Doha ¨C Spain got its World Cup off to a pulsating start with a record 7-0 rout of Costa Rica as a Ferran Torres brace and a sumptuous strike from Gavi sent the team past the 100-goal mark in soccer¡¯s showpiece event on Wednesday.
The European giant put its stamp on a Group E stunned by Japan¡¯s 2-1 victory over Germany with a relentless attack against a shambolic Costa Rican side that gave Luis Enrique¡¯s team time and space to carve out chance after chance.
It was a night of records at Doha¡¯s iconic Al Thumama Stadium for a Spanish side that struggled at World Cups since winning the title in 2010, with the 18-year-old Gavi becoming the country¡¯s youngest World Cup player, and the youngest to score since Brazil great Pele in 1958.
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