Friendly

England 2–0 Costa Rica

Thursday 7 Jun 2018 · Leeds, England

England2–0Costa Rica

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Rashford Welbeck

13′1–0Marcus Rashford England
76′2–0Danny Welbeck England

Line-ups

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

England

13Jack ButlandGK ↓65′
5John StonesDF ↓65′
6Harry MaguireDF
8Jordan HendersonDF ↓64′
16Phil JonesDF
3Danny RoseMF
17Fabian DelphMF
21Ruben Loftus-CheekMF ↓79′
22Trent Alexander-ArnoldMF ↓64′
11Jamie VardyFW ↓61′
19Marcus RashfordFW●

Came on

14Danny Welbeck●↑61′
20Dele Alli↑64′
12Kieran Trippier↑64′
15Gary Cahill↑65′
23Nick Pope↑65′
7Jesse Lingard↑79′

Costa Rica

Came on

22Rónald Matarrita↑60′
7Christian Bolaños↑61′
17Yeltsin Tejeda↑69′
4Ian Smith↑72′

Elo

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

England: 1978 → 1984
Costa Rica: 1849 → 1843

Expected score for England: 78.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 3, 2014–2026.

England wins: 2
Draws: 1
Costa Rica wins: 0

Form either side

England

Before

0–0 v Germany 10 Nov 2017 · Friendly
0–0 v Brazil 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly
1–0 v Netherlands 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
1–1 v Italy 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
2–1 v Nigeria 2 Jun 2018 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Tunisia 18 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
6–1 v Panama 24 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–1 v Belgium 28 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Colombia 3 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v Sweden 7 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Costa Rica

Before

0–5 v Spain 11 Nov 2017 · Friendly
0–1 v Hungary 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly
1–0 v Scotland 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Tunisia 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly
3–0 v Northern Ireland 3 Jun 2018 · Friendly

After

1–4 v Belgium 11 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 17 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–2 v Brazil 22 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–2 v Switzerland 27 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–2 v South Korea 7 Sep 2018 · Friendly

Every England v Costa Rica match3

From England's side.


10 Jun 2026	Costa Rica	3–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Jun 2018	Costa Rica	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 Jun 2014	Costa Rica	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage

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