00:00Gay has been fouled.
00:14Costa Rica haven't got anything like as many players to call upon as England have,
00:17but they're going to make further changes now.
00:20John Ruiz is coming on.
00:24As is Orlando Sinclair, who did so last week against Colombia.
00:30Dojan RodrÃguez is going to make his international debut.
00:35He has been added to the Costa Rica squad since last week's game in Bogota.
00:52Sinclair seemingly is going to replace Rigaudet up front.
01:17Mariah is the other to be withdrawn along with Moura.
01:30Dan Byrne with the big launch out to Saka.
01:36Rodgers.
01:42Salazar standing firm.
01:52Costa Rica have at least, over the course of the last year, made themselves difficult to beat.
01:59They've not won often.
02:03More often than not, they've drawn games.
02:08They're certainly going to lose this one, but they are showing good determination that it's not going to be by
02:14an enhanced scoreline.
02:23Saka with the England corner.
02:28Kiroz looking to put distance between ball and goal.
02:30Kiroz.
02:32Spence.
02:38Rashford.
02:43Maynou.
02:46Oplineanna.
03:07He's going to give him a reward for his desire there, Watkins, Saka.
03:17Charged down by Ruiz.
03:29Absolutely love to go skipping into their World Cup opener on the back of an emphatic win.
03:46Good work this, Rodgers in behind and away by Mitchell.
03:54Just as it looked like England were about to score again.
04:14Still they probe England, still they hope to make things look even better.
04:21Watkins couldn't pick out a teammate but England do have a corner.
04:34Oh, Saka.
04:36He's getting something of a hero's reception as he prepares to take the set piece.
04:48Final five minutes of the 90.
04:57And from Saka.
05:00Mr. Iker have defended the set pieces pretty well.
05:06Eza.
05:09Lovely disguise.
05:11Rogers.
05:13Oh, not the back post in white.
05:16Not immediately.
05:19The player goes off Rashford.
05:21From Saka.
05:45Mitchell's throw.
05:50Spence to work hard to win the ball
05:57It's rashford with a chance to show what he can do
06:01Guess it back from Rogers Rashford very nearly all the way through still going
06:07John Ruiz block the effort and then made sure the ball got cleared
06:15Good urgency though from England Rogers taking aim and there's the third goal
06:22Madrid initially with the save but Ollie Watkins following up and England get another chance to celebrate
06:34That's what they came to see and England are bouncing very nicely into the world cup
06:51Just kept the pressure on
06:54Recognize that they were the more alert of the two teams Rogers taking aim
07:00Adilif down to make the save
07:03But Ollie Watkins is a master finding himself in exactly the right place at the right time
07:13Seventh England goal for Ollie Watkins
07:17England are tuning very nicely up for the start of their world cup campaign in a week's time
07:30You're not done yet Watkins is in again
07:35There's now been penalized
07:39Any sort of win would have been welcomed but
07:43One that came with a degree of muscle flex was
07:47Certainly the outcome that Thomas Tuchel would have
07:50secretly desired
07:53He'll talk about the process and about the preparation
08:01Having one eight from aiding qualifying without conceding
08:05Something similar to that was what he would have wanted to see from his players before the serious business begins
08:18Spence and Watkins have found themselves in
08:22Very different thought processes there
08:41Spence and Watkins have found themselves in very different thought processes there
08:42This is only going to further encourage the belief of
08:46Those england supporters that
08:48As they have done on many occasions in the past believe that
08:53This year could be their year
08:57Certainly in terms of the form that england have been on the quality of the players at their disposal
09:03And the fact that everyone is fit and firing there are lots of reasons to be optimistic
09:21Spence away from rodriguez
09:25Watkins
09:28Charles for another here sack up
09:36That would have been a very nice finale to the occasion if the man now wearing the captain's arm bad
09:42had squeezed that inside the far post
09:45The player that Thomas Tuchel says he will need to manage as arsenal were doing
09:57Towards the end of the season after that spell on the sidelines with an achilles injury
10:04The only england player
10:08Declared as perhaps not being 100 percent
10:14And the sack does not need to be at 100 percent to be an incredibly useful asset
10:27The first of six of scoppage time
10:31Ashford forward and that's taken a touch of Kiros for a corner
11:01Ashford on the sideline
11:04For Saka, for Ezzar, Gallo away before the goalkeeper needed to get involved, could have been even better for England,
11:22which is, I clearly thought that was destined for the back of the net.
11:36Been invented from set pieces, Ezzar, charged down, Daxel Quiroz was very alert, perhaps the only one in Costa Rica
11:47colours who was, Kobi Maynou, that's a good cross, Rogers was attacking it, Rashford's retrieved it, Marcus Rashford, Ezzar again,
12:03and then Maynou, Madrid behind it, real flurry of activity from England right at the end of the game,
12:19we'll want the clean sheet as well though, Rogers was cuddled out of contention to keep the move going there
12:27by Orlando Gallo,
12:46Saka, Rogers, couldn't keep his balance and the ball,
13:00Unpromptu rendition of the national anthem,
13:08looking to serenade their team towards the World Cup, Rashford for Watkins,
13:20it was a chance,
13:21it was a chance,
13:24it was a chance,
13:29cleared on with the challenge,
13:31and Adrith off his line to make sure that the ball wasn't poked beyond him,
13:36that there would be where he was in the ball,
13:38there was no breaks.
13:41Marcus Rashford,
13:45...negociaz,
13:47Kyota Saka,
13:49Kobi Maynou,
13:51Rogers,
13:54Christina M
13:56England to the very end he can try and manage expectations all
14:09he wants Thomas Tuchel the 15th England win from the last 19
14:15internationals the run dating back to the Euro 2024 final suggests that England
14:25they're not just in fine fetal now but have been for some time it's why they are
14:31on many a shortlist to be world champions Watkins
14:43they knew very nearly poking the ball to Saka
14:48claims of handball against Sinclair but he's been allowed to continue
15:21in some way
15:25had a particularielt
15:25when you're losing out new years
15:37well England are in its to win it a dominant display against Costa Rica a
15:453-0 victory it could have been even better than that
15:49Declan Rice's goal was the difference at halftime despite a glut of alterations
15:56from the hour mark on England remained constantly a threat Gordon from the
16:04penalty spot and Watkins pouncing on a rebound the second half goals added
16:09after Rogers had fluffed a glorious chance Madweke missed a good one in the
16:14first half as well but other than that England could be very satisfied with
16:18their efforts in Orlando full-time at the Interinco Stadium England 3 Costa Rica 0
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