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Costa Ricanational football team record

307
Wins
178
Draws
230
Defeats

715 matches, 1921 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1692, 62nd in the world

Costa Rica have played 715 internationals since 1921: 307 wins, 178 draws and 230 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Honduras, with 64 meetings. Their biggest win is 12–0 against Puerto Rico in the Central American and Caribbean Games on 10 December 1946.

Costa Rica's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All7153071782301212–85143%
Competitive481235112134913–53549%
Friendlies234726696299–31631%
At home2291445035492–17963%
Away2616276123303–39424%
Neutral venues2251015272417–27845%

Record against every opponent

Costa Rica have played 78 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Honduras64222418103–772025
El Salvador63391410146–532024
Guatemala62281618123–742024
Mexico576203133–842025
Panama5624151798–552024
USA421572046–532025
Jamaica311512456–192022
Trinidad and Tobago26194353–172025
Canada2499622–182022
Curaçao24145550–262026
Nicaragua19181077–112026
Haiti1777325–182026
Cuba16123149–112013
Colombia15301216–362026
Brazil1211109–342024
Ecuador1215610–222023
Uruguay1114615–202024
Chile1061312–132018
South Korea1033412–132022
Venezuela962121–132016
Belize880031–22025
Paraguay83235–62024
Peru82159–152019
Argentina70256–152024
Suriname761022–72025
China52218–62011
Japan51133–102022
Saudi Arabia540111–62023
Spain40133–162022
Bolivia32107–12012
England30120–52026
Grenada32108–22024
Iran30122–82026
Poland30033–82006
Slovakia31116–52010
Switzerland31113–42018
Austria0–2 (2003), 2–2 (2006)20112–42006
Barbados1–2 (2000), 3–0 (2000)21014–22000
Belgium0–1 (2002), 1–4 (2018)20021–52018
Dominican Republic4–0 (2013), 2–1 (2025)22006–12025
France2–3 (2005), 1–2 (2010)20023–52010
Germany2–4 (2006), 2–4 (2022)20024–82022
Guyana4–0 (2012), 7–0 (2012)220011–02012
Italy0–1 (1994), 1–0 (2014)21011–12014
New Zealand4–0 (2007), 1–0 (2022)22005–02022
Norway0–0 (1994), 0–1 (2005)20110–12005
Russia1–2 (1990), 4–3 (2016)21015–52016
St Vincent1–0 (1992), 5–0 (1992)22006–01992
Scotland1–0 (1990), 1–0 (2018)22002–02018
Sweden2–1 (1990), 0–1 (2008)21012–22008
Wales0–1 (1990), 1–0 (2012)21011–12012
Aruba3–2 (1955)11003–21955
Australia0–1 (2013)10010–12013
Bahamas8–0 (2025)11008–02025
Bermuda2–1 (2019)11002–12019
Bosnia0–0 (2021)10100–02021
Cameroon5–0 (1997)11005–01997
Czech Republic0–1 (2006)10010–12006
Czechoslovakia1–4 (1990)10011–41990
Finland2–1 (2003)11002–12003
Greece1–1 (2014)10101–12014
Hungary0–1 (2017)10010–12017
Jordan2–2 (2026)10102–22026
Netherlands0–0 (2014)10100–02014
Nigeria2–0 (2022)11002–02022
Northern Ireland3–0 (2018)11003–02018
Oman4–3 (2014)11004–32014
Puerto Rico12–0 (1946)110012–01946
Qatar1–1 (2020)10101–12020
Ireland1–1 (2014)10101–12014
St Kitts and Nevis4–0 (2024)11004–02024
Serbia0–1 (2018)10010–12018
South Africa1–2 (2003)10011–22003
Tunisia0–1 (2018)10010–12018
Turkey1–1 (2002)10101–12002
Ukraine0–4 (2006)10010–42006
UAE1–4 (2023)10011–42023
Uzbekistan2–1 (2022)11002–12022

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v Puerto RicoCentral American and Caribbean Games, 10 Dec 194612–0 for Costa Rica
  2. at PanamaCentral American and Caribbean Games, 16 Feb 193811–0 for Costa Rica
  3. v JamaicaFriendly, 24 Feb 19999–0 for Costa Rica
  4. v GuatemalaFriendly, 24 Jul 19559–1 for Costa Rica
  5. v BahamasWorld Cup qualifying, 7 Jun 20258–0 for Costa Rica

