For its entry into the World Cup, Spain delivered a show of collective and offensive force at the expense of Costa Rica, humiliated 7-0 in Doha.
La Roja thus takes the lead in Group E on goal difference, tied on points with Japan, surprise winner of Germany (2-1) earlier in the followingnoon.
Germany and Spain will be opposed on Sunday at the Al-Bayt stadium in Al-Khor, during the next day.
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.
Leipzig striker Dani Olmo sent the first thrill through the stadium in the 5th minute with a volley at the far post which narrowly missed the goal of Keylor Navas, the Paris SG goalkeeper who is playing his third Worldwide in a row.
Four minutes later, Marco Asensio, the favorite Real Madrid striker to Alvaro Morata at kick-off, in turn missed the opener, his low shot at the entrance to the penalty area Passing once more just next door.
Luis Enrique’s men finally passed very logically in front in the 11th minute by Dani Olmo who, following a stint with Gavi, got rid of Oscar Duarte with a rotational control before deceiving Navas from close range.
Totally masters of the game, the Spaniards doubled the mark ten minutes later by Marco Asensio, who victoriously took over a tight cross from Jordi Alba on the left side (21st).
Double from Ferran Torres
The case turned into a demonstration half an hour into the game when Duarte made a mistake in the area on Jordi Alba. Emirati referee Mohammed Abdulla whistled a penalty that Ferran Torres transformed with great composure (3-1).
From then on, the rest of the game promised to be very long for the Central American team, which was difficult to qualify for the World Cup in a play-off once morest New Zealand (1-0).
In the second half, the demonstration turned into humiliation for Luis Fernando Suarez’s players, with… four new goals from La Roja.
Ferran Torres first went there with his double to add a fourth goal by taking advantage of a disagreement between Bryan Oviedo and Navas (54th).
Then Gavi, the Barça midfielder, scored with a volley following receiving a cross from Alvaro Morata (75), who came into play in place of Ferran Torres.
As in training, and while the last minutes seemed like an eternity for Navas and his family, Carlos Soler (90th) and Alvaro Morata (90 + 2) gave the score a rare scale in the World Cup, unprecedented in this 22nd edition.
Semi-finalist of the last Euro, La Roja impressed for his debut, once morest a Costa Rica which appeared very weak.
A first bet in any case successful for coach Luis Enrique.
This article has been published automatically. Sources: ats / afp
