Spain beat Costa Rica 7-0 in Group E of the World Cup. Youngster Gavi, who scored the fifth goal for the Raging Bulls, not only became the youngest goal scorer in Spain's history, but also the youngest goal scorer in the World Cup since Brazilian King Billy scored in 1958.
In the 74th minute, Gavi received a pass from striker Morada and shot the ball into the ground, giving his team a 5-0 lead. This goal made the Barcelona midfielder, at the age of 18 years and 110 days, become the 3rd youngest goal scorer in the history of the World Cup, and the youngest goal scorer in the World Cup in the last 64 years since Billy. Gavi said after the game, "I never thought I could score for Spain in the World Cup at this age, and I'm very happy to be able to represent Spain this year.
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Out in the final week, of course this is just the beginning, I need to keep improving and continue to work for the future
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Looking up the tournament data, Billy scored two goals in Sweden in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden at the age of 17 years and 249 days, while the 2nd youngest goal scorer was Mexico's Sanchez, who scored in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay at the age of 18 years and 93 days.
