Costa Rica beat New Zealand 1-0. New Zealand controlled the ball — 67% possession — but had nothing to show for it. New Zealand played with ten from minute 69. Best on the pitch was K. Navas, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — INTERCONTINENTAL
   CRC 4-4-2·3-1-4-2 NZL
   Coach: L. Suárez · D. HayReferee: Mohammed Abdulla Alali📍 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 3'
      

      CRC
      GOOOAL!Joel CampbellAssist: J. Bennette
   3. 40'
      

      NZL
      VAR review
      Chris Wood
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      CRC
      Substitution
      ▲Kendall Waston▼G. Torres
   3. 46'
      

      CRC
      Substitution
      ▲Bryan Ruiz▼J. Bennette
   4. 46'
      

      CRC
      Substitution
      ▲C. Martínez▼Keysher Fuller
   5. 60'
      

      NZL
      Substitution
      ▲Ben Waine▼Matthew Garbett
   6. 60'
      

      NZL
      Substitution
      ▲Kosta Barbarouses▼A. Greive
   7. 68'
      

      NZL
      VAR review
      Kosta Barbarouses
   8. 69'
      

      NZL
      Red card
      Kosta Barbarouses
   9. 70'
      

      NZL
      Yellow card
      Winston Reid
   10. 72'
       

       NZL
       Substitution
       ▲Elijah Just▼Winston Reid
   11. 79'
       

       NZL
       Substitution
       ▲Tim Payne▼N. Kirwan
   12. 79'
       

       CRC
       Substitution
       ▲D. Chacón▼Celso Borges
   13. 80'
       

       NZL
       Substitution
       ▲Marko Stamenić▼C. Lewis
   14. 90+2'
       

       CRC
       Yellow card
       A. Contreras
   15. 90+3'
       

       CRC
       Substitution
       ▲Johan Venegas▼Joel Campbell
   16. 90+4'
       

       CRC
       Yellow card
       Bryan Ruiz