Copa América 1997 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Colombia 4–1 Costa Rica

Monday 16 Jun 1997 · Santa Cruz, Bolivia (neutral)

Colombia4–1Costa Rica

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Morantes Morantes Cabrera Wright Aristizábal

13′1–0Neider Morantes Colombia
23′2–0Neider Morantes Colombia
62′3–0Wílmer Cabrera Colombia · penalty
66′3–1Mauricio Wright Costa Rica
78′4–1Víctor Aristizábal Colombia

Elo

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

Colombia: 1749 → 1781
Costa Rica: 1654 → 1622

Expected score for Colombia: 63.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 15, 1938–2026.

Colombia wins: 12
Draws: 0
Costa Rica wins: 3

Form either side

Colombia

Before

0–1 v Argentina 12 Feb 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v Paraguay 2 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Peru 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Uruguay 8 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–2 v Mexico 13 Jun 1997 · Copa América 1997

After

0–2 v Brazil 19 Jun 1997 · Copa América 1997
1–2 v Bolivia 21 Jun 1997 · Copa América 1997
1–4 v Chile 5 Jul 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Ecuador 20 Jul 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Jamaica 6 Aug 1997 · Friendly

Costa Rica

Before

1–1 v Guatemala 27 Apr 1997 · UNCAF Cup 1997
1–2 v El Salvador 4 May 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–1 v Jamaica 11 May 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Canada 1 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–5 v Brazil 13 Jun 1997 · Copa América 1997

After

1–1 v Mexico 19 Jun 1997 · Copa América 1997
0–0 v El Salvador 10 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v United States 7 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Jamaica 14 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–3 v Mexico 9 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Brazil	3	3	0	0	+8	9
2Mexico	3	1	1	1	0	4
3Colombia	3	1	0	2	0	3
4Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	-8	1

Road through the tournament

Colombia

1–2 v Mexico Group stage
4–1 v Costa Rica Group stage
0–2 v Brazil Group stage
1–2 v Bolivia Quarter-final

Costa Rica

0–5 v Brazil Group stage
1–4 v Colombia Group stage
1–1 v Mexico Group stage

Every Colombia v Costa Rica match15

From Colombia's side.


1 Jun 2026	Costa Rica	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Jun 2024	Costa Rica	3–0	Neutral	Copa América 2024	Group stage
16 Oct 2018	Costa Rica	3–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
11 Jun 2016	Costa Rica	2–3	Neutral	Copa América 2016	Group stage
6 Jun 2015	Costa Rica	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
2 Jul 2011	Costa Rica	1–0	Neutral	Copa América 2011	Group stage
17 Jul 2004	Costa Rica	2–0	Neutral	Copa América 2004	Quarter-final
9 May 2002	Costa Rica	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
16 Jun 1997	Costa Rica	4–1	Neutral	Copa América 1997	Group stage
31 Mar 1993	Costa Rica	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jun 1991	Costa Rica	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
4 Sep 1963	Costa Rica	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
1 Sep 1963	Costa Rica	4–5	Home	Friendly	—
18 Dec 1946	Costa Rica	4–1	Home	Central American and Caribbean Games 1946	—
18 Feb 1938	Costa Rica	1–2	Neutral	Central American and Caribbean Games 1938	—

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