FIFA World Cup

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

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  • 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

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 Timeline

  • 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 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 E1 0 0 0
2 E2 0 0 0
3 E3 0 0 0
4 E4 0 0 0
Full Table

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

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

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