<P> The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . </P> <P> Costa Rica have qualified for five FIFA World Cup finals, namely in 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018 . Their best performance to date was in the 2014 edition, where they reached the quarter - finals . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> FIFA World Cup record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GS </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 19th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 31st </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be determined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 5 / 21 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> FIFA World Cup record </Th> </Tr>

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