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Costa Rica vs Nicaragua match stats & report

4–1 Full time

World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF · Final Round - 4 · Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José · Ref Ismael Cornejo, El Salvador

Costa Rica stats & fixtures · Nicaragua stats & fixtures

Costa Rica beat Nicaragua 4–1 in the World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF (Final Round - 4) on 14 October 2025. Nicaragua had 65% of the ball.

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua match statistics

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Goals and cards

  1. 6' Yellow card K. Waston Costa Rica
  2. 12' Goal A. Martinez (assist M. Ugalde) Costa Rica
  3. 26' Goal J. Arteaga (assist B. Hernández) Nicaragua
  4. 28' Goal A. Martinez (assist K. Waston) Costa Rica
  5. 45' Yellow card Christian Reyes Nicaragua
  6. 49' Goal M. Ugalde Costa Rica
  7. 76' Yellow card Ó. Acevedo Nicaragua
  8. 79' Yellow card H. Quirós Costa Rica
  9. 90' Goal F. Calvo Costa Rica

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Costa Rica

Confirmed 5-3-2 Fernando Batista

Bench A. Lezcano , E. Alvarado , J. Mitchell , Julio Cascante , G. Villalobos , Allan Cruz , C. Pérez , A. Bran , Á. Zamora , A. Rojas , W. Madrigal , C. Mora

Nicaragua

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero

Bench A. Lopez , B. Mayorga , Ó. Acevedo , Ariagner Smith , J. Moncada , J. Garcia , B. Bonilla , J. Delgado , M. López , E. Martínez , W. Talavera , A. Velásquez

Form guide

Costa Rica at home

2–1–2 in 5 matches

Scored
1.8 per game
Conceded
2.0 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 5
Corners
7.0 per game
Shots on target
5.7 per game

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Nicaragua away

0–1–6 in 7 matches

Scored
0.7 per game
Conceded
3.1 per game
Clean sheets
1 / 7
Corners
2.6 per game
Shots on target
1.4 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Nicaragua v Costa Rica 1–1
Costa Rica v Nicaragua 4–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Costa Rica vs Nicaragua head-to-head record