Costa Rica national football team results (2020–present) explained
This article provides details of international football games played by the Costa Rica national team from 2020 to present.[1] [2] [3]
Results
2020
Costa Rica began the decade with the struggles they were facing since their lackluster performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 2020 began with a defeat against the United States in a friendly.[4] A few days later, Teletica revealed that Costa Rica would face Greece and El Salvador in the United States the next month.[5] The match against El Salvador was cancelled and replaced with a friendly against Panama at the "Fello" Meza stadium, as it would have been the first time in 24 years that Costa Rica played a match in that stadium.[6] However, as coronavirus cases were surging, and its outbreak became a pandemic, both friendlies were cancelled.[7] [8]
As international football activity resumed in October, Costa Rica scheduled two friendly matches at home against Panama, losing both and sparking criticism from Central American media.[9] A month later, Costa Rica drew against Qatar, scoring their goal of the year, as the team became winless in official matches in 2020.[10] The situation worsened after a last-minute defeat to the Basque Country. Writing for La República, Wálter Herrera pointed that Rónald González was the coach with the worst performance of the last twenty years.[11]
- Statistics
- Coaches
- Goalscorers
2021
In 2021, Costa Rica resumed their winless streak under Rónald González as head coach. In March, a tour in Europe resulted in a draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina and a loss against Mexico.[12] [13] Three months later, as part of the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, Costa Rica faced Mexico, but was again unable to win, as a scoreless draw was followed by a Mexican win on the penalty shoot-outs.[14] Costa Rica then played the third place play-off against rivals Honduras, which ended in a 2–2, but frustrations increased as Honduras won the penalty shoot-outs, as Costa Rica ended the tournament in fourth place.[15]
Days later, González was sacked by the Costa Rican Football Federation as Costa Rica lost 4–0 in a friendly against the United States.[16] The Federation then signed Colombian coach Luis Fernando Suárez.[17] With Suárez, Costa Rica competed at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup winning all three of their group stage matches after defeating Guadeloupe, Suriname, and Jamaica. This was the first time that Costa Rica won all nine points from the group stage at the Gold Cup.[18] However, Costa Rica lost against Canada at the quarter-finals.[19]
The Suárez era began sparking controversy as the third round of CONCACAF's qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After a scoreless draw as visitors against Panama, Suárez decided to leave young forward Manfred Ugalde as a substitute in the following games at home against Mexico and Jamaica. Suárez claimed that his decision was due to Ugalde "losing most duels" against the Panamanians,[20] despite being contradicted by a Costa Rican statistician.[21] Bewildered by Suárez's declarations, Ugalde decided to quit the national team and not return as long as Suárez remained as coach, citing that he felt "exposed" and "disqualified" by the coach.[22] Days later, defender Giancarlo González also stepped aside from the national team, citing his desire to make way for younger players.[23] A month later, González stated that his decision was actually a definitive retirement from the national team, explaining that he did not feel in the condition to play for the team.[24]
Costa Rica had a complicated start of the qualifying process. During the first half of the CONCACAF qualification third round, Costa Rica stood fifth at only six points out of twenty-one, five points behind Panama, then the fourth-placed team.[25] The second half of the round began on 16 November 2021; that night, as Costa Rica was drawing a home match against Honduras, their gap against the Panamanians almost increased to seven points;[26] however, a late goal by Gerson Torres gave a crucial victory for the Ticos, which would start a comeback for the team that extended through 2022.[27] [28]
- Statistics
| Competition | | | | | | |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | |
|---|
- Coaches
| | Coach | Matches |
|---|
| 1 | | | 5 (1 to 5) |
| 2 |  | | 13 (6 onwards) | |
- Goalscorers
2022
- Statistics
| Competition | | | | | | |
|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Friendlies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | |
|---|
- Coaches
- Goalscorers
2023
- Statistics
| Competition | | | | | | |
|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 25 | |
|---|
- Coaches
| | Coach | Matches |
|---|
| 1 | | | 8 (1–8) |
| 2 |  | | 2 (9 and 10) |
| 3 | | | 2 (11 and 12) | |
- Goalscorers
2024
- Statistics
| Competition | | | | | | |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | |
|---|
- Coaches
| | Coach | Matches |
|---|
| 1 | | | 9 (1–9) |
| 2 | | | 6 (10–15) | |
- Goalscorers
2025
Head to head records
Notes and References
- Web site: Costa Rica - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news. int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
- Web site: Costa Rica national team. worldfootball.net. World Football.
