Costa Rica national football team results (2010–2019)

Below are listed all the matches played by the Costa Rica national football team between 2010 and 2019.

Overview[edit]

Map of the countries that have played at least one match against Costa Rica so far in the decade:
  Costa Rica
  Teams that have already faced Costa Rica
  Teams that are scheduled to face Costa Rica in the future
  Non-FIFA team that has faced Costa Rica

2010[edit]

26 January Friendly Argentina  3–2  Costa Rica San Juan, Argentina
Sosa 10'
Burdisso 37'
Jara 79'
20' Barrantes
76' Madrigal
Stadium: Estadio Ingeniero Hilario Sánchez,
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
26 May Friendly France  2–1  Costa Rica Lens, France
Sequeira 22' (o.g.)
Valbuena 83'
Hernández 11' Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
1 June Friendly Switzerland  0–1  Costa Rica Sion, Switzerland
Parks 57' Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Republic of Ireland)
5 June Friendly Slovakia  3–0  Costa Rica Bratislava, Slovakia
Sequeira 16' (o.g.)
Vittek 46'
Šesták 86' (pen.)
Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stefan Meßner (Austria)
11 August Friendly Paraguay  2–0  Costa Rica Asunción, Paraguay
Vera 8'
Riveros 64'
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Federico Beligoy (Argentina)
4 September Friendly Panama  2–2  Costa Rica Panama City, Panama
Tejada 27', 38' Barrantes 8'
Saborío 52'
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 23,005
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
7 September Friendly Jamaica  1–0  Costa Rica Kingston, Jamaica
Johnson 66' Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
8 October Friendly Peru  2–0  Costa Rica Lima, Peru
Ramírez 3'
Rengifo 6'
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Ponce (Ecuador)
12 October Friendly Costa Rica  2–1  El Salvador Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
J. Sánchez 10'
J. Martínez 88'
Burgos 53' Stadium: Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Luis Rodríguez (Panama)
17 November Friendly Costa Rica  0–0  Jamaica Fort Lauderdale, United States
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chris Renso (United States)


Statistics[edit]

Competition GP W D L GF GA
International Friendly 9 2 2 5 8 15


Player Goals
Michael Barrantes 2
Diego Madrigal 1
Carlos Hernández 1
Winston Parks 1
Álvaro Saborío 1
José Sánchez 1
Josué Martínez 1

2011[edit]

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.[2]

Tragedy also hit the national team during 2011, when defender Dennis Marshall (along with his wife) died in a car accident.[3] Marshall died just five days after scoring his only international goal in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Honduras.[3]

Overall, 2011 showed lackluster results for the national team. Failures to overcome Honduras at the Copa Centroamericana final and the Gold Cup quarter-finals,[4] along with a poor performance at the Copa América prompted the dismissal of Ricardo La Volpe.[5] After the departure of La Volpe, Rónald González served as interim manager for the team until the arrival of Jorge Luis Pinto in September.[6][7]

16 January Centroamericana GS Guatemala  0–2  Costa Rica Panama City, Panama
16:00 (UTC−5) 48', 82' Ureña Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
21 January Centroamericana SF Panama  1–1
(2–4 p)
 Costa Rica Panama City, Panama
20:00 (UTC−5) Borges 67' 76' Pérez Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
9 February Friendly Venezuela  2–2  Costa Rica Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
18:30 (UTC−4) Rondón 24', 80' 6' Oviedo
59' Ureña
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico José Antonio Anzoátegui
Referee: Henry Gambetta (Peru)
26 March Friendly Costa Rica  2–2  China San José, Costa Rica
20:20 (UTC−6) Saborío 38'
Brenes 45'
45', 90+2' Gao Lin Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
5 June Gold Cup GS Costa Rica  5–0  Cuba Arlington, United States
17:00 (UTC−5) Ureña 6', 46'
Saborío 41'
Mora 47'
Campbell 71'
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 80,108
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
12 June Gold Cup GS Mexico  4–1  Costa Rica Chicago, United States
19:00 (UTC−5) Márquez 17'
Guardado 19', 26'
Barrera 38'
69' Ureña Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 61,500
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
10 August Friendly Costa Rica  0–2  Ecuador San José, Costa Rica
20:10 (UTC−6) 53' Suárez
66' Méndez
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
2 September Friendly United States  0–1  Costa Rica Carson, United States
21:00 (UTC−8) 66' Wallace Stadium: Home Depot Center
Referee: Jose Molina (Argentina)
7 October Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Brazil San José, Costa Rica
20:00 (UTC−6) 60' Neymar Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
11 November Friendly Panama  2–0  Costa Rica Panama City, Panama
20:00 (UTC−5) Gómez 26' (pen.)
Pérez 28'
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)
15 November Friendly Costa Rica  2–2  Spain San José, Costa Rica
15:05 (UTC−6) Brenes 31'
Campbell 42'
83' Silva
90+3' Villa
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
11 December Friendly Cuba  1–1  Costa Rica Havana, Cuba
20:00 (UTC−5) Cordovés 57' (pen.) 90+2' Cunningham Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
22 December Friendly Venezuela  0–2  Costa Rica Barquisimeto, Venezuela
17:35 (UTC−4) 41' Wallace
53' Cubero
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)

