England 3-0 Costa Rica: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Gordon shines for Three Lions

England ended their World Cup warm-up run with a comfy 3-0 triumph against Costa Rica connected Wednesday night.

England raced into the pb erstwhile Declan Rice swept location wrong 10 minutes, but contempt plentifulness of unit successful the remainder of the archetypal fractional - including Noni Madueke failing to decorativeness with the extremity astatine his mercy - the Three Lions went into the interruption with lone a one-goal advantage.

The Three Lions were ascendant erstwhile again from the restart, and they yet doubled their pb successful the 68th-minute, erstwhile Anthony Gordon rifled a punishment into the apical near corner.

England continued to propulsion for much passim the remaining 20 minutes, and Ollie Watkins added a precocious 3rd for the Three Lions to extremity their World Cup warm-up docket with a confidence-boosting 3-0 win.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

Thomas Tuchel voiced his displeasure with England's playing benignant successful the constrictive 1-0 triumph against New Zealand, with the manager particularly captious of their deficiency of width. 

The Three Lions intelligibly stuck much intimately to Tuchel's instructions during today's game, with virtually each of England's champion moments against Costa Rica coming from wide areas. 

Gordon and Madueke were surely the astir lively and threatening players connected the transportation for England, terrorising their respective full-backs passim the match. 

Gordon was peculiarly impressive, mounting up the archetypal earlier adding the 2nd from the spot, portion Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka besides provided menace erstwhile they entered the transportation successful the 2nd half.

The remainder of the squad besides produced beardown performances, including the 11 substitutions, and that volition surely supply plentifulness of encouragement to England fans up of the World Cup. 

As for Tuchel, the manager volition permission today's crippled acold happier with the effect and performance, and the manager volition beryllium hoping for much of the aforesaid erstwhile England footwear disconnected their World Cup run against Croatia.

ENGLAND VS. COSTA RICA HIGHLIGHTS

Declan Rice extremity vs. Costa Rica (10th min, England 1-0 Costa Rica)

Rice gives England an aboriginal lead!

Gordon stands up his marker and bursts down the line, getting to the byline and pulling the shot backmost to Rice. 

Rice sweeps a first-time left-footed effort debased and hard crossed goal, uncovering the bottom-right corner.

Anthony Gordon extremity vs. Costa Rica (68th min, England 2-0 Costa Rica)

Gordon doubles England's pb from the punishment spot!

Jude Bellingham dances betwixt defenders and lays the shot disconnected to Eberechi Eze, whose effort is deflected wide disconnected Darril Arata's elbow, prompting the referee to rapidly grant a penalty. 

Gordon steps up and rifles his effort into the apical near corner, giving England their second.

Ollie Watkins extremity vs. Costa Rica (87th min, England 3-0 Costa Rica)

Watkins makes it 3 for England!

Morgan Rogers drives towards the country of the punishment country and looks to curl an effort into the acold close corner. 

Abraham Madriz tin lone parry the strike, and the shot bounces up kindly for Watkins, who heads into the nett from adjacent range. 

MAN OF THE MATCH - ANTHONY GORDON

Gordon was surely England's main attacking menace earlier yet departing successful the 72nd minute. 

The winger had the amended of his marker close from the off, including racing down the enactment and cutting a walk backmost to Rice to superbly assistance the opening extremity of the game. 

Gordon past doubled England's pb from the punishment spot with conscionable implicit 20 minutes remaining, capping a superb show that volition surely unafraid his starting spot against Croatia.

ENGLAND VS. COSTA RICA MATCH STATS

Possession: England 81%-19% Costa Rica

Shots: England 28-1 Costa Rica

Shots connected target: England 8-0 Costa Rica

Corners: England 11-1 Costa Rica

Fouls: England 7-24 Costa Rica

BEST STATS

10 - Excluding ain goals, each of England's past 10 goals successful each competitions person been scored by either Harry Kane (5) oregon an Arsenal subordinate (Eze x2, Saka, White, Rice). Rivalry. pic.twitter.com/bBEN3OTCab

WHAT NEXT?

England extremity their World Cup warm-up docket with a comfy triumph implicit Costa Rica. 

The Three Lions volition present person 7 days to remainder and hole earlier they get their Group L run underway against Croatia connected June 17.