MIAMI — The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Quarterfinals pits the United States and Costa Rica on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The United States has advanced to the Knockout Stage of the tournament for the 18th consecutive edition. Costa Rica has advanced past the Group Stage for the 16th occasion and 14th consecutive.

USA seeks to regain Gold Cup peak

The U.S. opened its campaign with a 3-0-0 record in the Group Stage. The seven-time winners opened their campaign with a 5-nil victory against Trinidad and Tobago, a 1-nil win over Saudi Arabia, and a 2-1 win against Haiti.

Malik Tillman leads the tournament hosts with three goals. Diego Luna and Max Arfsten lead the team with two assists each.

Costa Rica arrives unbeaten and confident

Costa Rica has also had an undefeated start, playing to a 2-1-0 record for a second-place finish in Group A. Los Ticos began their campaign with a 4-3 comeback victory against Suriname, followed by a 2-1 comeback against the Dominican Republic and a nil-nil draw with Mexico.

Josimar Alcócer delivered back-to-back winning goals and has been one of the team’s important players in attack alongside Manfred Ugalde, the nation’s leading scorer in the current edition with three goals. Legendary goalkeeper Keylor Navas also excelled with 11 saves in the Group Stage.

 

UNITED STATES vs COSTA RICA

All-Time series USA vs Costa Rica

This will be the 44th all-time meeting between the United States and Costa Rica in international play. The U.S. holds the edge in the series with 20 victories, while Costa Rica has 17 wins, and there have been 6 draws.

In the last six encounters across all competitions, Costa Rica has suffered five defeats against the Stars and Stripes, with their lone win coming during the final round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying for Qatar 2022 on March 30, 2022, at the Estadio Nacional in San José. The Ticos won that match 2-0 with goals from Juan Pablo Vargas (51') and Anthony Contreras (59').

The most recent meeting took place in a friendly on January 22, 2025, in Orlando, Florida, where the United States earned a 3-0 victory thanks to goals from Brian White (21'), Caden Clark (77'), and Patrick Agyemang (90').

Largest victories in the series:

·       USA 4-0 Costa Rica – June 7, 2016, Copa América Centenario
(Scorers: Clint Dempsey, Jermaine Jones, Bobby Wood, Graham Zusi)

·       USA 4-0 Costa Rica – June 9, 2021, international friendly
(Scorers: Brenden Aaronson, Daryl Dike, Reggie Cannon, Gio Reyna)

·       Costa Rica 4-0 USA – November 15, 2016, World Cup Qualifying for Russia 2018 (Scorers: Johan Venegas, Christian Bolaños, Joel Campbell x2)

Eighth Gold Cup Meeting

This will be the 8th Gold Cup meeting between the two teams.
The United States has never lost to Costa Rica in the tournament: 7 wins, 1 draw.

First Quarterfinal Matchup

Although this will be their first Gold Cup quarterfinal meeting, they’ve faced off in 4 previous knockout matches:

  • 2 Semifinals (1993, 2017)
  • 1 Third-Place Match (2003)
  • 1 Final (2002)
    The U.S. won all four knockout encounters.

UNITED STATES IN THE QUARTERFINALS

  • 14th appearance in this round (tied with Mexico and Costa Rica for most appearances)
  • Quarterfinal record:
    GP-13 | W-11 | D-2 | L-0 | GF-37 | GA-8

Top scorers in this stage:

  • Landon Donovan (6)
  • Clint Dempsey (4)
  • Brian McBride (4)

Only elimination:

  • 2000 – Drew 2-2 vs Colombia lost 1-2 on penalties
    Goals: Brian McBride, Chris Armas / Faustino Asprilla, Gerardo Bedoya
    This was their first quarterfinal appearance; since then, 12 straight qualifications.

Quarterfinal Wins:

  • 2002 vs El Salvador (4-0)
  • 2003 vs Cuba (5-0)
  • 2005 vs Jamaica (3-1)
  • 2007 vs Panama (2-1)
  • 2009 vs Panama (2-1)
  • 2011 vs Jamaica (2-0)
  • 2013 vs El Salvador (5-1)
  • 2015 vs Cuba (6-0)
  • 2017 vs El Salvador (2-0)
  • 2019 vs Curaçao (1-0)
  • 2021 vs Jamaica (1-0)
  • 2023 vs Canada (2-2, 3-2 pen)

COSTA RICA IN THE QUARTERFINALS

  • 14th appearance, most by any Central American team
  • Quarterfinal record:
    GP-13 | W-4 | D-2 | L-7 | GF-18 | GA-18

Top scorers in this stage:

  • Walter Centeno (4)
  • Álvaro Saborío (2)
  • Bryan Ruíz (2)

Eliminated in Quarterfinals:

  • 2000 vs Trinidad & Tobago (1-2)
  • 2005 vs Honduras (2-3)
  • 2007 vs Mexico (0-1)
  • 2011 vs Honduras (1-1, 2-4 pen)
  • 2013 vs Honduras (0-1)
  • 2015 vs Mexico (0-1)
  • 2019 vs Mexico (1-1, 4-5 pen)
  • 2021 vs Canada (0-2)
  • 2023 vs Mexico (0-2)

Quarterfinal Wins:

  • 2002 vs Haiti (2-1, goals by Walter Centeno, Rónald Gómez / Golman Pierre)
  • 2003 vs El Salvador (5-2, goals by Erick Scott, Walter Centeno x3, Steven Bryce / Gilberto Murgas, Alfredo Pacheco)
  • 2009 vs Guadeloupe (5-1, goals by Celso Borges, Álvaro Saborío x2, Andy Herrón, Pablo Herrera / Alexandre Alphonse)
  • 2017 vs Panama (1-0, own goal by Aníbal Godoy)