World Cup 2022: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica: Teenager Gavi scores superb volley in emphatic win

Dani Olmo opened the scoring against Costa Rica with what was Spain's 100th extremity astatine a World Cup

Gavi announced himself connected the planetary signifier with a superb volley arsenic Spain produced a sparkling passing show to outclass Costa Rica and commencement their World Cup successful sensational style.

But the prime of their 7 goals was Gavi's outstanding volleyed finish, with the Barcelona teen utilizing the extracurricular of his ft to steer a dropping shot location via the station and go the youngest World Cup goalscorer since Pele.

This has been a tourney afloat of surprises, with Spain's Group E rivals Germany the latest victims with their precocious decision by Japan earlier connected Wednesday, but determination was ne'er a hint of different daze happening here.

La Roja were wholly ascendant from the start, with Costa Rica incapable to unrecorded with their pace, question and precision erstwhile they came forward.

The Euro 2020 semi-finalists went adjacent doubly successful the archetypal 10 minutes, with Dani Olmo and Marco Asensio some firing wide, but they did not person to hold agelong to instrumentality the lead.

Olmo had enactment to bash to erstwhile helium met Gavi's delicate chipped walk into the area, but helium utilized his spot to clasp disconnected Oscar Duarte past span into abstraction to expertly slot past the onrushing Keylor Navas.

It was an ominous commencement for Costa Rica and things rapidly got worse for the 2014 quarter-finalists, who were the past squad to suffice for Qatar.

Again Spain precocious up the mediate of the transportation unopposed, earlier the shot was dispersed near to Jordi Alba and his driven transverse was met powerfully by Asensio - though Navas should person done acold amended with his attempted save.

Victory was sealed conscionable aft the half-hour mark, erstwhile Torres sent Navas the incorrect mode from the spot aft Duarte had hacked astatine Alba successful the box.

But determination was much misery to travel for Costa Rica aft the break, with Spain inactive bare for goals.

Torres capitalised connected much mediocre defending to marque it 4-0, collecting a escaped shot aft bursting into the container and past calmly firing home.

Gavi's superb onslaught added gloss to an already glittering display, with the 18-year-old uncovering a decorativeness to lucifer his awesome show aft gathering a transverse from substitute Alvaro Morata.

Another substitute, Carlos Soler, made it six aft Navas failed to woody with a cross, and Morata rounded disconnected the scoring successful wounded clip aft playing a one-two with Olmo.

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Spain's youngsters nutrient dazzling display

Gavi is the youngest antheral to play for Spain astatine a World Cup and his extremity made him the youngest goalscorer astatine a finals since Brazilian Pele successful 1958.

The mode helium took it was worthy of the fable mentioned successful that statistic, and capped a show which was mature beyond his years.

He was not the lone young Spanish subordinate to dazzle either, with 19-year-old Pedri besides enjoying an outstanding evening successful midfield.

Costa Rica were hardly allowed a kick, managing lone 231 passes to 1,043 from Spain, and failing to registry a azygous effort astatine goal.

Spain had mislaid their opening matches astatine the past 3 World Cups, including successful 2010 erstwhile they went connected to triumph the tournament.

This time, they could not person made a much emphatic start, and volition beryllium successful assured temper erstwhile they look Germany successful their adjacent game, knowing different triumph would each but destruct their large European rivals.

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