Costa Rica
What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 16 Oct 2026.
Over 155 matches (Mar 2015 – Oct 2026), Costa Rica drew 40 where the draw model expected 32.8 from those particular fixtures — about 7 more, or 1.4 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.
As unusual as a coin landing the same way 3 times running. A flat league average would have expected 33.9 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. 4 of the matches carry no model probability and are left out. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.
| # | Run | From → To | |
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| 1 | 18 | 16 Aug 1992 → 29 Jun 1993 | ▸ matches |
| 2 | 17 | 15 Feb 2003 → 04 Jun 2004 | ▸ matches |
| 3 | 15 | 16 Jul 2005 → 20 Jun 2006 | ▸ matches |
| 4 | 13 | 07 Sep 2018 → 24 Jun 2019 | ▸ matches |
| 5 | 10 | 10 Oct 2017 → 22 Jun 2018 | ▸ matches |
| 6 | 10 | 07 Jun 2016 → 24 Mar 2017 | ▸ matches |
| 7 | 10 | 21 Jun 2008 → 30 Jan 2009 | ▸ matches |
| 8 | 10 | 24 Feb 1999 → 25 Nov 1999 | ▸ matches |
| 9 | 9 | 04 Jul 2023 → 26 Mar 2024 | ▸ matches |
| 10 | 9 | 08 Jul 2004 → 13 Oct 2004 | ▸ matches |
| Competition | P | D | Draw% | N | Max |
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| Friendly | 239 | 67 | 28.0% | 3 | 17 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 163 | 35 | 21.5% | 0 | 16 |
| Gold Cup | 71 | 20 | 28.2% | 0 | 5 |
| UNCAF Cup | 57 | 13 | 22.8% | 2 | 5 |
| CCCF Championship | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | 1 | 6 |
| CONCACAF Championship | 37 | 11 | 29.7% | 3 | 4 |
| FIFA World Cup | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | 3 | 4 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 6 |
| Copa América | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 2 | 4 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | 18 | 8 | 44.4% | 0 | 2 |
| CONCACAF Championship qualification | 17 | 10 | 58.8% | 1 | 2 |
| Pan American Championship | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 3 | 4 |
| Korea Cup | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| Miami Cup | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| Marlboro Cup | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| Gold Cup qualification | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 |
| Copa América qualification | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 |
| Year | P | D | Draw% | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 | 6 | 40.0% | 7 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 6 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 7 |
| 2021 | 18 | 7 | 38.9% | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2019 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 7 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2017 | 17 | 5 | 29.4% | 4 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 4 |
| 2014 | 14 | 6 | 42.9% | 3 |
| 2013 | 22 | 4 | 18.2% | 7 |
| 2012 | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 6 |
| 2011 | 22 | 9 | 40.9% | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2009 | 23 | 6 | 26.1% | 5 |
| 2008 | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2007 | 19 | 9 | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2006 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2005 | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | 7 |
| 2004 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2003 | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 15 |
| 2002 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 4 |
| 2001 | 20 | 5 | 25.0% | 4 |
| 2000 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 8 |
| 1999 | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1997 | 21 | 7 | 33.3% | 5 |
| 1996 | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 6 |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 7 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1993 | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 9 |
| 1992 | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 9 |
| 1991 | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 9 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1989 | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 5 |
| 1988 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 4 |
| 1985 | 15 | 6 | 40.0% | 5 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 4 |
| 1980 | 12 | 7 | 58.3% | 2 |
| 1976 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 3 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1972 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 4 |
| 1971 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 3 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1969 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 5 |
| 1968 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 4 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1965 | 18 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 |
| 1963 | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 3 |
| 1961 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1960 | 10 | 3 | 30.0% | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1957 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 3 |
| 1956 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 4 |
| 1955 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1953 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1951 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1948 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 5 |
| 1946 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1943 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 1941 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1938 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1935 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1930 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1921 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
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| ☆ 04 Oct 2026 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | Haiti | H | — |
| ☆ 01 Oct 2026 | Nicaragua | 0–3 | Costa Rica | A | — |
| ☆ 27 Sep 2026 | Haiti | 2–0 | Costa Rica | H | — |
| ☆ 24 Sep 2026 | Costa Rica | 3–4 | Curaçao | A | — |
| ☆ 10 Jun 2026 | England | 3–0 | Costa Rica | H | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 01 Jun 2026 | Colombia | 3–1 | Costa Rica | H | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 31 Mar 2026 | Costa Rica | 0–5 | Iran | A | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 27 Mar 2026 | Costa Rica | 2–2 | Jordan | D | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 18 Nov 2025 | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Honduras | D |
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| ☆ 13 Nov 2025 | Haiti | 1–0 | Costa Rica | H |
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| ☆ 13 Oct 2025 | Costa Rica | 4–1 | Nicaragua | H |
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| ☆ 09 Oct 2025 | Honduras | 0–0 | Costa Rica | D |
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| ☆ 09 Sep 2025 | Costa Rica | 3–3 | Haiti | D |
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| ☆ 05 Sep 2025 | Nicaragua | 1–1 | Costa Rica | D |
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| ☆ 29 Jun 2025 | United States | 4–3(ft:2–2) | Costa Rica | D | ITL · Gold Cup |
| ☆ 22 Jun 2025 | Mexico | 0–0 | Costa Rica | D | ITL · Gold Cup |
| ☆ 18 Jun 2025 | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Dominican Republic | H | ITL · Gold Cup |
| ☆ 15 Jun 2025 | Costa Rica | 4–3 | Suriname | H | ITL · Gold Cup |
| ☆ 10 Jun 2025 | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | H |
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| ☆ 07 Jun 2025 | Bahamas | 0–8 | Costa Rica | A |
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| ☆ 25 Mar 2025 | Costa Rica | 6–1 | Belize | H | ITL · Gold Cup qualification |
| ☆ 21 Mar 2025 | Belize | 0–7 | Costa Rica | A | ITL · Gold Cup qualification |
| ☆ 22 Jan 2025 | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | H | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 18 Nov 2024 | Panama | 2–2 | Costa Rica | D |
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| ☆ 14 Nov 2024 | Costa Rica | 0–1 | Panama | A |
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| ☆ 15 Oct 2024 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Guatemala | H |
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| ☆ 11 Oct 2024 | Suriname | 1–1 | Costa Rica | D |
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| ☆ 09 Sep 2024 | Guatemala | 0–0 | Costa Rica | D |
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| ☆ 05 Sep 2024 | Costa Rica | 3–0 | Guadeloupe | H |
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| ☆ 02 Jul 2024 | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Paraguay | H | ITL · Copa América |
| ☆ 28 Jun 2024 | Colombia | 3–0 | Costa Rica | H | ITL · Copa América |
| ☆ 24 Jun 2024 | Brazil | 0–0 | Costa Rica | D | ITL · Copa América |
| ☆ 09 Jun 2024 | Grenada | 0–3 | Costa Rica | A |
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| ☆ 06 Jun 2024 | Costa Rica | 4–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | H |
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| ☆ 31 May 2024 | Costa Rica | 0–0 | Uruguay | D | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 26 Mar 2024 | Argentina | 3–1 | Costa Rica | H | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 23 Mar 2024 | Costa Rica | 3–1 | Honduras | H | ITL · Copa América qualification |
| ☆ 03 Feb 2024 | Costa Rica | 2–0 | El Salvador | H | ITL · Friendly |
| ☆ 20 Nov 2023 | Panama | 3–1 | Costa Rica | H |
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| ☆ 16 Nov 2023 | Costa Rica | 0–3 | Panama | A |
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