Costa Rica vs Mexico

WC Qualification Concacaf - Final Round 5 Sep 2021, 23:00
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Mexico
Mexico
🏟 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (San José) 👤 I. Elfath Round 2

Match report

Mexico edged past Costa Rica 1-0 in the WC Qualification Concacaf - Final Round on 5 September 2021.

Costa Rica had 11 shots to Mexico's 9.

The match was played at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (San José), with I. Elfath in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 11 - 9 On target 1 - 3 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 14 - 11 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Andrés Guardado
Mexico · captained the side
7 Orbelín Pineda 1 goal
7 Keylor Navas captained the side
7 Ricardo Blanco captained the side
7 Óscar Duarte captained the side
First half vs second half
Costa Rica stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 7–1
Shots On Goal 1–3 0–0
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 3–5 0–1
Attacks 45–38 50–41
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
6 Substitution 4
95 Attacks 79
55 Dangerous Attacks 49
1 On Target 3
5 Off Target 3
11 Shots Total 9
1 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 1
14 Fouls 11
3 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
4 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 1
431 Passes Total 428
359 Passes Accurate 356
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Costa Rica · 4-2-3-1
1 K. Navas
2 R. Blanco 6 Ó. Duarte 15 F. Calvo 8 B. Oviedo
20 D. Guzmán 5 C. Borges
17 R. Leal 10 B. Ruiz 22 R. Matarrita
21 J. Moya
Mexico · 4-1-4-1
13 G. Ochoa
19 J. Domínguez 3 C. Montes 2 N. Araujo 23 J. Gallardo
4 E. Álvarez
17 J. Corona 8 C. Rodriguez 18 A. Guardado 20 A. Vega
11 R. Mori
Costa Rica
Coach
L. Suárez
Substitutes
  • 18 Aaron Cruz
  • 23 Leonel Moreira
  • 4 Keysher Fuller
  • 19 Kendall Waston
  • 3 Juan Pablo Vargas
  • 14 Jimmy Marin
  • 7 José Mora
  • 13 Jefferson Brenes
  • 11 Ariel Lassiter
  • 12 Joel Campbell
  • 16 Jurguens Montenegro
  • 9 Manfred Ugalde
Mexico
Coach
G. Martino
Substitutes
  • 12 Rodolfo Cota
  • 1 Jonathan Orozco
  • 6 Jorge Sánchez
  • 15 Osvaldo Rodríguez
  • 22 Gilberto Sepúlveda
  • 14 Sebastián Córdova
  • 5 Luís Romo
  • 10 Orbelín Pineda
  • 21 Uriel Antuna
  • 7 Roberto Alvarado
  • 16 Jonathan Dos Santos
  • 9 Henry Martín
Substitutions
  • 41' ↑ O. Pineda ↓ A. Vega Mexico
  • 46' ↑ J. Campbell ↓ B. Oviedo Costa Rica
  • 65' ↑ J. Marín ↓ J. Moya Costa Rica
  • 71' ↑ H. Martín ↓ R. Funes Mori Mexico
  • 71' ↑ R. Alvarado ↓ J. Corona Mexico
  • 76' ↑ L. Romo ↓ A. Guardado Mexico
  • 81' ↑ K. Fuller ↓ R. Leal Costa Rica
  • 81' ↑ J. Montenegro ↓ B. Ruiz Costa Rica
  • 89' ↑ K. Waston ↓ R. Blanco Costa Rica
Cards
  • 35' R. Blanco Costa Rica
  • 37' F. Calvo Costa Rica
  • 42' J. Moya Costa Rica
  • 45+3' J. Gallardo Mexico
  • 68' D. Guzman Costa Rica
  • 73' C. Montes Mexico
  • 75' E. Alvarez Mexico
Head-to-head
Costa Rica 0 4 draws 3 Mexico
2025-06-23 Mexico vs Costa Rica 0 - 0
2023-07-09 Mexico vs Costa Rica 2 - 0
2022-01-30 Mexico vs Costa Rica 0 - 0
2021-09-05 Costa Rica vs Mexico 0 - 1
2021-06-04 Mexico vs Costa Rica 0 - 0
2021-03-30 Costa Rica vs Mexico 0 - 1
Recent form
Costa Rica L D W D W
Mexico W W W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Costa Rica vs Mexico?
Costa Rica lost 0-1 against Mexico on 5 September 2021.
Who won Costa Rica vs Mexico?
Mexico won the match 1-0.
Where was Costa Rica vs Mexico played?
The match was played at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (San José).
Who had more possession in Costa Rica vs Mexico?
Costa Rica had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.