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The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed Los Ticos, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. They have qualified for three World Cups, reaching the last sixteen on their debut in 1990 and putting up a solid showing in 2002 where they had the misfortune to be drawn in the same group as eventual champions Brazil and third-place finishing Turkey. Recently Los Ticos qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where it was the Costa Ricans' worst World Cup finish ever. The team finished 31st out of 32 teams.

Costa Rica's best finish in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was second in 2002. They won the UNCAF Nations Cup five times. Recently, Costa Rica have been invited to participate in three Copa Américas, making the quarterfinals on their last two visits.

World Cup record


Year Finish Wins Losses Draws Goals Scored Goals Against
1930 - 1934 Did not enter
1938 Withdrew
1950 - 1954 Did not enter
1958 - 1986 Did not qualify
1990 Round 2 2 2 0 4 6
1994 - 1998 Did not qualify
2002 Round 1 1 1 1 5 6
2006 Round 1 0 3 0 3 9
Total 3 6 1 12 21

Gold Cup record


  • 1991 - Fourth place
  • 1993 - Third place shared
  • 1996 - Did not qualify
  • 1998 - Round 1
  • 2000 - Quarterfinals
  • 2002 - Second place
  • 2003 - Fourth place
  • 2005 - Quarterfinals

Copa América record


Starting from 1993, CONMEBOL has invited teams from other confederations to participate in their confederation championship, Copa América. Costa Rica has taken part as one of the invited teams three times.

World Cup games


Italy 1990


  1. Scotland - Costa Rica 0-1
  2. Brazil - Costa Rica 1-0
  3. Costa Rica - Sweden 2-1 (Qualified for 2nd round)
  4. Costa Rica - Czechoslovakia 1-4

Korea - Japan 2002


  1. China - Costa Rica 0-2
  2. Turkey - Costa Rica 1-1
  3. Costa Rica - Brazil 2-5

Germany 2006


  1. Germany - Costa Rica 4-2
  2. Ecuador - Costa Rica 3-0
  3. Costa Rica - Poland 1-2

Other important facts


  • Only CONCACAF team to ever beat Mexico in the Azteca Stadium, during the World Cup qualifying round (1-2, June 2001)

  • Only Central American team to qualify to the World Cup tournament consecutively. (2002 and 2006)

  • Most World Cup tournaments appearances by a CentralAmerican team (#3: Italy 1990, Japan&Korea 2002 and Germany 2006)

  • First CentralAmerican team to beat a European team in the World Cup (SWE:CRC 1-2, and SCO:CRC 0-1)

  • In 2002 World Cup, was placed in the initial group of the 1st place (Brazil) and 3rd place (Turkey). The team tied against Turkey and lost against Brazil, however, was the only team in the World Cup to score more than once against Brazil.

2006 World Cup Squad


Costa Rica named a 28-man preliminary squad on 25 April, which was gradually trimmed to the final 23 by 15 May.

2006 World Cup Information

Costa Rica lost their opening game in Group A to hosts Germany. The final score was 4-2. Both Costa Rica's goals came from ex-Derby County striker, Wanchope. Germany goals came from two great strikes by Phillipp Lahm and Torsten Frings, and 2 goals from Miroslav Klose. Costa Rica's second fixture was against Ecuador in Hamburg on June 15th, being defeated with a score of 3-0, effectively getting them out of the cup whilst Germany and Ecuador booked their places in the next round. The team eventually lost their final game against the Poles by a score of two goals to one, the goals coming from Bartosz Bosacki (2) for Poland and Ronald Gomez for Costa Rica.

Historic Players


   

Selected Current Famous Players


External links


North American national football teams | Football in Costa Rica

منتخب كوستا ريكا لكرة القدم | Kostarická fotbalová reprezentace | Costaricanische Fußballnationalmannschaft | Selección nacional de fútbol de Costa Rica | Équipe du Costa Rica de football | 코스타리카 축구 국가대표팀 | Nazionale di calcio della Costa Rica | נבחרת קוסטה ריקה בכדורגל | Kosta Rikos vyrų futbolo rinktinė | Costa Ricaans voetbalelftal | サッカーコスタリカ代表 | Costa Ricas herrelandslag i fotball | Reprezentacja Kostaryki w piłce nożnej | Seleção Costarriquenha de Futebol | Сборная Коста-Рики по футболу | Kostarické národné futbalové mužstvo | Фудбалска репрезентација Костарике | Costa Rican jalkapallomaajoukkue | Costa Ricas fotbollslandslag | 哥斯達黎加國家足球隊

 

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