Costa Rica national football team results (2000–2009)
Below are listed all the matches played by the Costa Rica national football team between 2000 and 2009.[1]
Results[edit]
2000[edit]
| 26 January Friendly | Costa Rica  | 2–1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | López  55'Soto 79' |
Report | 40' Trotman |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Édgar Rangel (Mexico) |
| 2 February Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Chile | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Alfaro 79' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador) |
| 13 February Gold Cup GS | Costa Rica | 2–2 |  Canada | San Diego, United States |
| 12:00 (UTC−5) | Soto 11' Wallace 54' |
Report | 19' (pen.), 57' Corazzin |
Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium Attendance: 22,131 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| 17 February Gold Cup GS | South Korea  | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Los Angeles, United States |
| 21:00 (UTC−5) | Lee Dong-gook 14' Lee Min-sung 75' |
Report | 66' Wanchope 85' Medford |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 54,246 Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras) |
| 20 February Gold Cup QF | Costa Rica | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Trinidad and Tobago | San Diego, United States |
| 12:00 (UTC−5) | Wanchope 89' |
Report | 26' Dwarika 101' Trotman |
Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium Attendance: 18,062 Referee: Kim Young-yoo (South Korea) |
| 21 June Friendly | Paraguay  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
| 6:30 (UTC−4) | Paredes 51' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi Referee: Robert Troxler (Paraguay) |
| 1 July Friendly | Costa Rica | 5–1 |  Panama | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 24', 70', 75' Centeno 45'Wanchope 90+3' |
Report | 22' Brown |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Carlos Torres (Costa Rica) |
| 9 July Friendly | Costa Rica | 7–1 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 (UTC−6) | Wanchope 42', 76' Medford 52', 56', 75'Robinson 87'Soto 90' |
Report | 72' Velox |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: José Araya (Costa Rica) |
| 16 July 2002 FIFA WCQ | Barbados  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| 20:00 (UTC−4) | Riley 49' Forde 89' |
Report | Madrigal 48' |
Stadium: Barbados National Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada) |
| 23 July 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  United States | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 9' Medford 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | 66' Stewart |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| 10 August Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–5 |  Venezuela | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Robinson 14' |
Report | 2', 25' Urdaneta 5' Rey 62' de Ornelas 88' Álvarez |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay) |
| 15 August 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Guatemala | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 (UTC−6) | Wanchope 34', 58' |
Report | 68' Pezzarossi |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras) |
| 3 September 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Barbados | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 (UTC−6) | Soto 35' Fonseca 40'Medford 54' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Manlio Brizio (Mexico) |
| 11 October 2002 FIFA WCQ | United States | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Columbus, United States |
| 20:00 (UTC−4) | Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,430 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 15 November 2002 FIFA WCQ | Guatemala | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Mazatenango, Guatemala |
| 13:00 (UTC−6) | Ruiz 51', 87' |
Report | 74' Fonseca |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo Attendance: 10,400 Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico) |
2001[edit]
| 6 January 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 5–2 | Guatemala | Miami, United States |
| 20:00 (UTC−5) | Wanchope 6' Fonseca 43', 59'Parks 58'Soto 87' |
Report | 3', 89' (pen.) Ruiz |
Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador) |
| 28 February 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–2 |  Honduras | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 65' Cordero 90+4' |
Report | 3' Pineda 85' Núñez |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
| 28 March 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Bryce 46' Wanchope 80', 89' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea) |
| 18 April Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Venezuela | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 35' Díaz 83' |
Report | 61' Rondón 88' (o.g.) Arias |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Rónald Cedeño (Costa Rica) |
| 25 April 2002 FIFA WCQ | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Kansas City, United States |
| 18:30 (UTC−5) | Wolff 69' |
Report | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 37,319 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| 23 May UNCAF first round | Costa Rica | 4–0 |  Belize | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 17:30 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 27' (pen.), 37', 85' Marín 58' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Nery Alfaro (El Salvador) |
