Sept. 5 in San Jose, Costa Rica Costa Rica 2 USA 0 CRC — Rolando Fonseca (pen) 40th minute. CRC — Rolando Fonseca (Mauricio Solis) 68 Costa Rica — Erick Lonnis; Reynaldo Parks, Gilberto Ramirez, Luis Marin; Carlos Castro, Harold Wallace, Mauricio Solis, Walter Centeno (Wilmer Lopez, 56), Rolando Fonseca (Rodrigo Cordero, 80); Roland Gomez (Hernan Medford, 71), Paulo Wanchope. USA — Brad Friedel; Jeff Agoos, Eddie Pope, Carlos Llamosa; Greg Vanney (Joe-Max Moore, 56), Chris Armas, Richie Williams (Landon Donovan, 63), Earnie Stewart, Tony Sanneh; Jovan Kirovski (Preki, 71), Cobi Jones. Statistical Summary:
| Stat | Costa Rica | USA |
| Shots | 17 | 5 |
| Saves | 2 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks | 6 | 4 |
| Fouls | 15 | 5 |
| Offside | 4 | 6 |