Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Costa Rica yakakundikana kupinda muWorld Cup muna 1994 na1998, asi yakakokwa kuCopa América kokutanga muna 1997. Mu
mumakwikwi, akaitirwa muBolivia, vakapedza vari pasi peboka rokutanga reGroup C vari shure kweBrazil, Mexico neColombia, vaine poindi imwe chete. Kushamwaridzana kweCosta Rica munguva iyi kwaisanganisira kukundwa ne5 <unk> 4 neUruguay muEstadio Centenario.