At the young age of 13, Cruz was already called to the U-17 Costa Rica National Team squad, which eventually qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. In 2010, she had the opportunity to play in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup that was held in Germany, having achieved her second world cup as a very young and promising player for Costa Rica. Finally in 2014 with Cruz already playing for the senior team, Costa Rica Women's National Football Team achieved their first ever qualification to the FIFA Women's World Cup in a match against Trinidad &amp; Tobago, which Cruz was part of. Their generation was now ready to demonstrate all their experience, and so they did. Even though Costa Rica finished 3rd in their group of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, they played an amazing tournament and showed what they are capable of.