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Spain vs Costa Rica – Lineups & Match Details

Spain beat Costa Rica 7-0. Goals: Álvaro Morata (90'). Spain had 82% possession against Costa Rica's 18%. Shots on target: 8-0.

World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Wednesday, 23 November 2022

SpainSpain

7 - 0

Full Time

HT: 3 - 0

Costa RicaCosta Rica

Referee: Mohamed Abdulla Hassan Mohd

Lineups

SpainSpain4-3-3
Unai Simón23Unai SimónG
César Azpilicueta2César AzpilicuetaD
Rodri16RodriD
Aymeric Laporte24Aymeric LaporteD
Jordi Alba18Jordi AlbaD
Gavi9GaviM
Sergio Busquets5Sergio BusquetsM
Pedri26PedriM
Ferran Torres11Ferran TorresF
Marco Asensio10Marco AsensioF
Dani Olmo21Dani OlmoF

Substitutes

19Carlos SolerM
7Álvaro MorataF
8KokeM
14Alejandro BaldeD
12Nico WilliamsF
3Eric GarcíaD
4Pau TorresD
1Robert SánchezG
22Pablo SarabiaM
6Marcos LlorenteM
20Dani CarvajalD
17Yeremy PinoM
15Hugo GuillamónD
25Ansu FatiF
13David RayaG
Costa RicaCosta Rica4-4-2
K. Navas1K. NavasG
C. Martínez16C. MartínezD
Ó. Duarte6Ó. DuarteD
F. Calvo15F. CalvoD
B. Oviedo8B. OviedoD
K. Fuller4K. FullerM
C. Borges5C. BorgesM
Y. Tejeda17Y. TejedaM
J. Bennette9J. BennetteM
J. Campbell12J. CampbellF
A. Contreras7A. ContrerasF

Substitutes

19K. WastonD
10B. RuizF
26Á. ZamoraM
20B. AguileraM
22R. MatarritaD
24R. WilsonF
23P. SequeiraG
2D. ChacónM
18E. AlvaradoG
14Y. SalasM
21D. LópezD
11J. VenegasM
3J. VargasD
13G. TorresM
25A. HernándezF

Match Events

90'+2G

Álvaro Morata

Assist: Dani Olmo

Statistics

Spain
82%18%
Costa Rica
0Expected Goals (xG)0
17Total Shots0
8Shots on Target0
5Corners0
8Fouls12
3Offsides7
94Pass Accuracy (%)72
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Spain host Costa Rica on Wednesday, 23 November 2022. The kick-off time is 16:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Spain go into the match 2nd in the table; Costa Rica sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Spain have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses from their last 4. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Costa Rica have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Spain beat Costa Rica 7-0. Spain scored through Álvaro Morata 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Spain held 82% of the ball against 18% for Costa Rica. Shots on target finished 8-0.

Verdict

The win nudges Spain forward and leaves Costa Rica with work to do. Spain sat 2nd and Costa Rica 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.