Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup
This is a record of Costa Rica's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]
Costa Rica have qualified for five FIFA World Cup finals, namely in 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018. Their best performance to date was in the 2014 edition, where they reached the quarter-finals.
Record
| FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1930 |
Did not enter | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1934 | ||||||||
 1938 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1950 | ||||||||
 1954 | ||||||||
 1958 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1962 | ||||||||
 1966 | ||||||||
 1970 | ||||||||
 1974 | ||||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||
 1990 |
Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 1994 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  2002 |
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 |
31st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
 2010 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2014 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
 2018 |
Group stage | 29th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 2022 |
To be determined | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2026 | ||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 5/21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA World Cup record by country
| FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals scored | Goals conceded |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 China PR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Matches
1990 FIFA World Cup
| 11 June 1990 Group Stage | Costa Rica  | 1–0 | Scotland | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
| 17:00 | Cayasso  49' |
Report | Attendance: 30,867 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina) |
| 16 June 1990 Group Stage | Brazil | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin |
| 17:00 | Müller 33' |
Report | Attendance: 58,007 Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia) |
| 20 June 1990 Group Stage | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Sweden | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
| 21:00 | Flores 75' Medford 88' |
Report | Ekström 32' |
Attendance: 30,223 Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia) |
| 23 June 1990 Round of 16 | Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Stadio San Nicola, Bari |
| 21:00 | Skuhravý 12', 63', 82' Kubík 75' |
Report | González 54' |
Attendance: 47,673 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany) |
2002 FIFA World Cup
| 4 June 2002 Group Stage | Costa Rica | 2–0 | China PR | Gwangju, South Korea |
| 15:30 | Gómez 61' Wright 65' |
Report | Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 27,217 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 9 June 2002 Group Stage | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Turkey | Incheon, South Korea |
| 18:00 | Parks 86' |
Report | Belözoğlu 56' |
Stadium: Incheon Munhak Stadium Attendance: 42,299 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) |
| 13 June 2002 Group Stage | Costa Rica | 2–5 | Brazil | Suwon, South Korea |
| 15:30 | Wanchope 22' Gómez 56' |
Report | Ronaldo 10', 13' Edmílson 38'Rivaldo 62'Júnior 64' |
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 38,524 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
2006 FIFA World Cup
| 9 June 2006 Group Stage | Germany | 4–2 | Costa Rica | Munich |
| 18:00 | Lahm 6' Klose 17', 61'Frings 87' |
Report | Wanchope 12', 73' |
Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion München Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) |
| 15 June 2006 Group Stage | Ecuador | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Hamburg |
| 15:00 | C. Tenorio 8' Delgado 54'Kaviedes 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) |
| 20 June 2006 Group Stage | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Poland | Hanover |
| 16:00 | Gómez 25' |
Report | Bosacki 33', 65' |
Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hannover Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) |
2014 FIFA World Cup
| 14 June 2014 Group Stage | Uruguay | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Cavani 24' (pen.) |
Report | Campbell 54' Duarte 57'Ureña 84' |
Attendance: 58,679 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 20 June 2014 Group Stage | Italy | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Arena Pernambuco, Recife |
| 13:00 UTC−3 | Report | Ruiz 44' |
Attendance: 40,285 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
| 24 June 2014 Group Stage | Costa Rica | 0–0 | England | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte |
| 13:00 UTC−3 | Report | Attendance: 57,823 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) |
| 29 June 2014 Round of 16 | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Greece | Arena Pernambuco, Recife |
| 17:00 | Ruiz 52' |
Report | Papastathopoulos 90+1' |
Attendance: 41,242 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
| Penalties | ||||
Borges  Ruiz González Campbell Umaña |
Mitroglou Christodoulopoulos Holebas Gekas |
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| 5 July 2014 Quarter-finals | Netherlands | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Costa Rica | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
| 17:00 | Report | Attendance: 51,179 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Van Persie Robben Sneijder Kuyt |
Borges Ruiz González Bolaños Umaña |
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2018 FIFA World Cup
| 17 June 2018 Group Stage | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Serbia | Cosmos Arena, Samara |
| 16:00 UTC+4 | Report | Kolarov 56' |
Attendance: 41,432 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
| 22 June 2018 Group Stage | Brazil | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Coutinho 90+1' Neymar 90+7' |
Report | Attendance: 64,468 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 27 June 2018 Group Stage | Switzerland | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Džemaili 31' Drmić 88' |
Report | Waston 56' Sommer 90+3' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 43,319 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Record Players
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Christian Bolaños, Costa Rica's record World Cup player
| No. | Name | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Bolaños | 9 | 2006, 2014 and 2018 |
| 2 | Celso Borges | 8 | 2014 and 2018 |
| Cristian Gamboa | 8 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| Giancarlo González | 8 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| Keylor Navas | 8 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| Bryan Ruiz | 8 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| 7 | Michael Umaña | 7 | 2006 and 2014 |
| Joel Campbell | 7 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| 9 | Walter Centeno | 6 | 2002 and 2006 |
| Rónald Gómez | 6 | 2002 and 2006 | |
| Luis Marín | 6 | 2002 and 2006 | |
| Mauricio Solís | 6 | 2002 and 2006 | |
| Paulo Wanchope | 6 | 2002 and 2006 | |
| Óscar Duarte | 6 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| Yeltsin Tejeda | 6 | 2014 and 2018 | |
| Marco Ureña | 6 | 2014 and 2018 |
Top Goalscorers
A list of the top goalscorers for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup.
| No. | Name | Goals | World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rónald Gómez | 3 | 2002 (2) and 2006 (1) |
| Paulo Wanchope | 3 | 2002 (1) and 2006 (2) | |
| 3 | Bryan Ruiz | 2 | 2014 |
| 4 | |||
| Juan Cayasso | 1 | 1990 | |
| Róger Flores | 1 | 1990 | |
| Rónald González | 1 | 1990 | |
| Hernán Medford | 1 | 1990 | |
| Winston Parks | 1 | 2002 | |
| Mauricio Wright | 1 | 2002 | |
| Joel Campbell | 1 | 2014 | |
| Óscar Duarte | 1 | 2014 | |
| Marco Ureña | 1 | 2014 | |
| Kendall Waston | 1 | 2018 |
Individual Awards
- Golden Glove 1990: Luis Gabelo Conejo (shared)
References
- 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
External links
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