| 27 May UNCAF first round | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 15:30 (UTC−6) | Núñez 44' |
Report | 70' (pen.) Mario Acevedo |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico) |
| 30 May UNCAF final round | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Panama | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 19:30 (UTC−6) | Gómez 42' Centeno 80' |
Report | 47' Ju. Dely |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 160 Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico) |
| 1 June UNCAF final round | Costa Rica | 0–2 | Guatemala | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 19:30 (UTC−6) | Report | 1' Pezzarossi 51' Estrada |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Óscar Bardales (Honduras) |
| 3 June UNCAF final round | Costa Rica | 1–1 |  El Salvador | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 17:00 (UTC−6) | Centeno 55' |
Report | 40' Galdámez |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico) |
| 16 June 2002 FIFA WCQ | Mexico  | 1–2 | Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 12:00 (UTC−5) | Abundis 7' |
Report | 72' Fonseca 86' Medford |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 20 June 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Jamaica | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Marín 4' Wanchope 38' |
Report | 10' Lowe |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 17,800 Referee: John Toro (Colombia) |
| 1 July 2002 FIFA WCQ | Honduras | 2–3 | Costa Rica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 16:00 (UTC−6) | Guevara 25', 38' |
Report | 9' Wanchope 13' Fonseca 83' Solís |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
| 13 July Copa América GS | Honduras | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Medellín, Colombia |
| 20:15 (UTC−5) | Report | 63' Wanchope |
Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile) |
| 16 July Copa América GS | Uruguay  | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Medellín, Colombia |
| 18:00 (UTC−5) | C. Morales 53' |
Report | 28' Wanchope |
Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil) |
| 19 July Copa América GS | Bolivia  | 0–4 | Costa Rica | Medellín, Colombia |
| 18:00 (UTC−5) | Report | 45', 71' Wanchope 63' Bryce 71' Fonseca |
Stadium: Estadio Atanasio Girardot Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela) |
| 22 July Copa América QF | Uruguay | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Armenia, Colombia |
| 17:30 (UTC−5) | Lemos 61' (pen.) Lima 87' |
Report | 52' Wanchope |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
| 1 September 2002 FIFA WCQ | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 16:00 (UTC−4) | Report | 4', 35' Gómez |
Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria) |
| 5 September 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–0 | United States | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 39' (pen.), 68' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 7 October 2002 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Mexico | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 12:00 (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Antônio Pereira (Brazil) |
| 11 November 2002 FIFA WCQ | Jamaica | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Kingston, Jamaica |
| 15:00 (UTC−5) | Report | 5' Sunsing |
Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2002[edit]
| 18 January Gold Cup GS | Martinique  | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Miami, United States |
| Report | 38' Medford 55' Fonseca |
Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 14,508 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico) |
| 20 January Gold Cup GS | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Miami, United States |
| Fonseca 56' |
Report | 90' John |
Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 12,253 Referee: Brian Hall (United States) |
| 26 January Gold Cup QF | Costa Rica | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Haiti | Miami, United States |
| Centeno 2' Gómez 97' |
Report | 62' Pierre |
Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico) |
| 30 January Gold Cup SF | Costa Rica | 3–1 | South Korea | Pasadena, United States |
| Gómez 44' Wanchope 77', 82' |
Report | 81' Choi |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 7,241 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador) |
| 2 February Gold Cup Final | United States | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Pasadena, United States |
| Wolff 37' Agoos 63' |
Report | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 14,432 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 27 March Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–1 |  Morocco | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Report | 52' Bouden |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Luis Rodríguez (Costa Rica) |
| 17 April Friendly | Japan  | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Yokohama, Japan |
| Myojin 69' |
Report | 76' Parks |
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 64,783 Referee: Huang Junjie (China) |
| 20 April Friendly | South Korea | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Daegu, South Korea |
| Cha 25' Choi 83' |
Report | Stadium: Daegu Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida (Japan) |
| 9 May Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–2 |  Colombia | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Centeno 53' (pen.) |
