Sweden v Costa Rica, 20 June 1990
| Score | 2-1 to Costa Rica |
| Referee | Zoran Petrović |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group C |
| Venue | Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
| Attendance | 30,223 |
View Sweden v Costa Rica head to head
Kick Off: 21:00 Local (20:00 BST)
With this loss for Sweden they achieved a unique feat in World Cup history by playing three games in a particular World Cup and having every game finish with exactly the same scoreline: a 2–1 loss.
1
Sweden
Manager: Olle Nordin
Goals:
| Johnny Ekström | 32 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Thomas Ravelli
Defender
Glenn Hysén
(captain)
Defender
Peter Larsson
Defender
Roland Nilsson
Midfielder
Tomas Brolin
Midfielder
Klas Ingesson
Midfielder
Joakim Nilsson
Midfielder
Stefan Schwarz
Midfielder
Glenn Strömberg
Forward
Johnny Ekström
Forward
Stefan Pettersson
Substitutions:
| Mats Gren for Tomas Brolin | 34 |
| Leif Engqvist for Glenn Strömberg | 81 |
Cards:
| Glenn Strömberg | 20 | Y |
| Stefan Schwarz | 74 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Leif Engqvist
Midfielder
Mats Gren
Midfielder
Anders Limpar
Midfielder
Jonas Thern
2
Costa Rica
Manager: Marvin Rodriguez
Goals:
| Roger Flores | 75 |
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| Hernan Medford | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Luis Conejo
Goalkeeper
Roger Flores
Defender
(captain)
Ronald Gonzalez
Defender
Maurico Montero
Defender
Juan Cayasso
Midfielder
German Chavarria
Midfielder
José Chavez
Midfielder
Roger Gomez
Midfielder
Hector Marchena
Midfielder
Oscar Ramirez
Midfielder
Claudio Jara
Forward
Substitutions:
| Hernan Medford for Roger Gomez | 60 |
| Alexandre Guimaraes for German Chavarria | 73 |
Cards:
| Roger Gomez | 28 | Y |
| Hector Marchena | 53 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Hermidio Barrantes
Defender
Marvin Obando
Midfielder
Hernan Medford
Forward
Alexandre Guimaraes
Forward
Roy Myers