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Costa Rica v Nicaragua
Costa Rica and Nicaragua have met 19 times since 1941: Costa Rica lead 18–0.
18Costa Rica wins
1draw
0Nicaragua wins
Goals: Costa Rica 77, Nicaragua 11 · 19 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 10 May 1941: Costa Rica 7–2 Nicaragua in San José.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 1 October 2026: Nicaragua 0–3 Costa Rica (CONCACAF Nations League).
- Costa Rica's biggest win: Costa Rica 7–0 Nicaragua, 1943.
- 17 of the 19 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 1 Oct | Nicaragua 0–3 Costa Rica CONCACAF Nations League · Managua, Nicaragua |
Costa Rica |
| 2025 | ||
| 13 Oct | Costa Rica 4–1 Nicaragua FIFA World Cup qualification · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 5 Sept | Nicaragua 1–1 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup qualification · Managua, Nicaragua |
Draw |
| 2019 | ||
| 16 Jun | Costa Rica 4–0 Nicaragua CONCACAF Gold Cup · San José, Jamaica (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 2014 | ||
| 3 Sept | Costa Rica 3–0 Nicaragua UNCAF Cup · Washington, D.C., United States (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 2013 | ||
| 20 Jan | Costa Rica 2–0 Nicaragua UNCAF Cup · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 2007 | ||
| 11 Jan | Costa Rica 2–0 Nicaragua Friendly · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 2004 | ||
| 4 Jun | Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua Friendly · San Carlos, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 2003 | ||
| 15 Feb | Costa Rica 1–0 Nicaragua UNCAF Cup · Panama City, Panama (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 1997 | ||
| 18 Apr | Costa Rica 5–1 Nicaragua UNCAF Cup · Guatemala City, Guatemala (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 1993 | ||
| 19 Feb | Costa Rica 2–0 Nicaragua UNCAF Cup · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 16 Feb | Costa Rica 6–0 Nicaragua UNCAF Cup · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 1953 | ||
| 17 Mar | Costa Rica 3–0 Nicaragua CCCF Championship · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 1951 | ||
| 3 Mar | Nicaragua 1–4 Costa Rica CCCF Championship · Panama City, Panama (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 25 Feb | Costa Rica 8–1 Nicaragua CCCF Championship · Panama City, Panama (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 1946 | ||
| 24 Feb | Costa Rica 7–1 Nicaragua CCCF Championship · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
| 1943 | ||
| 12 Dec | Nicaragua 2–3 Costa Rica CCCF Championship · San Salvador, El Salvador (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 5 Dec | Costa Rica 7–0 Nicaragua CCCF Championship · San Salvador, El Salvador (neutral) |
Costa Rica |
| 1941 | ||
| 10 May | Costa Rica 7–2 Nicaragua CCCF Championship · San José, Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.