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Spain v Costa Rica: Key moments as La Furia Roja make perfect start

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FULL TIME: Spain hit seven past sorry Costa Rica.
FULL TIME: Spain hit seven past sorry Costa Rica.StatsPerform/AFP
Spain thrashed Costa Rica 7-0 for their first opening World Cup win since 2006, marking the perfect start to a tough-looking Group E for coach Luis Enrique.

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90+9' The match has just finished.

90+7' Joel Campbell (Costa Rica) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Mohammed Mohamed had an easy-decision to make.

90+2' 7 - 0 Stunning strike! Alvaro Morata (Spain) latches on to a precise through ball from Dani Olmo before unleashing an unstoppable shot into the back of the net from the edge of the area. Fantastic goal. The score is now 7:0.

90' 6 - 0 Goal! Carlos Soler (Spain) fires the rebound inside the right post after the ball breaks to him in the box. The score is 6:0.

82' Today's match ends for Bryan Oviedo who will be replaced by Ronald Matarrita (Costa Rica).

74' 5 - 0 Sensational! Gavi (Spain) shows off his superb ability as he volleys the ball from inside the box onto the bottom of the right post and into the net. The assist goes to Alvaro Morata and the score changes to 5:0.

72' Luis Suarez prepares a substitution. Celso Borges is replaced by Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica).

69' The manager makes a subsitution with Nico Williams (Spain) coming on for Marco Asensio.

68' Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica) has tested the patience of referee Mohammed Mohamed and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.

64' Luis Enrique decides to make a substitution. Sergio Busquets will be replaced by Koke (Spain).

64' Jordi Alba goes off the pitch and Alejandro Balde (Spain) comes on.

63' What a big chance! Alvaro Morata (Spain) picks up an inch-perfect pass inside the box and fires the ball a whisker wide of the right post.

61' Luis Suarez has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica) replacing Jewison Bennette.

61' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Alvaro Zamora (Costa Rica) replaces Anthony Contreras.

57' Here is a change. Pedri is going off and Luis Enrique gives the last tactical orders to Carlos Soler (Spain).

57' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Ferran Torres departs the field of play to be replaced by Alvaro Morata (Spain).

54' 4 - 0 Goal! Ferran Torres (Spain) pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beats the goalkeeper with a shot into the bottom left corner. He makes it 4:0.

46' The game is over for Carlos Martinez. Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley (Costa Rica) comes on for the second half.

46' The half-time break is over and the second half is about to start.

45+6' The referee blows his whistle to end the first half and the players are now heading to their respective dressing rooms.

45+5' Pedri plays a pass to Marco Asensio (Spain), but he fails to get a decent shot away from inside the box and the ball flies well wide of the left post.

31' 3 - 0 Goal! Ferran Torres (Spain) runs up to the ball, stops and waits for Keylor Navas to commit before slotting the penalty into the bottom left corner.

30' Mohammed Mohamed blows his whistle after Oscar Duarte (Costa Rica) kicks an opponent's legs instead of the ball. PENALTY to Spain! Great chance to score.

21' 2 - 0 What a goal! Jordi Alba plays it to Marco Asensio (Spain), who finds himself unmarked inside the box and slots a first-time shot past Keylor Navas into the bottom right corner.

11' 1 - 0 GOAL! Dani Olmo (Spain) collects a pass and from inside the box he lifts the ball over Keylor Navas, who was off his line. What a finish that is! 1:0.

9' That was close by Marco Asensio (Spain)! He receives a pass on the edge of the box and shoots, but the ball goes inches wide of the right post.

5' Dani Olmo (Spain) gets on the end of a cross from Pedri, but his shot goes a whisker wide of the left post.

1' The match has just started.

Pre-match:

Spain manager Luis Enrique, who played in three editions of this competition for La Roja, has been criticised for his exclusion of senior players ahead of the tournament, but stated "How can I doubt myself? I am the best coach on earth" with 20 of Spain’s 26-player squad now making their first appearance at a World Cup.

Luis Fernando Suárez’s Costa Rica side are no pushovers but the strength of a group that also contains Germany and Japan, means Los Ticos were given just a 9.8% chance of progression - the lowest of any side pre-tournament according to Opta. Yet despite that this is their record third-consecutive competition appearance, and Suárez will be looking to replicate Costa Rica’s impressive run to the quarter finals in 2014, when they topped a group containing former world champions England, Italy and Uruguay.

Spain starting XI: Unai Simon - Cesar Azpilicueta, Rodri, Aymeric Laporte, Jordi Alba - Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri - Ferran Torres, Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo

Costa Rica starting XI: Keylor Navas - Keysher Fuller, Francisco Calvo, Oscar Duarte, Bryan Oviedo - Celso Borges, Yeltsin Tejeda - Anthony Contreras, Bryan Ruiz, Jewison Bennette - Joel Campbell

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