Spanish goleada: the Red Furies stroll against Costa Rica and close 7-0

Spain overwhelms Costa Rica in its World Cup debut.

It imposes itself with a clear 7-0 and sends a clear signal to all the pretenders to the final victory. 

In the Al Thumama stadium in Doha, total domination by Luis Enrique's team, who closed the accounts already in the first half with goals from

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and

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Then he found four more beautiful goals in the second half again with Torres,

(first class of 2004, as well as the youngest Spanish player to score in a World Cup match),

and

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Thus Spain responds to Japan's feat against Germany, now preparing for the big match against the Germans which will already be able to say a lot about the fate of Group E. 

The first half between the Spaniards and the Costa Ricans was absolutely one-way: the Red Furies dominated far and wide and took control of operations from the very first stages of the game.

The result was already unlocked in the 11th minute, when Dani Olmo controlled the area with a fine touch and beat Navas 1-0. 

About ten minutes later Spain doubled the lead by Asensio, who kicked first from Jordi Alba's low cross, making fun of the PSG goalkeeper. 

The Costa Rican team fails to shake up their match and in the half hour they are also forced to collect the trio: Jordi Alba goes down into the area after contact with an opponent, the referee awards the penalty and Ferran Torres he coldly realizes for the 3-0 which in fact closes the accounts well in advance.

Spain didn't retreat an inch in the second half and in the 54th minute they found poker again with Ferran Torres, who scored his personal brace with a nice left-footed turn in front of goal. 

Later there will also be space and glory for Gavi's 5-0 win in 2004, who scores with a splendid right-footed volley from Morata's cross, entering the history of the Spanish national team as the youngest player to score at the World Cup (18 years and 110 days ). 

In the final, the new entrants Carlos Soler and Morata also put their signature on the scoresheet, increasing the gap and setting the final at 7-0. 

scoreboard

SPAIN-COSTA RICA 7-0

SPAIN

(4-3-3): Unai Simon 6;

Azpilicueta 6.5, Rodri 6, Laporte 6, Jordi Alba 7.5 (19' st Balde 6);

Pedri 7 (12' st Soler 6.5), Busquets 6.5 (19' st Koke 6), Gavi 7;

Ferran Torres 7.5 (12' st Morata 6.5), Asensio 7 (24' st Williams 6), Dani Olmo 8. On the bench: Sanchez, Raya, Garcia, Pau Torres, Llorente, Guillamon, Pino, Carvajal, Sarabia, Ansu Fati.

Coach: Luis Enrique 7.5. 

COSTA RICA

(4-5-1): Navas 4;

Martinez 4 (1' st Waston 6), Fuller 4, Duarte 4, Calvo 4.5;

Oviedo 4.5 (37' st Matarrita sv), Campbell 5, Borges 5 (27' st Aguilera 5), ​​Tejeda 4.5, Bennette 5 (16' st Ruiz 6);

Contreras 4 (16' st Zamora 4.5).

On the bench: Alvarado, Sequeira, Chacon, Vargas, Venegas, Gerson Torres, Salas, Lopez, Wilson, Hernandez.

Coach: Fernando Suarez 4.5 

Referee

: Abdulla (UAE) 6. 

Goals

: 11' pt Dani Olmo, 21' pt Asensio, 31' pt Ferran Torres (pen);

9' st Ferran Torres, 29' st Gavi, 45' st Soler, 47' st Morata. 

NOTES

: pitch in excellent condition.

About 40,000 spectators. 

Ammonites

: Bald, Campbell. 

Corners

: 5-0 for Spain. 

Recovery

: 5';

8'.