Watch (highlights): Spain's record-setting rout over Costa Rica featuring Gavi and Co.

• by Arlo Moore-Bloom  @ArloMBloom, Nov 24, 2022

The 18-year-old Gavi became the third youngest player to score in a World Cup since Pele (17 years, 239 days, vs. Wales in 1958) and Mexico's Manuel Rosas (18 years, 93 days, vs. Argentina in 1930) when he scored Spain's fifth goal in the 74th minute.

All-time youngest players to appear at a World Cup for Spain
1. 18 years, 110 days – Gavi vs. Costa Rica (23/11/2022)
2. 19, 36 – Alejandro Balde  vs. Costa Rica (23/11/2022)
3. 19, 41 – Cesc Fabregas vs. Ukraine (14/06/2006)
4. 19, 363 – Pedri vs Costa Rica (23/11/2022)
5. 20, 76 – Sergio Ramos vs Ukraine (14/06/2006)

• Spain’s first goal in the 7-0 victory was their 100th goal in World Cup history.

• Jewison Bennette (18 years, 161 days) became Costa Rica’s youngest player to make an appearance in the World Cup while Bryan Ruiz (37 years, 97 days) became the nation's
oldest in the same game.