Women's World Cup 2023: Spain 3-0 Costa Rica - dominant Spanish record easy win

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Spain cruised to triumph successful their Women's World Cup opener arsenic they dominated Costa Rica successful Wellington.

Valeria del Campo scored an ain extremity to enactment Spain ahead, earlier Aitana Bonmati curled successful a 2nd 2 minutes later.

Esther Gonzalez added a 3rd aft a header against the crossbar by Jennifer Hermoso, who past had a punishment saved by Daniela Solera.

Olga Carmona deed the barroom and Solera made a fig of good saves to restrict Spain to 3 goals.

For Spain, looking to beforehand past the last-16 signifier for the archetypal time, it was the cleanable commencement to their Group C run aft a disrupted build-up to the tournament.

In September, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) claimed 15 members of its nationalist team, unhappy with grooming methods and lucifer preparation, said they would resign if manager Jorge Vilda did not measurement down.

The federation backed Vilda and helium only past named 3 of those 15 players - Barcelona's Mariona Caldentey, Bonmati and Ona Batlle - successful the World Cup squad.

Costa Rica had ne'er won a lucifer astatine a Women's World Cup, but had drawn 1-1 successful their opener against Spain successful 2015 - the lone different tourney they had qualified for.

But determination ne'er looked similar being a repetition arsenic Spain dominated.

Bonmati, Gonzalez, Ivana Andres and Salma Paralluelo each missed chances earlier Del Campo converted Gonzalez's transverse from the left.

Spain scored 3 times successful a seven-minute spell and had a large accidental for a 4th but Hermoso's mediocre punishment was pushed distant by Solera.

Only an inspired show from Solera kept the scoreline respectable arsenic she made fantabulous saves to contradict Paralluelo, Olga Carmona and Ivana Andres.

Midfielder Alexia Putellas, who won the Ballon d'Or for being the champion subordinate successful the satellite successful 2021 and 2022, was among the Spain substitutes and played the past 13 minutes arsenic she recovers from injury.

She sustained a superior genu wounded conscionable earlier past year's Women's European Championship and has not played a afloat lucifer since.

Spain volition beryllium looking for different large triumph successful their adjacent lucifer connected 26 July arsenic they look Zambia, astatine 77th the lowest-ranked squad successful the tournament, with Costa Rica facing 2011 winners and 2015 runners-up Japan.

Line-ups

Spain

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Rodríguez Rivero
2BatlleSubstituted forHernándezat 88'minutes
4Paredes
5Andrés
19Carmona
6Bonmatí
3AbelleiraSubstituted forZornozaat 77'minutes
22del CastilloSubstituted forCaldentey Oliverat 63'minutes
10Hermoso
18ParallueloSubstituted forPutellasat 77'minutes
9GonzálezSubstituted forRedondoat 63'minutes

Substitutes

7Guerrero
8Caldentey Oliver
11Putellas
12Hernández
13Salón
14Codina
15Navarro
16Pérez
17Redondo
20Gálvez
21Zornoza
23Coll Lluch

Costa Rica

Formation 3-4-3

23Solera
20Villalobos
4Benavides
5del Campo
3Coto
16Alvarado
10VillalobosSubstituted forPinellat 73'minutes
12ElizondoSubstituted forGranadosat 58'minutes
7Herrera
9SalasSubstituted forScottat 73'minutes
14Chinchilla

Substitutes

1Pérez
2Guillén
6Sánchez
8Campos
11Rodríguez
13Valenciano
15Granados
17Varela
18Tapia
19Pinell
21Scott
22Estrada

Referee:Casey Reibelt

Attendance:22,966

Live Text

Match ends, Spain 3, Costa Rica Women 0.
Second Half ends, Spain 3, Costa Rica Women 0.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Offside, Spain. Oihane Hernández tries a done ball, but Alba Redondo is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Olga Carmona (Spain) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Olga Carmona (Spain) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Mélissa Herrera (Costa Rica Women).
Attempt saved. Jenni Hermoso (Spain) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Olga Carmona with a cross.
Irene Paredes (Spain) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Priscila Chinchilla (Costa Rica Women).
Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Alba Redondo.
Foul by Alba Redondo (Spain).
Mariana Benavides (Costa Rica Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Spain. Oihane Hernández replaces Ona Batlle.
Corner, Spain. Conceded by Mariana Benavides.
Offside, Spain. Alexia Putellas tries a done ball, but Jenni Hermoso is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
Attempt saved. Alexia Putellas (Spain) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner.
Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked.