Brazil is set to face Costa Rica this Monday, June 24, in the opening match of their Copa América campaign. The game kicks off at 10 PM Brasília time at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, marking a defining moment for both teams.
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This isn’t the first time these two have met on the field. It’s actually their 12th encounter, and if history tells us anything, it’s that Brazil has had the upper hand. Out of their 11 previous games, Brazil claimed victory in ten, boasting an impressive success rate of almost 91%. They’ve scored 34 goals and conceded just nine.
Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane. The last face-off between these two teams was at the 2018 World Cup, where Brazil emerged victorious, 2-0, thanks to strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Neymar.
In Copa América history, Brazil has demonstrated its dominance with convincing results. Back in 1997, they thumped Costa Rica 5-0, and in 2004, they secured a 4-1 win.
World Cup encounters have been just as formidable. In 1990, Brazil edged out Costa Rica 1-0; and in 2002, during the run-up to their fifth World Cup title, they overwhelmed Costa Rica with a 5-2 victory.
Rewinding further back to their first encounter, we land in 1956 at the Pan-American Championship in Mexico City. It was a staggering 7-1 victory for Brazil, a match that still resonates in the annals of their football history.
However, it’s important to remember that Costa Rica has also had their moment of triumph. It came in 1960, during another Pan-American Championship bout, where they outplayed Brazil with a solid 3-0 win.
Today, all eyes will be on these two teams as they write the next chapter of their long-standing rivalry. Will Brazil maintain their dominance, or will Costa Rica find a way to turn the tables? The match begins at 10 PM Brasília time at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
