Argentina vs Costa Rica
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Argentina17 November 2026
Costa Rica
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 17 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Clubs
Argentina
- Founded
- 1893
- Country
- Argentina
- Stadium
- Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
- City
- Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- Capacity
- 83 196
- Surface
- grass
Costa Rica
- Founded
- 1921
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Stadium
- Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
- City
- San José
- Capacity
- 35 100
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
ArgentinaWWWWW
Costa RicaLLLWW
Head-to-head
- 27 March 2024 • Friendlies • Argentina 3 : 1 Costa Rica (Half-time 0 : 1)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Argentina
- Lionel Scaloni
- Costa Rica
- Bryan Ruiz
Missing players
Argentina
- 3Nicolas Tagliafico - injured
- 22Lautaro Martinez - injured
Squad - Argentina
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Juan Musso | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
 Emiliano Martinez | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | |
 Geronimo Rulli | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Marcos Senesi | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 3 |  Nicolas Tagliafico injured | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| 4 |  Agustin Giay | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 |  Gonzalo Montiel | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.55 |
| 6 |  Lisandro Martinez | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.25 |
| 6 |  Valentin Gomez | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 |  Gabriel Romero Cristian | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.20 |
| 15 |  Roman Vega | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 |  Santiago Simon | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 |  Facundo Medina | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.00 |
| 26 |  Nahuel Molina | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
 Leonardo Balerdi | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 5 |  Ezequiel Fernandez | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 |  Leandro Paredes | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.22 |
| 7 |  Rodrigo de Paul | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.01 |
| 8 |  Valentin Barco | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 11 |  Giovani Lo Celso | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.90 |
| 14 |  Exequiel Palacios | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 18 |  Nico Paz | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 20 |  Alexis Mac Allister | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.68 |
 Enzo Fernandez | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.98 | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 |  Julian Alvarez | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 |
| 10 |  Franco Mastantuono | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 |  Lionel Messi | 39 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8.82 |
| 15 |  Nicolas Gonzalez | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 16 |  Thiago Almada | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.80 |
| 17 |  Giuliano Simeone | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 20 |  Gianluca Prestianni | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Jose Lopez | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.25 |
| 21 |  Matias Soule | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 |  Lautaro Martinez injured | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.80 |
| 22 |  Santiago Castro | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
 Leonel Flores | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Squad - Costa Rica
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Keylor Navas | 39 |
| 18 | Abraham Madriz | 22 |
| 18 |  Bayron Mora | 23 |
| 23 |  Patrick Sequeira | 27 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Gisjiel Taylor Dosman Gerald | 25 |
| 3 |  Aaron Salazar Arias | 27 |
| 3 |  Jeyland Mitchell | 22 |
| 4 | Farbod Samadian | 21 |
| 4 |  Juan Vargas | 31 |
| 5 |  Fernan Jose Faerron Tristan | 26 |
| 6 |  Carlos Barahona | 24 |
| 7 |  John Ruiz | 21 |
| 8 |  Darril Araya | 25 |
| 12 |  Shawn Johnson | 23 |
| 14 | Yeison Molina | 30 |
| 15 |  Francisco Calvo | 34 |
| 16 |  Mauricio Azofeifa Rivas Jorkaeff | 25 |
| 20 |  Haxzel Quiros | 28 |
 Joseth Peraza | 21 | |
| Midfielders | ||
| 5 |  Celso Borges | 38 |
| 10 |  Josimar Alcocer | 22 |
| 11 | Luis Flores | 32 |
| 12 |  Roan Wilson | 24 |
| 14 |  Orlando Galo | 26 |
| 16 |  Aaron Murillo | 28 |
| 20 |  Kenyel Michel | 22 |
| 21 |  Douglas Lopez | 28 |
| 22 |  Sebastian Acuna | 24 |
| 25 |  Cristopher Nunez | 28 |
| Mauro Morera Gian | 21 | |
| Sebastian Padilla | 21 | |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 |  Josimar Mendez | 25 |
| 9 |  Manfred Ugalde | 24 |
| 10 | Andrey Soto | 23 |
| 11 |  Claudio Montero | 20 |
| 12 | Doryan Rodriguez | 23 |
| 13 |  Gerson Torres | 29 |
| 17 |  Carlos Mora | 25 |
| 19 |  Orlando Sinclair | 28 |
| 21 |  Alvaro Zamora | 24 |
Head-to-head
Last 1 meetings
Argentina wins1
Draws0
Costa Rica wins0
- Goals: Argentina
- 3 (3.0)
- Goals: Costa Rica
- 1 (1.0)
- Goals per match
- 4.0
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 1
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 1
Results
- 27 March 2024 • Friendlies • Argentina 3 : 1 Costa Rica (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Argentina | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 10-0-0 | 2-2-6 |
| Scored (per match) | 32 (3.2) | 11 (1.1) |
| Conceded (per match) | 4 (0.4) | 20 (2.0) |
| Clean sheets | 7 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 3 / 10 | 3 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 8 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
Recent form - Argentina
- W7 October 2026 • Friendlies • Argentina 3 : 0 Benin (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W4 October 2026 • Friendlies • Argentina 7 : 0 Burkina Faso (Half-time 5 : 0)
- W1 October 2026 • Friendlies • Argentina 4 : 0 Bolivia (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W15 July 2026 • World Cup • England 1 : 2 Argentina (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W7 July 2026 • World Cup • Argentina 3 : 2 Egypt (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W28 June 2026 • World Cup • Jordan 1 : 3 Argentina (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W22 June 2026 • World Cup • Argentina 2 : 0 Austria (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W17 June 2026 • World Cup • Argentina 3 : 0 Algeria (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W10 June 2026 • Friendlies • Argentina 3 : 0 Iceland (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W7 June 2026 • Friendlies • Argentina 2 : 0 Honduras (Half-time 1 : 0)
Recent form - Costa Rica
- W5 October 2026 • Concacaf Nations League • Costa Rica 2 : 0 Haiti (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W2 October 2026 • Concacaf Nations League • Nicaragua 0 : 3 Costa Rica (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L28 September 2026 • Concacaf Nations League • Haiti 2 : 0 Costa Rica (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L25 September 2026 • Concacaf Nations League • Costa Rica 3 : 4 Curacao (Half-time 3 : 0)
- L10 June 2026 • Friendlies • England 3 : 0 Costa Rica (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L2 June 2026 • Friendlies • Colombia 3 : 1 Costa Rica (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L31 March 2026 • Friendlies • Costa Rica 0 : 5 Iran (Half-time 0 : 4)
- D27 March 2026 • Friendlies • Jordan 2 : 2 Costa Rica (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D19 November 2025 • Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers • Costa Rica 0 : 0 Honduras (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L14 November 2025 • Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers • Haiti 1 : 0 Costa Rica (Half-time 1 : 0)