Costa Rica national football team results
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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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]98 matches played:
| 2 February 1990 Friendly | United States  | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Miami |
| Attendance: 4,500 |
| 4 February 1990 Friendly | Uruguay  | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Chicago |
| 22 February 1990 Friendly | Soviet Union  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Chicago |
| Attendance: 3,000 |
| 13 October 1993 Friendly | Poland  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Chicago |
| Attendance: 33,000 |
| 19 May 1990 Friendly | Wales  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | , Cardiff |
| Attendance: 18,000 |
| 11 June 1990 1990 W.C. GS | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Scotland | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
Cayasso  49' |
Attendance: 30,867 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau Argentina |
| 16 June 1990 1990 W.C. GS | Brazil  | 1–0 |  Costa Rica | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin |
| Müller 33' |
Attendance: 58,007 Referee: Neji Jouini Tunisia |
| 20 June 1990 1990 W.C. GS | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Sweden | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
| Flores 75' Medford 88' |
Ekström 32' |
Attendance: 30,223 Referee: Zoran Petrović Yugoslavia) |
| 23 June 1990 1990 W.C. 1/8 | Czechoslovakia  | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Stadio 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 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 5,256 |
| 2 June 1993 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Uruguay | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 4,500 |
| 8 September 1993 1991 UNC | Costa Rica | 2–0 |  Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 35,000 |
| 22 September 1993 1991 UNC | Costa Rica | 7–1 |  El Salvador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Kushta 40' |
4', 30', 61' Salinas 19' Toni 67' Caminero |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee:  Rémy Harrel |
| 13 October 1993 1991 UNC | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Guatemala | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Sheridan 72' |
12' Caminero 19', 26' Salinas |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 17 November 1993 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 |  Colombia | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 63' |
Attendance: 38,000 Referee:  Vasilis Nikakis |
| 26 June 1990 1991 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Guatemala | Rose Bowl, Miami |
| R. Gómez 14' Flores 17' González  86' |
Report | Attendance: 18,435 Referee: Siefert (CAN) |
| 9 February 1994 1991 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 1–2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Rose Bowl, Miami |
| Medford 6' |
Report | Lewis 38' Thomas 89' |
Attendance: 6,344 Referee: Garza (MEX) |
| 23 March 1994 1991 Gold Cup | United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica | 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 1991 Gold Cup | Honduras | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |
| Bennett 38' Flores 79' |
Attendance: 41,103 Referee: Angeles (USA) |
| 10 June 1994 1991 Gold Cup | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | 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 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| 01:35 CEST | Attendance: 56,247 |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Mexico | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 13,113 |
| 27 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | United States | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 13,089 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla |
| 2 July 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | El Salvador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 23:35 CEST | Attendance: 53,121 Referee:  Mario van der Ende |
| 9 July 1994 Friendly | El Salvador | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Foxboro, Foxborough |
| 19:05 CEST | Attendance: 23,400 Referee: Sándor Puhl |
| 7 September 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2 –1 |  Ecuador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 10,000 |
| 18 June 1994 Friendly | Uruguay | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| 01:35 CEST | Attendance: 26,247 |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Ecuador | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Soldier Field, Chicago |
| 22:05 CEST | Attendance: 63,113 Referee: Filippi Cavani |
| 27 June 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Panama  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Soldier Field, Chicago |
| 22:05 CEST | Sánchez 66' |
19' (pen.) Guardiola 65', 71' Caminero |
Attendance: 63,089 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla |
| 2 July 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 5–1 | Panama | 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 | Foxboro, Foxborough |
| 19:05 CEST | Baggio 26' R. Baggio 87' |
59' Caminero |
Attendance: 53,400 Referee: Sándor Puhl |
| 7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2 –3 | Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Sotiriou 37' |
18', 25' Higuera |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marc Batta |
| 7 September 1994 1994 W.C. Q | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 0 –1 | Costa Rica |  Tsirion, Limassol |
| Sotiriou 37' |
18', 25' Higuera |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marc Batta |
| 2 June 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Mexico | 4–0 | Costa Rica |  Žalgiris, Vilnius |
| 72', 75' Guerrero |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee:  George Ionescu |
| 8 September 1993 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Mexico | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Guerrero 61', 89' (pen.) |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee:  Vítor Melo Pereira |
| 22 September 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Honduras | 2–1 | Costa Rica |  Qemal Stafa, Tirana |
| Kushta 40' |
4', 30', 61' Salinas 19' Toni 67' Caminero |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rémy Harrel |
| 13 October 1993 1994 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 5–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Sheridan 72' |
12' Caminero 19', 26' Salinas |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 17 November 1993 1993 UNC | Costa Rica | 6–0 |  Nicaragua | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 63' |
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Vasilis Nikakis |
| 19 January 1994 1993 UNC | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Nicaragua | |
| Salinas 42' Juanele 66' |
62' (o.g.) Juanma 83' (pen.) Oceano |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Fabio Baldas |
| 9 February 1994 1993 UNC | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |  H. Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| Sergi 19' |
38' Kosecki |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee:  Roman Kosecki |
| 23 March 1994 1993 UNC | Honduras | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Luis Casanova, Valencia |
