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Head to head

Costa Rica vs Mexico

If they played today

Costa Rica at home
25% / 25% / 50%
Costa Rica win / draw / Mexico win
Costa Rica–Mexico
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 0–1 10.9%
  • 1–2 9.6%
  • 0–2 8.9%
  • 1–0 7.1%
Neutral venue
19% / 23% / 58%
Costa Rica win / draw / Mexico win
Costa Rica–Mexico
  • 0–1 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.8%
  • 0–2 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.4%
Mexico at home
14% / 20% / 66%
Costa Rica win / draw / Mexico win
Costa Rica–Mexico
  • 0–2 12.0%
  • 0–1 11.8%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.6%
  • 0–3 8.2%

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 RicaMexico
Current Elo17442012
Elo rank51st12th
Peak Elo1940 (2017)2044 (2026)
Matches played7241008
All-time record316W 178D 230L518W 231D 259L
Goals for12381777
Goals against8581057
Biggest win12–0 vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games11–0 vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 1992-12-06 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Spain · 2022-11-23 · FIFA World Cup0–8 vs England · 1961-05-10 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.050.64
CONCACAF Gold Cups won313
Expected CONCACAF Gold Cups3.676.74

When they've met

Meetings
57
Costa Rica 6W 20D 31L
Goals
33–84
Costa Rica first
First meeting
0–2
Mexico won · 1935-04-02 · Central American and Caribbean Games
Most recent
0–0
Drawn · 2025-06-22 · Gold Cup
Costa Rica's biggest win
2–0
1992-11-29 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Mexico's biggest win
7–0
1975-08-17 · Friendly
Most common result
0–2
Costa Rica first · 11 times, last 2023-07-08
Current run
Unbeaten in 12
Mexico · since 2015-06-27
57 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-06-220–0NeutralGold Cup
2023-07-080–2NeutralGold Cup
2022-01-300–0Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-09-050–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-06-030–0NeutralCONCACAF Nations League
2021-03-300–1NeutralFriendly
2019-06-291–1NeutralGold Cup
2018-10-112–3Mexico homeFriendly
2017-09-051–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2017-03-240–2Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-07-190–1NeutralGold Cup
2015-06-272–2NeutralFriendly
2013-10-152–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2013-06-110–0Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-09-110–1Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-09-070–2Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-06-121–4NeutralGold Cup
2009-09-050–3Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-07-231–1NeutralGold Cup
2009-03-280–2Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2007-06-170–1NeutralGold Cup
2005-08-170–2Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2005-02-091–2Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2004-03-310–2NeutralFriendly
2003-07-240–2Mexico homeGold Cup
2001-10-070–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2001-06-162–1Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-11-093–3Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-06-191–1NeutralCopa América
1997-03-160–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1993-07-151–1Mexico homeGold Cup
1993-06-290–2Costa Rica homeFriendly
1992-11-292–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1992-11-220–4Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1991-11-271–1NeutralFriendly
1991-07-070–2NeutralGold Cup
1991-04-170–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
1983-03-220–1Mexico homeFriendly
1983-03-150–1Costa Rica homeFriendly
1975-08-170–7Mexico homeFriendly
1972-10-121–3Mexico homeFriendly
1972-08-061–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
1971-12-020–1NeutralCONCACAF Championship
1969-11-302–0Costa Rica homeCONCACAF Championship
1965-05-160–1Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1965-04-250–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1965-04-061–1NeutralCONCACAF Championship
1963-03-300–0NeutralCONCACAF Championship
1961-04-121–4Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1961-03-221–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1959-03-081–2Costa Rica homeFriendly
1959-03-011–3Mexico homeFriendly
1957-10-271–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1957-10-200–2Mexico homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1956-02-261–1Mexico homePan American Championship
1938-02-221–2NeutralCentral American and Caribbean Games
1935-04-020–2NeutralCentral American and Caribbean Games