Football Query

Gold Cup 1991 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

United States 3–2 Costa Rica

Wednesday 3 Jul 1991 · Los Angeles, United States

United States3–2Costa Rica

Goals5

  1. 6′1–0Peter Vermes United States
  2. 30′1–1Juan Carlos Arguedas Costa Rica
  3. 33′1–2Claudio Jara Costa Rica
  4. 49′2–2Hugo Pérez United States · penalty
  5. 59′3–2Héctor Marchena United States · own goal

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

United States
1607 → 1628
Costa Rica
1646 → 1625

Expected score for United States: 58.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 2 times. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 43, 1975–2025.

United States wins
20
Draws
7
Costa Rica wins
16

Form either side

United States

Before

After

Costa Rica

Before

After

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
1United States3300+56
2Costa Rica310202
3Trinidad and Tobago3102-12
4Guatemala3102-42

Road through the tournament

United States

Costa Rica

Every United States v Costa Rica match43

From United States's side.

29 Jun 2025Costa Rica2–2 (won on pens)HomeGold Cup 2025—
22 Jan 2025Costa Rica3–0HomeFriendly—
30 Mar 2022Costa Rica0–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2022—
13 Oct 2021Costa Rica2–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2021—
9 Jun 2021Costa Rica4–0HomeFriendly—
1 Feb 2020Costa Rica1–0HomeFriendly—
2 Feb 2019Costa Rica2–0HomeFriendly—
1 Sep 2017Costa Rica0–2HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2017—
22 Jul 2017Costa Rica2–0HomeGold Cup 2017Semi-final
15 Nov 2016Costa Rica0–4AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2016—
7 Jun 2016Costa Rica4–0HomeCopa América 2016Group stage
6 Sep 2013Costa Rica1–3AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2013—
16 Jul 2013Costa Rica1–0HomeGold Cup 2013Group stage
22 Mar 2013Costa Rica1–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2013—
2 Sep 2011Costa Rica0–1HomeFriendly—
14 Oct 2009Costa Rica2–2HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2009—
3 Jun 2009Costa Rica1–3AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2009—
8 Oct 2005Costa Rica0–3AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2005—
12 Jul 2005Costa Rica0–0HomeGold Cup 2005Group stage
4 Jun 2005Costa Rica3–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2005—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: none · Cards: none

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