Latest News About Costa Rica women’s team adds to CONCACAF legacy as a rising force

Updated 2026-06-18 08:33

Costa Rica's women's national team participated in FIFA Women's World Cup events, with notable involvement in 2013 and 2015. A standout achievement came with second place at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. Known as La Sele with home games at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica. Costa Rica qualified for the World Cup in 2023 thanks to solid CONCACAF results, returning to the tournament after 2015. Coaching contexts mention Benito Rubido, Katherine Alvarado has captained the side historically, and Raquel Rodríguez among 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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