| 6' Prosinečki 51' Šuker |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
| 2 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Panama | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Järvinen 17' |
11' Miñambres 15' Salinas |
Attendance: 10,251 Referee: Christer Fällström |
| 10 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 |  Canada | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 9' Salinas 85' Juanele |
Attendance: 5,256 Referee: Mike Reed |
| 18 June 1994 1994 W.C. GS | Colombia | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| 01:35 CEST | Salinas 50' Goikoetxea 55' |
84' Hong Myung-bo 90' Seo Jung-won |
Attendance: 56,247 Referee:  Peter Mikkelsen |
| 21 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Panama | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 22:05 CEST | Klinsmann 48' |
14' Goikoetxea |
Attendance: 63,113 Referee: Filippi Cavani |
| 27 June 1994 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–2 | Mexico | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 22:05 CEST | Sánchez 66' |
19' (pen.) Guardiola 65', 71' Caminero |
Attendance: 63,089 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla |
| 2 July 1994 1994 W.C. 1/8 | Jamaica  | 1–1 | Costa Rica | RFK Memorial, Washington |
| 23:35 CEST | Hierro 14' Luis Enrique 73'Begiristain 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 53,121 Referee: Mario van der Ende |
| 11 July 1993 Gold Cup | Canada | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México |
| Dasovic 43' |
Report | Myers 82' |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Forde (BAR) |
| 7 September 1994 1993 Gold Cup | Mexico | 1 –1 | Costa Rica | Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México |
| Delgado 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Cayasso 30' |
Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI) |
| 12 October 1994 1993 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 3–1 |  Martinique | Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México |
| Myers 28' Cayasso 69', 87' |
Tinmar 59' (pen.) |
Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Jay (USA) |
| 16 November 1994 1993 Gold Cup | United States | 1–0 (asdet) | Costa Rica | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
Kooiman  103' |
Attendance: 14,826 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI) |
| 30 November 1994 1993 Gold Cup | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Jamaica | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Guthrie 10' |
Jarret 89' |
Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Hayes (USA) |
| 17 December 1994 Friendly | Saudi Arabia  | 1–2 | Costa Rica |  Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels |
| Degryse 6' |
29' Hierro 56' (pen.) Donato 69' Salinas 89' Luis Enrique |
Attendance: 15,074 Referee:  Ahmet Çakar |
| 18 January 1995 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Riazor, A Coruña |
| Pizzi 1' Donato 81' |
18' Fonseca 34' Bengoechea |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee:  Atanas Uzunov |
| 22 February 1995 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 |  Norway | Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz |
| Attendance: 19,000 |
| 29 March 1995 Friendly | Italy | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla |
| Higuera 24' |
26' Degryse |
Attendance: 27,000 |
| 26 April 1995 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Costa Rica |  Hrazdan, Yerevan |
| 49' Amavisca 63' Goikoetxea |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Adrian Porumboiu |
| 7 June 1995 Friendly | United States | 1–2 | Costa Rica | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla |
| Hierro 64' (pen.) |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee:  Roger Philippi |
| 6 September 1995 Friendly | South Korea  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada |
| Guerrero 45' Alfonso 50'Pizzi 75', 84'Hierro 83'Caminero 85' |
Attendance: 16,150 Referee: Dick Jol |
| 20 September 1995 Friendly | Ecuador | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Vicente Calderón, Madrid |
| Pizzi 35' Guerrero 68' |
80' Ortega |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sotiris Vorgias |
| 11 October 1995 Friendly | Japan  | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Parken, Copenhagen |
| Vilfort 46' |
17' (pen.) Hierro |
Attendance: 40,262 Referee: Václav Krondl |
| 15 November 1995 Friendly | Jamaica | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Martínez Valero, Elche, Alicante |
| Kiko 8' Manjarín 72'Caminero 79' |
Attendance: 21,350 Referee:  Edgar Steinborn |
| 7 February 1996 1995 UNC | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Belize | Insular, Las Palmas de G.C., Canary Islands |
| Kiko 44' |
Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Marcello Nicchi |
| 24 April 1996 1995 UNC | El Salvador | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Ullevaal, Oslo |
| Attendance: 11,898 Referee: Georg Dardenne |
| 9 June 1996 1995 UNC | Honduras | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 15:30 CEST | Alfonso 73' |
64' (pen.) Stoichkov |
Attendance: 24,006 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 15 June 1996 1995 UNC | El Salvador | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 19:00 CEST | Djorkaeff 48' |
87' Caminero |
Attendance: 35,626 Referee:  Vadim Zhuk |
| 18 June 1996 Friendly | Canada | 0 –1 | Costa Rica | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 17:30 CEST | Raducioiu 29' |
10' Manjarín 83' Amor |
Attendance: 32,719 Referee: Ahmet Çakar |
| 22 June 1996 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 16:00 CEST | Attendance: 75,440 Referee: Marc Batta | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Shearer  Platt Pearce Gascoigne |
 Hierro Amor Belsúe Nadal |
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| 4 September 1996 Friendly | Honduras | 0–0 | Costa Rica |  Svangaskard, Toftir |
| Jónsson 46' Arge 89' |
37' Luis Enrique 63', 83', 86' Alfonso 70' (o.g.) Johannesen 85' Hierro |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Philippe Leduc |
| 9 October 1996 Friendly | Peru  | 3–0 | Costa Rica |  Cusco, Peru |
| Attendance: 19,223 |
| 13 November 1996 Friendly | Ecuador | 1–1 | Costa Rica | H. Rodríguez López, Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| Pizzi 39' Amor 46'Luis Enrique 57'Hierro 61' |
40' Tittel |
Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 14 December 1996 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 |  Chile | 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 |  National Stadium, Ta'Qali |
| 7', 26', 33' Guerrero |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee:  Nikolai Levnikov |
| 12 February 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Jamaica | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Rico Pérez, Alicante |
| Guardiola 25' Alfonso 40', 46'Pizzi 89' |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
| 30 April 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Venezuela  | 2–0 | Costa Rica |  Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade |
| Mijatovic 86' (pen.) |
18' (pen.) Hierro |
Attendance: 49,253 Referee: Rune Pedersen |
| 8 June 1997 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Jamaica | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 40' (pen.) |
