Costa Rica
CONCACAF. Played 727 since 14 Sep 1921: won 317, drawn 178, lost 232. Elo 1724, ranked 60 in the world; peak 1939 in 2017.
Latest results
- 2026-10-04WCosta Rica2–0HaitiCONCACAF Nations League · San José59%
- 2026-10-01WNicaragua0–3Costa RicaCONCACAF Nations League · Managua64%
- 2026-09-27LHaiti2–0Costa RicaCONCACAF Nations League · Kingston54%
- 2026-09-24LCosta Rica3–4CuraçaoUpsetCONCACAF Nations League · San José80%
- 2026-06-10LEngland3–0Costa RicaFriendly · Orlando12%
- 2026-06-01LColombia3–1Costa RicaFriendly · Bogotá9%
- 2026-03-31LCosta Rica0–5IranJordan International Tournament · Antalya35%
- 2026-03-27DCosta Rica2–2JordanJordan International Tournament · Antalya48%
- 2025-11-18DCosta Rica0–0HondurasFIFA World Cup qualification · San José73%
- 2025-11-13LHaiti1–0Costa RicaFIFA World Cup qualification · Willemstad69%
Squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Colombia and England on 1 and 10 June 2026.
- Players
- 24
- Average age
- 24.3
- Caps between them
- 247
- Most from one club
- Alajuelense (4)
Where they play
15 at home · 8 abroad in 7 other countries
- Costa Rica 15
- Portugal 2
- Czech Republic 1
- France 1
- Greece 1
- Hungary 1
- Latvia 1
- Russia 1
Average club rating 1494 (ClubElo; 20 of 24 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Strasbourg, ranked 81 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Patrick SequeiraCasa Pia(Portugal) | 27 | 18 | 0 | |
| Abraham MadrizSaprissa | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bayron MoraAlajuelense | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Jeyland MitchellStrasbourg(France) | 22 | 22 | 2 | |
| Haxzel QuirósHerediano | 28 | 17 | 0 | |
| Fernán FaerrónCartaginés | 26 | 10 | 0 | |
| Aarón SalazarAlajuelense | 27 | 6 | 0 | |
| Darril ArayaHerediano | 25 | 3 | 0 | |
| John RuizAlajuelense | 21 | 2 | 0 | |
| Shawn JohnsonMunicipal Liberia | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joseth PerazaZalaegerszeg(Hungary) | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Farbod SamadianAlajuelense | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Orlando GaloRiga(Latvia) | 26 | 33 | 4 | |
| Carlos MoraUniversitatea Craiova | 25 | 21 | 0 | |
| Cristopher NúñezAtromitos(Greece) | 28 | 14 | 0 | |
| Andrey SotoPérez Zeledón | 23 | 4 | 1 | |
| Luis FloresCartaginés | 32 | 3 | 0 | |
| Gian Mauro MoreraGuadalupe | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sebastián PadillaMunicipal Liberia | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Manfred UgaldeSpartak Moscow(Russia) | 24 | 32 | 11 | |
| Josimar AlcócerSparta Prague(Czech Republic) | 22 | 30 | 7 | |
| Álvaro ZamoraAcadémico de Viseu(Portugal) | 24 | 25 | 5 | |
| Orlando SinclairSaprissa | 28 | 3 | 0 | |
| Doryan RodríguezPuntarenas | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Costa Rica national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 10 June 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Gold Cup: 17 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Costa Rica v Honduras: played 64, won 22, drawn 24, lost 18; goals 103–77. First met 4 Apr 1930, last 18 Nov 2025.
- 2025-11-18DCosta Rica0–0HondurasFIFA World Cup qualification · San José73%
- 2025-10-09DHonduras0–0Costa RicaFIFA World Cup qualification · San Pedro Sula46%
- 2024-03-23WCosta Rica3–1HondurasCopa América qualification · Frisco58%
- 2021-11-16WCosta Rica2–1HondurasFIFA World Cup qualification · San José77%
- 2021-10-07DHonduras0–0Costa RicaFIFA World Cup qualification · San Pedro Sula40%
- 2021-06-06DHonduras2–2Costa Rica (Honduras won on penalties)CONCACAF Nations League · Denver55%
- 2017-10-07DCosta Rica1–1HondurasFIFA World Cup qualification · San José87%
- 2017-07-07WHonduras0–1Costa RicaGold Cup · Group A · Harrison75%
- 2017-03-28DHonduras1–1Costa RicaFIFA World Cup qualification · San Pedro Sula66%
- 2013-10-11LHonduras1–0Costa RicaFIFA World Cup qualification · San Pedro Sula47%
- 2013-07-21LHonduras1–0Costa RicaGold Cup · Quarter-finals · Baltimore67%
- 2013-06-07WCosta Rica1–0HondurasFIFA World Cup qualification · San José71%
- 2013-01-27WCosta Rica1–0HondurasUNCAF Cup · San José64%
- 2012-04-11DCosta Rica1–1HondurasFriendly · San José69%
- 2011-06-18DCosta Rica1–1Honduras (Honduras won on penalties)Gold Cup · Quarter-finals · East Rutherford53%
Latest 15 of 64 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 236 | 72 | 66 | 98 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 163 | 88 | 35 | 40 |
| Gold Cup | 71 | 27 | 20 | 24 |
| UNCAF Cup | 57 | 35 | 13 | 9 |
| CCCF Championship | 41 | 31 | 3 | 7 |
| CONCACAF Championship | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| FIFA World Cup | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Copa América | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| CONCACAF Championship qualification | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Pan American Championship | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Gold Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan International Tournament | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Korea Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marlboro Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miami Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Copa América qualification | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Paulo Wanchope 37
- Álvaro Saborío 21
- Bryan Ruiz 20
- Celso Borges 17
- Rolando Fonseca 16
- Walter Centeno 15
- Rónald Gómez 14
- Joel Campbell 14
- Hernán Medford 12
- Leonel Hernández 9
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.