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#62ELO· 2026-07-19#51FIFA· 2026-07-19
3Continental titles· last 1989

Greatest games

Costa Rica's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

L 0-0 v Netherlands(pens 3-4)
#1
Date
2014-07-05
Stage
World Cup · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.800
W 3-2 v Colombia
#2
Date
2016-06-11
Stage
Copa América · Group Stage
Game Score
1.769
W 2-1 v Sweden
#3
Date
1990-06-20
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.539
W 1-1 v Greece(pens 5-3)
#4
Date
2014-06-29
Stage
World Cup · Round of 16
Game Score
1.508
W 3-1 v Uruguay
#5
Date
2014-06-14
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.482
W 1-0 v Italy
#6
Date
2014-06-20
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.419
D 2-2 v Switzerland
#7
Date
2018-06-27
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.412
D 0-0 v England
#8
Date
2014-06-24
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.295
L 2-4 v Germany
#9
Date
2022-12-01
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.232
L 2-4 v Germany
#10
Date
2006-06-09
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.209

Footprint

Tournament appearances
38
Trophies
3
Major trophies
3
Last appearance
2025
World Cup appearances
6
Continental appearances
29
Last final reached
2002
Last trophy
1989

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Costa Rica. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Algeria
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 5.25 · distance 0.76
Japan
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 6.50 · distance 0.82
Côte d'Ivoire
Repeated continental champions
Honors 8.25 · distance 0.93
Iran
Repeated continental champions
Honors 4.50 · distance 0.94
Peru
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 7.00 · distance 1.00

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2025Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2025
Costa Rica
2024Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2024
Costa Rica
2023Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2023
Costa Rica
2022WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2022
Costa Rica
2021Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2021
Costa Rica
2021Other
Semifinal
2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Costa Rica
2019Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2019
Costa Rica
2018WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2018
Costa Rica
2017Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2017
Costa Rica
2016Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2016
Costa Rica
2015Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2015
Costa Rica
2014WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 2014
Costa Rica
2013Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2013
Costa Rica
2011Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2011
Costa Rica
2011Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2011
Costa Rica
2009Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2009
Costa Rica
2007Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2007
Costa Rica
2006WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2006
Costa Rica
2005Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2005
Costa Rica
2004Copa
Quarterfinal
Copa América 2004
Costa Rica
2003Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2003
Costa Rica
2002WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2002
Costa Rica
2002Gold
Final
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2002
Costa Rica
2001Copa
Quarterfinal
Copa América 2001
Costa Rica
2000Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2000
Costa Rica
1998Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1998
Costa Rica
1997Copa
Appearance
Copa América 1997
Costa Rica
1993Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1993
Costa Rica
1991Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1991
Costa Rica
1990WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 1990
Costa Rica
1989Gold
Champion
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1989
Costa Rica
1985Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1985
Costa Rica
1971Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1971
Costa Rica
1969Gold
Champion
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1969
Costa Rica
1965Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1965
Costa Rica
1963Gold
Champion
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1963
Costa Rica
1960Other
Appearance
1960 Pan-American Championship
Costa Rica
1956Other
Appearance
1956 Pan-American Championship
Costa Rica

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2002 Lost
CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States
Score
0-2
Venue
Rose Bowl, United States