Costa Rica

Costa Rica holds a World Football Elo rating of 1608, ranking #62 of 244 national teams — a solid mid-tier side. Costa Rica is not among the 48 teams at the 2026 World Cup. The tables below estimate Costa Rica's win, draw, and loss probabilities using the same Elo model as the main calculator.

Costa Rica vs the world's best

Estimated result at a neutral venue against the current top-rated teams.

Opponent	Elo	Win	Draw	Loss
Spain	2129	0.0%	9.5%	90.5%
Argentina	2115	0.0%	10.2%	89.8%
France	2063	0.6%	12.5%	87.0%
England	2024	1.2%	14.3%	84.5%
Portugal	1989	2.0%	16.0%	81.9%
Colombia	1982	2.2%	16.4%	81.4%
Brazil	1978	2.3%	16.6%	81.1%
Netherlands	1944	3.5%	18.3%	78.2%
Germany	1939	3.7%	18.5%	77.8%
Norway	1914	4.8%	19.8%	75.4%
Croatia	1912	4.9%	19.9%	75.3%
Japan	1910	5.0%	20.0%	75.1%

Costa Rica vs similar-ranked teams

Closely-matched opponents near Costa Rica in the rankings.

Opponent	Elo	Win	Draw	Loss
Romania	1639	31.1%	28.9%	40.0%
Bolivia	1621	33.6%	29.0%	37.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1616	34.4%	29.0%	36.7%
Albania	1616	34.4%	29.0%	36.7%
Cameroon	1614	34.6%	29.0%	36.4%
Iraq	1607	35.6%	29.0%	35.4%
Cape Verde	1606	35.8%	29.0%	35.2%
Northern Ireland	1605	35.9%	29.0%	35.1%
Saudi Arabia	1598	36.9%	29.0%	34.1%
North Macedonia	1589	38.3%	29.0%	32.8%