Costa has been left out of Del Bosque’s squad for the friendly in Leon and the subsequent Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus due to fitness concerns.

“It’s always a pleasure to be here, we are all thrilled and we want to give our all and end the season having done all the work that is needed”.

Ignacio Quereda, Spain coachWe knew that the Costa Ricans would be highly organised and keep their shape well, defending as a unit and closing the ball down quickly.

While Spain have beaten Luxembourg, Belarus and Ukraine in qualifying, they have struggled, losing their last three friendlies against France, Germany and Holland.

Raquel, 21, would earn Player of the Match. Dinnia Diaz was easily the player of the game, as she continues to show why she’s Costa Rica’s most important player. Spain controlled the game but that was to be expected.

In their next fixture, Spain play powerhouses Brazil, and Costa Rica will play Korea Republic. There, Paulo Wanchope’s side can reinforce its status as CONCACAF’s top side in the FIFA rankings by winning the confederation title for the first time in attempts.

Their second match will be against Korea Republic on June 13 with the final match in the group stage coming against Brazil on June 17.

“Our aim is to prepare for the Gold Cup, a tournament we have never won, ” Ruiz said. This looks like it’s going to be highly competitive between two teams that could use three points.

Thursday will mark another encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu for Keylor Navas, the Costa Rica and Real Madrid goalkeeper. That could be good news for players such as Nolito, Paco Alcacer and Vitolo, as well as wing back, Alexis Vidal, who could make his debut just four days after signing for Barcelona.

The right winger joined Barca from Sevilla this week.