First Game Ever Played: 7-0 victory against El Salvador played Sept. 14, 1921
Current Team Captain: Bryan Ruiz
Current Head Coach: Rónald González Brenes
Team Nickname: Los Ticos
Founded in 1921, the Costa Rica National Soccer Team is the No.1 sport played in Costa Rica. Costa Rica officially joined the International Football Association (FIFA) in 1927, and its National Soccer team is the most successful one in the history of Central America, earning three CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) titles. The team is the only Central American team that has played in four FIFA World Cups. The first time the team made it to the World Cup was in 1989, and it has since had five appearances. Currently, the Costa Rica National Soccer Team sits at No. 46 in the FIFA World Rankings. Under the leadership of Rónal González Brenes, who became head coach in 2019, the Costa Rica National Soccer Team is set to begin a new era of soccer, where it brings playing at the next level. Get your Costa Rica National Soccer Team tickets at StubHub.
In one of its most recent international friendly matches against the USA National Team, the Costa Rica National Soccer Team used a 4-4-2 formation. Players included Esteban Alvarado (goalkeeper); Keysher Fuller, Keyner Brown Blackwood, Giancarlo Gonzáles and Ronald Matarrita (defenders); David Guzmán, Yeltsin Tejeda, Ulises Segura (midfielders); Ariel Lassiter (striker); and Johan Venegas and Marco Ureña (forward).
On Feb. 1, 2020, the Costa Rica National Team faced the US National Soccer Team in a friendly match. Before that, the team played and lost in the international friendly match against Uruguay on Sept. 6, 2019. It also played in a series of CONCACAF Gold Cup matches in Nicaragua (4-0), Bermuda (2-1), Haiti (1-2) and Mexico (D 1-1).
The Costa Rica National Soccer Team had its best performance at the Copa América during the 2001 Quarter Finals, despite losing to Uruguay and finishing in fifth place. Another record performance happened during the FIFA World Cup during the Quarter Finals in 2014 against Italy with a 1-0 victory.
The most frequent home venue for the Costa Rica National Soccer Team is the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica. However, the team has played in countless other arenas across the world including
Toyota Stadium
in Frisco, Texas;
Red Bull Arena
in Harrison, New Jersey; Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia;
Roi BaudouinStadium
in Brussels, Belgium; and
Elland Road
in Leeds, England.
Fans of the Costa Rica National Soccer Team may be interested in watching the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which Costa Rica competed in last year. That tournament brings together teams hailing from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, where teams compete to be the best. Other national teams fans might be interested in watching include
Brazil,
Argentina,
Uruguay,
Mexico
and the
United States.
The
Copa América
and the
World Cup
are two other major international soccer tournaments Costa Rica has performed well in the past.
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