Costa Rica vs Nicaragua

Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers - Qualification - Third Stage 14 Oct 2025, 02:00
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
4–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
🏟 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Round 4

Match report

Costa Rica cruised past Nicaragua 4-1 in the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers - Qualification - Third Stage on 14 October 2025.

Costa Rica had 21 shots to Nicaragua's 7.

The match was played at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.

Half-time 2-1 Shots 21 - 7 On target 10 - 2 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 17 - 11 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Alonso Martínez
Costa Rica · 2 goals
8 Manfred Ugalde 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Francisco Calvo 1 goal
7 Junior Arteaga 1 goal
7 Haxzel Quirós captained the side
First half vs second half
Nicaragua came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–2 7–5
Shots On Goal 7–1 3–1
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 6–0 1–3
Attacks 56–32 0–0
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
4 Substitution 5
21 Shots Total 7
10 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
14 Shots Inside Box 3
7 Shots Outside Box 4
17 Fouls 11
7 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
35% Ball Possession 65%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 6
241 Passes Total 449
181 Passes Accurate 381
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Costa Rica · 5-3-2
1 K. Navas
20 H. Quirós 19 K. Waston 4 J. Vargas 15 F. Calvo 8 J. Mora
11 K. Vargas 2 A. Murillo 10 J. Alcócer
12 A. Martínez 9 M. Ugalde
Nicaragua · 3-4-1-2
1 M. Rodríguez
4 H. Niño 5 J. Cano 21 C. Reyes
2 J. Quijano 16 J. Arteaga 14 J. Coronel 6 E. Gomez
13 A. Arauz
11 J. Barrera 18 B. Hernandez
Costa Rica
Coach
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre
Substitutes
  • 6 Guillermo Villalobos
  • 13 Allan Cruz
  • 7 Andy Rojas
  • 17 Warren Madrigal
  • 23 Esteban Alvarado
  • 18 Alexandre Lezcano
  • 5 Julio Cascante
  • 22 Carlos Mora
  • 3 Jeyland Mitchell
  • 14 Creichel Perez
  • 16 Alejandro Bran
  • 21 Álvaro Zamora
Nicaragua
Coach
Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero
Substitutes
  • 3 Óscar Acevedo
  • 10 Byron Bonilla
  • 17 Marlon López
  • 20 Widman Talavera
  • 8 Jonathan Moncada
  • 12 Alyer López
  • 23 Brandón Mayorga
  • 15 Junior Delgado
  • 19 Evert Martínez
  • 22 Anyelo Velásquez
  • 7 Ariagner Smith
  • 9 Jorge García
Substitutions
  • 32' ↑ G. Villalobos Alfaro ↓ A. Murillo Costa Rica
  • 46' ↑ O. Acevedo ↓ C. Reyes Nicaragua
  • 58' ↑ B. Bonilla ↓ E. Gomez Nicaragua
  • 62' ↑ A. Cruz ↓ A. Martinez Costa Rica
  • 65' ↑ M. Lopez ↓ A. Arauz Nicaragua
  • 65' ↑ W. Talavera ↓ J. Arteaga Nicaragua
  • 73' ↑ J. Moncada ↓ J. Barrera Nicaragua
  • 74' ↑ A. Rojas ↓ K. Vargas Costa Rica
  • 74' ↑ W. Madrigal ↓ M. Ugalde Costa Rica
Cards
  • 6' K. Waston Costa Rica
  • 45' C. Reyes Nicaragua
  • 76' O. Acevedo Nicaragua
  • 79' H. Quiros Costa Rica
Head-to-head
Costa Rica 1 1 draws 0 Nicaragua
2025-10-14 Costa Rica vs Nicaragua 4 - 1
2025-09-06 Nicaragua vs Costa Rica 1 - 1
Recent form
Costa Rica L D W D W
Nicaragua L L L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Costa Rica vs Nicaragua?
Costa Rica won 4-1 against Nicaragua on 14 October 2025.
Who won Costa Rica vs Nicaragua?
Costa Rica won the match 4-1.
Where was Costa Rica vs Nicaragua played?
The match was played at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.