USA v Costa Rica, 07 September 1997
| Score | 1-0 to USA |
| Referee | Jorge Luis Nieves Parra |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round |
| Venue | Portland, Oregon |
| Attendance | 27,396 |
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USA
Manager: Steve Sampson
Goals:
| Tab Ramos | 79 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kasey Keller
Defender
Jeff Agoos
Defender
Marcelo Balboa
Defender
Tom Dooley
Defender
Eddie Pope
Midfielder
Tab Ramos
Midfielder
Claudio Reyna
Midfielder
Mike Sorber
Midfielder
Earnie Stewart
Forward
Roy Wegerle
Substitutions:
| Mike Burns for Claudio Reyna | 68 |
| Preki for Roy Wegerle | 73 |
| Cobi Jones for Roy Lassiter | 73 |
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Costa Rica
Manager: Hernandez
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Erick Lonnis
Goalkeeper
Mauricio Wright
Defender
Luis Marin
Defender/Centre back
Harold Wallace
Defender/Midfielder
Austin Berry
Midfielder
Joaquín Guillén
Midfielder
Hernan Medford
Midfielder
Ronald Gomez
Forward
Roy Myers
Forward
Substitutions:
| Andrey Campos for Kenneth Paniagua | 28 |
| Victor Padilla for Austin Berry | 61 |
| Jaffet Soto for Hernan Medford | 75 |