• Spain made their mark on the 2022 World Cup with a thrashing of Costa Rica by a score of 7-0
• Group E was given the nickname “Group of Death”
• Costa Rica had a strong recent defensive record

Spain made their mark on the 2022 World Cup with a thrashing of Costa Rica by a score of 7-0, a performance that sent a message to teams that were favoured to win the tournament, and a performance that made history.

Group E was given the nickname “Group of Death” prior to the finals, but Spain will have little fear going into their match against Germany after dispatching Costa Rica with consummate ease, and in the process, achieving their biggest-ever World Cup win in the process. Spain will have little fear going into their match against Germany after defeating Germany.

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After 11 minutes, Dani Olmo scored the team’s first goal, which also happened to be their 100th goal in World Cup history. Ten minutes later, Marco Asensio doubled La Roja’s lead.

Ferran Torres scored twice on either side of halftime, once from the penalty spot and once from open play, before Gavi netted the pick of the goals and became Spain’s youngest World Cup goalscorer in the process. Ferran Torres scored twice on either side of halftime, once from the penalty spot and once from open play.

Gavi was one of the two teenagers selected by Spain manager Luis Enrique, and both he and Pedri were outstanding performers for a team that displayed very few vulnerabilities. Carlos Soler and Alvaro Morata completed the scoring for Spain.

Coming into the game, Costa Rica had a strong recent defensive record, having kept eight clean sheets in their previous 13 international matches. They were hoping to keep up this strong recent defensive record.

However, after a disastrous first game, Los Ticos coach Luis Fernando Suarez may need to do some strategic rethinking before their match against Japan on Sunday.

Spain XI: Simon, Azpilicueta, Rodri, Laporte, Alba (Balde, 64′), Busquets (Koke, 64′), Gavi, Pedri (Soler, 57′), Torres (Morata, 57′), Asensio (Williams, 69′), Olmo.

Costa Rica XI: Navas, Oviedo (Matarrita, 82′), Calvo, Martinez (Waston, 46′), Duarte, Fuller, Bennette (Ruiz, 61′), Tejeda, Borges (Aguilera, 72′), Campbell, Contreras (Zamora, 61′).

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