Attendance: 24,544 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 24 September 1997 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Panama |  Tehelne Pole, Bratislava |
| Majoroš 75' |
46' Kiko 76' Amor |
Attendance: 13,667 Referee:  Laszlo Vagner |
| 11 October 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Guatemala | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Luis Enrique 19', 84' Oli 27' |
44' Hansen |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jacek Granat |
| 19 November 1997 1998 W.C. Q | Guatemala | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Memorial Coliseum Estadium, Los Angeles |
| Etxeberria 49' |
82' Popescu |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 28 January 1998 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 | United States | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Zidane 20' |
Attendance: 18,836 Referee:  Urs Meier |
| 25 March 1998 1998 W.C. Q | United States | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Balaídos, Vigo, Pontevedra |
| Morientes 2', 6' Raúl 31'Etxeberria 70' |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Georg Dardenne |
| 3 June 1998 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, Cartago |
| Pizzi 29', 37' Morientes 47', 67' |
43' Gerry |
Attendance: 18,120 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
| 13 June 1998 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Slovakia | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 14:30 CEST | Adepoju 25' Zubizarreta 73' (o.g.)Oliseh 78' |
21' Hierro 47' Raúl |
Attendance: 33,257 Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast |
| 19 June 1998 Friendly | Costa Rica | 5–2 | Venezuela | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia |
| 21:00 CEST | Attendance: 30,600 |
| 24 June 1998 Friendly | Costa Rica | 5–0 |  Cameroon | 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: Mario van der Ende |
| 5 September 1998 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico | 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 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Alkiza 39' |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee:  Said Belqola |
| 14 October 1998 1997 UNC | Guatemala | 1–1 | Costa Rica |  Ramat Gan, Ramat Gan |
| Hazan 64' |
66' Hierro 78' Etxeberria |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: David Elleray |
| 18 November 1998 1997 UNC | Costa Rica | 5–1 | Nicaragua | Arechi, Salerno |
| Inzaghi 13', 74' |
33' Javi 82' (pen.) Raúl |
Attendance: 17,981 Referee: Fernand Meese |
| 27 March 1999 1997 UNC | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Honduras | Mestalla, Valencia |
| Raúl 6', 17', 47', 75' Urzaiz 30', 44'Hierro 35' (pen.)Wetl 76' (o.g.)Fran 84' |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière |
| 31 March 1999 1997 UNC | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador |  Olimpico, Serravalle |
| 20' Fran 45', 59', 66' Raúl 49' Urzaiz 72' Etxeberría |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Goran Maric |
| 5 May 1999 1997 UNC | Guatemala | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Olímpico de La Cartuja, Sevilla |
| Engonga 34' Hierro 48' (pen.)Dani 84' |
10' Šuker |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 5 June 1999 1998 W.C. Q | El Salvador | 2–1 | Costa Rica | 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:  Gerard Perry |
| 18 August 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Jamaica | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Hajto 7' |
54' Morientes 66' Munitis |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sergey Husainov |
| 4 September 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica |  Ernst-Happel, Vienna |
| Hierro 49' (o.g.) |
22' Raúl 56' Hierro 88' Luis Enrique |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Michel Piraux |
8 September 1999  1997 Copa América | Brazil | 5–0 | Costa Rica | Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz |
| Urzaiz 20', 25', 38' Guerrero 33', 42', 56'César 82'Hierro 88' |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 10 October 1999 1997 Copa América | Colombia | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Carlos Belmonte, Albacete |
| Morientes 30' César 37'Raúl 51' |
Attendance: 16,100 Referee: Hellmut Krug |
| 13 November 1999 1997 Copa América | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Mexico | Balaídos, Vigo, Pontevedra |
| Attendance: 31,000 Referee: René Temmink |
| 17 November 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 0–0 | El Salvador | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 40' González 76' Pochettino |
Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Giorgos Psyhomanis |
| 5 May 1999 1998 W.C. Q | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Olímpico de La Cartuja, Sevilla |
| Engonga 34' Hierro 48' (pen.)Dani 84' |
10' Šuker |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 5 June 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Jamaica | 1–0 | Costa Rica | 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: Gerard Perry |
| 18 August 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Mexico | 3–3 | Costa Rica | Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw |
| 54' Morientes 66' Munitis |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sergey Husainov |
| 4 September 1999 1998 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Canada | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 49' (o.g.) |
22' Raúl 56' Hierro 88' Luis Enrique |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Michel Piraux |
| 8 September 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–4 | Honduras | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano, Liberia, Costa Rica |
| Urzaiz 20', 25', 38' Guerrero 33', 42', 56'César 82'Hierro 88' |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 10 October 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| Morientes 30' César 37'Raúl 51' |
Attendance: 16,100 Referee: Hellmut Krug |
| 13 November 1999 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) |
| 17 November 1999 1998 Gold Cup | United States | 2–1 | Costa Rica | United StatesOakland Coliseum, Oakland |
| Pope 7' Preki 78' |
Oviedo 56' |
Attendance: 36,240 Referee: Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia) |
| 5 May 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Ecuador | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| Engonga 34' Hierro 48' (pen.)Dani 84' |
10' Šuker |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 24 February 1999 Friendly | Jamaica | 1–1 | Costa Rica | National Stadium, Kingston |
| Burton 8' |
Drummond 35' |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan |
| 18 August 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 9–0 | Jamaica | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Hajto 7' |
54' Morientes 66' Munitis |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sergey Husainov |
| 4 September 1999 1999 UNC | Costa Rica | 7–0 | Belize | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Hierro 49' (o.g.) |
22' Raúl 56' Hierro 88' Luis Enrique |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Michel Piraux |
| 8 September 1999 1999 UNC | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Urzaiz 20', 25', 38' Guerrero 33', 42', 56'César 82'Hierro 88' |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 10 October 1999 1999 UNC | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Guatemala | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Morientes 30' César 37'Raúl 51' |
