Costa Rica at the FIFA Women's World Cup

The Costa Rica women's national football team has represented Costa Rica at the FIFA Women's World Cup on two occasions, in 2015[1] and 2023.

FIFA Women's World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Did not enter
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 3 4
France 2019 Did not qualify
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 30th 3 0 0 3 1 8
Total 2/9 18th 6 0 2 4 4 12
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Canada 2015 Group stage 9 June  Spain D 1–1 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June  South Korea D 2–2
17 June  Brazil L 0–1 Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 21 July  Spain L 0–3 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
26 July  Japan L 0–2 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
31 July  Zambia L 1–3 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

Record by opponent

FIFA Women's World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Japan 1 0 0 1 0 2
 South Korea 1 0 1 0 2 2
 Spain 2 0 1 1 1 4
 Zambia 1 0 0 1 1 3

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Costa Rica squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Costa Rica

Group E

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Costa Rica 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 1–1 Costa Rica
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 10,175[2]
South Korea 2–2 Costa Rica
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 28,623[3]
Costa Rica 0–1 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 9,543[4]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Costa Rica squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Costa Rica

Group C

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 3–0 Costa Rica
Report
Japan 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Costa Rica 1–3 Zambia
Herrera 47' Report
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Goalscorers

Player Goals 2015 2023
Melissa Herrera 2 1 1
Raquel Rodríguez 1 1
Karla Villalobos 1 1
Total 4 3 1
Own goals scored for opponents

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Teams". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Match report – Group E – Spain v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group E – Costa Rica v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.