Costa Rica beat USA 2-0. USA controlled the ball — 65% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 12 shots. Best on the pitch was K. Navas, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONCACAF
   CRC 5-4-1·4-3-3 USA
   Coach: L. Suárez · G. BerhalterReferee: D. Fischer📍 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
2. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      USA
      Substitution
      ▲L. de la Torre▼T. Adams
   3. 51'
      

      CRC
      GOOOAL!Juan Pablo VargasAssist: B. Aguilera
   4. 59'
      

      CRC
      GOOOAL!A. ContrerasAssist: J. Bennette
   5. 61'
      

      USA
      Substitution
      ▲Jesús Ferreira▼R. Pepi
   6. 61'
      

      USA
      Substitution
      ▲Shaq Moore▼DeAndre Yedlin
   7. 61'
      

      USA
      Substitution
      ▲G. Reyna▼Timothy Weah
   8. 63'
      

      CRC
      Yellow card
      C. Mora
   9. 64'
      

      CRC
      Substitution
      ▲Yeltsin Tejeda▼Kendall Waston
   10. 65'
       

       CRC
       Substitution
       ▲Alonso Martínez▼C. Mora
   11. 68'
       

       CRC
       Substitution
       ▲D. López▼B. Aguilera
   12. 79'
       

       CRC
       Substitution
       ▲E. Alvarado▼K. Navas
   13. 79'
       

       CRC
       Substitution
       ▲J. Ortiz▼J. Bennette
   14. 81'
       

       CRC
       Yellow card
       Orlando Galo
   15. 84'
       

       USA
       Substitution
       ▲Jordan Morris▼Christian Pulisic