Attendance: 16,100 Referee: Hellmut Krug |
| 13 November 1999 1999 UNC | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Honduras | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| Attendance: 31,000 Referee: René Temmink |
| 17 November 1999 1999 UNC | Costa Rica | 4–0 | El Salvador | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924), San José |
| 40' González 76' Pochettino |
Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Giorgos Psyhomanis |
| 5 May 1999 Friendly | Chile | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Olímpico de La Cartuja, Sevilla |
| Engonga 34' Hierro 48' (pen.)Dani 84' |
10' Šuker |
Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 5 June 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | 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: Gerard Perry |
| 18 August 1999 Friendly | Uruguay | 5–4 | Costa Rica | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
| Hajto 7' |
54' Morientes 66' Munitis |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Sergey Husainov |
| 4 September 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Slovakia | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| Hierro 49' (o.g.) |
22' Raúl 56' Hierro 88' Luis Enrique |
Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Michel Piraux |
| 8 September 1999 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Honduras | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| Urzaiz 20', 25', 38' Guerrero 33', 42', 56'César 82'Hierro 88' |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
2000–2009
[edit]130 matches played:
| 26 January 2000 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 20:00 CT | Lopez 55' Medford 79' |
85' Trotman |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Edgar Rangel |
| 3 February 2000 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Chile | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 20:00 CT | Alfaro 79' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Rafael Rodríguez |
| 13 February 2000 2000 GLD CUP GS | Canada | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego |
| 12:00 ET | 19', 57' pen. Corazzin |
Report | 11' Soto 54' Wallace |
Attendance: 22,131 Referee: Peter Prendergast |
| 15 February 2000 2000 GLD CUP | South Korea | 2–2 | Costa Rica | LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles |
| 19:00 ET | D. Lee 14' M. Lee 75' |
Report | 66' Wanchope 85' Medford |
Attendance: 54,246 Referee:  Argelio Sabillón |
| 20 February 2000 2000 GLD CUP | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Trinidad and Tobago | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego |
| 12:00 ET | Wanchope 89' |
Report | 26' Dwarika 101' Trotman |
Attendance: 18,062 Referee: Kim Young-Yoo |
| 21 June 2000 Friendly | Paraguay  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Est. Antonio Oddone, Ciudad del Este |
| 16:30 CT | Paredes 51' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Roberto Troxler |
| 1 July 2000 Friendly | Costa Rica | 5–1 | Panama | Estadio Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 20:00 CT | Fonseca 24', 70', 75' Centeno 45'Wanchope 93' |
22' Brown |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Carlos Torres |
| 9 July 2000 Friendly | Costa Rica | 7–1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 11:00 CT | Wanchope 42', 76' Medford 52', 56', 75'Robinson 93'Soto 90' |
72' Velox |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Jose Araya |
| 16 July 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying | Barbados  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Barbados National Stadium, Waterford |
| 17:45 CT | Riley 48' Forde 87' |
47' Madrigal |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
| 23 July 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 2–1 | United States | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 11:00 CT | Fonseca 9' Medford 93' pen. |
66' Stewart |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Peter Prendergast |
| 10 August 2000 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–5 | Venezuela | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 20:00 CT | Robinson 14' |
2', 25' Urdaneta 5' Rey 62' de Ornellas 88' Alvarez |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Carlos Manuel Alvarez |
| 15 August 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Guatemala | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 11:00 CT | Wanchope 33', 57' |
67' Pezzarossi |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Argelio Sabillón |
| 3 September 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Barbados | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 11:00 CT | Soto 35' Fonseca 40'Medford 54' pen. |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Eduardo Brizzio |
| 11 October 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying | United States | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus |
| 20:00 ET | Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan |
| 15 November 2000 WC 2002 Qualifying | Guatemala | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango |
| 13:00 CT | Ruiz 52', 87' |
69' Fonseca |
Attendance: 9 250 Referee: Antonio Marrufo |
| 6 January 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 5–2 | Guatemala | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami |
| 20:00 ET | Wanchope 6' Fonseca 42', 56'Parks 59'Soto 88' |
2', 90' Ruiz |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian |
| 28 February 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Honduras | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 20:00 CT | Fonseca 70' Cordero 94' |
2' Pineda 85' Suazo |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee:  Ali Mohammed |
| 28 March 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 20:00 ET | Bryce 46' Wanchope 80', 83' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Kim Young-Yoo |
| 18 April 2001 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Venezuela | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 20:00 CT | Fonseca 35' Diaz 83' |
61' Rondon 88' o.g. Arias |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Ronald Cedeño |
| 25 April 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas |
| 16:00 ET | Wolff 69' |
Attendance: 37 319 Referee: Jorge Larrionda |
| 1 September 2001 2001 UNC CUP | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Belize | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
| 17:30 CT | Fonseca 27', 37', 85' Marin 58' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Néry Alfaro |
| 27 May 2001 2001 UNC CUP | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
| 15:30 CT | Nuñez 45' |
70' pen. Acevedo |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: German Arredondo |
| 30 May 2001 2001 UNC CUP | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Panama | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
| 17:30 CT | Gomez 42' Centeno 84' |
46' Dely Valdez |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: German Arredondo |
| 1 June 2001 2001 UNC CUP | Costa Rica | 0–2 | Guatemala | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
| 19:30 CT | 1' Pezzarossi 51'García |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Oscar Bardales |