- Web site: World Football Elo Ratings: Costa Rica. eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
- News: Jimenez . Cristian . Costa Rica inicia el año perdiendo y con dudas, ante una joven selección de Estados Unidos. . 28 November 2024 . Sensación Deportiva . 1 February 2020 . es.
- News: Malek . Julián . Costa Rica volvería a verse las caras en marzo con un rival de Brasil 2014 . 28 November 2024 . Fútbol Centroamérica . 6 February 2020 . es-ES.
- News: La Sele volverá al 'Fello' Meza 24 años después . 28 November 2024 . Teletica . 19 February 2020 . es-ES.
- Web site: Hernández . Joselyn . Se cancela partido entre Costa Rica y Panamá - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol . FCRF.cr . . 28 November 2024 . es . 11 March 2020.
- Web site: Escobar . Gina . FEDEFUTBOL cancela varios fogueos de selecciones - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol . FCRF.cr . . 28 November 2024 . es . 12 March 2020.
- News: Mar de críticas inunda a la selección de Costa Rica tras perder ante Panamá . 28 November 2024 . ESPN.com.co . 14 October 2020 . es.
- News: Araya . José Fernando . Sele acabó con la racha sin gol; cerrará 2020 sin ganar juegos Clase A . 28 November 2024 . Teletica . 13 November 2020 . es-ES.
- News: Herrera . Wálter . Ronald González es el técnico de la Sele con peor rendimiento en 20 años . 28 November 2024 . www.larepublica.net . 17 November 2020 . es.
- News: Jimenez . Cristian . Sin novedades en el funcionamiento y sin gol, Costa Rica empató ante Bosnia - Herzegovina. . 28 November 2024 . Sensación Deportiva . 27 March 2021 . es.
- News: Gómez . Enrique . En CONCACAF o Austria, México le sigue ganando a Costa Rica . 28 November 2024 . FOX Deportes . 30 March 2021 . es.
- News: Terán . Juan Manuel . Con penal atajado de Memo Ochoa, México vence a Costa Rica y se mete a la Final del Final Four de Concacaf Nations League TUDN CONCACAF Nations League TUDN . 28 November 2024 . www.tudn.com . 3 June 2021 . es.
- News: Suazo . Luis . Prensa tica expone su frustración por derrota de Costa Rica contra Honduras . 28 November 2024 . Deportes TVC . 7 June 2021 . es.
- News: Crisis en Costa Rica sigue: Despiden a Ronald González . 28 November 2024 . www.rpctv.com . 10 June 2021 . es-PA.
- News: Quezada . Luis Fernando . Luis Fernando Suárez es nombrado el nuevo entrenador de Costa Rica . 28 November 2024 . www.uncafut.com . 21 June 2021 . es-es.
- News: Mesén . Stanley . Tres de tres, las victorias de la Selección de Costa Rica en la Copa Oro. - El Guardián CR . 28 November 2024 . El Guardián . 20 July 2021 . es.
- News: Canadá vence 2-0 a Costa Rica y se clasifica a las semifinales de la Copa Oro . 28 November 2024 . Diario El Mundo . 25 July 2021 . es.
- News: Las declaraciones de Luis Fernando Suárez que provocaron la renuncia de una promesa costarricense . 28 November 2024 . infobae . 29 September 2021 . es-ES.
- News: Suárez queda mal parado ante estadística de Manfred Ugalde con Costa Rica . 28 November 2024 . ESPN.com.cr . 12 September 2021 . es.
- News: Herrera . Wálter . Manfred Ugalde renuncia a la Selección Nacional . 28 November 2024 . www.larepublica.net . 28 September 2021 . es.
- News: Herrera . Wálter . Giancarlo "Pipo" González renuncia a la Selección Nacional . 28 November 2024 . www.larepublica.net . 4 October 2021 . es.
- News: Castillo . Luis Felipe . ¡No volverá más! Pipo González confirma que su retiro de La Sele es definitivo . 28 November 2024 . AMPrensa.com . 13 October 2021 . es.
- News: Monge . Alejandro . Así se gestó el 'milagro' de Costa Rica para clasificar a Catar 2022 contra todos los pronósticos . 16 June 2022 . ESPNdeportes.com . 14 June 2022 . es.
- News: Mora . José Eduardo . Entre azares y espejismos El Jornal Costa Rica . 16 June 2022 . El Jornal . 17 November 2021 . es.
- News: Araya . José Fernando . La sangre joven también fue fundamental en el boleto de La Sele . 16 June 2022 . Teletica . 15 June 2022.
- News: Quesada . José Alexis . Costa Rica firmó una remontada sin precedentes en eliminatorias mundialistas . 16 June 2022 . www.everardoherrera.com . 31 March 2022.
