierro 48' (pen.)
Dani 84'
10' Šuker Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Italy Pierluigi Collina
5 June 1999 1998 W.C. Q El Salvador  2–1  Costa Rica Spain El Madrigal, Vila-Real, Castellón
Hierro 8'
Luis Enrique 23', 67', 67'
Etxeberría 25', 45'
Raúl 56'
Mirco Gennari 87' (o.g.)
Mendieta 90'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Republic of Ireland Gerard Perry
18 August 1999 1998 W.C. Q Costa Rica  3–1  Jamaica Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Hajto 7' 54' Morientes
66' Munitis
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Russia Sergey Husainov
4 September 1999 1998 W.C. Q Canada  1–0  Costa Rica Austria Ernst-Happel, Vienna
Hierro 49' (o.g.) 22' Raúl
56' Hierro
88' Luis Enrique
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Belgium Michel Piraux
8 September 1999 Bolivia1997 Copa América Brazil  5–0  Costa Rica Bolivia Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz
Urzaiz 20', 25', 38'
Guerrero 33', 42', 56'
César 82'
Hierro 88'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Italy Alfredo Trentalange
10 October 1999 Bolivia1997 Copa América Colombia  4–1  Costa Rica Bolivia Carlos Belmonte, Albacete
Morientes 30'
César 37'
Raúl 51'
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Germany Hellmut Krug
13 November 1999 Bolivia1997 Copa América Costa Rica  1–1  Mexico Bolivia Balaídos, Vigo, Pontevedra
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Netherlands René Temmink
17 November 1999 1998 W.C. Q Costa Rica  0–0  El Salvador Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
40' González
76' Pochettino
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Greece Giorgos Psyhomanis
5 May 1999 1998 W.C. Q United States  1–0  Costa Rica Spain Olímpico de La Cartuja, Sevilla
Engonga 34'
Hierro 48' (pen.)
Dani 84'
10' Šuker Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Italy Pierluigi Collina
5 June 1999 1998 W.C. Q Jamaica  1–0  Costa Rica Spain El Madrigal, Vila-Real, Castellón
Hierro 8'
Luis Enrique 23', 67', 67'
Etxeberría 25', 45'
Raúl 56'
Mirco Gennari 87' (o.g.)
Mendieta 90'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Republic of Ireland Gerard Perry
18 August 1999 1998 W.C. Q Mexico  3–3  Costa Rica Poland Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
54' Morientes
66' Munitis
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Russia Sergey Husainov
4 September 1999 1998 W.C. Q Costa Rica  3–1  Canada Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Hierro 49' (o.g.) 22' Raúl
56' Hierro
88' Luis Enrique
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Belgium Michel Piraux
8 September 1999 Friendly Costa Rica  1–4  Honduras Costa Rica Estadio Edgardo Baltodano, Liberia, Costa Rica
Urzaiz 20', 25', 38'
Guerrero 33', 42', 56'
César 82'
Hierro 88'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Italy Alfredo Trentalange
10 October 1999 Friendly Costa Rica  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Morientes 30'
César 37'
Raúl 51'
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Germany Hellmut Krug
13 November 1999 United States 1998 Gold Cup Costa Rica  7–2  Cuba  United States Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Berry 3'
Wanchope 21', 32', 64', 78'
López 29' (pen.)
Myers 44'
Marten-Pellicier 50'
Cebranco-Rodríguez 90'
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (México)
5 May 1999 Friendly Costa Rica  0–0  Ecuador Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Engonga 34'
Hierro 48' (pen.)
Dani 84'
10' Šuker Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Italy Pierluigi Collina
24 February 1999 Friendly Jamaica  1–1  Costa Rica Jamaica National Stadium, Kingston
Burton 8' Drummond 35' Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Trinidad and Tobago Ramesh Ramdhan
18 August 1999 Friendly Costa Rica  9–0  Jamaica Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Hajto 7' 54' Morientes
66' Munitis
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Russia Sergey Husainov
4 September 1999 Costa Rica1999 UNC Costa Rica  7–0  Belize Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Hierro 49' (o.g.) 22' Raúl
56' Hierro
88' Luis Enrique
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Belgium Michel Piraux
8 September 1999 Costa Rica1999 UNC Costa Rica  0–1  Honduras Costa RicaEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Urzaiz 20', 25', 38'
Guerrero 33', 42', 56'
César 82'
Hierro 88'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Italy Alfredo Trentalange
10 October 1999 Costa Rica1999 UNC Costa Rica  1–0  Guatemala Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
Morientes 30'
César 37'
Raúl 51'
Attendance: 16,100
Referee: Germany Hellmut Krug
17 November 1999 Costa Rica1999 UNC Costa Rica  4–0  El Salvador Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José
40' González
76' Pochettino
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Greece Giorgos Psyhomanis
5 May 1999 Friendly Chile  3–0  Costa Rica Spain Olímpico de La Cartuja, Sevilla
Engonga 34'
Hierro 48' (pen.)
