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Costa Rica’s La Sele ties 2-2 with Mexico in final friendly clash before Gold Cup

Suffering a disappointing 2-2 draw on Saturday's men's national team friendly in Orlando, Florida, Costa Rica's "La Sele" made an early statement against Mexico only to follow it up with a whimper.

Football: Spain comes from behind to hand Costa Rica its third consecutive loss

The match was another bad result for new coach Paulo César Wanchope, who again made unsuccessful changes in the team's lineup and game plan.

Costa Rica men’s football team set to take on former world champs Spain

La Sele faces former World Champion Spain at 2 p.m. today in León, Spain.

Revenge eludes Uruguay as Costa Rica’s ‘Sele’ wins again

Costa Rica’s national football team, known as "La Sele," won its last match of the year with a nail-biting victory over Uruguay in a penalty shootout Thursday night in Montevideo following an action-packed 3-3 draw.

Costa Rica’s La Sele defeats South Korea 3-1 in friendly

After raising doubts about their performance in a friendly match in Asia last Friday, Costa Rica's national football team, known as La Sele, redeemed themselves on Tuesday and looked more like the squad that finished eighth at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. La Sele defeated South Korea 3-1.

Short-handed Costa Rica ties Ireland, 1-1, in final World Cup warm-up [with GIFs]

Costa Rica, down one man, rallied for a 1-1 tie against Ireland in Philadelphia on Friday night during the team's last warm-up before the World Cup.

6 questions for Costa Rica before tonight’s World Cup tune-up against Ireland

Costa Rica has one last chance to fix the team's mounting issues prior to the World Cup.

Defense falls apart as Japan pounds Costa Rica 3-1 in World Cup warm-up Monday night

Japan used a dominant second half to cruise to a 3-1 victory over Costa Rica during a World Cup warm-up for both teams on Monday night in Tampa.

See captain Bryan Ruiz score Costa Rica’s lone goal in its 3-1 loss to Japan on Monday night

Costa Rica struck first, but Japan used a dominant second half to cruise to a 3-1 victory.

Costa Rica ‘not going to hide anything’ against Japan in tonight’s World Cup exhibition

Costa Rica isn't fooling around in its initial World Cup warm-up tonight.
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Costa Rica Drops Plate Rule as Vacation Traffic Heads to the Coasts

San José’s weekday vehicle plate restriction will be suspended from July 6 to July 17 as Costa Rica starts its midyear school vacation period,...

Costa Rica to Start Major Road and Rail Works — and Braces for Gridlock

Costa Rica's transport ministry is preparing to launch seven major road and rail projects in the coming months, and it is already warning drivers...

Costa Rica Airport Now Selling Fast Track Access

International travelers using Juan Santamaría International Airport now have a paid option to move through some of the terminal’s busiest checkpoints more quickly. Airport...

Costa Rica Faces Protests After Removing Corcovado Park Director

Environment Minister Mónica Navarro Del Valle has removed the director of the Osa Conservation Area six days after he reduced tourist capacity at Corcovado...