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 | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1991
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 1995
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Did not enter | |||||||
 1999
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Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2003
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| 2007
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 2011
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 2015 |
Group stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 2019
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Did not qualify | |||||||
  2023 |
Group stage | 30th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
 2027
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To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 2/10 | 18th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2015
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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
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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) | ||||||
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| 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
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Group E
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Spain | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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| South Korea | 2–2 | Costa Rica |
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| Costa Rica | 0–1 | Brazil |
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Zambia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 1–3 | Zambia |
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Herrera  47' |
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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
- Valeria del Campo (scored for Spain in 2023)
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Teams". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Match report – Group E – Costa Rica v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.