How to watch today's Costa Rica vs Nicaragua World Cup qualification game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Costa Ricahost Nicaragua on Monday at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José for a CONCACAF World Cup qualifying third-round match.

Costa Rica come into this clash in a must-win mood after collecting three draws in their first three games, leaving them two points off the group leaders. They boast a strong home record and have historically been efficient in front of goal, with veterans and a path to qualification through their more experienced squad.  

Nicaragua, sitting bottom of the group, have had a tough campaign thus far and will rely on a counter-attacking approach and any sporadic attacking flashes to upset the home side. The head-to-head history heavily favors Costa Rica, who have dominated most meetings and hold a clear edge in the series, including recent meetings in this cycle where Costa Rica have often controlled possession and tempo.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Costa Rica vs Nicaragua online - TV channels & live streams

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The match will be shown live on Fubo, Universo, NBC, Paramount+ and DirecTV in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Costa Rica vs Nicaragua kick-off time

World Cup Qualification CONCACAF - 3rd Round Grp. C

The match will be played on Monday at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San José, with kick-off at 10 pm ET for fans in the US. 

Team news & squads

Costa Rica vs Nicaragua lineups

Costa Rica

5-3-2

Formation

3-4-3

NIC

1

K. Navas

19

K. Waston

4

J. Vargas

8

J. Mora

15

F. Calvo

20

H. Quiros

10

J. Alcocer

11

K. Vargas

2

A. Murillo

12

A. Martinez

9

M. Ugalde

1

M. Rodriguez

21

C. Reyes

4

H. Nino

5

J. Cano

6

E. Gomez

14

J. Coronel

2

J. Quijano

16

J. Arteaga

13

A. Arauz

18

B. Hernandez

11

J. Barrera

3-4-3

NIC

CRC

-Line up

• 1

  K. Navas

• 19

  K. Waston

  6’

• 4

  J. Vargas

• 8

  J. Mora

• 15

  F. Calvo

  90’ + 4’

• 20

  H. Quiros

  79’

• 10

  J. Alcocer

• 11

  K. Vargas

  74’

• 2

  A. Murillo

  32’

• 12

  A. Martinez

  12’, 28’

  62’

• 9

  M. Ugalde

  50’

  74’

Substitutes

• 22

  C. Mora

• 17

  W. Madrigal

  74’

• 21

  A. Zamora

• 13

  A. Cruz

  62’

• 23

  E. Alvarado

• 18

  A. Lezcano

• 7

  A. Rojas

  74’

• 3

  J. Mitchell

• 14

  C. Perez

• 16

  A. Bran

• 5

  J. Cascante

• 6

  G. Villalobos

  32’

Manager

• M. Herrera

NIC

-Line up

• 1

  M. Rodriguez

• 21

  C. Reyes

  45’

  46’

• 4

  H. Nino

• 5

  J. Cano

• 6

  E. Gomez

  58’

• 14

  J. Coronel

• 2

  J. Quijano

• 16

  J. Arteaga

  26’

  65’

• 13

  A. Arauz

  65’

• 18

  B. Hernandez

• 11

  J. Barrera

  73’

Substitutes

• 9

  J. Garcia

• 20

  W. Talavera

  65’

• 8

  J. Moncada

  73’

• 12

  A. Lopez

• 23

  B. Mayorga

• 19

  E. Martinez

• 22

  A. Velasquez

• 10

  B. Bonilla

  58’

• 15

  J. Delgado

• 3

  O. Acevedo

  46’

  76’

• 7

  A. Smith

• 17

  M. Lopez

  65’

Manager

• M. Figueroa

Costa Rica team news

Costa Rica boss Miguel Herrera has a near full-strength squad for their fourth CONCACAF third-round qualifier, with only veteran midfielder Celso Borges a slight doubt as he recovers from a minor knock.

Nicaragua team news

Nicaragua coach Marco Figueroa has taken advantage of the international break to recall experienced duo Juan Luis Pérez and Matías Belli Moldskred, both of whom missed the opening qualifiers through injury.

Jason Coronel returned from suspension in the previous match but started on the bench — it remains to be seen whether he will be restored to the starting lineup this time.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

CRC

Last 3 matches

NIC

2

Wins

1

Draw

0

Wins

• Nicaragua

  1

  -

  1

  Costa Rica

• Costa Rica

  4

  -

  0

  Nicaragua

• Costa Rica

  1

  -

  0

  Nicaragua

6

Goals scored

1

Games over 2.5 goals

1/3

Both teams scored

1/3

Standings

Useful links

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• Nicaragua team page
• Costa Rica team page
• Soccer on TV in the US
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