FIFA World Cup

FULL TIME
Spain WWLWW 7
–
Costa Rica WWDWW 0
  • Dani Olmo 11'
  • Marco Asensio 21'
  • Ferran Torres 31' P
  • Ferran Torres 54'
  • Gavi 74'
  • Carlos Soler 90'
  • Álvaro Morata 90'+2'
1st2ndT
ESP347
CRC000
Al Thumama Stadium · 40,013 att.

Match Report

Young Spain squad routs Costa Rica 7-0 at World Cup

— Spain’s young squad got off to a high-scoring start at the World Cup, routing Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

CRC ESP
12
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
0
18.1
Possession
81.9
0
SHOTS
17
0
ON GOAL
8
0
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
165
Accurate Passes
978
230
Passes
1045
70
Pass Completion %
90
1
Accurate Crosses
2
4
Crosses
15
30
Cross %
10
47
Long Balls
46
20
Accurate Long Balls
35
40
Long Balls %
80
0
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
7
21
Tackles
14
70
Tackle %
50
14
Interceptions
4
17
Effective Clearances
4
17
Clearances
4

Match Leaders

ESP

  • Marco Asensio M Total Shots 5

CRC

  • Keylor Navas G Saves 1

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-0

Lineups

Confirmed

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. Unai SimónG23
  2. Aymeric LaporteCD-L24
  3. RodriCD-R16
  4. Jordi AlbaLB18
  5. César AzpilicuetaRB2
  6. Sergio BusquetsCM5
  7. PedriLM26
  8. GaviRM9
  9. Marco AsensioF10
  10. Dani OlmoLF21
  11. Ferran TorresRF11

Substitutes

  1. Álvaro MorataSUB7
  2. Hugo GuillamónSUB15
  3. Carlos SolerSUB19
  4. KokeSUB8
  5. Yéremy PinoSUB17
  6. Eric GarcíaSUB3
  7. David RayaSUB13
  8. Pablo SarabiaSUB22
  9. Marcos LlorenteSUB6
  10. Dani CarvajalSUB20
  11. Alejandro BaldeSUB14
  12. Nico WilliamsSUB12
  13. Pau TorresSUB4
  14. Ansu FatiSUB25
  15. Robert SánchezSUB1

CRC · 4-4-2

  1. Keylor NavasG1
  2. Francisco CalvoCD-L15
  3. Óscar DuarteCD-R6
  4. Bryan OviedoLB8
  5. Carlos MartinezRB16
  6. Yeltsin TejedaCM-L17
  7. Celso BorgesCM-R5
  8. Jewison BennetteLM9
  9. Keysher FullerRM4
  10. Anthony ContrerasCF-L7
  11. Joel CampbellCF-R12

Substitutes

  1. Juan Pablo VargasSUB3
  2. Bryan RuizSUB10
  3. Kendall WastonSUB19
  4. Roan WilsonSUB24
  5. Gerson TorresSUB13
  6. Esteban AlvaradoSUB18
  7. Brandon AguileraSUB20
  8. Daniel ChacónSUB2
  9. Patrick SequeiraSUB23
  10. Álvaro ZamoraSUB26
  11. Anthony HernándezSUB25
  12. Douglas LópezSUB21
  13. Johan VenegasSUB11
  14. Rónald MatarritaSUB22
  15. Youstin SalasSUB14

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 90'+7'

    Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Joel Campbell
  2. Goal 90'+2'

    Goal! Spain 7, Costa Rica 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.

    Álvaro Morata
  3. Goal 90'

    Goal! Spain 6, Costa Rica 0. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

    Carlos Soler
  4. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Bryan Oviedo.

    Rónald Matarrita
  5. Goal - Volley 74'

    Goal! Spain 5, Costa Rica 0. Gavi (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a through ball.

    Gavi
  6. Substitution 72'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera replaces Celso Borges.

    Brandon Aguilera
  7. Substitution 69'

    Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Marco Asensio.

