World Cup
History - On
this day: Costa
Rica Stuns World
A look at Costa Rica's unexpected success at the 1990 World Cup.
On June 20, 1990
- 20 years ago
today - Costa
Rica sent
Scotland
crashing out of
the World Cup
with a 2-1
victory over
Sweden.
Johnny Ekstrom's
first-half goal
was cancelled
out by Roger
Flores, and
Hernan Medford's
late winner
ensured Costa
Rica's passage
to the second
round.
Medford's goal
ensured the
Ticos finished
second place in
the group having
defeated the
Scots earlier in
the tournament.
The Costa Rican
national team,
nicknamed La
Sele, made
it back to the
World Cup in
2002 and 2006.
Le Sele is
controlled by
the Federación
Costarricense de
Fútbol. Costa
Rica is the
third most
successful team
in CONCACAF
after Mexico and
the United
States, and the
most successful
team in Central
America having
qualified for
three World
Cups, reaching
the last sixteen
on their debut
in Italy 1990
and putting up a
solid showing in
2002 where they
had the
misfortune to be
drawn in the
same group as
eventual
champions Brazil
and third-place
finishing
Turkey.
In 2006, Los
Ticos qualified
for the World
Cup in Germany,
with their worst
World Cup finish
ever, finishing
31st out of 32
teams.
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