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Costa Rica has qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times: 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, and 2022. The team failed to qualify for the 2026 tournament after being eliminated in the second round of CONCACAF qualifying.
Costa Rica's best World Cup result is a quarter-final appearance at the 2014 tournament in Brazil. They topped a group containing Italy, England, and Uruguay, beat Greece 5-3 on penalties in the round of 16, and lost to the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties on the 5th of July 2014.
Rolando Fonseca is the all-time leading scorer for Costa Rica with 47 goals in 113 appearances between 1992 and 2011. Paulo Wanchope is second with 45 goals in 73 appearances.
Celso Borges holds the record with 164 caps, having represented Costa Rica since 2008. Joel Campbell is second with 150 caps, and Bryan Ruiz is third with 147 caps across a career from 2005 to 2022.
Costa Rica has won three CONCACAF Championship titles, in 1963, 1969, and 1989. They were the first ever CONCACAF champions, winning the inaugural edition of the competition in 1963.
Costa Rica played its first international match in September 1921 at the Independence Centenary Games in Guatemala City, winning 7-0 against El Salvador. The team went on to win the tournament, defeating Guatemala 6-0 in the final.