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 edit

World Cup Finals
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1991 Did not qualify
  1995 Did not enter
  1999 Did not qualify
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015 Group stage 18th 3 0 2 1 3 4
  2019 Did not qualify
    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
  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
    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 edit

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 edit

Group E edit

Pos Team 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
  • Losada   13'
Report
South Korea  2–2  Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 28,623[3]
Costa Rica  0–1  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 9,543[4]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Group C edit

Pos Team 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 edit

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 edit

  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.