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Costa Rica 3-2 United States - March 23, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone 1998
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25'
Eric Wynalda67'
Roy Lassiter
CR
0
25
25' - Goal
Eric Wynalda
25' - Goal
Eric Wynalda
HT
CR
46
46' - Substitution
David Wagneris substituted by Roy Lassiter
46' - Substitution
David Wagneris substituted by Roy Lassiter64
64' - Substitution
Eddie Popeis substituted by Mike Burns
64' - Substitution
Eddie Popeis substituted by Mike Burns67 67' - Goal
Roy Lassiter
67' - Goal
Roy Lassiter75
75' - Substitution
Claudio Reynais substituted by Peter Vermes
75' - Substitution
Claudio Reynais substituted by Peter Vermes
FT
US
US
Team line-ups
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United States
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Kasey Keller | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eddie Pope | 64 | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jeff Agoos | 28 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alexi Lalas | 26 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tom Dooley | 35 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Sanneh | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Harkes | 30 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Claudio Reyna | 75 | 23 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Cobi Jones | 26 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Wagner | 46 | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Eric Wynalda | 25 | 27 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
48
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Mike Burns | 64 | 26 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Peter Vermes | 75 | 30 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Roy Lassiter | 6746 | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tony Sanneh
IN
Earnie Stewart
OUT
Cobi Jones
IN
Marcelo Balboa
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
20
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Valdeir Vieira vs United States
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 23, 1997
Valdeir Vieira vs Sampson
2 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 23, 1997
Manager
Age
Match num
40
37
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Sampson vs Costa Rica
1 victory
0 draw
3 losses
Latest figure on March 23, 1997
Sampson vs Valdeir Vieira
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Latest figure on March 23, 1997
Referee
Mario Escobar
2 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Costa Rica4 matches | General total | United States9 matches | 5 victories |
2 draws |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Costa Rica1 match | Season total | United States1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on November 16, 2023 | Latest figure on November 18, 2024 | |||||||
Videos
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Key figures
Costa Rica keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw vs United States in World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone running (since 31/05/1985). It's a record streak. The first of history
Costa Rica keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs United States at home in World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF Zone running (since 01/12/1996). It's a record streak. The first of history
Costa Rica keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs United States at home running (since 28/05/1995). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 24/11/1991 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VCosta Rica 2-1 United States01/12/1996 | VCosta Rica 2-1 Trinidad and Tobago21/12/1996 | DCosta Rica 2-2 Slovakia05/02/1997 | VCosta Rica 5-2 Venezuela19/02/1997 | VCosta Rica 5-0 Cameroon09/03/1997 | DCosta Rica 0-0 Mexico16/03/1997 |
| Overall | LUnited States 2-1 Costa Rica14/12/1996 | VCosta Rica 2-1 Trinidad and Tobago21/12/1996 | DCosta Rica 2-2 Slovakia05/02/1997 | VCosta Rica 5-2 Venezuela19/02/1997 | VCosta Rica 5-0 Cameroon09/03/1997 | DCosta Rica 0-0 Mexico16/03/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LPeru 4-1 United States16/10/1996 | VTrinidad and Tobago 0-1 United States24/11/1996 | LCosta Rica 2-1 United States01/12/1996 | LChina 2-1 United States29/01/1997 | DChina 1-1 United States01/02/1997 | DJamaica 0-0 United States02/03/1997 |
| Overall | LUnited States 0-2 Mexico19/01/1997 | LUnited States 1-4 Denmark B22/01/1997 | LChina 2-1 United States29/01/1997 | DChina 1-1 United States01/02/1997 | DJamaica 0-0 United States02/03/1997 | VUnited States 3-0 Canada16/03/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 12 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
8 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
|
7 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1.29 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.63 |
|
1.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
|
0.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.63 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
24 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Eric Wynalda | |
||
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Joe-Max Moore |  |
||
| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Eric Wynalda | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 matches
3 v
2 d
0 l
7 gf
3 ga
Away
11 matches
4 v
1 d
6 l
13 gf
16 ga
Total
16 matches
7 v
3 d
6 l
20 gf
19 ga
Historical head to head
Home
11 matches
6 v
1 d
4 l
16 gf
13 ga
Away
5 matches
0 v
2 d
3 l
3 gf
7 ga
Total
16 matches
6 v
3 d
7 l
19 gf
20 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
February 02, 1990 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
August 17, 1975 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
July 29, 1984 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
December 14, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone CONCACAF 1998
December 01, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone CONCACAF 1998
May 28, 1995 - Rencontres amicales 1995
July 21, 1993 - Gold Cup 1993
February 12, 1992 - Rencontres amicales 1992
Best historical scorers against United States
 |
Mauricio Montero | 1 goal | 1991 - 1991 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1989. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Costa Rica
 |
Dominic Kinnear | 1 goal | 1991 - 1991 |
|
Paul Caligiuri | 1 goal | 1995 - 1995 |
 |
Hugo Pérez | 1 goal | 1991 - 1991 |
|
Roy Lassiter | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Tab Ramos | 1 goal | 1989 - 1989 |
|
Cle Kooiman | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1989. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs United States
|
Hector Marchena | 2 matches | 1991 - 1991 |
|
Ricardo Chacón | 1 match | 1991 - 1991 |
 |
Sandro Alfaro | 1 match | 1991 - 1991 |
 |
Ronald González | 1 match | 1991 - 1991 |
|
Joaquin Guillen | 1 match | 1991 - 1991 |
 |
Vladimir Quesada | 1 match | 1991 - 1991 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/04/1989. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Costa Rica
 |
John Harkes | 6 matches | 1989 - 1996 |
|
Eric Wynalda | 5 matches | 1990 - 1996 |
|
Bruce Murray | 5 matches | 1989 - 1991 |
 |
Marcelo Balboa | 4 matches | 1989 - 1992 |
 |
Brian Bliss | 4 matches | 1989 - 1995 |
 |
Cobi Jones | 4 matches | 1993 - 1996 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/04/1989. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
March 02, 1997
March 16, 1997
April 06, 1997
April 13, 1997
April 20, 1997
April 27, 1997
May 04, 1997
May 11, 1997
May 18, 1997
June 01, 1997
June 08, 1997
June 29, 1997
August 10, 1997
September 07, 1997
September 14, 1997
October 03, 1997
October 05, 1997
October 12, 1997
November 02, 1997
November 09, 1997
November 16, 1997
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