Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group C - Spain v Costa Rica - Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand - July 21, 2023 Referee Casey Reibelt shakes hands with Spain's Aitana Bonmati after the match REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Spain began their Women's World Cup campaign in scintillating fashion by beating Costa Rica 3-0 in their Group C opener on Friday thanks to an own goal and first-half strikes from Aitana Bonmati and Esther Gonzalez at Wellington Regional Stadium.
The teams had played out a draw when they faced each other on their World Cup debuts in 2015 but Spain are now sixth in the women's rankings and it showed in their technical and physical superiority as they scored three times in a six-minute blitz.
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