Friendly

France 3–2 Costa Rica

Wednesday 9 Nov 2005 · Fort-de-France, Martinique (neutral)

France3–2Costa Rica

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Saborío Fonseca Anelka Cissé Henry

14′0–1Álvaro Saborío Costa Rica
41′0–2Danny Bravo Fonseca Costa Rica
49′1–2Nicolas Anelka France
80′2–2Djibril Cissé France
88′3–2Thierry Henry France

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

France

Came on

12Anthony ReveillereDF↑15′
14Sidney GovouFW↑64′
25Jerome RothenMF↑71′
Djibril CisséFW●↑71′

Costa Rica

Came on

Cristian Navarro BolanosMF↑64′
Bryan RuizFW↑74′

No cards.

Elo

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

France: 1981 → 1986
Costa Rica: 1788 → 1783

Expected score for France: 75.2% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 2005–2010.

France wins: 2
Draws: 0
Costa Rica wins: 0

Form either side

France

Before

3–0 v Ivory Coast 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Faroe Islands 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Republic of Ireland 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Switzerland 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
4–0 v Cyprus 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–0 v Germany 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–2 v Slovakia 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Mexico 27 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Denmark 31 May 2006 · Friendly
3–1 v China PR 7 Jun 2006 · Friendly

Costa Rica

Before

0–2 v Mexico 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–1 v Panama 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v United States 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–3 v Guatemala 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–0 v South Korea 11 Feb 2006 · Friendly
2–3 v Iran 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
0–4 v Ukraine 28 May 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Czech Republic 30 May 2006 · Friendly
2–4 v Germany 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Every France v Costa Rica match2

From France's side.


26 May 2010	Costa Rica	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
9 Nov 2005	Costa Rica	3–2	Neutral	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN