1966 FIFA World Cup the first time, and made quite an impact. They won all three of their games in the group stage, with a lot of help from their outstanding striker Eusébio, whose nine goals made him the tournament's top scorer. Group 4, however, provided the biggest upset when North Korea beat Italy 1–0 at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough and finished above them, thus earning qualification to the next round along with the Soviet Union. This was the first time that a nation from outside Europe or the Americas had progressed from the first stage of a World Cup: the next would be Morocco
Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup finals, namely in 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018. Their best performance to date was in the 2014 edition, where they reached the quarter-finals. A list of the top goalscorers for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup. Joel Campbell, Óscar Duarte, Marco Ureña and Bryan Ruiz all scored in Costa Rica's 2014 World Cup campaign. Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Costa Rica's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup,