Spain did not miss their entry into this 2022 World Cup. With six different scorers, La Roja outright blew up Costa Rica (7-0) to take the lead in group E. The mass was said before half hour of play.
At the Al-Thumama stadium in Doha, the Spaniards immediately took up residence in the opposing half, without ever leaving the slightest initiative to the totally overwhelmed Costa Ricans.
Luis Enrique’s men thus logically passed in the 11th minute by Dani Olmo who, after a stint with Gavi, got rid of Oscar Duarte with a rotation control before deceiving Navas.
Double from Ferran Torres
Totally masters of the game, they doubled the mark 10 minutes later by Marco Asensio, who victoriously took over a tight cross from Jordi Alba on the left side (21st).
The affair turned into a demonstration half an hour into the game when Duarte made a mistake in the area on Jordi Alba and Ferran Torres converted the penalty that followed (3-0).
In the second half, the demonstration turned into humiliation for Luis Fernando Suarez’s players, with… 4 new goals from La Roja: Ferran Torres doubled his personal tally (54th), then Gavi (75th), Soler ( 90th) and Morata (90th + 2) scored.
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