Costa Rica 4-1 Nicaragua · World Cup Qualification CONCACAF
Costa Rica beat Nicaragua 4-1 in the World Cup Qualification CONCACAF. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Costa Rica and Nicaragua met in the World Cup Qualification CONCACAF at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José on Tuesday, 14 October 2025.
Goalscorers
Costa Rica: A. Martínez 12', 28'; M. Ugalde 49'; F. Calvo 90'. Nicaragua: J. Arteaga 26'.
How the match went
Nicaragua saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Costa Rica had 21 shots with 10 on target, Nicaragua 7 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Costa Rica and 3 to Nicaragua. Costa Rica conceded 17 fouls, Nicaragua 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Costa Rica, 2 for Nicaragua).
Line-ups
Costa Rica started in a 5-3-2: Keylor Navas, Haxzel Quirós, Kendall Waston, Juan Pablo Vargas, Francisco Calvo, Joseph Mora, Kenneth Vargas, Aaron Murillo, Josimar Alcócer, Alonso Martínez, Manfred Ugalde.
Nicaragua started in a 3-4-1-2: Miguel Rodríguez, Justing Cano, Christian Reyes, Henry Niño, Josué Quijano, Junior Arteaga, Jason Coronel, Emmanuel Gomez, Ariel Arauz, Juan Barrera, Bancy Hernández.
More from this competition: World Cup Qualification CONCACAF fixtures, results and table.