page_title: Costa Rica national football team results (2010–19)
section_title: 2016
hierarchical_section_title: Costa Rica national football team results (2010–19) / 2016
caption_attribution_description: English: Óscar Ramírez during a press conference in June, 2016.
context_page_description: Below are listed all the matches played by the Costa Rica national football team between 2010 and 2019.
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  The year, which began with a loss in a friendly against Venezuela, resumed the Costa Rican campaign during the fourth round of the CONCACAF qualifying process for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. A double match-up in March against Jamaica saw the Ticos earning four points –after a draw in Kingston and a victory in San José– which led them at the brink of qualification to the next round.
  The qualification process was interrupted by the Copa América Centenario, for which Costa Rica prepared by once again facing Venezuela in San José, this time won by the Ticos. Costa Rica began the tournament with a scoreless draw against Paraguay, However, the Costa Rican aspirations came to an abrupt end after a 4–0 loss against the United States, to which La Nación criticized the lack of a second defensive midfielder as an important factor for the defeat, as manager Óscar Ramírez decided to use Celso Borges alone in that position. Already eliminated after the Americans defeated Paraguay, the Costa Ricans redeemed themselves by defeating Colombia by 3–2.
  La Sele sealed their qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification final round, also known as Hexagonal, by defeating Haiti and Panama and finishing on the first place of their group. In October, Costa Rica defeated 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts Russia by 3–4 at the Krasnodar Stadium.
  Costa Rica began the Hexagonal with a 0–2 win against Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. The Ticos went on to avenge their Copa América Centenario 4–0 defeat against the United States by defeating the Americans in San José by the same score. The victory marked the departure of United States' coach Jürgen Klinsmann and also secured the first place for Costa Rica.
caption: Coach Óscar Ramírez during a Copa América Centenario press conference
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