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Why Spain's 7-0 Win Made Gary Neville Look Silly

Gary Neville was on the wrong side of a 7-0 result for the 2nd time in his career. After saying Spain's team had "no goals in it" they hit Costa Rica for seven.

Robert Summerscales

Why Spain's 7-0 Win Made Gary Neville Look Silly
Why Spain's 7-0 Win Made Gary Neville Look Silly /

Gary Neville has been haunted by the number seven ever since his short managerial career was blighted by Valencia's 7-0 loss to Barcelona in 2016.

Neville was sacked by Valencia just less than two months later and the former Manchester United defender has since decided to stick to punditry.

But that did not prevent him from being embarrassed by another 7-0 result on Wednesday.

A clip of Neville giving his reaction to Spain's starting XI against Costa Rica has gone viral on social media.

After Spain's team news was published, ITV presenter Laura Woods asked Neville for his thoughts live on television.

He replied: "It's okay but there's no goals in it."

He was spectacularly wrong.

Spain's team, without goals, somehow hit Costa Rica for seven to record their biggest win in World Cup history.

But Neville doubled down on his statement after the game, suggesting that Spain might struggle to score later in the tournament when they face better teams.

Spanish journalist Guillem Balague tweeted: "It's ok, @GNev2. I was thinking exactly the same before the game. What do we know!! Football, eh!!"

Neville replied with a laughing emoji but wrote: "I think we will be proved right!"

Gary Neville pictured in the studio during ITV's live coverage of Spain vs Costa Rica at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Gary Neville pictured in the studio during ITV's live coverage of Spain vs Costa Rica / ITV Sport
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.