FIFA World Cup 2022; Spain Crush Costa Rica by 7-0 Margin

(The Quiver): On November 23, in the Group E encounter, Spain dominated Costa Rica with a 7-0 Tiki-Taka victory.

In the 11th minute, Dani Olmo gave Spain the lead by scoring past Keylor Navas of Costa Rica following a lovely ball from Gavi. Marco Asensio extended the advantage with his first-time shot 11 minutes later, and Ferran Torres’ penalty kick made it 3-0 at the break.

The movement of Spain taking possession of the ball and passing it around the Al Thumama Stadium was a connoisseur’s delight in the first half.

Since Bulgaria (Jechev and Sokolov) against England in 1962. Spain became the first European team to name two teenagers in a World Cup game with the selection of Gavi and Pedri.

The Spanish team wrote further history when Gavi (18 years and 110 days) became the youngest player in the history of the Spanish football team to represent Spain in a significant international competition first team since 1966 to finish 500 passes in the opening period of a FIFA World Cup game.

Spain finished the contest with their biggest-ever victory in World Cup history thanks to Carlos Soler and Morata.