Costa Rica 1 wins, 7 draws 15 losses in the 2002 World Cup ranked fourth in the group. On the evening of June 13, 2002, Costa Rica, a South American team, beat Nigeria 2- 1 in the World Cup final and advanced to the semi-finals.

In the final, Costa Rican player Mo Landi was injured and the game was ended. Costa Rica, with 2 wins and 2 draws 13 losses, finished fifth in the group and missed the championship. In the 2002 World Cup, Costa Rica and Costa Rica's national team won 9 games, 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, among which Costa Rica's national team suffered a 2-0 defeat at home.

2002 World Cup

The 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup was co-sponsored by Korea and Japan 17 World Cup. There are 32 teams participating in this tournament. The tournament was held in the 10 Stadium in Korea 10 city and Japan 18 city from May 3 to June 30, 2002. This is the first World Cup held in Asia and the first World Cup jointly held by two countries.

On June 30th, 2002, Beijing time, the final of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup was held in Yokohama International Complex Arena. Brazil beat Germany 2-0 and won the World Cup for the fifth time. German national team goalkeeper oliver kahn won the Golden Globe Award and Brazilian national team striker "Alien" Ronaldo won the Golden Boot Award.