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Spain vs. Costa Rica
How to watch: 11 a.m. Eastern. Fox, Telemundo, Peacock (free).
Matchups: One of the youngest teams in the field, Spain brims with one-named stalwarts in the midfield, from Pedri to Rodri to Gavi, who will thrust into the attacking third and stay there. At some point, though, Spain would be wise to relinquish the ball by shooting it — on goal, ideally — and it figures they will have plenty of opportunities to do so.
However, never, ever underestimate Costa Rica, which reached the 2014 quarterfinals and still features the elite goalkeeper, Keylor Navas, and top attacking threat, Joel Campbell, who powered that surprising joyride. Los Ticos will not control possession against Spain — in fairness, who does? — but they have the potential to absorb all means of pressure and then swipe a result off the counterattack.
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/23/sports/world-cup-scores