FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 AUS/NZL Prediction Showcase | Spain vs. Costa Rica (FIFA '23 Sim)

Spain Women will kick off their 2023 Women's World Cup campaign on Friday when they face Costa Rica Women at the Wellington Regional Stadium.
La Roja are set to make their third World Cup appearance, while Costa Rica are preparing to feature in the tournament for a second time.
After being eliminated in the group stage in 2015 and exiting in the last 16 in France four years ago, Spain are hoping to go deep into the competition this time around.
However, their preparations for the tournament have been dominated by a protest from 15 players, who signed a letter in September last year to complain about head coach Jorge Vilda and the conditions in the national setup.
As a result, 15 players made themselves unavailable for selection, while the Spanish federation backed Vilda, resulting in a drawn-out dispute.
Some of the players have returned to the national side, including Ona Batlle and Aitana Bonmati, and La Roja are now focusing on the World Cup group stage where they will go up against Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan.
After thrashing Vietnam 9-0 in their final warm-up game, Spain will head into their opening game off the back of six consecutive victories.
Costa Rica, meanwhile, are preparing for their second World Cup appearance after they reached the knockout stages of the 2022 CONCACAF Championship to seal their place in Australia and New Zealand.
They were eliminated in the group stage in their only previous outing at a World Cup in 2015 after picking up just two points from their three matches.
Incidentally, Costa Rica also began the 2015 tournament with a 1-1 draw against Spain, and they would be content with picking up a similar result on Friday.
However, their recent form suggests that claiming a positive result may prove difficult, having won one, drawn two and lost eight of their last 11 matches.
Their only victory in that period took place at the Central American and Caribbean Games earlier this month against Haiti, but they were unable to follow up that result in a World Cup warm-up against South Africa, which resulted in a 2-0 defeat.
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