The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed Los Ticos, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol . They made two World Cups, including an improbable run to the 1990 World Cup second round under coach Bora Milutinovic, and a solid showing in the 2002 World Cup in which they had the misfortune to be seeded in group play with eventual champions Brazil and third-place finishing Turkey.

Costa Rica's best finish in the CONCACAF Gold Cup was second in 2002. They won the UNCAF Nations Cup five times. Recently, Costa Rica have been invited to participate in three Copa Américas, making the quarterfinals on their last two visits.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 to 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Round 2
• 1994 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Round 1

Gold Cup record

• 1991 - Fourth place
• 1993 - Shared third place
• 1996 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Round 1
• 2000 - Quarterfinals
• 2002 - Second place
• 2003 - Fourth place

Copa América record

• 1916 to 1995 - Did not enter
• 1997 - Round 1
• 1999 - Did not enter
• 2001 - Quarterfinals
• 2004 - Quarterfinals

Selected famous players

• Rolando Fonseca
• Rónald Gómez
• Andy Herron
• Luis Marín
• Gilberto Martinez
• Winston Parks
• Erick Scott
• Mauricio Solís
• Paulo Wanchope
• Mauricio Wright