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KEY STATS: Spain versus Costa Rica

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Spain play Costa Rica in the World Cup in Doha on Wednesday.

When: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 18:00 local

Where: Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Capacity: 40000

Odds: Spain win: 1/7

Costa Rica win: 22/1

Draw: 6/1

Key stats:

* Spain are now one of the dominant forces of the world game, recently having won the European Championships in 2008 and 2012 as well as the World Cup in 2010.

* Between November 2006 and June 2009 Spain enjoyed a record-equalling 35 match unbeaten run which included a 15 game winning streak.

* Spain won six out of their eight 2022 World Cup qualifying games, losing 2-1 in Sweden and drawing 1-1 at home to Greece.

* Costa Rica are the third most successful CONCACAF nation and have qualified for three World Cup finals.

* Costa Rica have failed to win their last six matches at the World Cup (in regular time).

* Costa Rica have won two (v Uzbekistan and Nigeria) and drawn one (v Korea Republic) pre-World Cup friendlies.

Previous meetings: The two countries have met only three times, all in friendly games. Spain won two of them — 2-1 in 2015 and 5-0 two years later — and one match ended in a 2-2 draw (2011).

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