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Costa RicavsMexico
Costa Rica vs Mexico: head-to-head stats
Since 1935
Costa Rica
6
wins
draws
20
57 meetings
Mexico
31
wins
Costa Rica and Mexico have met 57 times since 1935: Costa Rica won 6, Mexico 31, and 20 matches were drawn. Mexico lead the head-to-head by 25 wins. Goals: Costa Rica 33, Mexico 84. Last meeting: Costa Rica 0–0 Mexico (Gold Cup, Jun 22, 2025).
- First meeting
- Costa Rica 0–2 Mexico
- Apr 2, 1935 · Central American and Caribbean Games
- Last meeting
- Costa Rica 0–0 Mexico
- Jun 22, 2025 · Gold Cup
- Biggest Costa Rica win
- Costa Rica 2–0 Mexico
- Nov 29, 1992 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Mexico win
- Costa Rica 0–7 Mexico
- Aug 17, 1975 · Friendly
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
57 meetings since 1935. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Costa Rica win
- Draw
- Mexico win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
CRC=MEX
- 1930
- 1940
- 1950
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
MEX +251935 · MEX ahead2–0 · 1992
↑ CRCMEX ↓
- 1930s: Costa Rica 1 goal, Mexico 4 goals
- 1940s: Costa Rica 0 goals, Mexico 0 goals
- 1950s: Costa Rica 4 goals, Mexico 9 goals
- 1960s: Costa Rica 5 goals, Mexico 6 goals
- 1970s: Costa Rica 2 goals, Mexico 11 goals
- 1980s: Costa Rica 0 goals, Mexico 2 goals
- 1990s: Costa Rica 8 goals, Mexico 14 goals
- 2000s: Costa Rica 4 goals, Mexico 16 goals
- 2010s: Costa Rica 9 goals, Mexico 18 goals
- 2020s: Costa Rica 0 goals, Mexico 4 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | CRC W | D | MEX W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Friendly | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Gold Cup | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Copa América | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pan American Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All meetings
57 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- D0–0NGold CupGold Cup
- L0–2NGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Orbelín Pineda 52' (pen.), Érick Sánchez 87'
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- L0–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Orbelín Pineda 45' (pen.)
- D0–0NCONCACAF Nations LeagueCONCACAF Nations League
- L0–1NFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1NGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: Bryan Ruiz 52' (pen.)
Mexico: Raúl Jiménez 44'
- L2–3AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Marco Ureña 83'
Mexico: Cristian Gamboa 42' (OG)
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Javier Hernández 8', Néstor Araujo 45'
Show all 57 meetings
- L0–1NGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Andrés Guardado 120' (pen.)
- D2–2NFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Bryan Ruiz 24', Álvaro Saborío 63'
Mexico: Oribe Peralta 28'
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Javier Hernández 61'
- L0–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Carlos Salcido 44', Jesús Zavala 52'
- L1–4NGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: Marco Ureña 69'
Mexico: Rafael Márquez 17', Andrés Guardado 19', Andrés Guardado 26', Pablo Barrera 38'
- L0–3HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Giovani dos Santos 45', Guillermo Franco 62', Andrés Guardado 71'
- D1–1NGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: Froylán Ledezma 90'
Mexico: Guillermo Franco 88'
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Omar Bravo 20', Pável Pardo 52' (pen.)
- L0–1NGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Jared Borgetti 97'
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Jared Borgetti 63', Francisco Fonseca 86'
- L1–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Paulo Wanchope 38'
Mexico: Jaime Lozano 8', Jaime Lozano 10'
- L0–2NFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2AGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Rafael Márquez 19', Jared Borgetti 28'
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- W2–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Rolando Fonseca 73', Hernán Medford 87'
Mexico: José Manuel Abundis 7'
- D3–3AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Hernán Medford 54', Jafet Soto 71', Paulo Wanchope 86'
Mexico: Paulo César Chávez 1', Benjamín Galindo 42', Carlos Hermosillo 68'
- D1–1NCopa AméricaCopa América
Costa Rica: Hernán Medford 60'
Mexico: Luis Hernández 14' (pen.)
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- D1–1AGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: Juan Cayasso 30'
Mexico: Javier Delgado 74' (OG)
- L0–2HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Richard Smith 47', Richard Smith 88'
Mexico: —
- L0–4AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Luis García Postigo 61', Claudio Suárez 64', Luis García Postigo 69', José Manuel de la Torre 82'
- D1–1NFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2NGold CupGold Cup
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Gonzalo Farfán 9', Benjamín Galindo 89'
- D0–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–7AFriendlyFriendly
- L1–3AFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1NCONCACAF ChampionshipCONCACAF Championship
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Roberto Rodríguez 73'
- W2–0HCONCACAF ChampionshipCONCACAF Championship
Costa Rica: Jaime Grant 4', Roy Sáenz 33'
Mexico: —
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Ernesto Cisneros 16'
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- D1–1NCONCACAF ChampionshipCONCACAF Championship
Costa Rica: Edgar Zúñiga 9'
Mexico: Felipe Ruvalcaba 45'
- D0–0NCONCACAF ChampionshipCONCACAF Championship
- L1–4AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Álvaro Grant 54'
Mexico: Francisco Flores 11', Raúl Cárdenas 31', Crescencio Gutiérrez 77', Sigfrido Mercado 87'
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Carlos Vivo Goban 51'
Mexico: —
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–3AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: Juan Soto Quiros 32'
Mexico: Ligorio López 27'
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Costa Rica: —
Mexico: Jaime Belmonte 77', Ligorio López 86'
- D1–1APan American ChampionshipPan American Championship
- L1–2NCentral American and Caribbean GamesCentral American and Caribbean Games
- L0–2NCentral American and Caribbean GamesCentral American and Caribbean Games
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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