Croatia 4–1 Costa Rica: 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, 23 November 2000

The match

Croatia and Costa Rica finished 4–1 on 23 November 2000 in the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The match belonged to the first round in Guatemala City.

Croatia won by 3 goals.

Goals and incidents

Goran Eklic scored in minute 4 (Croatia). Robert Grdovic scored in minute 9 (Croatia). Mico Martic scored in minute 26 (Croatia).

Nikola Tomičić scored in minute 40 (Croatia). Juan Valverde scored in minute 40 (Costa Rica).

The competition campaign

The match was played in Group C: AUS / CRC / CRO / RUS of the first round. Croatia and Costa Rica contested this fixture within that competition stage.

Croatia’s previous recorded match in this campaign was Croatia 6–0 Australia on 21 November 2000. Croatia’s next recorded match in this campaign was Spain 5–0 Croatia on 25 November 2000.

Costa Rica’s previous recorded match in this campaign was Costa Rica 1–6 Russia on 21 November 2000.

Venue and attendance

The venue identified in the match record is Teodoro Flores, Guatemala City.

The recorded attendance was 2,500 spectators.

Other results in the campaign

Croatia’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Russia 4–2 Croatia on 19 November 2000; Croatia 6–0 Australia on 21 November 2000; Spain 5–0 Croatia on 25 November 2000; Croatia 5–2 Netherlands on 26 November 2000; Portugal 3–1 Croatia on 28 November 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Costa Rica’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Australia 2–6 Costa Rica on 19 November 2000; Costa Rica 1–6 Russia on 21 November 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.