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Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in six FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in Central America with 1597.1, and the all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in Central America, with 1806 in 2014.
Celso Borges is Costa Rica's most capped international of all time with 163 caps. The Costa Rica national football team has represented Costa Rica in international football since 1921, when they played their first international, a 7–0 win over El Salvador in the Independence Centenary Games. Organized by the Costa Rican Football Federation, it joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1961 ...
The Costa Rica national under-20 football team represents Costa Rica in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.
This marked the first time Costa Rica would play in a FIFA Women's World Cup. Costa Rica was drawn into a group with Brazil, South Korea and Spain for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Costa Rica secured two shocking draws over Spain (1–1) and South Korea (2–2), but then lost 1–0 to Brazil and were eliminated in the group stage. [5]
Costa Rica's 60-man provisional list was announced by CONCACAF on 1 June 2023, [5] and was reduced to 24 players on 2 June 2023. [32] The final squad was also announced by CONCACAF on 19 June 2023. [7] After the group stage, midfielders Carlos Mora and Roan Wilson were replaced by Yeltsin Tejeda and Kenneth Vargas due to injuries. [33] [10]
In 2009 the tournament was interrupted due to the swine flu, but Costa Rica obtained a spot for the U-17 World Cup. •Tournaments from 1999 to 2007 followed a two group format. No championship game took place and no standings were given.
The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players.
The Costa Rica women's national football team has represented Costa Rica at the FIFA Women's World Cup on two occasions, in 2015 [1] and 2023. FIFA Women's World Cup ...