The Costa Rican team has only been to the World Cups five times, Italy 1990, Korea and Japan 2002, Germany 2006, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018. For the next World Cup in Qatar 2022 it has managed to qualify for what will play its sixth World Cup . Here we leave you his best participations:
It was the worst participation he had in the World Cups. He only played the three games in the group stage and lost all three. In the first 4-2 against Germany, 3-0 in the second against Ecuador, and 1-2 against Poland in the last. She was bottom of the group with 0 points. He was ranked 31st in the World Cup.
In Russia 2018 they were about to repeat the feat of 2006. They coincided in the group stage with Serbia, Brazil and Switzerland. They lost the first two games against Serbia and Brazil by 1-0 and 2-0 respectively and in the last game they drew 1-1 against Switzerland. He was again bottom of the group with one point. He was selected number 29 in the World Cup.
They didn’t get past the group stage either, but this time they got better results. In their debut they beat China 0-2. In the second game they drew against Turkey, but in the last game they lost 5-2 against Brazil. The goal difference meant that they finished third in the group tied on points with Turkey. They were ranked 13th in the World Cup.
It was the first time they managed to qualify for a World Cup. They reached Group C facing Brazil, Scotland and Sweden. They went through as group runners-up after beating Scotland and Sweden. It was the first time they had made it to the round of 16, but they lost 4-1 to the Czech Republic. They were the 13th World Cup selection.
His best participation was in Brazil 2014 where he reached the quarterfinals and finished the tournament undefeated. In the round of 16 they won 5-3 on penalties against Greece and in the quarterfinals they lost on penalties 4-3 against the Netherlands. They were ranked number 8 in the World Cup.
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