Report | 39' (pen.), 42' Castillo |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Clareth Jiménez (Costa Rica) |
| 26 May Friendly | Belgium  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Kumamoto, Japan |
| 14:00 (UTC+9) | Goor 23' |
Report | Stadium: Kumamoto Athletics Stadium Referee: Yasuhiro Matsuzaki (Japan) |
| 4 June World Cup GS | China  | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Gwangju, South Korea |
| 15:30 (UTC+9) | Report | 61' Gómez 65' Wright |
Stadium: Gwangju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 27,217 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 9 June World Cup GS | Costa Rica | 1–1 |  Turkey | Incheon, South Korea |
| 18:00 (UTC+9) | Parks 86' |
Report | 56' Belözoğlu |
Stadium: Incheon Munhak Stadium Attendance: 42,299 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) |
| 13 June World Cup GS | Costa Rica | 2–5 |  Brazil | Suwon, South Korea |
| 15:30 (UTC+9) | Wanchope 39' Gómez 56' |
Report | 10', 13' Ronaldo 38' Edmílson 62' Rivaldo 64' Júnior |
Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 38,524 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| 16 October Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–1 |  Ecuador | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:40 (UTC−6) | Bryce 53' |
Report | 82' C. Tenorio |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica) |
| 20 November Friendly | Ecuador | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Quito, Ecuador |
| Aguinaga 75' (pen.) Kaviedes 85' |
Report | 29' Chinchilla 45' Herron |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Pedro Ramos (Ecuador) |
2003[edit]
| 11 February UNCAF Nations Cup | El Salvador | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Panama City, Panama |
| 21:00 (UTC−5) | Report | 60' Scott |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 13 February UNCAF Nations Cup | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Guatemala | Panama City, Panama |
| 21:00 (UTC−5) | Centeno 24' (pen.) |
Report | 48' García |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico) |
| 15 February UNCAF Nations Cup | Costa Rica | 1–0 |  Nicaragua | Panama City, Panama |
| 15:00 (UTC−5) | Scott 16' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
| 20 February UNCAF Nations Cup | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Honduras | Panama City, Panama |
| 21:00 (UTC−5) | Bryce 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 23 February UNCAF Nations Cup | Panama | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Panama City, Panama |
| 17:00 (UTC−5) | Report | 73' Solís |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 29 March Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Paraguay | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Parks 35' Bennett 89' |
Report | 51' Cáceres |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
| 30 April Friendly | Chile | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Santiago, Chile |
| 20:00 (UTC−4) | Contreras 60' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) |
| 8 June Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Chile | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Benigno Pineda (Honduras) |
| 11 July Gold Cup GS | Canada | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Foxborough, United States |
| 13:00 (UTC−4) | Stalteri 59' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 33,652 Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 15 July Gold Cup GS | Costa Rica | 3–0 |  Cuba | Foxborough, United States |
| 16:30 (UTC−4) | Centeno 45' Bryce 72'Scott 77' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,361 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 19 July Gold Cup QF | Costa Rica | 5–2 | El Salvador | Foxborough, United States |
| 18:00 (UTC−4) | Scott 11' Centeno 47', 68' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)Bryce 72' |
Report | 34' (pen.) Murgas 54' Pacheco |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,627 Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico) |
| 24 July Gold Cup SF | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:00 (UTC−5) | Márquez 19' Borgetti 28' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Nery Alfado (El Salvador) |
| 26 July Gold Cup 3rd place | United States | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Miami, United States |
| 20:00 (UTC−4) | Bocanegra 29' Stewart 56'Convey 67' |
Report | 24', 39' Fonseca |
Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 20 August Friendly | Austria  | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Vienna, Austria |
| 20:30 (UTC+2) | Glieder 34' (pen.) Roman Wallner 70' |
Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
| 7 September Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | China | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
| 18:45 (UTC−4) | Saborío 13' Bryce 25' |
Report | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott (United States) |
| 11 October Friendly | South Africa  | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 16:00 (UTC+2) | Nomvethe 74' Mayo 86' |
Report | 78' (o.g.) Mokoena |
Stadium: Olën Park Referee: Tendai Bwanya (Zimbabwe) |
| 19 November Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–1 |  Finland | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Marín 15' Saborío 72' |
Report | 62' (pen.) Nurmela |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
2004[edit]
| 31 March Friendly | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Carson, United States |
| García 12' D. Martínez 40' |
