The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 started with a bang. The opening matches saw Canada draw their opening match against Nigeria, shocking the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal winners. Like all tournaments, the World Cup offers a lot of thrills and spills, and fans expect the same to happen. But not with Spain. They dominated their opening match against Costa Rica and scored a sensational 3-0 victory. Thus, they are the dark horses to win the World Cup.

They scored three goals in the match, as Aitana Bonmati and Esther González scored for Spain. The first goal came through an own goal as Valeria del Campo scored an own goal in the first half to give Spain the lead. Hence, fans reacted to the result and enjoyed their opening match.

Spain wins their opening match in sensational fashion

Astonished by the performance levels, one fan commented, “Spain is so f**king good.” The game saw them dominating the match from start to finish. They blew away the opposition in the first half and had three goals in the space of seven minutes. Hence, fans loved it and reacted on Twitter.

One more fan noticed the team’s dominance and their incredible stat. The fan commented, “Spain, Costa Rica out of context.” In the game, Spain had 46 shots on goal, while Costa Rica managed just one in the entire game. They showcased the difference in quality as Spain started their campaign well.

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One fan pointed out the Costa Rica Goalkeeper, Daniela Solera Vega, who kept the scoreline from becoming worse after saving multiple shots on goal. The fan stated, “This Costa Rica goalie is the one keeping Spain from scoring more.. She’s good.”

Able challengers for the USWNT and England?

After their sensational victory in the opening match, the soccer fraternity should stand up and take notice of this underrated side. They have a certain balance about the entire squad and function well as a team. Therefore, they are able challengers against USWNT and England to win the World Cup. They have players like Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati, who are Champions League winners with Barcelona.

Although Putellas is recovering from an injury, Bonmati remains one of their crucial players in the side. She is instrumental to the team in dictating play from the middle of the park. Hence, England and USWNT will have their task cut out to take them in the latter stages. Do you think Spain can win the World Cup?

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