Spain becomes 6th country to score 100 World Cup goals; which other nations have achieved historic feat
By Sunita Iyer | First Published Nov 23, 2022, 10:37 PM ISTSpanish star Dani Olmo's goal in the 11th minute of the clash against Costa Rica at the Qatar World Cup 2022 on Wednesday was the country's 100th goal in the history of the showpiece tournament. Here's a look at the other five nations that have achieved this feat.
Spain came out all guns blazing in their Qatar World Cup 2022 Group E opener against Costa Rica on Wednesday and reached a landmark milestone in the history of the showpiece tournament. Dani Olmo's goal in the 11th minute of the clash in front of a packed Al Thumama Stadium in Doha was the country's 100th goal in the history of the World Cup, sparking massive jubilation among fans.
Hitting the century mark 💯
That's goal #100 for Spain at the 🇪🇸 | pic.twitter.com/vrtDp88smk
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Following an extended passing play, Gavi's scooped pass deflected towards Olmo, who controlled the ball delightfully and flipped it over the outrushing Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Spanish fans at the stadium erupted in joy and continued seeing sensational tiki-taka football from their footballing heroes.
Ten minutes later, Marco Asensio, Spain's false 9, doubled their lead, and in the 31st minute of the clash, Ferran Torres scored from the penalty spot with a beautifully crafted striker. At half-time, Spain was three goals up against a lacklustre Costa Rican side.
Fans of the Spanish Army took to Twitter to celebrate their team's historic feat in the World Cup. With Olmo's goal, Spain became the sixth country to reach 100 goals in the showpiece tournament. The other five nations to reach this historic milestone are:
Brazil - 229 goals
Germany - 227 goals
Argentina - 138 goals
Italy - 128
France - 124
Spain - 102
England are just three goals away from becoming the 7th nation to reach the historic milestone. Here's a look at how Spanish supporters reacted to their team's historic feat:
⚽️ Most goals in the history of the World Cup
🇧🇷 Brazil 229
🇩🇪 Germany 227
🇦🇷 Argentina 138
🇮🇹 Italy 128
🇫🇷 France 124
🇪🇸 Spain 100 pic.twitter.com/9aNKkxe9aS
Dani Olmo (11') opens the scoring for Spain, the nation's 100th goal in World Cup Finals history.
The assist was provided by Gavi, Spain's youngest ever Finals player.
The Spanish national coach, Luis Enrique, has scored two of those 100!
Spain 1-0 Costa Rica
Spain now have 100 World Cup goals. Wow!
— Bola Ray (@TheRealBolaRay)നൂറിനഴകിൽ... 🇪🇦🇪🇦
Spain have scored 100 goals in the
world cup 💥💥
Vamos! pic.twitter.com/7roiO99TAo
Congratulations! Spain have scored 100 goals in the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/vLwbdxtGhU
— noman adhikari (@NomanAdhikari)Spain have scored 100 World Cup goals, and what a way to score the 100th.
A thing of beauty.
Spain become 6th country to reach milestone of 100 goals, England should be next up, as currently on 97
— richard foster (@rcfoster)Hitting the century mark 💯
That's goal #100 for Spain at the 🇪🇸
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