WC football | Spain – Costa Rica 7:0, CUT: Debacle! The Spanish crushed Costa Rica, who did not have a shot on target

The favorite won three times from the 11th to the 31st minute in the opening act of the Group E duel. Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio and Ferran Torres scored from the penalty spot. After switching sides, Torres was again among the scorers, followed by Gavi and finally Soler alternating with Morata. To date, Spain’s biggest win at the World Cup was in 1998 in France, where they blasted Bulgaria 6-1.

The team from the Iberian Peninsula did not succumb to the selection of the Central American country even in the fourth match between them and won for the third time. Costa Rica failed to win in regular time at the World Cup for the seventh time in a row.

On Sunday, Spain will face Germany, who unexpectedly lost to Japan 1:2 today. Costa Rica faces an Asian opponent.

Coach Enrique’s men dominated from the start. In the fifth minute, Olmo still missed the goal, but then he opened the scoring. The Leipzig striker went around the stopper Duarte and beat the outbound Navas. He scored Spain’s jubilee 100th goal in the history of the tournament, which only five countries had previously achieved.

In the next ten minutes, Asensio increased from the penalty area after Alba’s pass. Ferran Torres made the point after the first half from a penalty kick. Spain scored three goals at half-time at the World Cup for only the second time in history, having done the same in 1934 against Brazil.

In the 54th minute, Torres added the fourth hit of “La Roja” from a turn from a small goal. In the next twenty minutes, after a cross from the substitute Moraty, he scored a brilliant volley with the help of a rebound from Gavi’s post. The Barcelona midfielder celebrated in style the fact that at the age of 18 years and 110 days he became the youngest Spanish player at the World Cup or European Championship. At the same time, he became the youngest scorer at the World Cup since 1958, when the Brazilian Pelé scored at the age of 17 years and 249 days.

Soler and Morata adjusted the result to a record in the very end. The Costa Ricans did not have a single shot on goal. The 7-0 victory was born at the World Cup for the fifth time in history, the record being the score of 10-1 in the match between Hungary and El Salvador in 1982.