Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1996

Costa Rica 2–1 United States

Sunday 1 Dec 1996 · San José, Costa Rica

Costa Rica2–1United States

Goals3

  1. 39′1–0Paulo Wanchope Costa Rica
  2. 84′2–0Wílmer López Costa Rica
  3. 90′2–1Cobi Jones United States

Elo

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

Costa Rica
1585 → 1607
United States
1728 → 1706

Expected score for Costa Rica: 43.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 13 of 43, 1975–2025.

Costa Rica wins
16
Draws
7
United States wins
20

Form either side

Costa Rica

Before

After

United States

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Costa Rica

United States

Every Costa Rica v United States match43

From Costa Rica's side.

29 Jun 2025United States2–2 (lost on pens)AwayGold Cup 2025—
22 Jan 2025United States0–3AwayFriendly—
30 Mar 2022United States2–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2022—
13 Oct 2021United States1–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2021—
9 Jun 2021United States0–4AwayFriendly—
1 Feb 2020United States0–1AwayFriendly—
2 Feb 2019United States0–2AwayFriendly—
1 Sep 2017United States2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2017—
22 Jul 2017United States0–2AwayGold Cup 2017Semi-final
15 Nov 2016United States4–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2016—
7 Jun 2016United States0–4AwayCopa América 2016Group stage
6 Sep 2013United States3–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2013—
16 Jul 2013United States0–1AwayGold Cup 2013Group stage
22 Mar 2013United States0–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2013—
2 Sep 2011United States1–0AwayFriendly—
14 Oct 2009United States2–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2009—
3 Jun 2009United States3–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2009—
8 Oct 2005United States3–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2005—
12 Jul 2005United States0–0AwayGold Cup 2005Group stage
4 Jun 2005United States0–3AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2005—

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