USA v Costa Rica, 15 December 1996
| Score | 2-1 to USA |
| Referee | Gomez Gomez |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1 |
| Venue | Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto |
| Attendance | 40,527 |
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USA
Manager: Steve Sampson
Goals:
| Brian McBride | 17 |
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| Roy Lassiter | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Brad Friedel
Defender
Jeff Agoos
Defender
Mike Burns
Defender
Alexi Lalas
Defender
Eddie Pope
Defender/Midfielder
John Harkes
Midfielder
Cobi Jones
Midfielder
Claudio Reyna
Midfielder
Earnie Stewart
Forward
Brian McBride
Substitutions:
| Joe-Max Moore for Claudio Reyna | 82 |
| Jovan Kirovski for Cobi Jones | 82 |
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Costa Rica
Manager: Vieira Valdier Badu
Goals:
| Ronald Gomez | 75 |
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Starting lineup:
Hermidio Barrantes
Goalkeeper
Javier Delgado
Defender
Ronald Gonzalez
Defender
Luis Marin
Defender/Centre back
Wilmer López
Midfielder
Hernan Medford
Midfielder
Oscar Ramirez
Midfielder
Mauricio Solis
Midfielder
Ronald Gomez
Forward
Jaffet Soto
Forward
Paulo Wanchope
Forward
Substitutions:
| Allan Oviedo for Hernan Medford | 64 |
| Roy Myers for Jaffet Soto | 64 |