Heaviest defeats

  1. v SpainWorld Cup, 23 Nov 20220–7 for Costa Rica
  2. at MexicoFriendly, 17 Aug 19750–7 for Costa Rica
  3. v BrazilPan American Championship, 13 Mar 19561–7 for Costa Rica
  4. v IranJordan International Tournament, 31 Mar 20260–5 for Costa Rica
  5. at SpainFriendly, 11 Nov 20170–5 for Costa Rica

Latest results

  1. v HaitiCONCACAF Nations League, 4 Oct 20262–0 for Costa Rica
  2. at NicaraguaCONCACAF Nations League, 1 Oct 20263–0 for Costa Rica
  3. v HaitiCONCACAF Nations League, 27 Sept 20260–2 for Costa Rica
  4. v CuraçaoCONCACAF Nations League, 24 Sept 20263–4 for Costa Rica
  5. v EnglandFriendly, 10 Jun 20260–3 for Costa Rica
  6. at ColombiaFriendly, 1 Jun 20261–3 for Costa Rica
  7. v IranJordan International Tournament, 31 Mar 20260–5 for Costa Rica
  8. v JordanJordan International Tournament, 27 Mar 20262–2 for Costa Rica
  9. v HondurasWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20250–0 for Costa Rica
  10. v HaitiWorld Cup qualifying, 13 Nov 20250–1 for Costa Rica

Costa Rica's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1921: 1548End of 1930: 1635End of 1935: 1653End of 1938: 1698End of 1941: 1730End of 1943: 1667End of 1946: 1605End of 1948: 1617End of 1951: 1613End of 1953: 1665End of 1955: 1718End of 1956: 1718End of 1957: 1739End of 1959: 1716End of 1960: 1686End of 1961: 1653End of 1963: 1732End of 1965: 1725End of 1967: 1706End of 1968: 1672End of 1969: 1699End of 1970: 1704End of 1971: 1621End of 1972: 1594End of 1975: 1579End of 1976: 1544End of 1980: 1483End of 1983: 1502End of 1984: 1497End of 1985: 1558End of 1988: 1569End of 1989: 1625End of 1990: 1645End of 1991: 1584End of 1992: 1616End of 1993: 1602End of 1994: 1628End of 1995: 1570End of 1996: 1605End of 1997: 1628End of 1998: 1632End of 1999: 1651End of 2000: 1640End of 2001: 1821End of 2002: 1787End of 2003: 1773End of 2004: 1731End of 2005: 1780End of 2006: 1669End of 2007: 1678End of 2008: 1768End of 2009: 1758End of 2010: 1720End of 2011: 1716End of 2012: 1731End of 2013: 1808End of 2014: 1916End of 2015: 1849End of 2016: 1925End of 2017: 1842End of 2018: 1797End of 2019: 1747End of 2020: 1711End of 2021: 1703End of 2022: 1818End of 2023: 1644End of 2024: 1729End of 2025: 1728End of 2026: 1692
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1927, reached on 15 January 2017. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly234726696299–316
World Cup qualifying163883540293–155
Gold Cup6420202488–81
UNCAF Cup5735139106–35
CCCF Championship413137145–50
CONCACAF Championship372011664–27
Central American and Caribbean Games21150698–27
World Cup21651022–39
Copa América20641019–35
CONCACAF Nations League1948721–24
CONCACAF Championship qualifying17310421–20
Pan American Championship932414–21
Gold Cup qualifying220013–1
Jordan International Tournament20112–7
Korea Cup20021–3

Top scorers

  1. 1Paulo Wanchope37
  2. 2Bryan Ruiz20
  3. 3Álvaro Saborío19
  4. 4Celso Borges15
  5. 5Rolando Fonseca15
  6. 6Rónald Gómez14
  7. 7Walter Centeno14
  8. 8Joel Campbell12
  9. 9Hernán Medford11
  10. 10Leonel Hernández9

Counted from the 280 of 715 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Costa Rica play their first international?

On 14 September 1921, a 7–0 win against El Salvador in a friendly.

What is Costa Rica's biggest win?

12–0 against Puerto Rico in the Central American and Caribbean Games on 10 December 1946.

What is Costa Rica's heaviest defeat?

0–7 against Spain at the World Cup on 23 November 2022.

Who have Costa Rica played the most?

Honduras: 64 matches, with 22 wins, 24 draws and 18 defeats for Costa Rica.

What is Costa Rica's longest winning run?

10 wins in a row, from 21 June 2008 to 30 January 2009.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.