Costa Rica v USA, 23 March 1997
| Score | 3-2 to Costa Rica |
| Referee | Mario Escobar |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round |
| Venue | Ricardo Saprissa Ayma, San Jose |
| Attendance | 23,000 |
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Costa Rica
Manager: Horacio Raul Cordero
Goals:
| Hernan Medford | 10 |
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| Mauricio Solis | 32 |
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| Ronald Gomez | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hermidio Barrantes
Defender
Ronald Gonzalez
Defender/Centre back
Luis Marin
Defender/Midfielder
Harold Wallace
Midfielder
Austin Berry
Midfielder
Wilmer López
Midfielder
Benjamín Mayorga
Midfielder
Hernan Medford
Midfielder
Mauricio Solis
Forward
Ronald Gomez
Forward
Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
| Jaffet Soto for Hernan Medford | 63 |
| Ronald Chavez Hidalgo for | 76 |
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USA
Manager: Steve Sampson
Goals:
| Eric Wynalda | 22 |
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| Roy Lassiter | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Kasey Keller
Goalkeeper
Jeff Agoos
Defender
Tom Dooley
Defender
Alexi Lalas
Defender
Eddie Pope
Defender
Anthony Sanneh
Defender
John Harkes
Defender/Midfielder
Cobi Jones
Midfielder
Claudio Reyna
Midfielder
David Wagner
Forward
Eric Wynalda
Forward
Substitutions:
| Roy Lassiter for David Wagner | 46 |
| Mike Burns for Eddie Pope | 65 |
| Peter Vermes for Claudio Reyna | 75 |