Spain on seventh heaven: beat Costa Rica in a one-sided match; 6 players scored goals
Spain thrashed Costa Rica 7-0 in their second Group E match at the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. 6 players from Spain scored 7 goals. The team took a 3-goal lead in the first half and then scored 4 goals in the second half. Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio, Álvaro Morata, Carlos Soler and Gavi scored one each, while Ferran Torres scored twice. With the first goal, Spain completed 100 goals in the World Cup. Costa Rica, on the other hand, could not find a single shot on goal.
Now Spain has come on the first number of Group E. And Costa Rica is in last place. Japan is in second place and four-time world champion Germany is in third place.
Spain made the lead in the first half
Spain took a 3 goal lead in the first half. Dani Olmo scored in the 11th minute. Gavi made a pass from midfield to Olmo, seeing space, and Olmo made no mistake and fired the ball into the net, beating the goalkeeper.
Marco Asensio scored the team’s second goal. Asensio tapped in and tapped in a cross from Jordi Elba, who plays club football for FC Barcelona.
The third goal was scored from a penalty. In the 31st minute, Duarte brought down Spain’s Jordi Alba in the penalty box. This earned Spain a penalty which Ferran Torres converted without making any mistake.
Gavi shines in the second half
After taking the lead in the first half, Spain continued to score goals in the second half as well. First Ferran Torres scored his second goal of the match. After this, 18-year-old young player Pablo Gavi scored a goal in the 74th minute. Gavi scored a goal in his very first World Cup match.
Costa Rica did not hit a single shot
Costa Rica’s team could not hit a single shot towards the goal. Spain’s defense was so strong that Costa Rica could not even take the ball past the defense line. Spain had the ball 82% of the time throughout the match. Costa Rica will now have to win their remaining matches against Japan and Germany in Group E to progress to the next round.
Spain showed a glimpse of Tiki-Taka
Spain’s manager Luis Enrique has also been the manager of Barcelona. They mainly believe in tiki-taka football. Tiki-taka football is a game of passing. Players take the game forward by passing. The Spanish national team did something similar today. Spain made a total of 1043 passes in the match. At the same time, Costa Rica could manage only 231 passes.
spain set world record
Spain made 1043 passes in this World Cup match. His accuracy rate was 93%. He broke his own record for most passes in the World Cup. Earlier, Spain made a record of 779 passes against Russia in the 2018 World Cup. Argentina made 703 passes against Greece in 2010, third behind Spain. Spain’s record of 1043 passes is also a record in club level football. German club Bayern Munich had 1033 passes in 2014. Spain also broke Bayern Munich’s record in today’s match. Apart from Munich, there is a record of 988 passes in the name of Barcelona and 979 in the name of Manchester City.
