World Cup group stage E first round Spain VS Costa Rica
Match time: November 24 00:00
Spanish team's recent situation
Pre-match preparation, the Spanish team played a friendly match with Jordan on November 18. With the goals of three young players, Garvey, Fati and Williams, Spain defeated Jordan with a score of 3-1, storming the youth storm of the Bullfighters' army and showed a relatively outstanding state. In terms of injury situations in
, Roberto, Ruiz , Oyasabal and Gaya all suffered injuries of varying degrees. Among them, Oyasabal's injury had a great impact on Spain's offensive strength.
In addition, the Spanish team's roster is also controversial. Due to the gathering of stars in the team, Enrique may also be very confused when choosing the roster. The two well-known stars, Ramos and Thiago, did not get the ticket to the Qatar World Cup.
Costa Rica's recent situation
Pre-match preparation, Costa Rica played a warm-up match with Nigeria on November 10 and defeated its opponent 2-0. In terms of injury situation, the team is generally healthy. The team goalkeeper Navas had been plagued by injuries before, but the good news is that his injury is not serious, and the "Na" wall will continue to escort the Costa Rica team.
Past match records
Spain and Costa Rica have no match records in the history of the World Cup. The two teams have played 3 friendly matches in total. The Spanish team has remained unbeaten with 2 wins and 1 draw, with a 9-3 goal ratio.
The two teams have recently recorded
Spain has achieved 4 wins and 1 loss in the last five games, including defeating the strong Portugal 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League.
Costa Rica has achieved 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 games, including defeating New Zealand 1-0 in the World Cup play-offs and successfully obtaining a ticket to the Qatar World Cup.
Pre-match remarks
Spanish coach Enrique and star Busquets attended the pre-match press conference. Regarding opponent Costa Rica, Enrique said that the team has devoted all the energy of the past week to studying opponents, and he has the greatest respect for Costa Rica. Enrique also pointed out that Rodri and Gilliamont have flexible positions, and the two can be competent for both central defenders and midfielders. When asked how far the Spanish team can go in this World Cup, Enrique said the team's goal is to reach the finals.
Costa Rica coach Luis Suarez attended the pre-match press conference. When talking about his opponent Spain, he pointed out that it could be expected that this would be a very difficult game and that players must play to their strengths. When asked whether to determine the starting lineup, Suarez admitted that he had not yet set a starting lineup and it was very difficult to make a choice, but he believed that the team was united and players on the bench would unconditionally support the starting players.
Pre-match analysis
Spain currently ranks 7th in the world, Costa Rica ranks 31st. Judging from paper strength, the "Matte Fighter Legion" is still far higher than the opponent. After experiencing the previous hard times of youth and bad luck, the Spanish national team ushered in a blowout of a generation of young players. Pedri , Gavey and Fati are undoubtedly the priceless treasures of the current Spanish team. The team has clear levels of old, middle-aged and young people, and the overall age composition is relatively reasonable. However, the lack of world-class stars on the front line is still a dilemma that the Spanish team needs to face, and the many good players on the wing cannot make up for the insufficient inventory of centers.
It is worth mentioning that since 2010 South Africa World Cup , Spain has not won the first game of the group stage (0-1 Switzerland , 1-5 Netherlands , 3-3 Portugal). Costa Rica happens to be a regular disruptor to the Death Group. They had previously broken through the group with England, Italy and Uruguay . This time they entered the Death Group again, which is undoubtedly full of highlights. Whether Spain can break the curse of unbeatable victory in the first battle will be announced at that time.
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