Statistics[edit]

Coach(es)
# Nat. Coach Number of matches
1 Argentina Ricardo La Volpe 15
2 Costa Rica Rónald González 2
3 Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto 5
General statistics
Competition GP W D L GF GA
Copa Centroamericana 4 1 2 1 5 4
Gold Cup 4 1 2 1 8 6
Copa América 3 1 0 2 2 4
Friendlies 11 2 5 4 10 16
Total 22 5 9 8 25 30

Goalscorers[edit]

Marco Ureña was the top goalscorer for Costa Rica in 2011, scoring seven goals
7 goals
3 goals
Randall Brenes scoring against Spain in November
2 goals
1 goal

2012[edit]

29 February Friendly Wales  0–1  Costa Rica Cardiff, Wales
19:45 (GMT) 7' Campbell Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
21 March Friendly Jamaica  0–0  Costa Rica Kingston, Jamaica
20:00 (UTC−5) Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
11 April Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
19:00 (UTC−6) Vargas 49' 23' Suazo Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
1 June Friendly Guatemala  1–0  Costa Rica Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 (UTC−6) Ruiz 25' Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
12 June 2014 FIFA WCQ Guyana  0–4  Costa Rica Providence, Guyana
20:00 (UTC−4) 19', 26', 52' Saborío
78' Campbell
Stadium: Providence Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Marcos Brea (Cuba)
15 August Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Peru San José, Costa Rica
16:00 (UTC−6) 8' Carrillo Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
7 September 2014 FIFA WCQ Costa Rica  0–2  Mexico San José, Costa Rica
20:00 (UTC−6) 43' Salcido
52' Zavala
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
11 September 2014 FIFA WCQ Mexico  1–0  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
20:00 (UTC−5) Hernández 61' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 44,007
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
16 October 2014 FIFA WCQ Costa Rica  7–0  Guyana San José, Costa Rica
19:00 (UTC−6) Brenes 10', 48'
Gamboa 14'
Saborío 51' (pen.), 77'
Bolaños 61'
Borges 70'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

Statistics[edit]

Coach(es)
# Nat. Coach Number of matches
1 Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto 13 (All)
General statistics
Competition GP W D L GF GA
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 3 1 2 14 5
Friendlies 7 2 3 2 6 6
Total 13 5 4 4 20 11

Goalscorers[edit]

Álvaro Saborío was the top goalscorer for Costa Rica in 2012, scoring six goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

2013[edit]

The year marked a significant recovery in the team status within the Confederation, after several years of decay. In January, the team won the Copa Centroamericana after two consecutive failures in 2009 and 2011.[8][9] In September, Costa Rica qualified to the 2014 FIFA World Cup after their absence in the 2010 edition. 2013 also marked the year with the most victories for the Costa Rica national team, with 13 victories.[10]

On March 22, Costa Rica played against the United States at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. The match, dubbed as the Snow Clásico in the United States,[11] was played under a heavy snow fall. As the United States won the match with a goal by Clint Dempsey, Costa Ricans were enraged by the circumstances around the match.[12] On September 6, the Ticos would defeat the United States in San José by 3–1, which was considered as a revenge.[13]

On October 15, Costa Rica defeated Mexico in San José by 2–1, which marked the first victory over the Mexican team in over twelve years, the latest being the Aztecazo in June 2001.[14] It was also the first victory Costa Rica had against Mexico in home soil for over twenty years.[15]

