Costa Rica v USA, 03 June 2009
| Score | 3-1 to Costa Rica |
| Referee | Neal Brizan |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round |
| Venue | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José |
| Attendance | 19,200 |
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Costa Rica
Manager: Rodrigo Kenton
Goals:
| Alvaro Saborío | 2 |
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| Celso Borges | 13 |
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| Pablo Herrera | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
Defender
Junior Diaz
Defender
Freddy Fernandez
Defender
Esteban Sirias
Defender
Michael Umaña
Defender/Midfielder
Harold Wallace
Midfielder
Celso Borges
Midfielder
Walter Centeno
Midfielder/Forward
Andy Herron
Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Ruiz
Forward
Alvaro Saborío
Substitutions:
| Pablo Herrera for Harold Wallace | 56 |
| Christian Bolaños for Andy Herron | 72 |
| Carlos Hernandez for Alvaro Saborío | 77 |
Cards:
| Freddy Fernandez | 30 | Y |
| Pablo Herrera | 67 | Y |
| Junior Diaz | 91 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ricardo Gonzalez
Defender
Pablo Herrera
Midfielder
Armando Alonso
Midfielder
Christian Bolaños
Midfielder
Carlos Hernandez
Forward
Andy Furtado
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USA
Manager: Bob Bradley
Goals:
| Landon Donovan | 92 |
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Starting lineup:
Tim Howard
Goalkeeper
Oguchi Onyewu
Defender
Marvell Wynne
Defender
Carlos Bocanegra
Defender/Centre back
(captain)
DaMarcus Beasley
Midfielder
Michael Bradley
Midfielder
Landon Donovan
Midfielder
Pablo Mastroeni
Midfielder
José Francisco Torres
Midfielder
Clint Dempsey
Midfielder/Forward
Jozy Altidore
Forward
Substitutions:
| Sascha Kljestan for José Francisco Torres | 46 |
| Freddy Adu for Pablo Mastroeni | 63 |
| Charlie Davies for Clint Dempsey | 80 |
Cards:
| Michael Bradley | 54 | Y |
| Sascha Kljestan | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brad Guzan
Defender
Jonathan Bornstein
Defender/Centre back
Jay DeMerit
Midfielder
Ricardo Clark
Midfielder
Sascha Kljestan
Forward
Freddy Adu
Forward
Charlie Davies