Report | Stadium: Home Depot Center |
| 12 June 2006 FIFA WCQ | Cuba | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Havana, Cuba |
| 16:30 (UTC−5) | Moré 24', 75' |
Report | 12' Douglas Sequeira 42' |
Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 20 June 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Cuba | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 (UTC−6) | Gómez 31' |
Report | 45+1' Cervantes |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| 8 July Copa América GS | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Paraguay | Arequipa, Peru |
| 17:30 (UTC−5) | Report | 85' (pen.) dos Santos |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
| 11 July Copa América GS | Brazil | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Arequipa, Peru |
| 15:00 (UTC−5) | Adriano 45', 54', 67' Juan 49' |
Report | 81' Marín |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) |
| 14 July Copa América GS | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Chile | Tacna, Peru |
| 17:30 (UTC−5) | Wright 59' Herron 90+3' |
Report | 40' Olarra |
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Basadre Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia) |
| 17 July Copa América QF | Colombia | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Chiclayo, Peru |
| 19:45 (UTC−5) | Aguilar 41' Moreno 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Aguirre Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
| 18 August 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–5 | Honduras | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Herron 20', 36' |
Report | 22' Suazo 35' de León 77' Guevara 87' Guerrero 89' S. Martínez |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) |
| 5 September 2006 FIFA WCQ | Guatemala | 2–1 | Costa Rica | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 12:00 (UTC−6) | Plata 58', 73' |
Report | 24' Solís |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 27,460 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States) |
| 8 September 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Canada | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Wanchope 46' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 9 October 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 5–0 | Guatemala | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 19:30 (UTC−6) | C. Hernández 19' Wanchope 36', 62', 69'R. Fonseca 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 13 October 2006 FIFA WCQ | Canada | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Burnaby, Canada |
| 19:00 (UTC−8) | De Rosario 12' |
Report | 49' Wanchope 81' Sunsing 87' Hernández |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| 17 November 2006 FIFA WCQ | Honduras | 0–0 | Costa Rica | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 17:00 (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador) |
2005[edit]
| 12 January Friendly | Costa Rica | 3–3 | Haiti | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Centeno 2' Scott 10'Herron 13' (pen.) |
Report | 18', 39' Cadet 90+2' Germain |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Greivin Porras (Costa Rica) |
| 9 February 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Mexico | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Wanchope 38' |
Report | 8', 10' Lozano |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 16 February Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Ecuador | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Alfaro 46' |
Report | 60' (pen.) M. Ayoví 86' Guagua |
Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Referee: Édgar Durán (Costa Rica) |
| 21 February UNCAF GS | Costa Rica | 2–1 | El Salvador | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Wilson 70' Myrie 90+2' |
Report | 40' Alas |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: Less than 1,000 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 23 February UNCAF GS | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Panama | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Myrie 81' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 25 February UNCAF SF | Guatemala | 0–4 | Costa Rica | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Report | 8' Segura 21' Sequeira 40' Wilson 60' Scott |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 27 February UNCAF Final | Costa Rica | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Honduras | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
| 16:00 (UTC−6) | Wilson 67' |
Report | 57' Núñez |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| Penalties | ||||
Soto  Alfaro  Wilson Cubero Sequeira Fonseca Díaz Umaña |
Velásquez López Mendoza Berríos Núñez Guerrero Reyes Vallecillo |
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| 26 March 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Panama | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 18:00 (UTC−6) | Wilson 40' (pen.) Myrie 90+1' |
Report | 58' (pen.) Brown |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico) |
| 30 March 2006 FIFA WCQ | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 16:30 (UTC−4) | Report | Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada) |
| 24 May Friendly | Norway  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Oslo, Norway |
| 19:30 (UTC+2) | F. Johnsen 77' |
Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 21,251 Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
| 4 June 2006 FIFA WCQ | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Salt Lake City, United States |
