Spain v Costa Rica, 23 November 2022

Score7-0 to Spain
RefereeMohammed Abdulla Hassan
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group E
VenueAl Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance40,013
Kick-off: 7.00pm local (4.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: Spain 7, Costa Rica 31 . Spain had now beaten Costa Rica in the last two meetings by an aggregate score of 12 goals to nil. . This became Spain’s biggest-ever win at a World Cup finals; previously 6-1 v Bulgaria in Lens in 1998. . This equalled Costa Rica’s biggest-ever defeat; also versus Mexico in the Panamerican Championship in Mexico City in August 1975. . This was the first time that Spain had scored three or more goals in the first-half of a game at a World Cup tournament since a 3-1 win against Brazil in Genoa in May 1934; their first-ever game in the finals. . Spain had now won five of their 16 opening games at World Cup finals. . Aged 18 years and 110 days, Gavi became the youngest-ever player to play for Spain at the World Cup finals (and subsequently their youngest goalscorer); previously Cesc Fabregas against Ukraine at Leipzig in 2006. . Spain became the first team in the UEFA confederation to name two teenagers (Gavi and Pedri) in their starting line-up for a game at the World Cup finals since Bulgaria against England in Rancagua in 1962 (Dobromir Zhechev and Georgi Asparuhov). . This was Costa Rica’s sixth appearance at a World Cup finals and the first time they had qualified for three consecutive tournaments. . This became Costa Rica’s biggest-ever defeat at the World Cup finals; previously a 5-2 defeat by Brazil in Suwon in 2002, which was the only previous time they had conceded three or more goals in the first-half of a game at a World Cup tournament. . Costa Rica had now lost two of their last 14 games (won nine).

7  Spain

Manager: Luis Enrique

0  Costa Rica

Manager: Luis Fernando Suárez

Goals:

Dani Olmo 11 G
Marco Asensio 21 G
Ferran Torres penalty 31 P
Ferran Torres 54 G
Gavi 74 G
Carlos Soler 90 G
Alvaro Morata 92 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Unai Simón
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Jordi Alba
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Marco Asensio
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder Sergio Busquets (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Dani Olmo
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper (captain)
Francisco Calvo Defender
Óscar Duarte Defender
Keysher Fuller Defender
Carlos Martínez Defender
Bryan Oviedo Defender/Midfielder
Celso Borges Midfielder
Yeltsin Tejeda Midfielder
Jewison Bennette Midfielder/Forward
Joel Campbell Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Contreras Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Alvaro Morata for Ferran Torres 57
Carlos Soler for Pedri 57
Alejandro Balde for Jordi Alba 64
Koke for Sergio Busquets 64
Nico Williams for Marco Asensio 69

Substitutions:

Kendall Waston for Carlos Martínez 46
Bryan Ruiz for Jewison Bennette 61
Alvaro Zamora for Anthony Contreras 61
Brandon Aguilera for Celso Borges 72
Rónald Matarrita for Bryan Oviedo 82

Cards:

Cards:

Francisco Calvo 68 Y
Joel Campbell 97 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Alejandro Balde
Defender Dani Carvajal
Defender Eric García
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Koke
Midfielder Carlos Soler
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremi Pino
Forward Alvaro Morata

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado
Goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira
Defender Douglas López
Defender Kendall Waston
Defender/Midfielder Rónald Matarrita
Midfielder Brandon Aguilera
Midfielder Daniel Chacón
Midfielder Gerson Torres
Midfielder Youstin Salas
Midfielder Alvaro Zamora
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Ruiz
Midfielder/Forward Roan Wilson
Forward Johan Venegas

7  Spain

Manager: Luis Enrique

Goals:

Dani Olmo 11 G
Marco Asensio 21 G
Ferran Torres penalty 31 P
Ferran Torres 54 G
Gavi 74 G
Carlos Soler 90 G
Alvaro Morata 92 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Unai Simón
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Jordi Alba
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Marco Asensio
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder Sergio Busquets (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Dani Olmo
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres

Substitutions:

Alvaro Morata for Ferran Torres 57
Carlos Soler for Pedri 57
Alejandro Balde for Jordi Alba 64
Koke for Sergio Busquets 64
Nico Williams for Marco Asensio 69

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Alejandro Balde
Defender Dani Carvajal
Defender Eric García
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Koke
Midfielder Carlos Soler
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremi Pino
Forward Alvaro Morata

0  Costa Rica

Manager: Luis Fernando Suárez

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Keylor Navas Goalkeeper (captain)
Francisco Calvo Defender
Óscar Duarte Defender
Keysher Fuller Defender
Carlos Martínez Defender
Bryan Oviedo Defender/Midfielder
Celso Borges Midfielder
Yeltsin Tejeda Midfielder
Jewison Bennette Midfielder/Forward
Joel Campbell Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Contreras Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Kendall Waston for Carlos Martínez 46
Bryan Ruiz for Jewison Bennette 61
Alvaro Zamora for Anthony Contreras 61
Brandon Aguilera for Celso Borges 72
Rónald Matarrita for Bryan Oviedo 82

Cards:

Francisco Calvo 68 Y
Joel Campbell 97 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado
Goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira
Defender Douglas López
Defender Kendall Waston
Defender/Midfielder Rónald Matarrita
Midfielder Brandon Aguilera
Midfielder Daniel Chacón
Midfielder Gerson Torres
Midfielder Youstin Salas
Midfielder Alvaro Zamora
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Hernández
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Ruiz
Midfielder/Forward Roan Wilson
Forward Johan Venegas