    Nico Williams
  8. Yellow Card 68'

    Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Francisco Calvo
  9. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Sergio Busquets.

    Koke
  10. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Spain. Alejandro Balde replaces Jordi Alba.

    Alejandro Balde
  11. Substitution 61'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruiz replaces Jewison Bennette.

    Bryan Ruiz
  12. Substitution 61'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Álvaro Zamora replaces Anthony Contreras.

    Álvaro Zamora
  13. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces Pedri.

    Carlos Soler
  14. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Ferran Torres.

    Álvaro Morata
  15. Goal 54'

    Goal! Spain 4, Costa Rica 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.

    Ferran Torres
  16. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Kendall Waston replaces Carlos Martínez.

    Kendall Waston
  17. Penalty - Scored 31'

    Goal! Spain 3, Costa Rica 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Ferran Torres
  18. Goal 21'

    Goal! Spain 2, Costa Rica 0. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.

    Marco Asensio
  19. Goal 11'

    Goal! Spain 1, Costa Rica 0. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

    Dani Olmo
  1. End Regular Time 90'+9'

    Second Half ends, Spain 7, Costa Rica 0.

  2. Yellow Card 90'+7'

    Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Joel Campbell
  3. Goal 90'+2'

    Goal! Spain 7, Costa Rica 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.

    Álvaro Morata
  4. Goal 90'

    Goal! Spain 6, Costa Rica 0. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

    Carlos Soler
  5. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Ronald Matarrita replaces Bryan Oviedo.

    Rónald Matarrita
  6. Goal - Volley 74'

    Goal! Spain 5, Costa Rica 0. Gavi (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a through ball.

    Gavi
  7. Substitution 72'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Brandon Aguilera replaces Celso Borges.

    Brandon Aguilera
  8. Substitution 69'

    Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Marco Asensio.

    Nico Williams
  9. Yellow Card 68'

    Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Francisco Calvo
  10. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Sergio Busquets.

    Koke
  11. Substitution 64'

    Substitution, Spain. Alejandro Balde replaces Jordi Alba.

    Alejandro Balde
  12. Substitution 61'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Bryan Ruiz replaces Jewison Bennette.

    Bryan Ruiz
  13. Substitution 61'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Álvaro Zamora replaces Anthony Contreras.

    Álvaro Zamora
  14. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces Pedri.

    Carlos Soler
  15. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Ferran Torres.

    Álvaro Morata
  16. Goal 54'

    Goal! Spain 4, Costa Rica 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.

    Ferran Torres
  17. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Costa Rica. Kendall Waston replaces Carlos Martínez.

    Kendall Waston
  18. Start 2nd Half 45'

    Second Half begins Spain 3, Costa Rica 0.

  19. Halftime 45'+6'

    First Half ends, Spain 3, Costa Rica 0.

  20. Penalty - Scored 31'

    Goal! Spain 3, Costa Rica 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Ferran Torres
  21. Goal 21'

    Goal! Spain 2, Costa Rica 0. Marco Asensio (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.

    Marco Asensio
  22. Goal 11'

    Goal! Spain 1, Costa Rica 0. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

    Dani Olmo
  23. Kickoff

FIFA World Cup News

All news
ESPN ESPN Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026 ESPN provides game-by-game analysis of Lionel Messi's performances for Inter Miami and Argentina. News Associated Press Two-time WC coach Okada leaves Japan post over AFC support of Infantino Two-time World Cup coach Takeshi Okada resigned as Japanese federation VP in protest over AFC support of FIFA during Gianni Infantino's re-election campaign. ESPN Chris Jones, special to ESPN Vozinha's Ballon d'Or night a perfect moment for soccer's dreamers Vozinha's improbable star turn at the 2026 World Cup led him to Monday night's Ballon d'Or ceremony. It was also a perfect moment for those who love the game, but never get love back. ESPN James Olley Kane's long road to Ballon d'Or glory ends with his crowning moment After a remarkable year for Bayern Munich and England, Harry Kane becoming the world's best player is the ultimate reward for years of perseverance.