This is a record of Costa Rica's results at the FIFA World Cup.
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| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts. | Squad |
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| 1930 | Uninvited | |||||||||
| 1934 – 1958 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1962 – 1986] | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 1990 | Second Round | 13th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Squads |
| 1994 – 1998 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2002 | Group phase | 19th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Squads |
| 2006 | Group phase | 31th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | Squads |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 8 | – | ||
| 1990 W.C. GS 11 June 1990 | Costa Rica | 1 – 0 | Scotland | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | ||
| Cayasso 49' | Attendance: 30,867 Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau Argentina |
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| 1990 W.C. GS 16 June 1990 | Brazil | 1 – 0 | Costa Rica | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin | ||
| Müller 33' | Attendance: 58,007 Referee: Neji Jouini Tunisia |
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| 1990 W.C. GS 20 June 1990 | Costa Rica | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | ||
| Flores 75' Medford 88' |
Ekström 32' | Attendance: 30,223 Referee: Zoran Petrović Yugoslavia) |
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| 1990 W.C. 1/8 23 June 1990 | Czechoslovakia | 4 – 1 | Costa Rica | Stadio San Nicola, Bari | ||
| Skuhravý 12', 63', 82' Kubík 75' |
González 54' | Attendance: 47,673 Referee: Siegfried Kirschen East Germany |
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| 2002 W.C. QF 2003-11-19 | Costa Rica | 2 – 0 | China PR | |||
| 33' Raúl 48' Vicente 55' Etxeberría |
Attendance: 25,100 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
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| 2002 W.C. QF 2004-02-18 | Costa Rica | 1 – 1 | Turkey | |||
| Etxeberría 30' Baraja 32' |
22' Solano | |||||
| 2002 W.C. QF 2004-03-31 | Brazil | 5 – 2 | Costa Rica | |||
| Morientes 22' Raúl 60' |
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| 2008-09-06 | Germany | 4 – 2 | Costa Rica | |||
| 22:00 CEST | Villa 57' | Attendance: 29,152 Referee: Craig Thomson |
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| 2010 W.C. Q 2008-09-10 | Ecuador | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | |||
| 22:00 CEST | Capdevila 7' Villa 16', 79' Senna 83' |
Attendance: 16,996 Referee: Tony Asumaa |
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| 2010 W.C. Q 2008-10-11 | Costa Rica | 1 – 2 | Poland | |||
| 20:45 CEST | 34' Juanito 38' Villa 69' Puyol |
Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Jonas Eriksson |
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3 goals
1 goal
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