MIAMI – The Final Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues with Costa Rica hosting Haiti in Group C on Tuesday at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Los Ticos are coming off a 1-1 draw against Nicaragua. Alexis Gamboa struck the lone goal for Costa Rica.
Haiti played to a scoreless draw against Honduras to earn its first point. Alexandre Pierre posted three saves in the clean sheet effort.
This will be the 16th match between the nations with Costa Rica leading the series with eight wins, six draw and one loss. Haiti’s only victory over Costa Rica, a 2-1 result, came in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup.
Costa Rica has won all four of their previous meetings against Haiti in World Cup Qualifiers. The most recent encounter between the two was during the Russia 2018 qualifiers, a 1-nil Costa Rica win with a goal from Randall Azofeifa.
Historical series
Costa Rica leads the all-time series with 8 wins, 6 draws, and 1 loss. This will be the 16th match in history.
In their four previous meetings in Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers, Costa Rica has come out on top each time. Their most recent encounter was during the Russia 2018 qualifiers, a 1-0 win with a goal from Randall Azofeifa on Matchday 5 of Group B in Round 4, played on September 2, 2016, at Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince (HAI).
Costa Rica and Haiti have met twice in the Final Round of World Cup Qualifiers:
For South Africa 2010: a 2-0 win on October 15, 2008, with goals from Junior “El Zancudo” Díaz and Víctor “Mambo” Núñez.
For Russia 2018: a 1-0 win on September 4, 2016, with a goal from Randall Azofeifa.
In their last 3 matches across all competitions, Haiti has 1 win and 2 draws. The victory came on June 24, 2019, a 2-1 result in the group stage of the Gold Cup at Red Bull Arena (also referred to as Sports Illustrated Stadium) in Harrison, USA. Duckens Nazon scored from the penalty spot and Djimy Alexis added the second for Haiti. Costa Rica’s lone goal came via an own goal from Djimy Alexis.
Top scorer for Costa Rica vs. Haiti in qualifiers: Bryan Ruíz (2).
Top scorer for Haiti vs. Costa Rica in qualifiers: Alain Vubert (1).
Historical series: 15 matches
8 wins Costa Rica, 31 goals
6 draws
1-win Haiti, 12 goals