| 17:30 (UTC−7) | Donovan 10', 62' McBride 87' |
Report | Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 40,576 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 8 June 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 3–2 | Guatemala | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | C. Hernández 34' Ró. Gómez 65'Wanchope 90+2' |
Report | 74' Villatoro 77' Rodríguez |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 19 June Friendly | China | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Changsha, China |
| 19:30 (UTC+8) | Yaokun 27' Xiang 79' |
Report | 57' Solís 75' Gómez |
Stadium: Helong Sports Center Stadium Referee: Lee Gi-young (South Korea) |
| 22 June Friendly | China | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Guangzhou, China |
| 19:30 (UTC+8) | Zhi 44' (pen.) Hui 54' |
Report | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Referee: Yu Byung-seob (South Korea) |
| 7 July Gold Cup GS | Canada | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Seattle, United States |
| Report | 30' (pen.) Soto |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 15,831 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) |
| 9 July Gold Cup GS | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Cuba | Seattle, United States |
| Brenes 61', 85' (pen.) Soto 81' (pen.) |
Report | 72' Galindo |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 15,109 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 11 July Gold Cup GS | United States | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Foxborough, United States |
| Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 16 July Gold Cup QF | Honduras | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Foxborough, United States |
| Velásquez 6' Turcios 27'Núñez 30' |
Report | 40' Bolaños 81' Ruiz |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 22,108 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 17 August 2006 FIFA WCQ | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 21:00 (UTC−6) | 63' Borgetti 86' J. Fonseca |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 27,000 Referee: José Piñeda (Honduras) |
| 3 September 2006 FIFA WCQ | Panama | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Panama City, Panama |
| 20:00 (UTC−5) | Tejada 90' |
Report | 44' Saborío 51' Centeno 73' R. Gómez |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States) |
| 7 September 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Saborío 15' Centeno 50' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 8 October 2006 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 3–0 | United States | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 19:00 (UTC−6) | Wanchope 34' Hernández 60', 88' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 12 October 2006 FIFA WCQ | Guatemala | 3–1 | Costa Rica | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
| 18:00 (UTC−6) | É. Ponciano 2' García 16'Ruiz 30' |
Report | 60' Myrie |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 23,912 Referee: Brian Hall (United States) |
| 9 November Friendly | France  | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
| 16:00 (UTC−4) | Anelka 48' Cissé 79'Henry 86' |
Report | 13' Saborío 40' Fonseca |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Attendance: 16,216 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico) |
2006[edit]
| 11 February Friendly | South Korea | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Oakland, United States |
| 15:00 (UTC−7) | Report | 40' (pen.) Saborío |
Stadium: McAfee Coliseum Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States) |
| 1 March Friendly | Iran  | 3–2 | Costa Rica | Tehran, Iran |
| 16:00 (UTC+3:30) | Karimi 9' Daei 15'Hashemian 33' |
Report | 43' Hernández 59' Fonseca |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 28 May Friendly | Ukraine  | 4–0 | Costa Rica | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Nazarenko 18' Vorobey 33'Kalynychenko 38'Byelik 56' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Nikolai Ivanov |
| 30 May Friendly | Czech Republic  | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Jablonec, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Lokvenc 82' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary) |
| 9 June World Cup GS | Germany  | 4–2 | Costa Rica | Munich, Germany |
| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Lahm 6' Klose 17', 61'Frings 87' |
Report | 12', 73' Wanchope |
Stadium: FIFA WM-Stadion München Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) |
| 15 June World Cup GS | Ecuador | 3–0 | Costa Rica | Hamburg, Germany |
| 15:00 (UTC+2) | C. Tenorio 8' Delgado 54'Kaviedes 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) |
| 20 June World Cup GS | Costa Rica | 1–2 |  Poland | Hanover, Germany |
| 16:00 (UTC+2) | Gómez 25' |
Report | 33', 65' Bosacki |
Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hanover Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) |
| 1 September Friendly | Austria | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Linz 35' (pen.), 59' |
Report | 16' (pen.), 40' Saborío |
Stadium: Stade de Genève Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland) |
| 5 September Friendly | Switzerland  | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 20:15 (UTC+2) | Streller 12' Frei 39' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
- Costa Rica played the non-FIFA Catalonia team on 24 May 2006; this did not contribute to ranking points or individual cap totals.
