Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Costa Rica haina kukwanisa kupinda muWorld Cup muna 1994 na1998, asi yakakokwa kuCopa América kokutanga muna 1997. Mumutambo wacho
, yakaitirwa muBolivia, vakapedza vari pasi pemutambo wokutanga weGroup C vari shure kweBrazil, Mexico neColombia, vaine poindi imwe chete. Kushamwaridzana kweCosta Rica munguva iyi kwaisanganisira kukundwa ne5 <unk> 4 neUruguay muEstadio Centenario.