Facts
- Costa Rica was the first Central American football team to win a game at a World Cup tournament.
- Costa Rica is the only Central American football team to qualify for next round in FIFA World Cup, U-20 World Cup, U-17 World Cup and Olympic Games.
- Costa Rica finished in first place in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification with the best punctuation in the history of the Hexagonal. (23 pts).
- Costa Rica has scored more than 10 goals in their World Cup matches (12 in total).
- Costa Rica is the only Central American or Caribbean squad to have beat both a UEFA and AFC national team at the FIFA World Cup.
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