The 2014 quarterfinal run remains CONCACAF's modern benchmark for tournament overachievement — this squad is younger and hungrier than 2022's.
Squad market value, star wages, and where the betting market ranks this team among all 48.
| FIFA Ranking | #45 |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Total Squad Market Value | $60M |
| Star Player | Manfred Ugalde |
| Star Market Value | $20M |
| Star Weekly Wage (est.) | $55k |
| Odds to Win World Cup | +80000 |
| Title Odds Rank (of 48) | #43 |
| Best World Cup Finish | Quarterfinals (2014) |
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At +80000, the market gives Costa Rica an implied 0.1% chance of lifting the trophy — ranking them #43 of 48 teams by title price. Squad value tells its own story: $60M in combined market value, headlined by Manfred Ugalde at $20M.
The 2014 quarterfinal run remains CONCACAF's modern benchmark for tournament overachievement — this squad is younger and hungrier than 2022's. Historical benchmark: their best finish remains quarterfinals (2014), and tournament history is one of the market's most persistent pricing inputs.
Outright title bets on anyone outside the top six are lottery tickets — the smarter World Cup markets for teams like this are group winner, stage-of-elimination, and top-scorer props, where team-specific knowledge beats the crowd more often. Line-shop the price across at least two books: World Cup outrights vary by 10-20% between operators, the widest spread of any major football market.
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