Dani 84'
10' Šuker Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Italy Pierluigi Collina
5 June 1999 Friendly Costa Rica  1–0  Saudi Arabia Spain El Madrigal, Vila-Real, Castellón
Hierro 8'
Luis Enrique 23', 67', 67'
Etxeberría 25', 45'
Raúl 56'
Mirco Gennari 87' (o.g.)
Mendieta 90'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Republic of Ireland Gerard Perry
18 August 1999 Friendly Uruguay  5–4  Costa Rica Uruguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Hajto 7' 54' Morientes
66' Munitis
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Russia Sergey Husainov
4 September 1999 Friendly Costa Rica  4–0  Slovakia Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Hierro 49' (o.g.) 22' Raúl
56' Hierro
88' Luis Enrique
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Belgium Michel Piraux
8 September 1999 Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Urzaiz 20', 25', 38'
Guerrero 33', 42', 56'
César 82'
Hierro 88'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Italy Alfredo Trentalange

2000–2009

130 matches played:

26 January 2000 Friendly Costa Rica  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
20:00 CT Lopez 55'
Medford 79'
85' Trotman Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: MexicoEdgar Rangel
3 February 2000 Friendly Costa Rica  1–0  Chile Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
20:00 CT Alfaro 79' Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: El SalvadorRafael Rodríguez
13 February 2000 United States2000 GLD CUP GS Canada  2–2  Costa Rica United StatesQualcomm Stadium, San Diego
12:00 ET 19', 57' pen. Corazzin Report 11' Soto
54' Wallace
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: JamaicaPeter Prendergast
15 February 2000 United States2000 GLD CUP South Korea  2–2  Costa Rica United StatesLA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
19:00 ET D. Lee 14'
M. Lee 75'
Report 66' Wanchope
85' Medford
Attendance: 54,246
Referee: HondurasArgelio Sabillón
21 June 2000 Friendly Paraguay  1–0  Costa Rica ParaguayEst. Antonio Oddone, Ciudad del Este
16:30 CT Paredes 51' Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: ParaguayRoberto Troxler
1 July 2000 Friendly Costa Rica  5–1  Panama Costa RicaEstadio Morera Soto, Alajuela
20:00 CT Fonseca 24', 70', 75'
Centeno 45'
Wanchope 93'
22' Brown Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Costa RicaCarlos Torres
9 July 2000 Friendly Costa Rica  7–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
11:00 CT Wanchope 42', 76'
Medford 52', 56', 75'
Robinson 93'
Soto 90'
72' Velox Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Costa RicaJose Araya
16 July 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying Barbados  2–1  Costa Rica BarbadosBarbados National Stadium, Waterford
17:45 CT Riley 48'
Forde 87'
47' Madrigal Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: CanadaMauricio Navarro
23 July 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  2–1  United States Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
11:00 CT Fonseca 9'
Medford 93' pen.
66' Stewart Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: JamaicaPeter Prendergast
10 August 2000 Friendly Costa Rica  1–5  Venezuela Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
20:00 CT Robinson 14' 2', 25' Urdaneta
5' Rey
62' de Ornellas
88' Alvarez
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Costa RicaCarlos Manuel Alvarez
15 August 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  2–1  Guatemala Costa RicaEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
11:00 CT Wanchope 33', 57' 67' Pezzarossi Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: HondurasArgelio Sabillón
3 September 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  3–0  Barbados Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
11:00 CT Soto 35'
Fonseca 40'
Medford 54' pen.
