Latest News About Costa Rica women’s team marks notable moments as a rising force

Updated 2026-06-18 08:33

Costa Rica's women's national team participated in World Cups, with notable involvement in 2013 and 2015. They achieved a second-place finish in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. The team is known as La Sele with home games at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica. In 2023, Costa Rica qualified for the World Cup after strong results in CONCACAF play, returning to the tournament after 2015. Coaching contexts mention Benito Rubido, with captaincy historically held by Katherine Alvarado, Raquel Rodríguez is among the top scorers. Recent results and lineups should be verified from CONCACAF/FIFA sources for exact match details.

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Costa Rica women's soccer team out of World Cup

According to the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), with this result and Spain’s win against Zambia, Costa Rica is officially eliminated from the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup with one game pending. After scoring five times in their opener, Japan wanted to keep their momentum going and defender and captain Saki Kumagai almost did so in the 11 minute of the game via a header after a corner kick, but Costa Rica goalkeeper Daniela...

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