2007[edit]
| 4 February Friendly | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 17:00 (UTC−6) | Wallace 29' Solís 43', 51'Fonseca 56' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Greivin Porras[3] and Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica) |
| 9 February UNCAF GS | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Honduras | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 19:30 (UTC−6) | Fonseca 4', 70' González 46' |
Report | 58' E. Martínez |
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 13 February UNCAF GS | Panama | 1–0 | Costa Rica | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 19:30 (UTC−6) | Blanco 42' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| 16 February UNCAF SF | El Salvador | 0–2 | Costa Rica | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Report | 10' Wallace 11' Fonseca |
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 18 February UNCAF Final | Panama | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Costa Rica | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 17:00 (UTC−6)[4] | Tejada 35' |
Report | 80' Bernard |
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Baloy Herrera Escobar |
Centeno Fonseca Hernández Barrantes |
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| 24 March Friendly | Costa Rica | 4–0 |  New Zealand | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Saborío 7', 80' (pen.) Solís 18'Ruiz 57' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Édgar Rodríguez (Costa Rica) |
| 28 March Friendly | Chile | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Talca, Chile |
| 22:00 (UTC−4) | Navia 3' |
Report | 60' Fonseca |
Stadium: Estadio Fiscal de Talca Referee: René Oturbé (Bolivia) |
| 2 June Friendly | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Chile | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 19:00 (UTC−6) | Badilla 28' Ruiz 58' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Manuel Glower (Mexico) |
2008[edit]
| 30 January Friendly | Iran | 0–0 | Costa Rica | Tehran, Iran |
| 15:00 (UTC+3:30) | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 7 February Friendly | Jamaica | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Kingston, Jamaica |
| 18:00 (UTC−5) | Marshall 90' |
Núñez 79' |
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 6 September 2010 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 7–0 |  Suriname | San José, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Ledezma 9', 41' Alpízar 47'Alonso 78'Borges 79'Solís 86'Ruiz 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Steven Depiero (Canada) |
| 11 October 2010 FIFA WCQ | Suriname | 1–4 | Costa Rica | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| 16:30 (UTC−3) | Sandvliet 48' |
Centeno 10' Borges 41'Alonso 47'Solís 78' |
Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) |
2009[edit]
| 23 January UNCAF GS | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Panama | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 19:30 (UTC−6) | Furtado 10', 16' Sánchez 55' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) |
| 25 January UNCAF GS | Guatemala | 1–3 | Costa Rica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 18:00 (UTC−6) | López 51' |
34' Sánchez 59' Herrera 60' Segura |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) |
| 30 January UNCAF SF | Costa Rica | 3–0 Awarded[6] | El Salvador | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Furtado 18' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama) |
| 1 February UNCAF Final | Panama | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Costa Rica | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 18:00 (UTC−6) | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 900 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Herrera Aguilar Phillips Jaramillo Henríquez |
Furtado Núñez Jiménez Oviedo |
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| 11 February 2010 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Honduras | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:30 (UTC−6) | Furtado 48', 59' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
| 28 March 2010 FIFA WCQ | Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 17:00 (UTC−6) | Bravo 20' Pardo 53' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States) |
| 1 April 2010 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 1–0 | El Salvador | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Centeno 69' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
| 13 May Friendly | Venezuela  | 1–1 | Costa Rica | San Cristóbal, Venezuela |
| 20:00 (UTC−4:30) | Velázquez 24' |
Report | 28' W. Granados |
Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela) |
| 3 June 2010 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 3–1 | United States | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Saborío 2' Borges 13'Herrera 68' |
Report | 90+2' (pen.) Donovan |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 6 June 2010 FIFA WCQ | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–3 | Costa Rica | Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 18:05 (UTC−4) | Edwards 29' Samuel 63' |
Report | 40' Saborío 52', 68' Borges |
Stadium: Dwight Yorke Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) |
| 26 June Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–0 | Venezuela | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| Saborío 38' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Ricardo Zelaya (Honduras) |
| 3 July Gold Cup GS | Costa Rica | 1–2 | El Salvador | Carson, United States |
| 19:00 (UTC−7) | Granados 64' |
Report | 19', 87' Romero |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 7 July Gold Cup GS | Jamaica | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Columbus, United States |
| 19:00 (UTC−4) | Report | 62' Borges |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,059 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
| 10 July Gold Cup GS | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Canada | Miami, United States |
| 19:00 (UTC−4) | Herron 23' Centeno 35' |
Report | 25' Bernier 28' de Jong |
Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 17,269 Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States) |
| 19 July Gold Cup QF | Guadeloupe  | 1–5 | Costa Rica | Arlington, United States |
| 15:00 (UTC−5) | Alphonse 64' |
Report | 3' Borges 16', 71' Saborío 47' Herron 89' Herrera |
Stadium: Cowboys Stadium Attendance: 85,000 Referee: José Pineda (Honduras) |
| 23 July Gold Cup SF | Costa Rica | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Mexico | Chicago, United States |
| 22:00 (UTC−5) | Ledezma 90+3' |
Report | 88' Franco |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 55,173 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Saborío Borges Ledezma Oviedo |
Franco dos Santos Torrado Juárez Vela |
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| 12 August 2010 FIFA WCQ | Honduras | 4–0 | Costa Rica | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 19:30 (UTC−6) | Costly 30', 90+2' Pavón 51'M. Valladares 89' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) |
| 5 September 2010 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Mexico | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Report | 45+1' dos Santos 62' Franco 71' Guardado |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 9 September 2010 FIFA WCQ | El Salvador | 1–0 | Costa Rica | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 19:00 (UTC−6) | Corrales 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 10 October 2010 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | James 26' (o.g.) Centeno 51'Saborío 61', 64' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States) |
| 14 October 2010 FIFA WCQ | United States | 2–2 | Costa Rica | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 20:05 (UTC−4) | Michael Bradley 71' Bornstein 90+4' |
Report | 20', 23' Ruiz |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 26,243 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
| 14 November 2010 FIFA WCQ | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Uruguay | San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
| 20:00 (UTC−6) | Report | 21' Lugano |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
| 18 November 2010 FIFA WCQ | Uruguay | 1–1 | Costa Rica | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:00 (UTC−2) | Abreu 70' |
Report | 74' Centeno |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Romero, Marcos. "Costa Rica – List of International Matches". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Una goleada para empezar está bien". La Nación. 5 February 2007.
- ^ Greivin Porras officiated for the starting fifteen minutes of the match to commemorate his retirement match[2]
- ^ Leandro, Harold (18 February 2007). "Equipos desgastados por el cetro de la Uncaf". La Nación. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Tricolor es finalista en un juego vergonzoso". La Nación. 31 January 2009.
- ^ The match was awarded a 3–0 win for Costa Rica as a result of El Salvador being reduced to six players, and therefore abandoning the match. Two Salvadorian players (Alexander Escobar and Eliseo Quintanilla) received red cards. Four other players (Deris Umanzor, Salvador Coreas, Rodolfo Zelaya and goalkeeper Juan José Gómez were injured and had to leave the game after El Salvador had already exhausted their three substitutions. The match originally ended 1–0 to Costa Rica.[5]