Spain begins the 2023 Women’s World Cup group stage with a match against Costa Rica at 3:30 AM ET on July 21.
How to Watch Spain vs. Costa Rica
- Game Day: Friday, July 21, 2023
- Game Time: 3:30 AM ET
- TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Venue: Westpac Stadium
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Spain and Costa Rica Roster Makeup
- More Spain players play domestically in Liga F than any other league. They have 21 players on Liga F rosters in this tournament, including nine who play at Real Madrid.
- The roster for Spain does not have any players from the NWSL.
- Costa Rica has 19 players on its roster for this tournament (82.6% of the team) from Costa Rica Primera Division Women. Seven of them play for Saprissa FF.
- Raquel Rodriguez (Portland Thorns FC) made the team as the lone NWSL player on the roster for Costa Rica in this tournament.
Spain and Costa Rica Matchup Statistics
- Spain went 6-5-2 in 2022 against teams competing in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, finishing with a goal differential of +16 in those games. In 2023, it is 5-0-1 against World Cup teams, with its goal differential sitting at +16.
- Spain’s 9-0 win over Vietnam earlier this year on July 13 was the last time it squared off against a team participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
- In the Round of 16 of the 2019 World Cup, Spain lost 2-1 to the United States.
- Costa Rica went 2-1-7 in 2022 against teams competing in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, finishing with a goal differential of -10 in those matches. In 2023, it is 1-1-1 versus World Cup teams, with its goal differential coming in at +1.
- Costa Rica’s 2-0 win over Haiti earlier this year on July 3 was the last time that Costa Rica matched up with a team competing in the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
- Costa Rica wasn’t among the 24 squads that participated in the 2019 World Cup, as it failed to qualify.
Spain Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score |
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7/21/2023 | Costa Rica | – |
7/26/2023 | Zambia | – |
7/31/2023 | Japan | – |
Costa Rica Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score |
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7/21/2023 | Spain | – |
7/26/2023 | Japan | – |
7/31/2023 | Zambia | – |