 He was substituted himself after scoring the goal.Soto played in the U-20 Football World Youth Championship held in Qatar in 1995

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a January 1994 friendly match against Norway and earned a total of 63 caps, scoring 10 goals.He represented his country in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches but injuries and bad luck came his way and denied him of playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.