| 3 June 2001 2001 UNC CUP | Costa Rica | 1–1 | El Salvador | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
| 17:00 CT | Centeno 55' |
40' Galdamez |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: German Arredondo |
| 16 June 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Mexico | 1–2 | Costa Rica | Estadio Azteca, Mexico D.F. |
| 13:00 CT | Abundis 6' |
71' Fonseca 86' Medford |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Carlos Batres |
| 20 June 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Jamaica | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 20:00 CT | Marin 4' Wanchope 38' |
10' Lowe |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Jhon Toro |
| 1 July 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Honduras | 2–3 | Costa Rica | Estadio Tiburcio Carias, Tegucigalpa |
| 16:00 CT | Guevara 25' pen., 38' |
9' Wanchope 12' Fonseca 82' Solis |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Oscar Ruiz |
| 13 July 2001 2001 AME CUP | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| 19:15 COT | Wanchope 63' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Mario Sánchez |
| 16 July 2001 2001 AME CUP | Uruguay | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| 17:00 COT | Wanchope 28' |
53' Morales |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Carlos Simon |
| 19 July 2001 2001 AME CUP | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Bolivia | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín |
| 17:00 COT | Wanchope 44', 69' Bryce 62'Fonseca 83' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Luis Solorzano |
| 22 July 2001 2001 AME CUP | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Uruguay | Estadio Centenario, Armenia |
| 16:30 COT | Wanchope 60' |
60' pen. Lemos 86' Lima |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Oscar Ruiz |
| 1 September 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain |
| 16:00 CT | 4', 33' Gomez |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee:  Mohammed Kousa |
| 5 September 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 2–0 | United States | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 20:00 CT | Fonseca 38' pen., 68' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Carlos Batres |
| 7 October 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 11:00 CT | Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Antonio Pereira da Silva |
| 11 November 2001 WC 2002 Qualifying | Jamaica | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Independence Park, Kingston |
| 14:00 CT | 4' Sunsing |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan |
| 18 January 2002 2002 GLD CUP | Martinique | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Orange Bowl, Miami |
| 14:00 CT | Report | 38' Meford 55' Fonseca |
Attendance: 14,508 Referee: Gabriel Alcalá |
| 20 January 2002 2002 GLD CUP | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Orange Bowl, Miami |
| 14:00 CT | Fonseca 56' |
Report | 90' pen.John |
Attendance: 12,253 Referee: Brian Hall |
| 26 January 2002 2002 GLD CUP | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Haiti | Orange Bowl, Miami |
| 14:00 CT | Centeno 2' Gómez 96' |
Report | 62' Pierre |
Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá |
| 30 January 2002 2002 GLD CUP | Costa Rica | 3–1 | South Korea | Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
| 14:00 CT | Gomez 43' Wanchope 76'Wanchope 81' |
Report | 80' Choi Jin-Cheul |
Attendance: 7,241 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian |
| 2 February 2002 2002 GLD CUP | United States | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
| 14:00 CT | Wolff 37' Agoos 63' |
Report | Attendance: 14,432 Referee: Carlos Batres |
| 27 March 2002 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Morocco | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 37' Bouden |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Luis Rodriguez |
| 17 April 2002 Friendly | Japan | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama |
| Parks 76' |
69' Myojin |
Attendance: 64.783 Referee:  Huang Junjie |
| 21 April 2002 Friendly | South Korea | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Daegu Stadium, Daegu |
| Cha Du-Ri 24' Choi Tae-Uk 83' |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
| 9 May 2002 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Colombia | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José |
| 20:00 CT | Centeno 53' pen. |
39' pen. Castillo 42' Castillo |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Clareth Jimenez |
| 26 May 2002 Friendly | Belgium | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto |
| 14:00 CT | Goor 23' |
Attendance: undisclosed Referee: Matzuzaki Yasuhiro |
| 4 June 2002 2002 W.C. | Costa Rica | 2–0 | China | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju |
| 00:30 CT | Report | 60' Gomez 64' Wright |
Attendance: 27,217 Referee: Kyros Vassaras |
| 9 June 2002 2002 W.C. | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Turkey | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
| Emre 56' |
Report | 86' Parks |
Attendance: 42,299 Referee:  Coffi Codjia |
| 31 March 2004 2002 W.C. QF | Brazil | 5–2 | Costa Rica | Gijón |
| Morientes 22' Raúl 60' |
Stadium: El Molinón |
| 28 April 2004 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Ecuador | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Vieri 55' |
52' Torres |
| 5 June 2004 Friendly | Ecuador | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Getafe (Madrid) |
| Morientes 24' Baraja 45'César 64'Valerón 89' |
Stadium: Coliséum Alfonso Pérez Referee:  Matteo Trefolini |
| 12 June 2004 2004 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador | Faro |
| 20:45 CEST 19:45 Local time |
Valerón 60' |
Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Attendance: 28,182 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 16 June 2004 2004 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala | Porto |
| 18:00 CEST 17:00 Local time |
Charisteas 66' |
28' Morientes |
Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Século XXI Attendance: 25,444 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ |
| 20 June 2004 2004 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Nicaragua | Lisbon |
| 20:45 CEST 19:45 Local time |
57' Gomes |
Stadium: José Alvalade Attendance: 47,491 Referee: Anders Frisk |
| 18 August 2004 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras | 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 | Valencia |
| Raúl 56' (pen.) |
17' (o.g.) Baraja |
Stadium: Ciutat de València |
| 8 September 2004 2006 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Paraguay | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 20:15 CEST | Bolić 74' |
65' Vicente |
Attendance: 14,380 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 9 October 2004 2006 W.C. Q | Chile | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Santander |
| 21:45 CEST | Luque 58' Raúl 81' |
Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen |
| 13 October 2004 2006 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Chile | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 21:15 CEST | Attendance: 9,114 Referee: Éric Poulat |
| 17 November 2004 Friendly | Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Madrid |
| Del Horno 9' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
