Head to head

Costa Rica vs Germany

If they played today

Costa Rica at home
26% / 25% / 49%
Costa Rica win / draw / Germany win
Costa Rica–Germany
  • 1–1 11.8%
  • 0–1 10.7%
  • 1–2 9.5%
  • 0–2 8.6%
  • 1–0 7.4%
Neutral venue
20% / 23% / 57%
Costa Rica win / draw / Germany win
Costa Rica–Germany
  • 0–1 11.3%
  • 1–1 10.9%
  • 0–2 10.2%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.3%
Germany at home
15% / 21% / 65%
Costa Rica win / draw / Germany win
Costa Rica–Germany
  • 0–1 11.8%
  • 0–2 11.7%
  • 1–1 9.8%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 0–3 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 RicaGermany
Current Elo17441993
Elo rank51st14th
Peak Elo1940 (2017)2267 (2014)
Matches played7241035
All-time record316W 178D 230L601W 214D 220L
Goals for12382331
Goals against8581203
Biggest win12–0 vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games16–0 vs Russia · 1912-07-01 · Olympic Games
Biggest loss0–7 vs Spain · 2022-11-23 · FIFA World Cup0–6 vs Spain · 2020-11-17 · UEFA Nations League
World Cups won04
Expected World Cups0.052.12

When they've met

Meetings
2
Costa Rica 0W 0D 2L
Goals
4–8
Costa Rica first
First meeting
2–4
Germany won · 2006-06-09 · FIFA World Cup
Most recent
2–4
Germany won · 2022-12-01 · FIFA World Cup
Costa Rica's biggest win
Never beaten Germany
Germany's biggest win
4–2
2022-12-01 · FIFA World Cup
Most common result
2–4
Costa Rica first · twice, last 2022-12-01
Current run
Won last 2
Germany · since 2006-06-09
2 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2022-12-012–4NeutralFIFA World Cup
2006-06-092–4Germany homeFIFA World Cup