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Head to head

Costa Rica vs United States

If they played today

Costa Rica at home
37% / 26% / 37%
Costa Rica win / draw / United States win
Costa Rica–United States
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 1–0 9.7%
  • 0–1 9.6%
  • 2–1 8.2%
  • 1–2 8.1%
Neutral venue
30% / 26% / 45%
Costa Rica win / draw / United States win
Costa Rica–United States
  • 1–1 12.2%
  • 0–1 10.4%
  • 1–2 9.1%
  • 1–0 8.1%
  • 0–2 7.8%
United States at home
23% / 24% / 53%
Costa Rica win / draw / United States win
Costa Rica–United States
  • 1–1 11.4%
  • 0–1 11.0%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 0–2 9.4%
  • 1–0 6.7%

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 RicaUnited States
Current Elo17441842
Elo rank51st34th
Peak Elo1940 (2017)1973 (2021)
Matches played724795
All-time record316W 178D 230L354W 161D 280L
Goals for12381211
Goals against8581056
Biggest win12–0 vs Puerto Rico · 1946-12-10 · Central American and Caribbean Games8–0 vs Barbados · 2008-06-15 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Spain · 2022-11-23 · FIFA World Cup0–11 vs Norway · 1948-08-06 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.050.21
CONCACAF Gold Cups won37
Expected CONCACAF Gold Cups3.674.57

When they've met

Meetings
43
Costa Rica 16W 7D 20L
Goals
49–54
Costa Rica first
First meeting
3–1
Costa Rica won · 1975-08-19 · Friendly
Most recent
2–2
Drawn · 2025-06-29 · Gold Cup
Costa Rica's biggest win
4–0
2016-11-15 · FIFA World Cup qualification
United States' biggest win
4–0
2021-06-09 · Friendly
Most common result
0–1
Costa Rica first · 8 times, last 2020-02-01
Current run
Unbeaten in 2
United States · since 2025-01-22
43 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-06-292–2United States homeGold Cup
2025-01-220–3United States homeFriendly
2022-03-302–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-10-131–2United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-06-090–4United States homeFriendly
2020-02-010–1United States homeFriendly
2019-02-020–2United States homeFriendly
2017-09-012–0United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2017-07-220–2United States homeGold Cup
2016-11-154–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-06-070–4United States homeCopa América
2013-09-063–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2013-07-160–1United States homeGold Cup
2013-03-220–1United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-09-021–0United States homeFriendly
2009-10-142–2United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-06-033–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2005-10-083–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2005-07-120–0United States homeGold Cup
2005-06-040–3United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2003-07-262–3United States homeGold Cup
2002-02-020–2United States homeGold Cup
2001-09-052–0Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2001-04-250–1United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2000-10-110–0United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2000-07-232–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1998-02-071–2United States homeGold Cup
1997-09-070–1United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-03-233–2Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1996-12-141–2United States homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1996-12-012–1Costa Rica homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1995-05-282–1United States homeFriendly
1993-07-220–1United States homeGold Cup
1992-02-120–0Costa Rica homeFriendly
1991-11-241–1United States homeFriendly
1991-07-032–3United States homeGold Cup
1990-02-022–0United States homeMiami Cup
1989-04-300–1United States homeCONCACAF Championship
1989-04-161–0Costa Rica homeCONCACAF Championship
1988-06-140–1United States homeFriendly
1985-05-311–0United States homeCONCACAF Championship
1985-05-261–1Costa Rica homeCONCACAF Championship
1975-08-193–1NeutralFriendly