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Costa Rica hosts Haiti in the CONCACAF Nations League 2026-27 on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose. Kickoff is 8:00 PM ET (7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT). In the United States, the match will air on FS2 in English and TUDN in Spanish, and stream live in Spanish on ViX and in English on Fubo. It is a League A Group A Matchday 4 fixture on the final day of the group stage: Haiti can lock up a quarterfinal berth, while Costa Rica need a result to stay clear of the relegation zone.
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| Match | Costa Rica vs Haiti |
| Date | Sunday, October 4, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 8:00 PM ET (7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT) |
| Competition | CONCACAF Nations League 2026-27, League A, Group A (Matchday 4) |
| U.S. TV | FS2 (English), TUDN (Spanish) |
| U.S. Stream | ViX (Spanish; ViX Premium on Prime Video), Fubo (English, via FS2 feed) |
| Venue | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica |
Where to Watch Costa Rica vs Haiti
FS2 carries the English-language U.S. television broadcast and TUDN the Spanish-language one; both are listed for this fixture on Concacaf’s official schedule. TUDN’s coverage was confirmed in TelevisaUnivision’s official programming release, which also notes that the rest of the tournament’s matches stream live in Spanish on ViX. Fubo streams the match in English in the United States through its FS2 feed.
Note: TelevisaUnivision’s programming release listed a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff; this article uses the 8:00 p.m. ET time from Concacaf’s official schedule.
Match Preview: Why It Matters
Sunday is the final day of the League A group stage. Haiti sits on nine points, second in Group A on goal difference behind Curacao with three wins from three. A win in San Jose could take the group if Curacao slip earlier in the day, and anything less than a heavy defeat should still secure a quarterfinal spot.
Costa Rica, on three points, cannot reach the quarterfinals. Thursday’s 3-0 win at Nicaragua was their first victory in seven matches and came in interim coach Bryan Ruiz’s debut after Fernando Batista’s dismissal. Another positive result would confirm the turnaround, but a defeat combined with wins for Trinidad and Tobago and Nicaragua could still drag Costa Rica into the bottom two and relegation to League B. Haiti beat Costa Rica 2-0 in Kingston seven days ago, so revenge is also on the table.
Recent Form
Form dataset: 2026-27 CONCACAF Nations League group stage (all three matches for each side).
Costa Rica: October 1, 2026, Nicaragua 0-3 Costa Rica (Nations League A; Sinclair 57′, Mora 60′, Michel 90+7′); September 27, 2026, Haiti 2-0 Costa Rica (Nations League A); September 24, 2026, Costa Rica 3-4 Curacao (Nations League A; Sinclair 4′, Mora 24′ and 45+1′; Costa Rica led 3-0 at halftime). One win and two losses, six scored and six conceded.
Haiti: October 1, 2026, Dominican Republic 1-4 Haiti (Nations League A; Deedson 9′, Isidor 51′ and 67′, Fortuné 77′); September 27, 2026, Haiti 2-0 Costa Rica (Nations League A); September 24, 2026, Haiti 3-2 Trinidad and Tobago (Nations League A). Three wins from three, nine scored and three conceded.
Team News
Costa Rica play their second match under interim coach Bryan Ruiz, appointed after Fernando Batista was dismissed on September 28 following six matches without a win. Ruiz recalled 39-year-old Keylor Navas, who started the 3-0 win in Nicaragua, plus Celso Borges, Juan Pablo Vargas and Roan Wilson. Sebastian Padilla, Gian Mauro Morera and Mathias Elizondo were left out of the squad, and Anthony Hernandez is sidelined with a muscle injury.
Haiti, coached by David Badia, kept a settled side for the September 27 win over Costa Rica. Isidor has three goals in his last two matches, including a brace in Thursday’s 4-1 win in the Dominican Republic, and the 2026 World Cup participants have won all three group matches.
Key Storylines: What to Watch
Haiti’s attack against Costa Rica’s rebuild is the central matchup. The Grenadiers have scored nine goals in three group matches, with Isidor, Picault and Deedson all scoring in the last week. Costa Rica’s defense conceded six in the first two group matches before keeping a clean sheet in Managua; whether that solidity survives against the group’s best attack will decide the match.
The Saprissa crowd is the other factor. Costa Rica’s last home outing ended in the 3-4 collapse to Curacao that cost Batista his job, so Sunday is a chance to give the home supporters a first positive night of the campaign. For Haiti, the task is simpler: avoid defeat and the quarterfinals are all but assured.
Recent Head-to-Head
Haiti won the last meeting 2-0 on September 27, 2026, at Sabina Park in Kingston, a neutral venue used because Haiti cannot host home matches for security reasons. Haiti also beat Costa Rica 1-0 in November 2025 World Cup qualifying, a result that helped the Haitians reach the 2026 World Cup.
Prediction: Haiti 2-1. Three straight group wins and a 2-0 victory over these same opponents a week ago make the visitors favorites, though Costa Rica’s first win and clean sheet under Ruiz should make this closer than the Kingston meeting.
FAQ
What time is Costa Rica vs Haiti? Kickoff is 8:00 PM ET (7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT) on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
What U.S. channel is Costa Rica vs Haiti on? FS2 in English and TUDN in Spanish.
Can I stream Costa Rica vs Haiti in the USA? Yes. The match streams live in Spanish on ViX and in English on Fubo through its FS2 feed.
Where is the match being played? Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica.
