FIFA World Cup

Spain vs Costa Rica, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Spain
  • 11': Dani Olmo
  • 21': Marco Asensio
  • 31': Ferran Torres (P)
  • 54': Ferran Torres
  • 74': Gavi
  • 90': Carlos Soler
  • 90'+2': Álvaro Morata
FT
7 - 0
Costa Rica

    Young Spain squad routs Costa Rica 7-0 at World Cup

    — Spain’s young squad got off to a high-scoring start at the World Cup, routing Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 4': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
    • 4': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
    • 11': Goal! Spain 1, Costa Rica 0. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 15': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 15': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Marco Asensio (Spain).
    • 16': Jewison Bennette (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Offside, Costa Rica. Joel Campbell tries a through ball, but Francisco Calvo is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain).
    • 18': Yeltsin Tejeda (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Goal! Spain 2, Costa Rica 0. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 29': Penalty Spain. Jordi Alba draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 29': Penalty conceded by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 31': Goal! Spain 3, Costa Rica 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 33': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
    • 33': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Offside, Costa Rica. Celso Borges tries a through ball, but Joel Campbell is caught offside.
    • 35': Offside, Spain. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Dani Olmo is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Carlos Martínez (Costa Rica).
    • 38': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Offside, Costa Rica. Bryan Oviedo tries a through ball, but Jewison Bennette is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
    • 44': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
    • 45': Offside, Spain. Marco Asensio tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Hand ball by Joel Campbell (Costa Rica).
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Spain 3, Costa Rica 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spain 3, Costa Rica 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Kendall Waston replaces Carlos Martínez.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
    • 52': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 54': Goal! Spain 4, Costa Rica 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 55': Offside, Costa Rica. Bryan Oviedo tries a through ball, but Jewison Bennette is caught offside.
    • 56': Foul by Celso Borges (Costa Rica).
    • 56': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
    • 57': Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Ferran Torres.
    • 57': Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces Pedri.
    • 57': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kendall Waston.
    • 61': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 61': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Substitution, Costa Rica. Álvaro Zamora replaces Anthony Contreras.
    • 61': Substitution, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruiz replaces Jewison Bennette.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
    • 62': Offside, Costa Rica. Óscar Duarte tries a through ball, but Álvaro Zamora is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a through ball.
    • 64': Substitution, Spain. Alejandro Balde replaces Jordi Alba.
    • 64': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Sergio Busquets.
    • 67': Offside, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruiz tries a through ball, but Bryan Oviedo is caught offside.
    • 68': Carlos Soler (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica).
    • 68': Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Marco Asensio.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
    • 72': Substitution, Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera replaces Celso Borges.
    • 74': Offside, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruiz tries a through ball, but Joel Campbell is caught offside.
    • 74': Goal! Spain 5, Costa Rica 0. Gavi (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a through ball.
    • 78': Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
    • 78': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Kendall Waston (Costa Rica).
    • 81': Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Bryan Oviedo.
    • 82': Hand ball by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
    • 86': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica).
    • 86': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
    • 87': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Goal! Spain 6, Costa Rica 0. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Spain).
    • 90'+1': Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Spain 7, Costa Rica 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica).
    • 90'+4': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gavi.
    • 90'+7': Alejandro Balde (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Joel Campbell (Costa Rica).
    • 90'+7': Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Spain 7, Costa Rica 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Spain 7, Costa Rica 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 3
    0 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 0
    18.1 Possession 81.9
    0 SHOTS 17
    0 ON GOAL 8
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    165 Accurate Passes 978
    230 Passes 1045
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    4 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    47 Long Balls 46
    20 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    15 Effective Tackles 7
    21 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 4
    17 Effective Clearances 4
    17 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
    Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
    Attendance: 40,013

    FIFA World Cup Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Germany 3 +6 6
    2 Ivory Coast 3 +2 6
    3 Ecuador 3 0 4
    4 Curaçao 3 -8 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Unai Simón (GK)
    24 Aymeric Laporte
    16 Rodri
    18 Jordi Alba
    2 César Azpilicueta
    5 Sergio Busquets
    26 Pedri
    9 Gavi
    10 Marco Asensio
    21 Dani Olmo
    11 Ferran Torres
    Spain Substitutes:
    Álvaro Morata, Hugo Guillamón, Carlos Soler, Koke, Yéremy Pino, Eric García, David Raya, Pablo Sarabia, Marcos Llorente, Dani Carvajal, Alejandro Balde, Nico Williams, Pau Torres, Ansu Fati, Robert Sánchez.

    CRC Costa Rica (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Keylor Navas (GK)
    15 Francisco Calvo Yellow Card
    6 Óscar Duarte
    8 Bryan Oviedo
    16 Carlos Martinez
    17 Yeltsin Tejeda
    5 Celso Borges
    9 Jewison Bennette
    4 Keysher Fuller
    7 Anthony Contreras
    12 Joel Campbell Yellow Card
    Costa Rica Substitutes:
    Juan Pablo Vargas, Bryan Ruiz, Kendall Waston, Roan Wilson, Gerson Torres, Esteban Alvarado, Brandon Aguilera, Daniel Chacón, Patrick Sequeira, Álvaro Zamora, Anthony Hernandez, Douglas López, Johan Venegas, Rónald Matarrita, Youstin Salas.

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