Terribly Low Football IQ – Spain’s 7-0 Victory Makes Manchester United Veteran Chew Up His Words as Fans Rip Apart

Spain, as everyone believed, destroyed Costa Rica’s defense. They had a promising 7-0 win against Costa Rica, surprising no one. But, Spain did surprise one soccer pundit. Yes, during the pre-match discussion made an eye-raising prediction and Spain made the expert eat his word. Spain slid through Costa Rica with 82% ball possession and 93% pass accuracy. The soccer pundit is none other than Manchester United veteran Gary Neville.

Twitter is having a blast about this. They are trolling Gary Neville left, right and center, for his prediction. The statement was made keeping in mind the recent performance of the Spanish team. Spain joined the tournament without their star striker and Olmo was injured. But, did play and even scored a goal for Spain.

Gary Neville and a prediction for a lifetime

During the pre-game of Spain vs Costa Rica as both teams were going to kick off their tournament. The host asked Neville about how he see the game go and he made his prediction. He predicted a draw saying, “it’s okay, but there are no goals in it.” And, to his horror, Spain went on to win the match, scoring 7 goals. 

Here are a few top fan comments on Twitter:

This World Cup is very interesting so far, with big upsets and political drama surrounding it. Spain and Costa Rica are in Group E.

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The same group that saw a big upset yesterday in Germany vs Japan match. The Japanese shocked the world by defeating four-time world champions, Germany, in a nail-biter(2-1).

Fans are expecting this group to be a close fight between Japan, Germany, and Spain. The next match from this group is between japan and Costa Rica on Sunday. Germany, in particular, will be watching that match with the hope of a miracle. 

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In other World Cup news, Portugal will kick off their tournament against Ghana today. Fans have high hopes for Ronaldo, who is now a free agent after ending his contract with Manchester United. Belgium kicked off their tournament by beating Canada (1-0). Morocco and Croatia ended the match without a single goal.

Brazil will also kick off its run in the tournament today against Serbia. The match is expected to be one-sided and inclined towards Brazil. But, the way this World Cup is heading, fans should refrain from making predictions.