| 9 February 2005 2006 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Cuba | Almería |
| 21:45 CET | Joaquín 15' Torres 32'Raúl 43'Guti 64'Del Horno 79' |
Stadium: Juegos del Mediterráneo Attendance: 12,580 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 26 March 2005 Friendly | Costa Rica | 5–2 | El Salvador | Salamanca |
| Torres 2' (pen.) Xavi 31'Joaquín 52' |
Stadium: El Helmántico |
| 30 March 2005 2006 W.C. Q | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Belgrade |
| 21:00 CEST | Stadium: Crvena Zvezda Attendance: 48,910 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 4 June 2005 2006 W.C. Q | United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Valencia |
| 21:30 CEST | Luque 67' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 8 June 2005 2006 W.C. Q | Austria | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Valencia |
| 22:00 CEST | Marchena 90+6' |
39' Misimović |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 38,041 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 17 August 2005 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | China | Gijón |
| García 25' (o.g.) Vicente 37' (pen.) |
Stadium: El Molinón |
| 3 September 2005 Friendly | South Africa  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Santander |
| Tamudo 7' Morientes 69' |
73' Grande |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
| 7 September 2005 2006 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Finland | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 22:00 CEST | Raúl 18' |
68' Kežman |
Attendance: 51,491 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 8 October 2005 2006 W.C. Q | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST | 56', 59' Torres |
Stadium: King Baudouin Attendance: 40,300 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ |
| 12 October 2005 2006 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 5–1 | Nicaragua |  Serravalle |
| 20:30 CEST | 1' Antonio López 10', 78' (pen.), 88' Torres 30', 47' Ramos |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 3,426 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 12 November 2005 2006 W.C. RP | Cuba | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Madrid |
| 22:00 CET | Luis García 9', 17', 73' Torres 65' (pen.)Morientes 78' |
48' Németh |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 47,210 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 16 November 2005 2006 W.C. RP | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Cuba | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| Hološko 49' |
71' Villa |
Attendance: 23,587 Referee: Markus Merk |
| 1 March 2006 Friendly | Paraguay | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Valladolid |
| Villa 23' Reyes 72'Juanito 85' |
13' Keïta 47' Kalou |
Stadium: Nuevo José Zorrilla Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 27 May 2006 Friendly | Brazil | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Albacete |
| Stadium: Carlos Belmonte |
| 3 June 2006 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Chile | Elche (Alicante) |
| Raúl 14' Reyes 56' |
Stadium: Martínez Valero |
| 7 June 2006 Friendly | Colombia | 2–0 | Costa Rica | La Praille |
| Ibáñez 14' (o.g.) |
62' Pernía 90+2' Torres |
Stadium: Stade de Genève |
| 14 June 2006 2006 W.C. GS | Costa Rica | 2–5 | Honduras | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| 15:00 CEST | Alonso 13' Villa 17', 48' (pen.)Torres 81' |
Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 19 June 2006 2006 W.C. GS | Guatemala | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Stuttgart |
| 21:00 CEST | Raúl 71' Torres 76', 90+1' (pen.) |
8' Mnari |
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon |
| 23 June 2006 2006 W.C. GS | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Canada | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 16:00 CEST | 36' Juanito |
Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Coffi Codjia |
| 27 June 2006 2006 W.C. 1/8 | Costa Rica | 5–0 | Guatemala | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 21:00 CEST | Villa 28' (pen.) |
41' Ribéry 83' Vieira 90+2' Zidane |
Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 15 August 2006 Friendly | Canada | 1–3 | Costa Rica |  Reykjavík |
| Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
| 2 September 2006 2008 EURO Q | Honduras | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Badajoz |
| 22:00 CEST | Torres 20' Villa 45', 62'Luis García 66' |
Stadium: Nuevo Vivero Attendance: 14,876 Referee:  Ljubomir Krstevski |
| 6 September 2006 2008 EURO Q | Costa Rica | 3–3 | Haiti | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 21:15 CEST | Healy 20', 64', 80' |
14' Xavi 52' Villa |
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere |
| 7 October 2006 2008 EURO Q | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Mexico | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:00 CEST | Elmander 10' Allbäck 82' |
Attendance: 33,056 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 11 October 2006 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Ecuador | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia |
| Xavi 32' Villa 63' (pen.) |
34' Bilos |
| 15 November 2006 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–1 | El Salvador | Cádiz |
| 58' Marica |
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza |
| 7 February 2007 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Panama | Manchester |
| 62' Iniesta |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 24 March 2007 2008 EURO Q | Guatemala | 0–4 | Costa Rica | Madrid |
| 22:00 CET | Morientes 34' Villa 45' |
49' Gravgaard |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 28 March 2007 2008 EURO Q | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Honduras | Palma de Mallorca |
| 22:00 CEST | Iniesta 80' |
Stadium: ONO Estadi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel |
| 2 June 2007 2008 EURO Q | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Panama | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:30 CEST | 45' (o.g.) Zakreševskis 60' Iniesta |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 6 June 2007 2008 EURO Q | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | Costa Rica |  Vaduz |
| 20:30 CEST | 8', 14' Villa |
Stadium: Rheinpark Attendance: 5,739 Referee: Nikolai Ivanov |
| 22 August 2007 Friendly | Norway | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Thessaloniki |
| Gekas 17' Katsouranis 43' |
37' Marchena 66', 90+3' Silva |
Stadium: Toumba |
| 8 September 2007 2008 EURO Q | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Reykjavík |
| 21:00 CEST | Hallfreðsson 39' |
86' Iniesta |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 12 September 2007 2008 EURO Q | China | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Oviedo |
| 22:00 CEST | Xavi 12' Torres 86' |
Stadium: Nuevo Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alon Yefet |
| 13 October 2007 2008 EURO Q | China | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Aarhus |
| 20:00 CEST | Tomasson 87' |
13' Tamudo 40' Ramos 89' Riera |
Stadium: NRGi Park Attendance: 19,849 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ |
| 17 October 2007 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Canada | Töölö |
| Stadium: Helsingin Olympiastadion |
| 17 November 2007 2008 EURO Q | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Cuba | Madrid |
