Fresh off winning the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, the United States Men’s National Team takes on Costa Rica in a friendly at Salt Lake City, Utah’s Rio Tinto Stadium. This is the final match in advance of this year’s Gold Cup. The crowded schedule was an intentional move, designed to “simulate a cadence” of the upcoming World Cup qualifying.
The 40th all-time meeting between the two teams, the USMNT holds a slim 17-16-6 advantage. Costa Rica finished a concerning fourth place in the inaugural Nations League Finals, losing consecutive penalty shootouts to Mexico and Honduras.