Costa Rica v El Salvador, 20 August 2008
| Score | 1-0 to Costa Rica |
| Referee | Marco Rodriguez |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| Venue | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Attendance | 27,000 |
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Costa Rica
Manager: Rodrigo Kenton
Goals:
| Alvaro Saborío | penalty | 48 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ricardo Gonzalez
Defender
Junior Diaz
Defender
Christian Montero
Defender
Gonzalo Segares
Defender/Midfielder
Harold Wallace
Midfielder
Celso Borges
Midfielder
Walter Centeno
Midfielder
Alonso Solis
Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Ruiz
Forward
Alejandro Alpizar
Forward
Alvaro Saborío
Substitutions:
| Froylan Ledezma for Bryan Ruiz | 46 |
| Jervis Drummond for Christian Montero | 67 |
| Leonardo Gonzalez for Alonso Solis | 87 |
Cards:
| Christian Montero | 27 | Y |
| Junior Diaz | 27 | Y |
| Alvaro Saborío | 66 | Y |
| Froylan Ledezma | 73 | Y |
| Alvaro Saborío | 81 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
Defender
Jervis Drummond
Defender
Leonardo Gonzalez
Midfielder
Armando Alonso
Forward
Froylan Ledezma
Forward
Erick Scott
Forward
William Sunsing
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El Salvador
Manager: Carlos De Los Cobos
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Miguel Montes
Goalkeeper
Luis Anaya
Defender
Marvin González
Defender
Shawn Martin
Defender
Manuel Salazar
Defender
Alfredo Pacheco
Defender/Midfielder
Ramón Sánchez
Midfielder
Eliseo Quintanilla
Midfielder/Forward
Christian Castillo
Forward
Salvador Coreas
Forward
Rudis Corrales
Forward
Substitutions:
| Rodolfo Zelaya for Rudis Corrales | 75 |
| Osael Romero for Alfredo Pacheco | 80 |
| William Reyes for Salvador Coreas | 84 |
Cards:
| Shawn Martin | 27 | Y |
| Manuel Salazar | 27 | Y |
| Ramón Sánchez | 43 | Y |
| Miguel Montes | 48 | Y |
| Eliseo Quintanilla | 52 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Juan Jose Gomez
Defender
Alexander Escobar
Defender
Jose Torres
Midfielder
Oscar Jimenez
Midfielder
Osael Romero
Forward
William Reyes
Forward
Rodolfo Zelaya