Swimming national side

Costa Rica

National team · Costa Rica

«Los Ticos»

84 Matches

32 wins

23 draws

29 losses

118–111 Goals

+7 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Form D L L L L L

Football arrived in Costa Rica as an organised game in 1921, the year the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol was set up and the national side took the field for the first time, beating El Salvador 7–0 in Guatemala City.

Paulo Wanchope's goal against England in 2002 is the one still replayed, and a year earlier, in Mexico City, Costa Rica had done something rarer still: beaten Mexico 2–1 at the Estadio Azteca.

Regional silverware runs deeper than the World Cup record suggests. Three CONCACAF Championship titles, the last in 1989, sit alongside seven CCCF Championships won between 1941 and 1961 and eight Copa Centroamericana wins stretching into 2014. Against Honduras, the fixture known as the Clásico Centroamericano, the two sides have now met 73 times with barely anything separating them on the overall record.

Home games are played at the Estadio Nacional in San José, a 42,000-capacity ground known locally as La Joya de La Sabana, the jewel of the savanna.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

28 Sep	CONCACAF Nations League	Haiti A	0:2	L
25 Sep	CONCACAF Nations League	Curaçao H	3:4	L
10 Jun	Friendlies	England A	0:3	L
2 Jun	Friendlies	Colombia A	1:3	L
31 Mar	Friendlies	Iran H	0:5	L
27 Mar	Friendlies	Jordan A	2:2	D

Standing

World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF

Group stage · Group C

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Haiti	6	3	2	1	9:6	11
2	Honduras	6	2	3	1	5:2	9
3	Costa Rica	6	1	4	1	8:6	7
4	Nicaragua	6	1	1	4	4:12	4

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 84

84 Matches

32 wins

23 draws

29 losses

118–111 Goals

+7 Difference

1.4 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 84

32 23 29

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	84	42	42
Scored	118	71	47
Conceded	111	55	56
Scored per game	1.4	1.7	1.1
Conceded per game	1.3	1.3	1.3
Difference	+7	+16	−9

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Josimar Angelo Alcócer McCook Midfielder 3 Matches

Orlando Galo Midfielder 3 Matches

Carlos Mora Forward 3 Matches

Patrick Gilmar Sequeira Mejías Goalkeeper 3 Matches

Darril Yorel Araya Samuels Midfielder 3 Matches

Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano Defender 3 Matches

Douglas Andrey López Araya Defender 2 Matches

Bayron Gabriel Mora Montenegro Goalkeeper 2 Matches

Squad of Costa Rica

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
10	Josimar Angelo Alcócer McCook	Midfielder	22	3
14	Orlando Galo	Midfielder		3
17	Carlos Mora	Forward	25	3
1	Patrick Gilmar Sequeira Mejías	Goalkeeper		3
8	Darril Yorel Araya Samuels	Midfielder		3
3	Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano	Defender	21	3
21	Douglas Andrey López Araya	Defender		2
18	Bayron Gabriel Mora Montenegro	Goalkeeper		2
7	John Paul Ruíz Guadamúz	Defender		2
5	Andrey Josué Soto Ruíz	Forward		2
2	Gerald Gisjiel Taylor Dosman	Defender		2
23	Abraham Madríz Beaulieu	Goalkeeper		2
11	Luis Flores	Defender		2
19	O. Sinclair	Forward	28	2
4	Aarón Salazar Arias	Midfielder		2
20	Haxzel Quirós Cruz	Defender	28	2
5	Fernán José Faerrón Tristán	Defender		2
12	D. Rodriguez	Forward		1
20	K. Michel	Midfielder	22	1
15	Francisco Calvo	Defender	34	1
6	Carlos Luis Barahona Jiménez	Defender		1
9	Erson Josimar Méndez James	Forward		1
16	A. Murillo	Midfielder		1
22	Sebastián Acuña Murillo	Midfielder		1
13	G. Torres	Midfielder		1
4	Y. Molina	Defender		1
11	Cristopher Antonio Núñez González	Midfielder		1
2	S. Johnson	Defender		1
6	Joseth Gael Peraza Serrano	Midfielder	21	1
9	Manfred Alonso Ugalde Arce	Forward	24	1
18	Kevin Chamorro	Goalkeeper	26	1
11	Creichel Mauricio Pérez Arias	Midfielder	21	1
4	Juan Pablo Vargas	Defender	31	1
6	Guillermo Villalobos Alfaro	Defender		1
9	Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas	Midfielder	22	1
17	Warren Steven Madrigal Molina	Forward		1
7	A. Rojas	Forward		1
19	Jorkaeff Mauricio Azofeifa Rivas	Defender		1
13	J. Brenes	Midfielder	29	1
21	Álvaro José Zamora Mata	Midfielder	24	1