Costa Rica football team – Interesting and Fun Facts

The current coach is Oscar Ramírez, who has been running the team since 2015 (data from June 1, 2018).

Federación Costarricense de Fútbol was founded on June 13, 1921.

Costa Rica is a Central American team that has played official matches since 1921.

Costa Rica football team interesting facts

1. Costa Rica played its first game on September 14, 1921. It beat El Salvador 7 to 0.

2. Midfielder Walter Centeno (137) played the most games for Costa Rica. He played in 1998-2009.

3. Rolando Fonseca scored the most goals (in 113 matches he scored 46 goals). He played in 1992-2011.

4. Costa Rica won the Central America Championship 8 times (1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014).

5. The youngest rookie was Jafet Soto. On January 19, 1994, he entered the field at the age of 17, 9 months and 18 days.

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6. The oldest player was Francisco Porras. On November 22, 2007, he played a match at the age of 37 and 14 days.

7. Costa Rica made its debut at the World Cup in 1990. She reached the 1/8 finals.

8. The greatest success at the World Cup was reaching the quarter-finals in 2014.

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9. The tallest player is defender Kendall Waston – 196 cm (data from June 1, 2018).

10. The lowest player is defender Bryan Oviedo – 172 cm (data from June 1, 2018)

11. The most expensive player is Keylor Navas. Its market value is EUR 18 million (data from June 1, 2018).

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12. Costa Rica is ranked 23 in the FIFA ranking (data from June 7, 2018).

13. Highest place in the FIFA ranking – 13 (2015).

14. The lowest position in the FIFA ranking – 93 (1996).

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15. The National Stadium of Costa Rica is the Estadio Nacional in San Jose (35,000 capacity).

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16. Of the 23 players selected for the World Cup in Russia, 6 play in the Costa Rican league.

17. The technical sponsor of the Costa Rica national team is New Balance.

18. The youngest competitor appointed to the World Cup in Russia 2018 is Ian Smith, 20 years old (data from June 10, 2018).

19. The oldest competitor appointed to the World Cup in Russia 2018 is Patrick Pemberton, 36 years old (data from June 10, 2018).

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20. The Costa Rica national team is based at the 2018 World Cup in Saint Petersburg.

21. The average height of 23 Costa Rican players is 180 cm.

22. Costa Rica played the most games with the national team of Honduras – 24 (8 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats). Data as of June 13, 2018.

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23. To sum up, Costa Rica scored 2 goals at the World Cup in Russia in 3 matches and conceded 5 (1 draw and 2 losses).

24. Costa Rican players fouled 43 times. They were punished with 6 yellow cards.

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25. They corner kicked 11 times in total.

26. They made 1,049 passes, 80% of which were accurate.

27. Costa Rica fired 28 shots in total (9 on target).

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Costa Rica football team questions and answers

What are Costa Rican footballers called?

Na piłkarzy Kostaryki mówi się “Los Ticos”. Na kostarykę mówi się “Szwajcaria Karaibów”.

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What was the biggest jackpot in Costa Rica history?

On December 10, 1946, Costa Rica defeated Puerto Rico 12 to 0.

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What was the biggest defeat in Costa Rica history?

On August 17, 1975, Costa Rica lost 7 to 0 to Mexico.

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What is the total value of the Costa Rican players going to the World Cup in Russia?

The total estimated value of the 23-person team appointed for the 2018 World Cup is 41 million euros.

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What are the most famous players who have coached Costa Rica?

In 2014-2015, the Costa Rica coach was Paulo Wanchope, one of the best strikers in Costa Rican history. In 1996-2008, he scored 44 goals in 73 matches.

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How many times has Costa Rica played with Poland?

Costa Rica has played 3 matches with the Polish national team (3 losses).

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What chances do bookmakers give Costa Rica to win the 2018 World Cup?

Costa Rica odds are 401.00 to win. For comparison, Poland is 67.00.

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What is the average age of the players going to the 2018 World Cup?

The average age of players going to the 2018 World Cup is 29.6 years.

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