Costa Rica vs Nicaragua - Result

World Cup Qualification CONCACAF · Round 4 · Tuesday, Oct 14 2025

Costa Rica

4 · 1

Full time

Nicaragua

Pass Map & Player Stats →

Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José

Events 5 goals · 4 cards · 9 subs

K. Waston

Yellow card

12'

⚽

A. Martínez 1 - 0

assist by M. Ugalde

26'

⚽

J. Arteaga 1 - 1

assist by B. Hernández

28'

⚽

A. Martínez 2 - 1

assist by K. Waston

32'

⇄

↑ G. Villalobos

↓ A. Murillo

HT 2 - 1

45'

C. Reyes

Yellow card

46'

⇄

↑ Ó. Acevedo

↓ C. Reyes

49'

⚽

M. Ugalde 3 - 1

assist by A. Martínez

58'

⇄

↑ B. Bonilla

↓ E. Gomez

62'

⇄

↑ A. Cruz

↓ A. Martínez

65'

⇄

↑ W. Talavera

↓ J. Arteaga

65'

⇄

↑ M. López

↓ A. Arauz

73'

⇄

↑ J. Moncada

↓ J. Barrera

74'

⇄

↑ W. Madrigal

↓ M. Ugalde

74'

⇄

↑ A. Rojas

↓ K. Vargas

76'

Ó. Acevedo

Yellow card

79'

H. Quirós

Yellow card

90'+4

⚽

F. Calvo 4 - 1

FT 4 - 1

Momentum

0'HTFT

Team form

Costa Rica 0W · 5D · 0L

@ Honduras 0–0

vs Haiti 3–3

@ Nicaragua 1–1

@ USA 2–2

@ Mexico 0–0

Nicaragua 1W · 1D · 3L

vs Haiti 0–3

@ Honduras 0–2

vs Costa Rica 1–1

@ Panama 0–3

vs Guyana 1–0

Top Players

Costa Rica

M. Ugalde

F · ⚽ 1 · 🅰 1

8.2

A. Martínez

F · ⚽ 2 · 🅰 1

7.8

F. Calvo

D · ⚽ 1

7.3

Nicaragua

B. Bonilla

7.2

J. Arteaga

M · ⚽ 1

6.9

B. Hernández

M · 🅰 1

6.9

Head to Head

Costa Rica

Draws

Nicaragua

Last 2 meetings · 3.5 avg goals

Match Facts

StadiumEstadio Nacional de Costa Rica · San José

Capacity35175

CountryCosta Rica

KickoffTue, Oct 14 2025 · 06:00 UTC

Round4 · Group C

CompetitionWorld Cup Qualification CONCACAF

Head Coaches

Fernando Batista

5-3-2

Juan Cruz Real

5-4-1

Costa Rica 5-3-2

Starting XI

1 K. Navas

G · 90'

6.5

20 H. Quirós

D · 90'

6.8

19 K. Waston

D · 90'

7.2

4 J. Vargas

D · 90'

6.6

15 F. Calvo ⚽

D · 90'

7.3

8 J. Mora

D · 90'

6.8

11 K. Vargas ↓ 74'

M · 74'

6.6

2 A. Murillo ↓ 32'

M · 32'

7.2

10 J. Alcócer

M · 90'

7.1

12 A. Martínez ⚽⚽ ↓ 62'

F · 62'

7.8

9 M. Ugalde ⚽ ↓ 74'

F · 74'

8.2

Substitutes (12)

6 G. Villalobos ↑ 32'

7.2

13 A. Cruz ↑ 62'

6.6

17 W. Madrigal ↑ 74'

6.7

7 A. Rojas ↑ 74'

6.4

23 E. Alvarado

18 A. Lezcano

5 J. Cascante

22 C. Mora

3 J. Mitchell

14 C. Pérez

21 Á. Zamora

16 A. Flores

Nicaragua 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

1 M. Rodríguez

G · 90'

6.5

5 J. Cano

D · 90'

6.1

21 C. Reyes ↓ 46'

D · 46'

6.4

4 H. Niño

D · 90'

6.3

2 J. Quijano

D · 90'

6.3

16 J. Arteaga ⚽ ↓ 65'

M · 65'

6.9

14 J. Coronel

M · 90'

6.1

6 E. Gomez ↓ 58'

D · 58'

6.3

13 A. Arauz ↓ 65'

M · 65'

6.5

11 J. Barrera ↓ 73'

M · 73'

6.7

18 B. Hernández

M · 90'

6.9

Substitutes (12)

3 Ó. Acevedo ↑ 46'

6.3

10 B. Bonilla ↑ 58'

7.2

17 M. López ↑ 65'

6.3

20 W. Talavera ↑ 65'

6.6

8 J. Moncada ↑ 73'

6.4

12 A. López

23 B. Mayorga

15 J. Delgado

19 E. Martínez

22 A. Velásquez

7 A. Smith

9 J. García

Shots · 28

9' Blocked

J. Vargas

Right foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

9' Saved

A. Martínez

Right foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

9' Saved

A. Martínez

Right foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

9' Saved

J. Vargas

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

12' Goal

A. Martínez

Left foot · Throw-in

0.0

xGOT

—

15' Off target

K. Vargas

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

23' Saved

J. Alcócer

Right foot · Open play

0.0

xGOT

—

24' Off target

K. Waston

Header · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

26' Goal

J. Arteaga

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

28' Goal

A. Martínez

Right foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

33' Off target

A. Martínez

Right foot · Throw-in

0.0

xGOT

—

36' Off target

B. Hernández

Right foot · Free kick

0.0

xGOT

—

43' Blocked

M. Ugalde

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

44' Off target

M. Ugalde

Right foot · Throw-in

0.0

xGOT

—

44' Off target

K. Waston

Header · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

45' Off target

F. Calvo

Left foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

45' Blocked

J. Mora

Right foot · Throw-in

0.0

xGOT

—

49' Goal

M. Ugalde

Left foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

57' Off target

H. Quirós

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

66' Off target

W. Talavera

Header · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

81' Off target

J. Moncada

Header · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

82' Blocked

B. Hernández

Right foot · Corner

0.0

xGOT

—

83' Saved

W. Madrigal

Right foot · Counter

0.0

xGOT

—

86' Off target

J. Quijano

Left foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

87' Saved

B. Hernández

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

90'+1 Saved

H. Quirós

Right foot · Assisted

0.0

xGOT

—

90'+4 Goal

F. Calvo

Left foot · Set piece

0.0

xGOT

—

90'+4 Blocked

K. Waston

Header · Set piece

0.0

xGOT

—

Player stats

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua · Last 2 meetings

Costa Rica

Draws

Nicaragua

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-10-14	Costa Rica	4 – 1	Nicaragua
2025-09-06	Nicaragua	1 – 1	Costa Rica

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