Mexico v Costa Rica, 11 September 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Mexico |
| Referee | Courtney Campbell |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Attendance | 44,007 |
View Mexico v Costa Rica head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm local
1
Mexico
Manager: José Manuel de la Torre
Goals:
| Javier Hernández | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
José Corona
Defender
Severo Meza
Defender
Héctor Moreno
Defender
Francisco Rodríguez
(captain)
Defender
Carlos Salcido
Defender
Jorge Torres
Midfielder
Javier Aquino
Midfielder
Andrés Guardado
Midfielder
Jesus Zavala
Forward
Javier Hernández
Forward
Oribe Peralta
Substitutions:
| Marco Fabián for Jorge Torres | 61 |
| Elias Hernández for Javier Aquino | 67 |
| Aldo de Nigris for Oribe Peralta | 81 |
Cards:
| Carlos Salcido | 88 | 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
0
Costa Rica
Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Keylor Navas
Goalkeeper
Bismar Acosta
Defender
Gabriel Badilla
Defender
Giancarlo González
Defender
Pedro Leal
Defender
Jose Salvatierra
Defender
Christian Bolaños
Midfielder
Pablo Brenes
Midfielder
José Cubero
Midfielder
Yeltsin Tejeda
Midfielder
Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Alvaro Saborío for Joel Campbell | 58 |
| Rodney Wallace for Pedro Leal | 72 |
| Celso Borges for Yeltsin Tejeda | 76 |
Cards:
| Giancarlo González | 63 | Y |
| Gabriel Badilla | 64 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Patrick Pemberton
Defender/Midfielder
Roy Miller
Defender/Midfielder
Bryan Oviedo
Midfielder
Michael Barrantes
Midfielder
Celso Borges
Midfielder
Néstor Monge
Midfielder
Oscar Rojas
Midfielder
Keilor Soto
Midfielder
Rodney Wallace
Forward
Daniel Colindres
Forward
Alvaro Saborío