| 22:00 CET | Capdevila 14' Iniesta 38'Ramos 64' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 21 November 2007 2008 EURO Q | United States | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| 20:00 CET 19:00 Local time |
Xavi 52' |
Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel |
| 6 February 2008 Friendly | Honduras | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Málaga |
| Capdevila 79' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda |
| 26 March 2008 Friendly | Panama | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Elche (Alicante) |
| Villa 77' |
Stadium: Martínez Valero |
| 31 May 2008 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Villa 37' Capdevila 90+2' |
73' Rengifo |
| 10 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 3–0 | United States | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 18:00 CEST | Villa 20', 44', 75' Fàbregas 90+1' |
86' Pavlyuchenko |
Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Konrad Plautz |
| 14 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Guatemala | 3–1 | Costa Rica | Innsbruck |
| 18:00 CEST | Ibrahimović 34' |
15' Torres 90+2' Villa |
Stadium: Tivoli Neu Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 18 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | France | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Salzburg |
| 20:45 CEST | Charisteas 42' |
61' De la Red 88' Güiza |
Stadium: Wals Siezenheim Attendance: 30,883 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 22 June 2008 2008 EURO QF | Costa Rica | 1–0 (4–2 p) | South Korea | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Villa Cazorla Senna Güiza Fàbregas |
Grosso De Rossi Camoranesi Di Natale |
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| 26 June 2008 2008 EURO SF | Iran  | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | 50' Xavi 73' Güiza 82' Silva |
Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere |
| 29 June 2008 2008 EURO F | Ukraine  | 4–0 | Costa Rica | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | 33' Torres |
Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 20 August 2008 Friendly | Czech Republic | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Copenhagen |
| 50', 90' Alonso 74' Xavi |
Stadium: Parken |
| 6 September 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Germany | 4–2 | Costa Rica | Murcia |
| 22:00 CEST | Villa 57' |
Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 29,152 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 10 September 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Ecuador | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Albacete |
| 22:00 CEST | Capdevila 7' Villa 16', 79'Senna 83' |
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 16,996 Referee: Tony Asumaa |
| 11 October 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Poland |  Tallinn |
| 20:45 CEST | 34' Juanito 38' Villa 69' Puyol |
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Jonas Eriksson |
| 15 October 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Austria | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST | Sonck 7' |
36' Iniesta 88' Villa |
Stadium: King Baudouin Attendance: 45,888 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø |
| 19 November 2008 Friendly | Switzerland | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Vila-Real (Castellón) |
| Villa 36' (pen.) Torres 66'Cazorla 86' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 11 February 2009 Friendly | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela |
| Villa 36' Llorente 82' |
Attendance: 42,102 Referee: Stephane Lannoy |
| 10 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Honduras | Innsbruck |
| 18:00 CEST | Villa 20', 44', 75' Fàbregas 90+1' |
86' Pavlyuchenko |
Stadium: Tivoli Neu Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Konrad Plautz |
| 14 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Panama | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Innsbruck |
| 18:00 CEST | Ibrahimović 34' |
15' Torres 90+2' Villa |
Stadium: Tivoli Neu Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 18 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | El Salvador | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Salzburg |
| 20:45 CEST | Charisteas 42' |
61' De la Red 88' Güiza |
Stadium: Wals Siezenheim Attendance: 30,883 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 22 June 2008 2008 EURO QF | Costa Rica | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Panama | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Villa Cazorla Senna Güiza Fàbregas |
Grosso De Rossi Camoranesi Di Natale |
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| 26 June 2008 2008 EURO SF | Costa Rica | 4–0 |  New Zealand | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:45 CEST | 50' Xavi 73' Güiza 82' Silva |
Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere |
| 29 June 2008 2008 EURO F | Chile | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | 33' Torres |
Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 20 August 2008 Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Chile | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 50', 90' Alonso 74' Xavi |
| 6 September 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Canada | Murcia |
| 22:00 CEST | Villa 57' |
Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 29,152 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 10 September 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Haiti | Albacete |
| 22:00 CEST | Capdevila 7' Villa 16', 79'Senna 83' |
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 16,996 Referee: Tony Asumaa |
| 11 October 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Guadeloupe | Tallinn |
| 20:45 CEST | 34' Juanito 38' Villa 69' Puyol |
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Jonas Eriksson |
| 15 October 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Mexico | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST | Sonck 7' |
36' Iniesta 88' Villa |
Stadium: King Baudouin Attendance: 45,888 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø |
| 19 November 2008 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Peru | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Villa 36' (pen.) Torres 66'Cazorla 86' |
| 11 February 2009 Friendly | Honduras | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Sevilla |
| Villa 36' Llorente 82' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 42,102 Referee: Stephane Lannoy |
| 10 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Canada | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Innsbruck |
| 18:00 CEST | Villa 20', 44', 75' Fàbregas 90+1' |
86' Pavlyuchenko |
Stadium: Tivoli Neu Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Konrad Plautz |
| 14 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | El Salvador | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Innsbruck |
| 18:00 CEST | Ibrahimović 34' |
15' Torres 90+2' Villa |
Stadium: Tivoli Neu Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 18 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Haiti | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:45 CEST | Charisteas 42' |
61' De la Red 88' Güiza |
