Head to head

Costa Rica vs France

If they played today

Costa Rica at home
18% / 22% / 60%
Costa Rica win / draw / France win
Costa Rica–France
  • 0–1 11.5%
  • 0–2 10.9%
  • 1–1 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.9%
Neutral venue
13% / 19% / 68%
Costa Rica win / draw / France win
Costa Rica–France
  • 0–2 12.5%
  • 0–1 11.9%
  • 1–2 9.6%
  • 1–1 9.2%
  • 0–3 8.7%
France at home
9% / 17% / 75%
Costa Rica win / draw / France win
Costa Rica–France
  • 0–2 14.0%
  • 0–1 12.2%
  • 0–3 10.7%
  • 1–2 9.0%
  • 1–1 7.8%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 Costa RicaFrance
Current Elo17442139
Elo rank51st4th
Peak Elo1940 (2017)2232 (2026)
Matches played724943
All-time record316W 178D 230L483W 195D 265L
Goals for12381735
Goals against8581219
Biggest win12–0 vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games14–0 vs Gibraltar · 2023-11-18 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Spain · 2022-11-23 · FIFA World Cup1–17 vs Denmark · 1908-10-22 · Olympic Games
World Cups won02
Expected World Cups0.050.90

When they've met

Meetings
2
Costa Rica 0W 0D 2L
Goals
3–5
Costa Rica first
First meeting
2–3
France won · 2005-11-09 · Friendly
Most recent
1–2
France won · 2010-05-26 · Friendly
Costa Rica's biggest win
Never beaten France
France's biggest win
3–2
2005-11-09 · Friendly
Current run
Won last 2
France · since 2005-11-09
2 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2010-05-261–2France homeFriendly
2005-11-092–3NeutralFriendly