Let’s do this by numbers, shall we? For the first time in four World Cups, Spain won their opening game. Dani Olmo scored their 100th goal in the tournament’s history and 18-year-old Gavi, one of two teenagers in the starting lineup, was their youngest ever goalscorer.
They were just two of six different scorers, Spain reaching that magical figure the vidiprinter spells out to avoid confusion and express wonder.
Written by Sid Lowe at Al Thumama Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/23/spain-costa-rica-world-cup-group-e-match-report under the title “Gavi makes World Cup history for Spain in 7-0 thrashing of feeble Costa Rica”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.