Gold Cup 2003 · Third-place play-off

United States 3–2 Costa Rica

Saturday 26 Jul 2003 · Miami, United States

United States3–2Costa Rica

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Fonseca Bocanegra Fonseca Stewart Convey

24′0–1Rolando Fonseca Costa Rica
29′1–1Carlos Bocanegra United States
39′1–2Rolando Fonseca Costa Rica
56′2–2Earnie Stewart United States
67′3–2Bobby Convey United States

Elo

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

United States: 1842 → 1857
Costa Rica: 1799 → 1784

Expected score for United States: 69.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 23 of 43, 1975–2025.

United States wins: 20
Draws: 7
Costa Rica wins: 16

Form either side

United States

Before

0–0 v Cameroon 23 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003
2–0 v Paraguay 6 Jul 2003 · Friendly
2–0 v El Salvador 12 Jul 2003 · Gold Cup 2003
5–0 v Cuba 19 Jul 2003 · Gold Cup 2003
1–2 v Brazil 23 Jul 2003 · Gold Cup 2003

After

0–1 v Netherlands 18 Feb 2004 · Friendly
1–1 v Haiti 13 Mar 2004 · Friendly
1–0 v Poland 31 Mar 2004 · Friendly
1–0 v Mexico 28 Apr 2004 · Friendly
4–0 v Honduras 2 Jun 2004 · Friendly

Costa Rica

Before

1–0 v Chile 8 Jun 2003 · Friendly
0–1 v Canada 12 Jul 2003 · Gold Cup 2003
3–0 v Cuba 16 Jul 2003 · Gold Cup 2003
5–2 v El Salvador 19 Jul 2003 · Gold Cup 2003
0–2 v Mexico 24 Jul 2003 · Gold Cup 2003

After

0–2 v Austria 20 Aug 2003 · Friendly
2–0 v China PR 7 Sep 2003 · Friendly
1–2 v South Africa 11 Oct 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Finland 19 Nov 2003 · Friendly
0–2 v Mexico 31 Mar 2004 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

United States

2–0 v El Salvador Group stage
5–0 v Cuba Quarter-final
1–2 v Brazil Semi-final
3–2 v Costa Rica Third-place play-off

Costa Rica

0–1 v Canada Group stage
3–0 v Cuba Group stage
5–2 v El Salvador Quarter-final
0–2 v Mexico Semi-final
2–3 v United States Third-place play-off

Every United States v Costa Rica match43

From United States's side.


29 Jun 2025	Costa Rica	2–2 (won on pens)	Home	Gold Cup 2025	—
22 Jan 2025	Costa Rica	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
30 Mar 2022	Costa Rica	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2022	—
13 Oct 2021	Costa Rica	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
9 Jun 2021	Costa Rica	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
1 Feb 2020	Costa Rica	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
2 Feb 2019	Costa Rica	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
1 Sep 2017	Costa Rica	0–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
22 Jul 2017	Costa Rica	2–0	Home	Gold Cup 2017	Semi-final
15 Nov 2016	Costa Rica	0–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
7 Jun 2016	Costa Rica	4–0	Home	Copa América 2016	Group stage
6 Sep 2013	Costa Rica	1–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
16 Jul 2013	Costa Rica	1–0	Home	Gold Cup 2013	Group stage
22 Mar 2013	Costa Rica	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
2 Sep 2011	Costa Rica	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
14 Oct 2009	Costa Rica	2–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
3 Jun 2009	Costa Rica	1–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
8 Oct 2005	Costa Rica	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
12 Jul 2005	Costa Rica	0–0	Home	Gold Cup 2005	Group stage
4 Jun 2005	Costa Rica	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—

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