Costa Rica

The Costa Rica national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in men's international football, and is governed by the Costa Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol), the governing body for football in Costa Rica founded in 1921. It has been a full member of FIFA since 1927, is a founding member of CONCACAF which was founded in 1961, and is also a member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone. From 1938 to 1961, the team was a member of CCCF, the former governing body for football in Central America and Caribbean. Costa Rica was also a member of PFC, the former unified confederation of the Americas.