Costa Rica v Mexico, 07 September 2012
| Score | 2-0 to Mexico |
| Referee | Roberto Moreno |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José |
| Attendance | 32,500 |
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Kick-off: 8.05pm local
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Costa Rica
Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
(captain)
Defender
Bismar Acosta
Defender
Giancarlo González
Defender
Jose Salvatierra
Defender
Michael Umaña
Defender/Midfielder
Bryan Oviedo
Midfielder
Michael Barrantes
Midfielder
Christian Bolaños
Midfielder
José Cubero
Midfielder/Forward
Joel Campbell
Forward
Alvaro Saborío
Substitutions:
| Oscar Rojas for Michael Barrantes | 46 |
| Randall Brenes for Michael Umaña | 63 |
| Rodney Wallace for Joel Campbell | 72 |
Cards:
| Michael Umaña | 15 | Y |
| José Cubero | 82 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Patrick Pemberton
Defender
Gabriel Badilla
Defender
Pedro Leal
Midfielder
Celso Borges
Midfielder
Néstor Monge
Midfielder
Oscar Rojas
Midfielder
Keilor Soto
Midfielder
Yeltsin Tejeda
Midfielder
Rodney Wallace
Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Ruiz
Forward
Randall Brenes
Forward
Daniel Colindres
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Mexico
Manager: José Manuel de la Torre
Goals:
| Carlos Salcido | 44 |
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| Jesus Zavala | 52 |
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Starting lineup:
José Corona
Goalkeeper
Severo Meza
Defender
Héctor Moreno
Defender
Francisco Rodríguez
Defender
(captain)
Carlos Salcido
Defender
Jorge Torres
Defender
Javier Aquino
Midfielder
Andrés Guardado
Midfielder
Jesus Zavala
Midfielder
Javier Hernández
Forward
Oribe Peralta
Forward
Substitutions:
| Israel Jiménez for Severo Meza | 37 |
| Marco Fabián for Javier Hernández | 76 |
| Hugo Ayala for Javier Aquino | 84 |
Cards:
| Carlos Salcido | 85 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Guillermo Ochoa
Goalkeeper
Alfredo Talavera
Defender
Hugo Ayala
Defender
Dárvin Chávez
Defender
Israel Jiménez
Defender
Hiram Mier
Midfielder
Marco Fabián
Midfielder
Elias Hernández
Midfielder
Angel Reyna
Midfielder
Gerardo Torrado
Midfielder/Forward
Gerardo Lugo
Forward
Aldo de Nigris