Team Profile

The Ticos were champions of the event in 1994 and will be on the hunt for an eleventh Under-17 World Cup.

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CONCACAF MEN'S U-17 APPEARANCES (Final Round): 18th (Mexico 1985, Honduras 1987, Trinidad & Tobago 1988, Cuba 1992, El Salvador 1994, Trinidad & Tobago 1996, El Salvador/Jamaica 1999, Honduras/United States 2001, Canada/Guatemala 2003, Costa Rica/Mexico 2005, Honduras/Jamaica 2007, Mexico 2009, Jamaica 2011, Panama 2013, Honduras 2015, Panama 2017, United States 2019, Guatemala 2023).

RECORD IN THE FINAL ROUND: G-73 W-41 D-13 L-19 (GF-151 GA-84) / 62.1% effectiveness.

TOP SCORERS (from 2009 Mexico): Geancarlo Castro (7), Andy Reyes (5), John Jairo Ruíz (4).

BEST FINISH: Winner (El Salvador 1994), Runner-up (Mexico 1985), 3° Place (Honduras 1987, Trinidad & Tobago 1996).

FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 10 (China 1985, Ecuador 1995, Egypt 1997, Trinidad & Tobago 2001, Finland 2003, Peru 2005, South Korea 2007, Nigeria 2009, Chile 2015, India 2017).

BEST FINISH IN THE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: Quarterfinals (Trinidad & Tobago 2001, Finland 2003, Peru 2005, Chile 2015).

RECORD IN THE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: G-36 W-7 D-8 L-21 (GF-30 GA-60) / 26.9% effectiveness.

LAST APPEARANCE IN THE FIFA U17 MEN'S WORLD CUP: Group Stage (India 2017).

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HEAD-TO-HEAD:

vs. Cuba: 4G: 3W-0D-1L (9GF 4GA)

• Lost 0-2, First Round (Group B) - 1988 Trinidad & Tobago CU-17 Championship (12-NOV-1988).
• Won 3-1, First Round (Group B) - 2003 Canada-Guatemala CU-17 Championship (29-MAR-2003).
• Won 3-0, First Round (Group A) - 2005 Costa Rica-Mexico CU-17 Championship (11-ABR-2005).
• Won 3-1, First Round (Group B) - 2017 Panama CU-17 Championship (28-ABR-2017).

vs. Guadeloupe: They will meet for the first time

vs. Jamaica: 5G: 3W-0D-2L (3GF 3GA)

• Won 1-0, First Round (Group B) - 1987 Honduras CU-17 Championship (18-FEB-1987).
• Lost 0-1, First Round (Group B) - 1988 Trinidad & Tobago CU-17 Championship (21-NOV-1988).
• Won 1-0, First Round (Group B) - 1992 Cuba CU-17 Championship (17-AUG-1992).
• Lost 0-2, Final Round (Group A) - 1999 Jamaica-El Salvador CU-17 Championship (26-FEB-1999).
• Won 1-0, First Round (Group B) - 2007 Honduras-Jamaica CU-17 Championship (2-MAY-2007).