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: MexicoEduardo Brizzio
11 October 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying United States  0–0  Costa Rica United StatesColumbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
20:00 ET Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Trinidad and TobagoRamesh Ramdhan
15 November 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying Guatemala  2–1  Costa Rica GuatemalaEstadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango
13:00 CT Ruiz 52', 87' 69' Fonseca Attendance: 9 250
Referee: MexicoAntonio Marrufo
6 January 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  5–2  Guatemala United StatesMiami Orange Bowl, Miami
20:00 ET Wanchope 6'
Fonseca 42', 56'
Parks 59'
Soto 88'
2', 90' Ruiz Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: El SalvadorRodolfo Sibrian
28 February 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  2–2  Honduras Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
20:00 CT Fonseca 70'
Cordero 94'
2' Pineda
85' Suazo
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: United Arab EmiratesAli Mohammed
28 March 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago Costa RicaEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
20:00 ET Bryce 46'
Wanchope 80', 83'
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: South KoreaKim Young-Yoo
18 April 2001 Friendly Costa Rica  2–2  Venezuela Costa RicaEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
20:00 CT Fonseca 35'
Diaz 83'
61' Rondon
88' o.g. Arias
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Costa RicaRonald Cedeño
25 April 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying United States  1–0  Costa Rica United StatesArrowhead Stadium, Kansas
16:00 ET Wolff 69' Attendance: 37 319
Referee: UruguayJorge Larrionda
1 September 2001 Honduras2001 UNC CUP Costa Rica  4–0  Belize HondurasEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:30 CT Fonseca 27', 37', 85'
Marin 58'
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: El SalvadorNéry Alfaro
27 May 2001 Honduras2001 UNC CUP Costa Rica  1–1  Guatemala HondurasEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
15:30 CT Nuñez 45' 70' pen. Acevedo Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: MexicoGerman Arredondo
30 May 2001 Honduras2001 UNC CUP Costa Rica  2–1  Panama HondurasEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
17:30 CT Gomez 42'
Centeno 84'
46' Dely Valdez Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: MexicoGerman Arredondo
16 June 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Mexico  1–2  Costa Rica MexicoEstadio Azteca, Mexico D.F.
13:00 CT Abundis 6' 71' Fonseca
86' Medford
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: GuatemalaCarlos Batres
20 June 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  2–1  Jamaica Costa RicaEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
20:00 CT Marin 4'
Wanchope 38'
10' Lowe Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: ColombiaJhon Toro
1 July 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Honduras  2–3  Costa Rica HondurasEstadio Tiburcio Carias, Tegucigalpa
16:00 CT Guevara 25' pen., 38' 9' Wanchope
12' Fonseca
82' Solis
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: ColombiaOscar Ruiz
13 July 2001 Colombia2001 AME CUP Costa Rica  1–0  Honduras ColombiaEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
19:15 COT Wanchope 63' Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: ChileMario Sánchez
16 July 2001 Colombia2001 AME CUP Uruguay  1–1  Costa Rica ColombiaEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
17:00 COT Wanchope 28' 53' Morales Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: BrazilCarlos Simon
19 July 2001 Colombia2001 AME CUP Costa Rica  4–0  Bolivia ColombiaEstadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín
17:00 COT Wanchope 44', 69'
Bryce 62'
Fonseca 83'
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: VenezuelaLuis Solorzano
22 July 2001 Colombia2001 AME CUP Costa Rica  1–2  Uruguay ColombiaEstadio Centenario, Armenia
16:30 COT Wanchope 60' 60' pen. Lemos
86' Lima
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: ColombiaOscar Ruiz
1 September 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Trinidad and Tobago  0–2  Costa Rica Trinidad and TobagoHasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain
16:00 CT 4', 33' Gomez Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: SyriaMohammed Kousa
5 September 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  2–0  United States Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
20:00 CT Fonseca 38' pen., 68' Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: GuatemalaCarlos Batres
7 October 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Costa Rica  0–0  Mexico Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
11:00 CT Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: BrazilAntonio Pereira da Silva
11 November 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying Jamaica  0–1  Costa Rica JamaicaIndependence Park, Kingston
