Head to head

Costa Rica vs Iraq

If they played today

Costa Rica at home
51% / 25% / 25%
Costa Rica win / draw / Iraq win
Costa Rica–Iraq
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 1–0 10.9%
  • 2–1 9.6%
  • 2–0 8.9%
  • 0–1 7.1%
Neutral venue
43% / 26% / 32%
Costa Rica win / draw / Iraq win
Costa Rica–Iraq
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 1–0 10.2%
  • 2–1 8.9%
  • 0–1 8.5%
  • 1–2 7.4%
Iraq at home
35% / 26% / 39%
Costa Rica win / draw / Iraq win
Costa Rica–Iraq
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.9%
  • 1–0 9.2%
  • 1–2 8.5%
  • 2–1 7.9%

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 RicaIraq
Current Elo17441673
Elo rank51st72nd
Peak Elo1940 (2017)1844 (1984)
Matches played724658
All-time record316W 178D 230L304W 188D 166L
Goals for12381006
Goals against858621
Biggest win12–0 vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games13–0 vs Ethiopia · 1992-08-18 · Jordan International Tournament
Biggest loss0–7 vs Spain · 2022-11-23 · FIFA World Cup0–6 vs Chile · 2013-08-14 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.050.02

When they've met

Costa Rica and Iraq have never played each other.