Spain vs Costa Rica, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup
- 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
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
 CRC |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 40,013
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Curacao | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Costa Rica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 15 | Francisco Calvo  |
| 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 |
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