26 March 2014 FIFA WCQ Costa Rica  2–0  Jamaica San José, Costa Rica
20:00 (UTC−6) Umaña 22'
Calvo 82'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 32,427
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
28 May Friendly Canada  0–1  Costa Rica Edmonton, Canada
17:00 (UTC−7) 16' (pen.) Arrieta Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 8,102
Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
7 June 2014 FIFA WCQ Costa Rica  1–0  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
20:10 (UTC−6) Miller 25' Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
11 June 2014 FIFA WCQ Mexico  0–0  Costa Rica Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 (UTC−5) Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 65,753
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
18 June 2014 FIFA WCQ Costa Rica  2–0  Panama San José, Costa Rica
20:00 (UTC−6) B. Ruiz 49'
Borges 52'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
9 July Gold Cup GS Costa Rica  3–0  Cuba Portland, Oregon, United States
20:30 (UTC−4) Barrantes 52', 77'
Arrieta 71'
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,724
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
13 July Gold Cup GS Costa Rica  1–0  Belize Sandy, United States
18:00 (UTC−4) Eiley 49' (o.g.) Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,597
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
16 July Gold Cup GS United States  1–0  Costa Rica East Hartford, United States
20:00 (UTC−4) Shea 82' Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 25,432
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
21 July Gold Cup QF Honduras  1–0  Costa Rica Baltimore, United States
19:00 (UTC−4) Najar 49' Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
Attendance: 70,540
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
14 August Friendly Dominican Republic  0–4  Costa Rica Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16:00 (UTC−4) 48', 71' Borges
77' Herrera
87' Castillo
Stadium: Estadio Quisqueya
Referee: Alain Georges (Haiti)
10 September 2014 FIFA WCQ Jamaica  1–1  Costa Rica Kingston, Jamaica
19:00 (UTC−5) Anderson 90+2' 74' Brenes Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
15 October 2014 FIFA WCQ Costa Rica  2–1  Mexico San José, Costa Rica
19:30 (UTC−6) B. Ruiz 24'
Saborío 63'
28' Peralta Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
19 November Friendly Australia  1–0  Costa Rica Sydney, Australia
19:30 (UTC+11) Cahill 69' Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Statistics[edit]

Coach(es)
# Nat. Coach Number of matches
1 Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto 22 (All)
General statistics
Competition GP W D L GF GA
Copa Centroamericana 5 4 1 0 6 1
Gold Cup 4 2 0 2 4 2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 5 3 2 13 7
Friendlies 3 2 0 1 5 1
Total 22 13 4 5 28 11

Goalscorers[edit]

Celso Borges was the top goalscorer for Costa Rica, scoring five goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Belize Dalton Eiley

2014[edit]

Óscar Duarte celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica made their best performance at the tournament after reaching the quarter-finals

Below are listed all the matches played by the Costa Rica national football team in 2014.

The year, regarded to be the best in the history of Costa Rican football,[16] saw the Ticos becoming the revelation team[17] at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

After being drawn into Group D —along with former World Champions Uruguay, Italy and England—, initial reaction towards the team was of mockery,[18] and underestimation.[19] During a segment of TeleSUR program De Zurda, Diego Maradona mocked the team by saying "if I was Costa Rican, I would have to shoot myself [in the balls]".[20] Costa Rica topped the group undefeated after beating both Uruguay and Italy, finishing with a draw against England. The Ticos would defeat Greece in the Round of 16 throughout the penalty shootouts. Costa Rica was then eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals again in the penalty shootouts.

After the World Cup, Jorge Luis Pinto resigned as the coach of the national team, denouncing that a member of his coaching staff requested his sacking.[21] Paulo Wanchope assumed as the interim coach of the team,[22] only to be confirmed in the charge in January 2015. With Wanchope in charge, Costa Rica won the 2014 Copa Centroamericana, thus qualifying to the Copa América Centenario.[23]

22 January Friendly Chile  4–0  Costa Rica Coquimbo, Chile
21:00 (UTC−3) Albornoz 13'
Hernández 51', 54'
Muñoz 79'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
5 March Friendly Costa Rica  2–1  Paraguay San José, Costa Rica
20:00 (UTC−6) Campbell 44'
Saborío 73'
86' Gómez Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
2 June Friendly Costa Rica  1–3  Japan Tampa, United States
20:00 (UTC−5) B. Ruiz 31' 60' Endō
80' Kagawa
90+2' Kakitani
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 7,106
Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
6 June Friendly Costa Rica  1–1  Republic of Ireland Chester, United States
19:00 (UTC−5) Borges 64' (pen.) 18' Doyle Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Raúl Castro (Honduras)
14 June World Cup GS Uruguay  1–3  Costa Rica Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00 (UTC−3) Cavani 24' (pen.) 54' Campbell
57' Duarte
84' Ureña
Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 58,679
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
20 June World Cup GS Italy  0–1  Costa Rica Recife, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3) 44' B. Ruiz Stadium: Arena Pernambuco
Attendance: 40,285
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
5 July World Cup QF Netherlands  0–0
(4–3 p)
 Costa Rica Salvador, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3 Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Penalties
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