Costa Rica v USA, 01 December 1996
| Score | 2-1 to Costa Rica |
| Referee | Peter Prendegast |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1 |
| Venue | Ricardo Saprissa Ayma, San Jose |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
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Costa Rica
Manager: Valdier 'Badu' Vieira
Goals:
| Paulo Wanchope | 38 |
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| Wilmer López | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Erick Lonnis
Defender
Javier Delgado
Defender
Ronald Gonzalez
Defender/Centre back
Luis Marin
Midfielder
Wilmer López
Midfielder
Hernan Medford
Midfielder
Oscar Ramirez
Midfielder
Mauricio Solis
Forward
Rolando Fonseca
Forward
Ronald Gomez
Forward
Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
| Allan Oviedo for Hernan Medford | 77 |
| Mauricio Wright for | 88 |
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USA
Manager: Steve Sampson
Goals:
| Cobi Jones | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Brad Friedel
Goalkeeper
Paul Caligiuri
Defender
Alexi Lalas
Defender
Eddie Pope
Defender
John Harkes
Defender/Midfielder
Cobi Jones
Midfielder
Preki
Midfielder
Claudio Reyna
Midfielder
Earnie Stewart
Midfielder
Joe-Max Moore
Forward
Eric Wynalda
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mike Burns for Preki | 30 |
| Brian McBride for Joe-Max Moore | 73 |