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Nicaragua 0-3 Costa Rica · CONCACAF Nations League

Nicaragua lost to Costa Rica 0-3 in the CONCACAF Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Nicaragua and Costa Rica met in the CONCACAF Nations League at Nicaragua National Football Stadium in Managua on Friday, 2 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Nicaragua did not score. Costa Rica: O. Sinclair 57'; C. Mora 60'; K. Michel 90'.

How the match went

Costa Rica saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Nicaragua had 4 shots with 1 on target, Costa Rica 13 with 6 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Nicaragua and 6 to Costa Rica. Nicaragua conceded 14 fouls, Costa Rica 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Nicaragua, 2 for Costa Rica).

Line-ups

Nicaragua started in a 4-4-2: Brandón Mayorga, Justing Cano, Marvin Fletes, Juan Luis Pérez, Óscar Acevedo, Raheem Cole, Ramón Estrada, Kadeem Cole, Jonathan Moncada, Jorge García, Widman Talavera.

Costa Rica started in a 4-2-3-1: Keylor Navas, Yerlan Sosa, Jeyland Mitchell, Francisco Calvo, Darril Araya, Sebastián Acuña, Roan Wilson, Kenyel Michel, Claudio Montero, Carlos Mora, Orlando Sinclair.

More from this competition: CONCACAF Nations League fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Nicaragua 0-0 Costa Rica.
  2. 57'Goal! Nicaragua 0-1 Costa Rica. O. Sinclair (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by Y. Sosa.
  3. 60'Goal! Nicaragua 0-2 Costa Rica. C. Mora (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by J. Méndez.
  4. 90+7'Goal! Nicaragua 0-3 Costa Rica. K. Michel (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by Y. Sosa.
  5. 90'Full-time. Nicaragua 0-3 Costa Rica.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Nicaragua vs Costa Rica.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. Ó. Acevedo (Nicaragua), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  3. 4'Attempt saved. Y. Sosa (Costa Rica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 5'Attempt saved. W. Talavera (Nicaragua), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  5. 10'Attempt missed. J. Mitchell (Costa Rica), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  6. 11'Attempt missed. O. Sinclair (Costa Rica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 19'Substitution, Costa Rica: J. Vargas comes on for J. Mitchell.
  8. 29'Attempt saved. C. Mora (Costa Rica), header. xG 0.11.
  9. 30'Attempt missed. J. Vargas (Costa Rica), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  10. 33'Attempt saved. F. Calvo (Costa Rica), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  11. 42'Attempt missed. R. Wilson (Costa Rica), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.16.
  12. 42'Attempt blocked. C. Montero (Costa Rica), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  13. 45'Corner, Costa Rica.
  14. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Nicaragua 0-0 Costa Rica.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 56'Substitution, Costa Rica: J. Méndez comes on for C. Montero.
  18. 56'Substitution, Costa Rica: J. Ruiz comes on for D. Araya.
  19. 57'Goal! Nicaragua 0-1 Costa Rica. O. Sinclair (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by Y. Sosa.
  20. 59'Substitution, Nicaragua: B. Hernández comes on for J. Moncada.
  21. 60'Goal! Nicaragua 0-2 Costa Rica. C. Mora (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by J. Méndez.
  22. 63'Offside, Nicaragua.
  23. 63'Substitution, Nicaragua: B. Bonilla comes on for J. Cano.
  24. 64'Corner, Costa Rica.
  25. 69'Attempt missed. J. L. Pérez (Nicaragua), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  26. 69'Corner, Costa Rica.
  27. 70'Yellow card for J. L. Pérez (Nicaragua) for foul.
  28. 70'Substitution, Nicaragua: E. Mejía comes on for J. García.
  29. 73'Yellow card for E. Mejía (Nicaragua) for argument.
  30. 77'Yellow card for C. Mora (Costa Rica) for foul.
  31. 78'Substitution, Costa Rica: G. Torres comes on for O. Sinclair.
  32. 78'Substitution, Costa Rica: C. Borges comes on for C. Mora.
  33. 79'Attempt missed. K. Cole (Nicaragua), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  34. 82'Corner, Costa Rica.
  35. 84'Attempt blocked. J. Méndez (Costa Rica), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
  36. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  37. 90+1'Yellow card for R. Estrada (Nicaragua) for foul.
  38. 90+2'Attempt missed. J. Méndez (Costa Rica), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  39. 90+3'Corner, Costa Rica.
  40. 90+4'Yellow card for J. Méndez (Costa Rica) for foul.
  41. 90+7'Goal! Nicaragua 0-3 Costa Rica. K. Michel (Costa Rica) scores, assisted by Y. Sosa.
  42. 90'Full-time. Nicaragua 0-3 Costa Rica.
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