1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
Semi-finals
Costa Rica - USA
2:1 (1:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 470 | San Jose / Ricardo Saprissa | : | 18000 |
- Paulo WANCHOPE (CRC) 39',
- Wilmer LOPEZ (CRC) 84',
- Cobi JONES (USA) 89'
Goals scored
Costa Rica
- Eric LONNYS (GK)
- Luis MARIN
- Ronald GONZALEZ
- Wilmer LOPEZ
- Mauricio SOLIS
- Paulo WANCHOPE (-87')
- Rolando FONSECA
- Javier DELGADO
- Oscar RAMIREZ
- Ronald GOMEZ
- Hernan MEDFORD (-77')
Line-up
- Vladimir QUESADA
- Alexander MADRIGAL
- Allan Fernando OVIEDO RODRIGUEZ (+77')
- Norman GOMEZ GOMEZ
- Austin BERRY
- Hermidio BARRANTES
- Mauricio WRIGHT (+87')
Substitute(s)
USA
- Brad FRIEDEL (GK)
- Eddie POPE
- John HARKES
- Earnie STEWART
- Joe Max MOORE (-73')
- Eric WYNALDA
- Cobi JONES
- Preki RADOSAVLJEVIC (-29')
- Paul CALIGIURI
- Claudio REYNA
- Alexi LALAS
Line-up
- Frankie HEJDUK
- Mike BURNS (+29')
- Brian McBRIDE (+73')
- Jason KREIS
- Michael SORBER
- Juergen SOMMER
- Martin VAZQUEZ GOMEZ
Substitute(s)
- Eric WYNALDA (USA) 40'
- , Paul CALIGIURI (USA) 43'
- , Wilmer LOPEZ (CRC) 64'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Peter PRENDERGAST (JAM) | |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| DF: | Defender | MF: | Midfielder | MinP: | Minutes played |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK (PG/PS): | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Red Cards |
| FW: | Forward | SOG/S: | Shots on Target | Y: 2YC: | Yellow cards Second yellow card and red card |