14:00 CT 4' Sunsing Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Trinidad and TobagoRamesh Ramdhan
18 January 2002 United States2002 GLD CUP Martinique  0–2  Costa Rica United StatesOrange Bowl, Miami
14:00 CT Report 38' Meford
55' Fonseca
Attendance: 14,508
Referee: MexicoGabriel Alcalá
20 January 2002 United States2002 GLD CUP Costa Rica  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago United StatesOrange Bowl, Miami
14:00 CT Fonseca 56' Report 90' pen.John Attendance: 12,253
Referee: United StatesBrian Hall
26 January 2002 United States2002 GLD CUP Costa Rica  2–1  Haiti United StatesOrange Bowl, Miami
14:00 CT Centeno 2'
Gómez gold-colored soccer ball 96'
Report 62' Pierre Attendance: 14,823
Referee: MexicoGilberto Alcalá
30 January 2002 United States2002 GLD CUP Costa Rica  3–1  South Korea United StatesRose Bowl, Pasadena
14:00 CT Gomez 43'
Wanchope 76'
Wanchope 81'
Report 80' Choi Jin-Cheul Attendance: 7,241
Referee: El SalvadorRodolfo Sibrian
2 February 2002 United States2002 GLD CUP United States  2–0  Costa Rica United StatesRose Bowl, Pasadena
14:00 CT Wolff 37'
Agoos 63'
Report Attendance: 14,432
Referee: GuatemalaCarlos Batres
27 March 2002 Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Morocco Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
37' Bouden Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Costa RicaLuis Rodriguez
17 April 2002 Friendly Japan  1–1  Costa Rica JapanNissan Stadium, Yokohama
Parks 76' 69' Myojin Attendance: 64.783
Referee: ChinaHuang Junjie
21 April 2002 Friendly South Korea  2–0  Costa Rica South KoreaDaegu Stadium, Daegu
Cha Du-Ri 24'
Choi Tae-Uk 83'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Japan Toshimitsu Yoshida
9 May 2002 Friendly Costa Rica  1–2  Colombia Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José
20:00 CT Centeno 53' pen. 39' pen. Castillo
42' Castillo
Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: Costa RicaClareth Jimenez
26 May 2002 Friendly Belgium  1–0  Costa Rica JapanKumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto
14:00 CT Goor 23' Attendance: undisclosed
Referee: JapanMatzuzaki Yasuhiro
4 June 2002 South KoreaJapan 2002 W.C. Costa Rica  2–0  China South KoreaGwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju
00:30 CT Report 60' Gomez
64' Wright
Attendance: 27,217
Referee: Greece Kyros Vassaras
9 June 2002 South KoreaJapan 2002 W.C. Costa Rica  1–1  Turkey Japan Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon
Emre 56' Report 86' Parks Attendance: 42,299
Referee: Benin Coffi Codjia
31 March 2004 South KoreaJapan 2002 W.C. QF Brazil  5–2  Costa Rica Spain Gijón
Morientes 22'
Raúl 60'
Stadium: El Molinón
28 April 2004 Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  Ecuador Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Vieri 55' 52' Torres
5 June 2004 Friendly Ecuador  2–2  Costa Rica Spain Getafe (Madrid)
Morientes 24'
Baraja 45'
César 64'
Valerón 89'
Stadium: Coliséum Alfonso Pérez
Referee: Italy Matteo Trefolini
12 June 2004 Portugal 2004 EURO GS Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador Portugal Faro
20:45 CEST
19:45 Local time
Valerón 60' Stadium: Estádio do Algarve
Attendance: 28,182
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
16 June 2004 Portugal 2004 EURO GS Costa Rica  1–1  Guatemala Portugal Porto
18:00 CEST
17:00 Local time
Charisteas 66' 28' Morientes Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Século XXI
Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ
20 June 2004 Portugal 2004 EURO GS Costa Rica  1–0  Nicaragua Portugal Lisbon
20:45 CEST
19:45 Local time
57' Gomes Stadium: José Alvalade
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Sweden Anders Frisk
18 August 2004 Friendly Costa Rica  1–0  Honduras Spain Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Morientes 40'
Tamudo 56', 66'
45' Rojas
90' Castellín
Stadium: Gran Canaria
3 September 2004 Friendly Panama  0–1  Costa Rica Spain Valencia
Raúl 56' (pen.) 17' (o.g.) Baraja Stadium: Ciutat de València
8 September 2004 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Costa Rica  2–1  Paraguay Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
20:15 CEST Bolić 74' 65' Vicente Attendance: 14,380
Referee: Italy Massimo De Santis
9 October 2004 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Chile  1–0  Costa Rica Spain Santander
21:45 CEST Luque 58'
Raúl 81'
Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen
13 October 2004 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Costa Rica  1–0  Chile Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
21:15 CEST Attendance: 9,114
Referee: France Éric Poulat
17 November 2004 Friendly Canada  1–0  Costa Rica Spain Madrid
Del Horno 9' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
9 February 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Costa Rica  3–0  Cuba Spain Almería
21:45 CET Joaquín 15'
Torres 32'
Raúl 43'
Guti 64'
Del Horno 79'
Stadium: Juegos del Mediterráneo
Attendance: 12,580
Referee: Scotland Kenny Clark
26 March 2005 Friendly Costa Rica  5–2  El Salvador Spain Salamanca
Torres 2' (pen.)
Xavi 31'
Joaquín 52'
Stadium: El Helmántico
30 March 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Mexico  2–0  Costa Rica Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade
21:00 CEST Stadium: Crvena Zvezda
Attendance: 48,910
Referee: Italy Massimo Busacca
4 June 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. Q United States  3–2  Costa Rica Spain Valencia
21:30 CEST Luque 67' Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Italy Stefano Farina
8 June 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Austria  2–0  Costa Rica Spain Valencia
22:00 CEST Marchena 90+6' 39' Misimović Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,041
Referee: England Steve Bennett
17 August 2005 Friendly Costa Rica  2–0  China Spain Gijón
García 25' (o.g.)
Vicente 37' (pen.)
Stadium: El Molinón
3 September 2005 Friendly South Africa  2–1  Costa Rica Spain Santander
Tamudo 7'
Morientes 69'
73' Grande Stadium: El Sardinero
7 September 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Costa Rica  2–1  Finland Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
22:00 CEST Raúl 18' 68' Kežman Attendance: 51,491
Referee: England Graham Poll
8 October 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Mexico  2–0  Costa Rica Belgium Brussels
20:45 CEST 56', 59' Torres Stadium: King Baudouin
Attendance: 40,300
Referee: Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ
12 October 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. Q Costa Rica  5–1  Nicaragua San Marino Serravalle
20:30 CEST 1' Antonio López
10', 78' (pen.), 88' Torres
30', 47' Ramos
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Germany Florian Meyer
12 November 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. RP Cuba  2–2  Costa Rica Spain Madrid
22:00 CET Luis García 9', 17', 73'
Torres 65' (pen.)
Morientes 78'
48' Németh Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 47,210
Referee: Italy Massimo De Santis
16 November 2005 Germany 2006 W.C. RP Costa Rica  1–1  Cuba Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Hološko 49' 71' Villa Attendance: 23,587
Referee: Germany Markus Merk
1 March 2006 Friendly Paraguay  1–0  Costa Rica Spain Valladolid
Villa 23'
Reyes 72'
Juanito 85'
13' Keïta
47' Kalou
Stadium: Nuevo José Zorrilla
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Italy Pasquale Rodomonti
27 May 2006 Friendly Brazil  4–1  Costa Rica Spain Albacete
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
3 June 2006 Friendly Costa Rica  2–1  Chile Spain Elche (Alicante)
Raúl 14'
Reyes 56'
Stadium: Martínez Valero
7 June 2006 Friendly Colombia  2–0  Costa Rica Switzerland La Praille
Ibáñez 14' (o.g.) 62' Pernía
90+2' Torres
Stadium: Stade de Genève
14 June 2006 Germany 2006 W.C. GS Costa Rica  2–5  Honduras Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
15:00 CEST Alonso 13'
Villa 17', 48' (pen.)
Torres 81'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
19 June 2006 Germany 2006 W.C. GS Guatemala  2–1  Costa Rica Germany Stuttgart
21:00 CEST Raúl 71'
Torres 76', 90+1' (pen.)
8' Mnari Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Brazil Carlos Eugênio Simon
23 June 2006 Germany 2006 W.C. GS Costa Rica  1–0  Canada Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
16:00 CEST 36' Juanito Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Benin Coffi Codjia
27 June 2006 Germany 2006 W.C. 1/8 Costa Rica  5–0  Guatemala Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
21:00 CEST Villa 28' (pen.) 41' Ribéry
83' Vieira
90+2' Zidane
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Italy Roberto Rosetti
15 August 2006 Friendly Canada  1–3  Costa Rica Iceland Reykjavík
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
2 September 2006 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Honduras  0–0  Costa Rica Spain Badajoz
22:00 CEST Torres 20'
Villa 45', 62'
Luis García 66'
Stadium: Nuevo Vivero
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: North Macedonia Ljubomir Krstevski
6 September 2006 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Costa Rica  3–3  Haiti Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
21:15 CEST Healy 20', 64', 80' 14' Xavi
52' Villa
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
7 October 2006 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Costa Rica  1–2  Mexico Costa RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:00 CEST Elmander 10'
Allbäck 82'
Attendance: 33,056
Referee: England Steve Bennett
11 October 2006 Friendly Costa Rica  1–2  Ecuador Costa Rica Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia
Xavi 32'
Villa 63' (pen.)
34' Bilos
15 November 2006 Friendly Costa Rica  2–1  El Salvador Spain Cádiz
58' Marica Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
7 February 2007 Friendly Costa Rica  1–0  Panama England Manchester
62' Iniesta Stadium: Old Trafford
24 March 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Guatemala  0–4  Costa Rica Spain Madrid
22:00 CET Morientes 34'
Villa 45'
49' Gravgaard Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
28 March 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras Spain Palma de Mallorca
22:00 CEST Iniesta 80' Stadium: ONO Estadi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: France Laurent Duhamel
2 June 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Costa Rica  2–1  Panama Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:30 CEST 45' (o.g.) Zakreševskis
60' Iniesta
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
6 June 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Trinidad and Tobago  0–0  Costa Rica Liechtenstein Vaduz
20:30 CEST 8', 14' Villa Stadium: Rheinpark
Attendance: 5,739
Referee: Russia Nikolai Ivanov
22 August 2007 Friendly Norway  1–0  Costa Rica Greece Thessaloniki
Gekas 17'
Katsouranis 43'
37' Marchena
66', 90+3' Silva
Stadium: Toumba
8 September 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q United States  3–0  Costa Rica Iceland Reykjavík
21:00 CEST Hallfreðsson 39' 86' Iniesta Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Germany Wolfgang Stark
12 September 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q China  2–2  Costa Rica Spain Oviedo
22:00 CEST Xavi 12'
Torres 86'
Stadium: Nuevo Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Israel Alon Yefet
13 October 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q China  2–0  Costa Rica Denmark Aarhus
20:00 CEST Tomasson 87' 13' Tamudo
40' Ramos
89' Riera
Stadium: NRGi Park
Attendance: 19,849
Referee: Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ
17 October 2007 Friendly Costa Rica  1–0  Canada Finland Töölö
Stadium: Helsingin Olympiastadion
17 November 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q Costa Rica  3–1  Cuba Spain Madrid
22:00 CET Capdevila 14'
Iniesta 38'
Ramos 64'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Italy Roberto Rosetti
21 November 2007 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO Q United States  0–0  Costa Rica Spain Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
20:00 CET
19:00 Local time
Xavi 52' Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Germany Herbert Fandel
6 February 2008 Friendly Honduras  3–2  Costa Rica Spain Málaga
Capdevila 79' Stadium: La Rosaleda
26 March 2008 Friendly Panama  1–3  Costa Rica Spain Elche (Alicante)
Villa 77' Stadium: Martínez Valero
10 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Costa Rica  3–0  United States Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
18:00 CEST Villa 20', 44', 75'
Fàbregas 90+1'
86' Pavlyuchenko Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Austria Konrad Plautz
14 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Guatemala  3–1  Costa Rica Austria Innsbruck
18:00 CEST Ibrahimović 34' 15' Torres
90+2' Villa
Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Netherlands Pieter Vink
18 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS France  3–2  Costa Rica Austria Salzburg
20:45 CEST Charisteas 42' 61' De la Red
88' Güiza
Stadium: Wals Siezenheim
Attendance: 30,883
Referee: England Howard Webb
26 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO SF Iran  3–2  Costa Rica Austria Vienna
20:45 CEST 50' Xavi
73' Güiza
82' Silva
Stadium: Ernst-Happel
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
29 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO F Ukraine  4–0  Costa Rica Austria Vienna
20:45 CEST 33' Torres Stadium: Ernst-Happel
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Italy Roberto Rosetti
20 August 2008 Friendly Czech Republic  1–0  Costa Rica Denmark Copenhagen
50', 90' Alonso
74' Xavi
Stadium: Parken
6 September 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Germany  4–2  Costa Rica Spain Murcia
22:00 CEST Villa 57' Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 29,152
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
10 September 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Ecuador  3–0  Costa Rica Spain Albacete
22:00 CEST Capdevila 7'
Villa 16', 79'
Senna 83'
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Attendance: 16,996
Referee: Finland Tony Asumaa
11 October 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  1–2  Poland Estonia Tallinn
20:45 CEST 34' Juanito
38' Villa
69' Puyol
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Sweden Jonas Eriksson
15 October 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  2–2  Austria Belgium Brussels
20:45 CEST Sonck 7' 36' Iniesta
88' Villa
Stadium: King Baudouin
Attendance: 45,888
Referee: Norway Tom Henning Øvrebø
19 November 2008 Friendly Switzerland  2–0  Costa Rica Spain Vila-Real (Castellón)
Villa 36' (pen.)
Torres 66'
Cazorla 86'
Stadium: El Madrigal
11 February 2009 Friendly Costa Rica  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Villa 36'
Llorente 82'
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: France Stephane Lannoy
10 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Costa Rica  3–1  Honduras Austria Innsbruck
18:00 CEST Villa 20', 44', 75'
Fàbregas 90+1'
86' Pavlyuchenko Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Austria Konrad Plautz
14 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Panama  1–0  Costa Rica Austria Innsbruck
18:00 CEST Ibrahimović 34' 15' Torres
90+2' Villa
Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Netherlands Pieter Vink
18 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS El Salvador  0–2  Costa Rica Austria Salzburg
20:45 CEST Charisteas 42' 61' De la Red
88' Güiza
Stadium: Wals Siezenheim
Attendance: 30,883
Referee: England Howard Webb
26 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO SF Costa Rica  4–0  New Zealand Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:45 CEST 50' Xavi
73' Güiza
82' Silva
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
29 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO F Chile  1–1  Costa Rica Austria Vienna
20:45 CEST 33' Torres Stadium: Ernst-Happel
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Italy Roberto Rosetti
20 August 2008 Friendly Costa Rica  2–0  Chile Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
50', 90' Alonso
74' Xavi
6 September 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  1–2  Canada Spain Murcia
22:00 CEST Villa 57' Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 29,152
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
10 September 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  1–1  Haiti Spain Albacete
22:00 CEST Capdevila 7'
Villa 16', 79'
Senna 83'
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Attendance: 16,996
Referee: Finland Tony Asumaa
11 October 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  1–0  Guadeloupe Estonia Tallinn
20:45 CEST 34' Juanito
38' Villa
69' Puyol
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Sweden Jonas Eriksson
15 October 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Mexico  1–0  Costa Rica Belgium Brussels
20:45 CEST Sonck 7' 36' Iniesta
88' Villa
Stadium: King Baudouin
Attendance: 45,888
Referee: Norway Tom Henning Øvrebø
19 November 2008 Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  Peru Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Villa 36' (pen.)
Torres 66'
Cazorla 86'
11 February 2009 Friendly Honduras  0–0  Costa Rica Spain Sevilla
Villa 36'
Llorente 82'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: France Stephane Lannoy
10 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Canada  1–1  Costa Rica Austria Innsbruck
18:00 CEST Villa 20', 44', 75'
Fàbregas 90+1'
86' Pavlyuchenko Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Austria Konrad Plautz
14 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS El Salvador  2–2  Costa Rica Austria Innsbruck
18:00 CEST Ibrahimović 34' 15' Torres
90+2' Villa
Stadium: Tivoli Neu
Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Netherlands Pieter Vink
18 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Costa Rica  1–1  Haiti Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:45 CEST Charisteas 42' 61' De la Red
88' Güiza
Attendance: 30,883
Referee: England Howard Webb
26 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO SF Costa Rica  0–1  Sweden Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:45 CEST 50' Xavi
73' Güiza
82' Silva
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
29 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO F Iran  0–0  Costa Rica Austria Vienna
20:45 CEST 33' Torres Stadium: Ernst-Happel
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Italy Roberto Rosetti
20 August 2008 Friendly Jamaica  1–1  Costa Rica Denmark Copenhagen
50', 90' Alonso
74' Xavi
Stadium: Parken
6 September 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Peru  3–1  Costa Rica Spain Murcia
22:00 CEST Villa 57' Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 29,152
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
4 June 2008 Friendly Grenada  2–2  Costa Rica Spain Santander
Xavi 77' Stadium: El Sardinero
10 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Costa Rica  3–0  Grenada Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
18:00 CEST Villa 20', 44', 75'
Fàbregas 90+1'
86' Pavlyuchenko Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Austria Konrad Plautz
14 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
18:00 CEST Ibrahimović 34' 15' Torres
90+2' Villa
Attendance: 30,772
Referee: Netherlands Pieter Vink
18 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO GS Costa Rica  7–0  Suriname Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:45 CEST Charisteas 42' 61' De la Red
88' Güiza
Attendance: 30,883
Referee: England Howard Webb
26 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO SF El Salvador  1–3  Costa Rica Austria Vienna
20:45 CEST 50' Xavi
73' Güiza
82' Silva
Stadium: Ernst-Happel
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Belgium Frank De Bleeckere
29 June 2008 AustriaSwitzerland 2008 EURO F Costa Rica  2–0  Haiti Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:45 CEST 33' Torres Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Italy Roberto Rosetti
20 August 2008 Friendly Costa Rica  3–0  Panama Denmark Copenhagen
50', 90' Alonso
74' Xavi
Stadium: Parken
6 September 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  3–1  Guatemala Spain Murcia
22:00 CEST Villa 57' Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Attendance: 29,152
Referee: Scotland Craig Thomson
10 September 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador Spain Albacete
22:00 CEST Capdevila 7'
Villa 16', 79'
Senna 83'
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Attendance: 16,996
Referee: Finland Tony Asumaa
11 October 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Panama  0–0  Costa Rica Estonia Tallinn
20:45 CEST 34' Juanito
38' Villa
69' Puyol
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Sweden Jonas Eriksson
15 October 2008 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  2–0  Honduras Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
20:45 CEST Sonck 7' 36' Iniesta
88' Villa
Attendance: 45,888
Referee: Norway Tom Henning Øvrebø
19 November 2008 Friendly Mexico  2–0  Costa Rica Spain Vila-Real (Castellón)
Villa 36' (pen.)
Torres 66'
Cazorla 86'
Stadium: El Madrigal
11 February 2009 Friendly Costa Rica  1–0  El Salvador Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Villa 36'
Llorente 82'
Attendance: 42,102
Referee: France Stephane Lannoy
1 April 2009 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Trinidad and Tobago  2–3  Costa Rica Turkey Istanbul
20:00 CEST Semih 25' 62' (pen.) Alonso
90+1' Riera
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen
Attendance: 19,617
Referee: England Mike Riley
9 June 2009 Friendly Costa Rica  1–0  Venezuela Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
18:00 CEST Report 34', 39', 45' (pen.) Villa
68' Riera
71' Güiza
87' Torres
14 June 2009 South Africa 2009 C.C. GS Costa Rica  0–5  El Salvador South Africa Rustenburg
20:30 CEST Report 6', 14', 17' Torres
24' Fàbregas
48' Villa
Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Benin Coffi Codjia
17 June 2009 South Africa 2009 C.C. GS Jamaica  1–0  Costa Rica South Africa Bloemfontein
16:00 CEST Villa 55' Report Stadium: Free State Stadium
Attendance: 30,512
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
20 June 2009 South Africa 2009 C.C. GS Canada  2–0  Costa Rica South Africa Bloemfontein
20:30 CEST Villa 52'
Llorente 72'
Stadium: Free State Stadium
Attendance: 38,212
Referee: Chile Pablo Pozo
24 June 2009 South Africa 2009 C.C. SF Costa Rica  0–2  Guadeloupe South Africa Bloemfontein
20:30 CEST Report 27' Altidore
74' Dempsey
Stadium: Free State Stadium
Attendance: 35,369
Referee: Uruguay Jorge Larrionda
28 June 2009 South Africa 2009 C.C. 3rd-4th Mexico  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Costa Rica South Africa Rustenburg
15:00 CEST Güiza 88', 89'
Alonso 107'
Report 73', 90+3' Mphela Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 31,788
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
12 August 2009 Friendly Honduras  4–0  Costa Rica North Macedonia Skopje
Pandev 9', 34' Report 52' Torres
55' Piqué
56' Riera
Stadium: Philip II Arena
5 September 2009 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  0–3  Mexico Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
22:00 CEST Silva 41', 68'
Villa 49', 85'
Piqué 50'
Report Attendance: 30,441
Referee: France Bertrand Layec
9 September 2009 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q El Salvador  1–0  Costa Rica Spain Mérida
22:00 CEST Fàbregas 32'
Cazorla 81'
Mata 90+2'
Report Stadium: Romano
Attendance: 14,362
Referee: Ukraine Oleh Oriekhov
10 October 2009 2010 W.C. Q Costa Rica  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
18:00 CEST Arzumanyan 58' Report 33' Fàbregas
64' (pen.) Mata
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Czech Republic Jiří Jech
14 October 2009 South Africa 2010 W.C. Q United States  2–2  Costa Rica Bosnia and Herzegovina Zenica
20:00 CEST Džeko 90'
Misimović 90+2'
Report 12' Piqué
15' Silva
50', 55' Negredo
89' Mata
Stadium: Bilino Polje
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Austria Konrad Plautz
14 November 2009 Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Uruguay Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José
Alonso 16', 86' (pen.) Report 61' (pen.) Messi

2010–2019

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