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Costa Rica

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Current Elo
1723
Rank #61
Matches played
727
since 1921-09-14
First international
7–0
vs El Salvador · 1921-09-14

Costa Rica get talked up before every CONCACAF Gold Cup as a team that's overdue for another title. The numbers only partly agree: 0.66 short of what their record projects — real, but modest next to Brazil, who are 1.42 short and still have never won it.

Elo journey

Peak Elo
1941
2017
Best year
2001
+180 Elo
Worst year
2023
-145 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
317-178-232
727 matches
Goals for / against
1243 / 863
Home record
221-82-61
Away record
96-96-171
Biggest win
12–0
vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games
Biggest loss
0–7
vs Spain · 2022-11-23 · FIFA World Cup
Highest-scoring match
12–0
vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games
Biggest upset win
2–0
vs Mexico · 1992-11-29
1576 Elo vs their 1838
Rivalry
Honduras
22-24-18 in 64 matches · head to head
Nemesis
Argentina
0-2-5 in 7 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
13
2008-06-14 → 2009-02-11
Current unbeaten run
2

World Cup history

xWC total
0.05
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.05
Best World Cup
2002
0.02 xWC
1990 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Germany
2002 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by Brazil
2006 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Italy
2014 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Germany
2018 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by France
2022 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Argentina

CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup history

xCC total
3.66
Titles won
3
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.66
Best CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
1969
0.47 xCC
1963 CONCACAF Championship
0.22 xCC
Won by Costa Rica
1965 CONCACAF Championship
0.45 xCC
Won by Mexico
1969 CONCACAF Championship
0.47 xCC
Won by Costa Rica
1971 CONCACAF Championship
0.38 xCC
Won by Mexico
1985 CONCACAF Championship
0.09 xCC
Won by Canada
1989 CONCACAF Championship
0.29 xCC
Won by Costa Rica
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.15 xCC
Won by United States
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.07 xCC
Won by Mexico
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.02 xCC
Won by Mexico
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.05 xCC
Won by Canada
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.16 xCC
Won by United States
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.09 xCC
Won by Mexico
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.05 xCC
Won by United States
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.09 xCC
Won by United States
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.15 xCC
Won by Mexico
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.09 xCC
Won by Mexico
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.14 xCC
Won by United States
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.18 xCC
Won by Mexico
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.17 xCC
Won by United States
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.12 xCC
Won by Mexico
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.06 xCC
Won by United States
2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.08 xCC
Won by Mexico
2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
0.08 xCC
Won by Mexico

Copa América history

xCC total
0.21
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.21
Best Copa América
2001
0.07 xCC
1997 Copa América
0.03 xCC
Won by Brazil
2001 Copa América
0.07 xCC
Won by Colombia
2004 Copa América
0.05 xCC
Won by Brazil
2011 Copa América
0.02 xCC
Won by Uruguay
2016 Copa América Centenario
0.03 xCC
Won by Chile
2024 Copa América
<0.01 xCC
Won by Argentina