Costa Rica v El Salvador, 10 October 2021
| Score | 2-1 to Costa Rica |
| Referee | Said Martínez |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd round |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
| Attendance | 4,500 |
View Costa Rica v El Salvador head to head
Kick-off: 4.00pm local
2
Costa Rica
Manager: Luis Fernando Suárez
Goals:
| Bryan Ruiz | 52 |
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| Celso Borges | penalty | 58 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
Defender
Francisco Calvo
Defender
Óscar Duarte
Defender
Keysher Fuller
Defender/Midfielder
Rónald Matarrita
Midfielder
Celso Borges
Midfielder
Yeltsin Tejeda
Midfielder/Forward
Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Ruiz
(captain)
Forward
José Ortíz
Forward
Johan Venegas
Substitutions:
| Jonathan Moya for Johan Venegas | 62 |
| Randall Leal for José Ortíz | 75 |
| Bryan Oviedo for Bryan Ruiz | 75 |
| Orlando Galo for Celso Borges | 87 |
Cards:
| Celso Borges | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Aarón Cruz
Goalkeeper
Leonel Moreira
Defender
Fernán Faerrón
Defender
Juan Pablo Vargas
Defender
Kendall Waston
Defender/Midfielder
Orlando Galo
Defender/Midfielder
Bryan Oviedo
Midfielder
Randall Leal
Midfielder
Jimmy Marín
Midfielder
Youstin Salas
Forward
Jonathan Moya
Forward
Kenneth Vargas
1
El Salvador
Manager: Hugo Pérez
Goals:
| Jairo Henríquez | 12 |
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Starting lineup:
Mario González
Goalkeeper
Bryan Tamacas
Defender
Eduardo Vigil
Defender
Roberto Domínguez
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Roldan
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Darwin Cerén
Midfielder
Jairo Henríquez
Midfielder
Cristian Martínez
Midfielder
Marvin Monterrosa
Midfielder
Joaquin Rivas
Midfielder/Forward
Enrico Dueñas
Forward
Substitutions:
| Narciso Orellana for Cristian Martínez | 46 |
| Denis Pineda for Jairo Henríquez | 46 |
| Alexander Larín for Darwin Cerén | 56 |
| Amando Moreno for Marvin Monterrosa | 69 |
| Joshua Pérez for Joaquin Rivas | 69 |
Cards:
| Denis Pineda | 46 | Y |
| Roberto Domínguez | 63 | Y |
| Narciso Orellana | 85 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kévin Carabantes
Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Portillo
Midfielder
Marcelo Díaz
Midfielder
Alexander Larín
Midfielder
Narciso Orellana
Midfielder
Joshua Pérez
Midfielder
Pablo Punyed
Midfielder/Forward
Amando Moreno
Forward
Walmer Martinez
Forward
Denis Pineda