Attendance: 30,883 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 22 June 2008 2008 EURO QF | Panama | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Costa Rica | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Villa Cazorla Senna Güiza Fàbregas |
Grosso De Rossi Camoranesi Di Natale |
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| 26 June 2008 2008 EURO SF | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Sweden | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:45 CEST | 50' Xavi 73' Güiza 82' Silva |
Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere |
| 29 June 2008 2008 EURO F | Iran | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | 33' Torres |
Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 20 August 2008 Friendly | Jamaica | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Copenhagen |
| 50', 90' Alonso 74' Xavi |
Stadium: Parken |
| 6 September 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Peru | 3–1 | Costa Rica | Murcia |
| 22:00 CEST | Villa 57' |
Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 29,152 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 4 June 2008 Friendly | Grenada  | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Santander |
| Xavi 77' |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
| 10 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Grenada | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 18:00 CEST | Villa 20', 44', 75' Fàbregas 90+1' |
86' Pavlyuchenko |
Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Konrad Plautz |
| 14 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 18:00 CEST | Ibrahimović 34' |
15' Torres 90+2' Villa |
Attendance: 30,772 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 18 June 2008 2008 EURO GS | Costa Rica | 7–0 |  Suriname | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:45 CEST | Charisteas 42' |
61' De la Red 88' Güiza |
Attendance: 30,883 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 22 June 2008 2008 EURO QF | Suriname | 1–4 (4–2 p) | Costa Rica | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Villa Cazorla Senna Güiza Fàbregas |
Grosso De Rossi Camoranesi Di Natale |
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| 26 June 2008 2008 EURO SF | El Salvador | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Vienna |
| 20:45 CEST | 50' Xavi 73' Güiza 82' Silva |
Stadium: Ernst-Happel Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere |
| 29 June 2008 2008 EURO F | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Haiti | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:45 CEST | 33' Torres |
Attendance: 51,428 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 20 August 2008 Friendly | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Panama | Copenhagen |
| 50', 90' Alonso 74' Xavi |
Stadium: Parken |
| 6 September 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Guatemala | Murcia |
| 22:00 CEST | Villa 57' |
Stadium: Nueva Condomina Attendance: 29,152 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 10 September 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador | Albacete |
| 22:00 CEST | Capdevila 7' Villa 16', 79'Senna 83' |
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 16,996 Referee: Tony Asumaa |
| 11 October 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Panama | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Tallinn |
| 20:45 CEST | 34' Juanito 38' Villa 69' Puyol |
Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Jonas Eriksson |
| 15 October 2008 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Honduras | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 20:45 CEST | Sonck 7' |
36' Iniesta 88' Villa |
Attendance: 45,888 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø |
| 19 November 2008 Friendly | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Vila-Real (Castellón) |
| Villa 36' (pen.) Torres 66'Cazorla 86' |
Stadium: El Madrigal |
| 11 February 2009 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Villa 36' Llorente 82' |
Attendance: 42,102 Referee: Stephane Lannoy |
| 28 March 2009 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 3–1 | United States | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 22:00 CET | Piqué 59' |
Attendance: 73,820 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 1 April 2009 2010 W.C. Q | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–3 | Costa Rica | Istanbul |
| 20:00 CEST | Semih 25' |
62' (pen.) Alonso 90+1' Riera |
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Attendance: 19,617 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 9 June 2009 Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Venezuela | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | 34', 39', 45' (pen.) Villa 68' Riera 71' Güiza 87' Torres |
| 14 June 2009 2009 C.C. GS | Costa Rica | 0–5 | El Salvador | Rustenburg |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | 6', 14', 17' Torres 24' Fàbregas 48' Villa |
Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 21,649 Referee: Coffi Codjia |
| 17 June 2009 2009 C.C. GS | Jamaica | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Bloemfontein |
| 16:00 CEST | Villa 55' |
Report | Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 30,512 Referee:  Matthew Breeze |
| 20 June 2009 2009 C.C. GS | Canada | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Bloemfontein |
| 20:30 CEST | Villa 52' Llorente 72' |
Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 38,212 Referee: Pablo Pozo |
| 24 June 2009 2009 C.C. SF | Costa Rica | 0–2 | Guadeloupe | Bloemfontein |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | 27' Altidore 74' Dempsey |
Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 35,369 Referee: Jorge Larrionda |
| 28 June 2009 2009 C.C. 3rd-4th | Mexico | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Costa Rica | Rustenburg |
| 15:00 CEST | Güiza 88', 89' Alonso 107' |
Report | 73', 90+3' Mphela |
Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 31,788 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 12 August 2009 Friendly | Honduras | 4–0 | Costa Rica | Skopje |
| Pandev 9', 34' |
Report | 52' Torres 55' Piqué 56' Riera |
Stadium: Philip II Arena |
| 5 September 2009 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Mexico | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 22:00 CEST | Silva 41', 68' Villa 49', 85'Piqué 50' |
Report | Attendance: 30,441 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
| 9 September 2009 2010 W.C. Q | El Salvador | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Mérida |
| 22:00 CEST | Fàbregas 32' Cazorla 81'Mata 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Romano Attendance: 14,362 Referee: Oleh Oriekhov |
| 10 October 2009 2010 W.C. Q | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| 18:00 CEST | Arzumanyan 58' |
Report | 33' Fàbregas 64' (pen.) Mata |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Jiří Jech |
| 14 October 2009 2010 W.C. Q | United States | 2–2 | Costa Rica |  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: Konrad Plautz |
| 14 November 2009 Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Uruguay | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Alonso 16', 86' (pen.) |
Report | 61' (pen.) Messi |
| 18 November 2009 2010 W. C. | Uruguay | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Montevideo |
| 21:00 UTC−2 | Abreu 8' |
Report | 74' Centeno |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |