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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 goal of the year, as the team became winless in official matches in 2020. [10]
Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in six FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in Central America with 1597.1, and the all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in Central America, with 1806 in 2014.
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.
Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua (Panama City, Panama; March 5, 1962) Biggest win Costa Rica 8–0 Puerto Rico (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 22, 1984) Belize 0–8 Costa Rica (Belmopan, Belize; unknown date 1990) Biggest defeat Costa Rica 2–6 Japan (Kuantan, Malaysia; June 20, 1997) Spain 4–0 Costa Rica
Celso Borges is Costa Rica's most capped international of all time with 163 caps. The Costa Rica national football team has represented Costa Rica in international football since 1921, when they played their first international, a 7–0 win over El Salvador in the Independence Centenary Games. Organized by the Costa Rican Football Federation, it joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1961 ...
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2021 Marvin Antonio Loría Leitón (born 24 April 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Costa Rica national team .
In June 2014, González was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [17] In the team's first two group matches, he and his central defensive colleagues Michael Umaña and Óscar Duarte allowed only one goal as Los Ticos beat Uruguay (3–1) and Italy (1–0) to qualify for the knockout stage .
The year was marked by the inauguration of the new national stadium in San José in late March. [1] Since then, the stadium has served as the home stadium of the team. To encourage the fans to go to the stadium, the Costa Rican Football Federation made a heavy investment by organizing friendlies against FIFA World Cup winners Argentina, Brazil and the then most recent champions Spain.